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Motorcycle accident. Right tbpi Northeast Pennsylvania. Learning to deal i guess. Harsh reality all at once.

Harry O


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bumping up for newbies....

daniel scheper missouri,USA. flipped my harley davidson 2001 roadking. body hit guide wire to pole. destroyed half of my body lol. been on here a while just never saw this thread. ltbpi, had surgeries and nothing. plastic that was around wire cut through my neck and i'm assuming severed my bp very painful happend aug. of 07'
wish you all the best as possible,
daniel

Hi- I am Richard from California. I have had two bouts of BPN- 2000, and 2006. One took out a thumb and two fingers of right hand. The next took out my right scapula. Hand is better except for return of strength. Shoulder feels more normal, but still wings. They think it is caused by a virus at this point. Could be due to syrinx, but test is not back for that yet. It also could be hereditary.

Syrinx as a cause for my BPN has been ruled out.


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oh and feel free to add me to msn messenger and email me i'm always on and could use someone to talk to
daniel

Joe in LA here. I moved too far forward on a big wave at Zuma and went vertical into the sea floor with a death grip on my boogie board. Four days after the accident my Upper Trunk BP decided to quit - post accident swelling perhaps? Just had EMG and conduction study and go in for a Myo-CT with spinal dye next week to see where things went wrong.

Bumping up for newbies. If you want to be added in the next number crunch of causes and nationalities please say where you are and how you got injured. Motorcycle accidents are still top as causes but there are lots of others. Scroll back a couple of pages to see the last number crunch.
Welcome newbies, sorry you're here, glad you found support.
JenNZ

Hello. My husband, Rick, 42, suffered left TBPI in an auto accident on 6/30/08, from which EMTs and rescue personnel are amazed he lived.

Thanks for all who share their stories and experiences, it has helped us to educate ourselves and to not feel so alone. We live in a rural Michigan community (Vassar), where little is known by our docs about BPI and chronic pain management. This website has helped to empower me to be an advocate for Rick.

Kim

Hello,
I'm Pete. I live in Connecticut. I was injured in a car accident on 3/15/08, which left my left arm paralyzed with all five nerves avulsed from the spinal cord. In July 2008, I had a BP reconstruction surgery at the Mayo clinic. To date I am waiting for return of some function.
Feel free to email me with any questions.
Pete

October 17, 2008 motorcycle versus Ford F150 making an illegal turn . . .