new with (maybe) Brachial Plexus
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:39 pm
Hello Everybody!
More than 3 months ago I fell on the ice.
I had a few severe fractures in my left arm and a shattered elbow.
Immediately after my fall I felled as if something snapped. And I didn’t feel my hand.
In the hospital they did surgery (I now have a lot of metal in my arm).
However now three months later I still can’t use my hand (wrist drop and I can’t lift my fingers). I’ve got a splint to support me hand.
The neurologist did a nerve conduction test and he and also some of his colleagues suspect a Brachial Plexes injury.
I have a lot of Physical Therapy. I still can’t bend my elbow after all these sessions and my therapist is worried about that. I also have trouble with lifting my arm (shoulder movement).
I’m hoping t find a lot of information about this subject. I am sorry for my bad English; I am a new (Dutch) immigrant in Canada.
Thank you all very much for “listening” to me and I wish you all a soon recovery.
Ann
Canmore, AB, Canada
More than 3 months ago I fell on the ice.
I had a few severe fractures in my left arm and a shattered elbow.
Immediately after my fall I felled as if something snapped. And I didn’t feel my hand.
In the hospital they did surgery (I now have a lot of metal in my arm).
However now three months later I still can’t use my hand (wrist drop and I can’t lift my fingers). I’ve got a splint to support me hand.
The neurologist did a nerve conduction test and he and also some of his colleagues suspect a Brachial Plexes injury.
I have a lot of Physical Therapy. I still can’t bend my elbow after all these sessions and my therapist is worried about that. I also have trouble with lifting my arm (shoulder movement).
I’m hoping t find a lot of information about this subject. I am sorry for my bad English; I am a new (Dutch) immigrant in Canada.
Thank you all very much for “listening” to me and I wish you all a soon recovery.
Ann
Canmore, AB, Canada