United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

THEY JUST SAID BRACHAIL PLEXUY IN THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! My fav show finally said it and they said it soooooooo well! Oh Yeah! I had tears bubbling up! Tears of Joy. Go Awareness!!!!!!! Later, Sandi

I WAS SO SHOCKED THANKYOU ABC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANATOMY;
I COULD NOT EVEN SPELL

It was an emotional moment! lol I think it was great. Now we need a story line about Shoulder Dystocia and a resulting BPI. Sandi

I thought it was great at the end when he was talking about recovery...some never recover he said. So true!! It meant alot to hear a show in mainstream society say it.

His sling looked comfortable & supportive. Anyone know a good resource for a new sling? Thanks, 14wks out from my TBPI

I was really glad to see that Greys Anatomy talked about brachial plexus. I was so stund that I had to rewind it and play that part over again. At least we are seeing alittle more talk about it, we have to start little to get to the big one.

the big one is PREVENTING DOCTORS to stop making mistakes!please god make them show everything through,pt,ot,ect. it will also be nice to hear that it manly is birth related! i want to know how many car related bpi's apposed to birth related bpi's in US each year?
thanks again grey"s

My roommates got me watching that show and BPI was mentioned in the last episode of season 2 when Dr. Burk got shot, they described it pretty well then and I was even more suprised to hear them talk about it some more last night. The sad thing is even after explaining it to my roommates, they still dont get it that this inury does not ust go away. They think Burk is being a whimp. Needless to say I was a little peeved after that comment.

It is really nice to see that TV shows are finally starting to talk about BPI's though! GO ABC!!!

Amy 19 ROBPI from MN

I don't know about the USA, but in the UK tbpi bad enough to need surgery outnumber obpi needing surgery by about 10 to 1. Road accidents are just one way tbpi can be caused, there are literally hundreds of others. Tbpi is a very very common form of bpi and unfortunately most tend to involve multiple avulsions, sadly lower plexus injuries are more common than upper plexus in tbpi, with the result that functioning lower arm, hand and fingers are not an option for large numbers of tbpi, even with surgery. The pain is so bad for some that suicide because of the pain has been documented by at least one bpi specialist as being a concern for tbpi.
Not trying to detract from obpi, just providing some awareness about my injury and a possible explanation of why they chose to highlight tbpi. This is the first time I've seen it mentioned on tv. It's fantastic that they used the right terms too, it's a devastating injury no matter how it's caused and awareness can only help us all
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