My results
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:19 pm
I haven't posted here in a long time. I want to apologise to everyone here. I promised that I would post whether the surgery worked or not. I didn't take the time now to see if ppl with positive results have posted. This place was like therapy for me to cope with my depression, to look for a light at the end of the tunnel. At the time when I was somewhat active, there was just ppl like me looking.
My injury occured on July 10 2005. My surgery was on Feb 10 2006. I had my follow up visit this past summer at the Mayo. I personally haven't seen any movement, basically no results except for my boney arm had a tiny bit of meat under the sickly skin.
I did the EMG and seen that there was activity on the screen. I was prescribed certain excercises of weghtless movement. I realy wasn't able to do anything. I gave up.
To keep from going into a depression I worked on my bike and yes I rode it as well.
Two weeks ago I went on a cruise. One island we stopped was St. Thomas. I was in the water when a school of fish swam near me. I was startled and when I mad a fist, my arm bent. I started to breath heavy like I was hyperventilating and did it again. I started crying and called my girlfriend to show her and she started crying too. Before you knew it there was alittle crowd around.
When we stopped at Aruba, I was able to bend at the elbow and then raise my shoulder up like a bird flapping it's wing movement. After a few hours, my shoulder was real sore, not to mention the sunburn, I stopped.
Out of the water and back ome, I'm able to bend at the elbow 100 degrees, not a whole 90 yet. It's takes me about 10-20 seconds to do it, but I can. With practice, I'll get better at it. I'll be joining a gym with a pool to help with my shopulder since I'm not able to move that out of the water yet.
I want to thank everyone here. I also want to thank Brian from Westchester. I called you back in the summer and you gave me hope.
My injury occured on July 10 2005. My surgery was on Feb 10 2006. I had my follow up visit this past summer at the Mayo. I personally haven't seen any movement, basically no results except for my boney arm had a tiny bit of meat under the sickly skin.
I did the EMG and seen that there was activity on the screen. I was prescribed certain excercises of weghtless movement. I realy wasn't able to do anything. I gave up.
To keep from going into a depression I worked on my bike and yes I rode it as well.
Two weeks ago I went on a cruise. One island we stopped was St. Thomas. I was in the water when a school of fish swam near me. I was startled and when I mad a fist, my arm bent. I started to breath heavy like I was hyperventilating and did it again. I started crying and called my girlfriend to show her and she started crying too. Before you knew it there was alittle crowd around.
When we stopped at Aruba, I was able to bend at the elbow and then raise my shoulder up like a bird flapping it's wing movement. After a few hours, my shoulder was real sore, not to mention the sunburn, I stopped.
Out of the water and back ome, I'm able to bend at the elbow 100 degrees, not a whole 90 yet. It's takes me about 10-20 seconds to do it, but I can. With practice, I'll get better at it. I'll be joining a gym with a pool to help with my shopulder since I'm not able to move that out of the water yet.
I want to thank everyone here. I also want to thank Brian from Westchester. I called you back in the summer and you gave me hope.
