just wondering if anybody knows what the most sucsessfull nerve surgery was of anytype.
-just curious
just wondering
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jennyb
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: just wondering
The doctor will do different nerve surgeries depending on what kind of injury is found following exploratory surgery and how much undamaged material there is to work with. What type of nerve surgery is done, whether grafting, nerve transfer or just a clear up of scar tissue, is mainly determined by the type of injury in each case. The success of any nerve surgery depends a lot more on how soon after injury the surgery is done, the level of injury (how far the nerves have to grow) and the age of the patient than what method is used.
Hope that helps
Jen NZ
Hope that helps
Jen NZ