14 month old post-op limitations
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savannah's mommy
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- Joined: Wed May 04, 2011 9:36 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: My daughter was born on 1/25/2011. She endured a traumatic birth which resluted in damage to her nerves in her right arm. She has regained significant function, but she still lacks external shoulder rotation. She had an isolated nerve transfer surgery to return this function on 3/14/2012. We are waiting to see if it worked...
14 month old post-op limitations
Savannah had her first surgery 4 days ago. She had an isolated nerve transfer surgery. I am quickly becoming a nervous wreck. First of all, the surgery seems to have set her back in her range of motion. She had some range of motion from her shoulder, and now it seems like we are back to square one. Is that normal? Will it come back? Also, because she cannot hold her arm out to balance herself, she is falling like crazy...and landing on her hand of the injured side. I am so paranoid that this will jar the nerve and mess up the entire transfer. The doctor said there is nothing she can do to herself that will dislodge the nerve...but does falling count? I hope there is someone that reads this and has been down the same road as me to give me some advice!
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bpiparent
- Posts: 17
- Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:59 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Daughter born 5/10, avulsion, tearing and stretching, 1st surgery 9/10.
Re: 14 month old post-op limitations
I know you posted this a while ago, but I haven't visited in a while. My daughter had surgery at 4 months and she had some movement but not much. After they took off the cast she looked HORRIBLE. The little bit of movement she had gained in the 4 months prior to surgery was gone. I wondered if I had made a huge mistake, but little by little she gained movement, and now after nearly 2 years post op she has more than I ever could of imagined. It takes a very long time and it feels like forever but you will see a difference. Hang in there!!
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Tuckersmommy
- Posts: 57
- Joined: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:47 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: My son was born At Parrish Medical Center in Titusville,Fla.After becoming stuck in the birth canal A doctor(any doctor)was paged 911.Believe it or not There was NO Obgyn on staff to preform a delivery,so a midwife and one other nurse had to deliver my son.He suffered 2 torn nerves and came out lifeless...
We see Dr.Grossman In Miami along with Dr.Price.He has had a nerve transfer in 2010,A round of botox and a recasting in 2011 and now we will having another round of botox in which we pray no cast will be needed.He is a smart handsome little boy who has come so far and everyday I feel he's improving! - Location: Port Saint John,Florida
Re: 14 month old post-op limitations
Same here...
My son had a nerve graft at nearly 6 months of age.By that point he had very limited function and after the cast was removed he was back to square one with limited movement.But what seems like over night ( technically 2 years later) he too is doing more with his bp arm then we could have ever hoped for
he lifts it above his head and although we as mom & dad see he favors it slightly we r the only ones to notice an injury.He is having some complications in the shoulder with a muscle that isn't working & will require one more surgery but we are more then pleased & grateful for all he's over come.We doubted our choice at first with the nerve surgery but parent doesn't question such a thing?? All I know is we had a fabulous outcome and are blessed for our team of doctors & of course all the answered prayers*
My son had a nerve graft at nearly 6 months of age.By that point he had very limited function and after the cast was removed he was back to square one with limited movement.But what seems like over night ( technically 2 years later) he too is doing more with his bp arm then we could have ever hoped for
he lifts it above his head and although we as mom & dad see he favors it slightly we r the only ones to notice an injury.He is having some complications in the shoulder with a muscle that isn't working & will require one more surgery but we are more then pleased & grateful for all he's over come.We doubted our choice at first with the nerve surgery but parent doesn't question such a thing?? All I know is we had a fabulous outcome and are blessed for our team of doctors & of course all the answered prayers*Life is a dance~We will all learn it as we go