repeat MRI/ follow up

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BIGJAVSMA
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repeat MRI/ follow up

Post by BIGJAVSMA »

How often should a person with a BPI get an MRI? or other imaging. Should there be routine follow up or only when there is a complaint or concern?

Thanks- Marlyn

Javier (Jojo) ROBPI
He has not had formal therapy or specialist appointment in 2+ years. He plays first baseman for baseball and plays football. No complaints of pain
Master DIVER TOM
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Re: repeat MRI/ follow up

Post by Master DIVER TOM »

This is a great post :shock: ;)
I was born in the 50s with a birth erbs injury and a broken scapula and elbow :shock: :| Thanks doc :evil:
Growing up without any surgery ever ,only treatment therapy till Ten , The doctor told me you will just have to live the best you can :evil: :twisted: The therapy I got before 10 was threw Eater Seals, The therapy I got was in crafts using my erbs arm and hand as I could to gain usage and strength ;)
The best way to learn to adapt with limitation is in play at anytime in life ;) :) Playing give you a way to get ideas :idea: to adapt and to be creative to happen overtime ;) :D :D Fact is no matter when these injury happen Playing and learning to adapt happens overtime to all of us by so many post here :shock: ;)
I ended up driving a semi for 25 years and drove a motorcycle with very little reach , my good arm help my good arm over the years with the birth erbs :shock: :D
I made my mom very worried sometime in what I tried to adapt to, But then it was great she always told me to just try to learn to adapt to something else when my trys did not work out :shock: :roll: :idea: :D It work in playing and latter in life to try , you learn tenacity to try and try again ;) :D
So :roll: I hope this help, MRI on my erbs arm I never had :roll: did I miss something ??? :roll: :shock:
There is so many-ways parents have encourage there chid by post to try, you really do have positive outcomes in life by post to :shock: :D
I wish I could of found a way to get the bend out of my erbs arm so it was not so noticeable as a child
To many post here on teasing by other kids when I was a kid they call me stud arm :evil: There are so many others posting here , that other posting were teased to :shock: the more I could find to adapt to and overcome what I could growling up help me fit in better in-spite of my limitation I was left in play or finding away away to work in a 2 hand world ;)
Just thinking :roll:


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richinma2005
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Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Daughter Kailyn ROBPI, June 14, 1997.
Surgery with Dr Waters (BCH), April 1999 and in February 2012
2 more daughters, Julia (1999), Sarah(2002) born Cesarean.

Re: repeat MRI/ follow up

Post by richinma2005 »

Hi Marlyn,

It depends on your doc I would presume. Kailyn was part of a study that Dr. Waters was doing to look for changes in the shoulder joint, so she has had three over her lifetime. If there is no pain, no dislocation, and everything is looking unchanged over time period I wouldn't think a doc would recommend an MRI. It would be like taking an MRI on your knee every 5 years without a reason. But if he is having any discomfort, impingement, pain as he goes through puberty, I would definitely shcedule appointment with Doc to get looked at-and that may entail an MRI depending on DOC

rich
Carolyn J
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Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI. I am 77 yrs old and never had a name for my injuries until 2004 when I found UBPN at age 66.

My injuries are: LOBPI on upper body and Cerebrael Palsy on the lower left extremities. The only intervention I've had is a tendon transplant from my left leg to my left foot to enable flexing t age 24 in 1962. Before that, my foot would freeze without notice on the side when wearing heels AND I always did wear them at work "to fit in" I also stuttered until around age 18-19...just outgrew it...no therapy for it. Also suffered from very very low self esteem; severe Depression and Anxiety attacks started at menopause. I stuffed emotions and over-compensated in every thing I did to "fit in" and be "invisible". My injuries were Never addressed or talked about until age 66. I am a late bloomer!!!!!

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Re: repeat MRI/ follow up

Post by Carolyn J »

Hello Marlyn!
I say, AS NEEDED too.
*Heart* to both you and Javier.
"gramma" Carolyn J
LOBPI/76 8-)
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