United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Hello ALL
My name is Troy Runck. I am 31 and I live in Denver Colorado. I was in a motorcycle/car accident when i was 23 years old and suffered damage to the trunk of the brachial plexus of my left arm.
At first the doctor thought i had ripped out the root from the spine...

Well i went to a new doctor and we found out the the damage was at the trunk of the c5 and c7..

They transplanted a nerve from my leg about a year and a half after my accident.

i have contol of every thing below the elbow, seems that i have one head of the bicpep, i the full tricept.

I have no use of the deltoid, and the outer head of the bicept.

After this operation, i thought to my self that that is all that could be done and i have what i have.

well that was almost ten years ago, and while watching the DHC i saw a story of a young man that went to the mayo clinic.

This story RE-NEWED my hope for more solutions to help gain some more control of my are.

my hope has lead me here. I had no idea how many people and resources are avalible to us.


Troy

It is amazing what this website has done for so many people.

Welcome Troy!

I, too, was amazed at the wealth of information that is available on this website with UBPN--I am in a little differet boat than you--it is my husband David who has the BPI--I am a RN, and of course, I had o be nosey and get as much info as I could--stumbled across UBPN, thank goodness!!! David's injury happened in July of this year--throwing a softball of all things--we always teased him that becasue he throws so hard, one day his arm would fall off--well, it just about did!!ha!! Thankfully, he had a severe shoulder dislocation resulting in a SEVERE stretch injury, and NOT a tear or avulsion--he is beginning to have function in his arm again. but it will be a year before we know how much he truly gets back--anywho, keep cheching in on this website--it will give you much support, information, and stories!!! Take good care, and Happy Thanksgiving!
~~~Suzie~~~~~

Hey Troy~
Amazing isn't it? more people out there w/ BPI than you thought huh? I had a motorcycle accident when I was 18 (1987) and I'm 34 now, so half my life like this. I had a muscle transfer 15 yrs ago @ Mayo. One doctor from the Discovery show is still practicing, Dr Bishop; he was trainiing under my primary Doctor who as since retired (Dr Wood). I was the 3rd muscle transfer done for this type of injury @ Mayo Clinic and it was considered very risky then, but it worked!! I feel truely blessed to have the opportunity to go to Mayo. You've got to go, you will be amazed!! Good luck to you and Happy Thanksgiving!
Kathleen-passenger on the motorcycle

thanks for the new hope I am going to contact the mayo clinic now...I am very excited now...
now the real question, what kind of cost have you seen for these procedures these days?