United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>I am greatful to have most of the function back in my arm after a C5-6 fusion following a bad car accident, but learned today that the brachial plexus nerve may be permanently injured and that this pain may not go away. Has anyone had surgery to fix the nerves for pain alone? I have not regained ...

Hey... I had one at C5-6 and had some minor relief of my arm pain for maybe a day, then all the pain came back. It was a good diagnostic tool. Good luck!

<t>OK, they say everything happens for a reason... The BPI may have saved my life! I was dx today with a blood disorder, met w/a hematologist and will be going back in Monday under close supervision for surgery. My counts have gone up by 70,000 on the medication and I am more ready than ever! If my ...

<t>Was supposed to have cervical fusion to hopefully get this arm working again! EMG showed damage in the disc, was so excited to have surgery and get better!My platelet count was too low to do the surgery. I was so ready! Now I have to be followed by hematology and ok'd for surgery! On another roun...

I'm doing Neurontin once a day (bedtime) which allows me to sleep, that makes the pain more tolerable during the day. I'm just doing ibuprofen twice a day and Lortab for worse pain, once every few days. Good luck!

<r>Not sure if good or bad news??? Had EMG and nerve study that showed damage all in C5-6. No options except surgery since disc is pushing on spinal cord as well. Dr said it was a common injury from people thrown from Motorcycles. Anyone heard of relief of BPI and pain after cage surgery on C5-6? It...

<r>Honestly, my mom gave me a kitchen aid stand mixer... it is by far my favorite thing! The 2nd would be these baking pans that are on QVC that are light weight and nothing sticks to them. Being homebound for the last 8 weeks, not being a TV person and being restricted in exercise, I've found great...

<t>thanks, I'm going to look into all further. I'm seeing another neuro on thursday and hoping that things will keep moving. I appreciate the input! It seems everyone really has a lot to say about the Mayo Clinic, that is a long travel for me, but like you said, the best is worth the travel. this la...

<t>thanks Robin. I have since had the ESI thursday, the nerve damage is definitely in my neck, I actually didn't have pain for 25 hours after, but it has been gradually worsening. I'm not sure what that will mean for the damage. Wondering now if surgery on the disk would correct the BPI... nobody se...

<r>I'm really finding that I'm getting the run around and being passed off from dr to dr. I saw the neurosurgeon two days ago and things are moving fast now, but has been 6 wks since injury and finding that insurance company (nofault from car accident) has been horrible (even though the accident was...