United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>always seen posts about "camp" never paid much mind--recently got some traveling funds saved--what? where? when? send camp info or any info on "gatherings" bpi related--also-looking for right side bpi fem so's we can tie each others shoes and use manual can openers and stuff.(kidding...well...may...

<t>I got a little traveling money scraped up. I've had a helluva time in GA and FL findind anybody who'll prescribe for example 80 or 100mgs methadone daily so I can have a g-d'ed life.Does ANYBODY know where the h in the U.S. I can live and get effective pain management?????<br/> 50mgs ultram and 2...

<t>got mine off 2 years post accident--could not wait to be rid of it--can't imagine going 15 yrs. Best b.p. decision I ever made. I got above elbow--more stump more "base" for a prsthtic--but after 2 yrs I was "programed" to working around it so prosthetic turned out to be useless. <br/> My prosthe...

<t>Hey Lady--yeah--it was rough. but at least I got the satisfaction of trying to do something.sometimes i think just keeping on keeping on is the best medicine--always looking for something new to try.and i don't think i've ever heard of an injury that was so damn individualized.no two cases even r...

P.S.--i was a commercial diver-- typically thought of as 'underwater welder'-so i know how you feel to be told you aren't any good at your job any more. my ex-wife told me 'push on m.f.' so i did.

<t>i been askin myself that for 14 years--most of the folks here in the states seem to have "issues" like insurance or 'what if you hurt yourself" or even 'what can you do?'--only people who've given me a fair shake seem to be bikers. i've modified 3-4 bikes to ride left hand only, and i think from ...

<t>i don't log on a lot cuz i've found that the more i focus on the pain, the more i focus on the pain. it won't kill me, just makes me wish i was dead.'course now, i'm a firm believer in better living thru chemistry and i know allota folks are all straight edge when it comes 2 that, but i'm goin 15...

<t>srhykerd-woulda loved 2 have gotton my elbow back--gen. consensus at time was grafting/transfers etc. woulda been more of the same (meaning alotta pain and expense to basically be left-handed w/o any "real" function in r. arm. I mean, so i'd get %15 or %20 use back--still can't pick your nose or ...

<t>got drez last august--some minor relief in my "phantom hand" (above elbow amp --had total loss of function of r. upper ex.)----------anyway--now 11 mos. later i got pretty significant lopss function r. leg, hip, obliques,c-spine fused, basically i don't think it worked out. not blaming Doc. he ca...

<t>I quit trying to figure out what sets it off--weather for sure but anything can do it. I run to the Dr. and they tell me tuff sh*t--nothin' they can (or will) do.<br/> It just hurts when it decides to. Or more accurately, it becomes tolerable when it decides to---rest of the time I'm fighting off...