United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>It's me Andre again. I haven't been here for a few months now. I've been trying to live a normal life lately, but seem to come back to the same problems that I had when I had the accident a few years ago. <br/> <br/> For those who don't remember I had a car accident back in September 03, which av...

I get depressed quite often. I don't believe it is directly related to my arm though. The things that get me down nowadays are college and work. Sometimes I get upset whenever what the next 20 years of my life will be like. I'm a regular smoker now - just don't tell my parents.

<t>I'm three years post accident and I am by no means ungrateful for the success of my surgeries. I have quite a functional arm and can achieve many of the things I enjoyed doing before my accident. However, like tonight, I find myself burdened with remorse and frustration as to how things in my lif...

Hey Rob,

I never had any pain after the accident or after any of my surgeries. I guess I was fortunate in that respect.

<t>Hello everybody, it is me again, Andre. I'd just like to tell everyone that I am doing okay, and I finally got a job as a cashier in Office Depot. <br/> <br/> My question is is it worth it to keep the healthcare plan I have which costs (according to my parents $230 a month) just so that I could h...

<r>Hi Rob, my name is Andre and I had my accident back in Septemeber 2003. I had very close (if not the exact) injuries as you had too. When my accident happened I had my pecks, I could flex my wrist and fingers, and shrug my shoulders as well. I had about five surgeries ever since. The results have...

<t>I had my cross c7 attached to my triceps in may of last year. I just recently started working on my good arm. I decided against it before because I wanted both arms to look the same in appearance. I've noticed that when I do tricep excercises, it cramps up my tricep around my elbow to do point wh...

I recommend that you visit Dr. Edgerton and Dr. Kazmiroff in the Kaiser Permanente in West L.A. for brachial plexus treatment. That is where I had my operations and they did job for me in the circumstances that I was in. If you want more info, I'll gladly oblige.

<t>Hello, this is Andre again. I wanted to ask for some advice from those of you that have got a job after having a BPI. I just recently got my driver's license and am now going to go around to look for a job. I am 18 and never had a job before. What are some good places for someone in my position t...

<t>no, my arm wasn't over my head. It was stuck out, almost straight, in front of my chest, and to the side a little. The cast was a nuissance, and it took a while to get used to doing the daily necessities with it. The cast itself wasn't heavy because the way my doctor constructed it was to put all...