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by Sandy Tschopp
Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:43 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Any New Advances Please Read & Help
Replies: 4
Views: 966

Re: Any New Advances Please Read & Help

<r>Hi What an ordeal, I admire your courage.<br/> I have several avulsed nerves and need meds to help manage the pain, but don't share your problem of sweating due to drugs. However, I checked with a web site called <URL url="http://www.peoplespharmacy.com">www.peoplespharmacy.com</URL>. It's not a ...
by Sandy Tschopp
Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:00 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: who did your amputation?
Replies: 2
Views: 516

who did your amputation?

<t>3 1/2 years post-accident, I've decided to have my completely flail arm amputated. I was hoping that I could get a prosthesis that would at least allow me to hold a light object, but the prosthesitist (is that a word?) that adapted a Wilmer sling for me says my shoulder ought to be stabilized (th...
by Sandy Tschopp
Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:07 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Question for the readers
Replies: 13
Views: 2382

Re: Question for the readers

<t>My arm was/is subluxed, I don't know how that differs from dislocation. And no, it never recovered.<br/> I did hire a lawyer, even though the bus company accepted responsibility for my injuries from the very beginning. The matter was always between me and the insurance companies who carried their...
by Sandy Tschopp
Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:41 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Question for the readers
Replies: 13
Views: 2382

Re: Question for the readers

<t>I was injured in a pedestrian vs. bus accident in Sept., 2001, and have no memories of the first 12 hours or so after the collision. However, both my husband and a nurse saw me move my fingers/hand when asked to do so in the ER.<br/> After being transported from Hilo to Oahu by plane and ambulanc...
by Sandy Tschopp
Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:26 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Curling Fingers
Replies: 18
Views: 3156

Re: Curling Fingers

My solution is really low-tech. C-5 thru T-1 avulsed, no function or feeling, just to avoid the claw look, I tape my fingers as flat as I can make them to a small piece of foam core (material used to back photos/art work, available at craft and art supply stores) at night.
by Sandy Tschopp
Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:15 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: SHOULD I BE PLEASED
Replies: 1
Views: 397

Re: SHOULD I BE PLEASED

<t>Hi Dee It's totally overwhelming sometimes, isn't it?<br/> For what it's worth, I was alarmed when one of my x-rays also showed degenerative disc disease, but my family doc said most people develop it in middle age, so not to worry. <br/> And according to my PT, the back pain I developed was caus...
by Sandy Tschopp
Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:31 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: BOTOX--help--I don't get it!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 823

Re: BOTOX--help--I don't get it!!!

<t>Hi Ronin I get 7 injections of botox in my neck and upper back every 4 months, but it's not for bpi; it's for the torticolis I also suffered from the accident.<br/> My neck is twisted downward and to the left. This is how I was positioned the moment I was hit by the bus (I was turning around to s...
by Sandy Tschopp
Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:26 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Bextra update
Replies: 5
Views: 1365

Re: Bextra update

<t>It does seem like a miracle, Gayle, and I hope it turns out you are able to give it a try. If a skin prick test can show whether or not a person is allergic to wheat or ragweed or whatever, it seems like they should be able to test for sulpher, too. I just happen to have an appointment with my al...
by Sandy Tschopp
Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:15 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Bextra update
Replies: 5
Views: 1365

Re: Bextra update

Oops, the web site address is www.painfoundation.org. I seem to remember they give some info on $$$, but don't know if it's what you're looking for, Ronin. It's worth a look, I think.
by Sandy Tschopp
Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:08 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Bextra update
Replies: 5
Views: 1365

Re: Bextra update

Hi Ronin I haven't noticed any problems at all; the 2 you mention are certainly hard to overlook!
I do wish you luck finding a funding source for your trip, etc. Was the www.pain.org any help at all?