United Brachial Plexus Network

Hey I'm Adam. I dont know all the abbreiveations but i have a total left arm brachial plexus injury. Its about 2yrs old. I was a paramedic who liked to ride motorcycles. Now im a Engineering major who wishes he had never ridden a motorcycle.

<t>Hey, this is actually my first time posting on this sire. Until now my wife Samantha has handled all the coaspondence. Any way I have a Complete left arm BPI with root avulson on ... i think just one nerve root. The others are servered distall to the CNS. Any way im about 20 months post injury, a...

<t>We visited a new pain management doctor today for Adam's continuous pain and he suggested an implanted spinal cord stimulation device. It works by stimulating targeted nerves that affect the areas of pain and change how the brain percieves the signals. The doctor, however, sounded like he was try...

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Adam and Samantha : )

<t>Hi Michael. Well I can say for Adam that any change in barometric pressure, temperature, and well even if the clouds are moving funny for that matter, it makes his arm hurt. Also he no longer drinks because even one glass of wine causes many hours of pain and also the unpredictable risk of the em...

<t>Hi Pat. The skin on Adam's hand was that way for awhile also. He had pretty tough skin on his hand at the time of his accident and because he could no longer use his hand, it was harder for him to get rid of the dead skin cells that would normally shed from everyday use. Sorry to hear of your inj...

Lot's of prayers to you both. Adam's one year anniversary was October 31st of this year. He also had a hard battle for his life besides his bpi. Instead of being sad that day we decided to call it his re-birth day and we all ate pie : ) We hope you guys the best!
Sam

It is so wonderful to have found this message board. Adam has a left TBPI from a motorcycle accident on 10/30/03. We live in Mobile, Alabama USA.

<t>Hi Sara. Adam has gone back to school and will study engineering, he is thinking about mechanical or electrical engineering right now. As for meds and pain, we have found that it is a process of trying everything until hopefully something works. These message boards have helped with finding new t...

<t>This is my first post after being a lurker for some time. Sandy's post about Bextra made me decide to cross over : ) My boyfriend has a left bpi with total paralysis to his left arm. A van pulled out in front of him and his gsxr750 on 10/30/03. He really gave the trauma team a load to work with, ...