United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>Hi Alice,<br/> <br/> Mitchell (age 7) was diagnosed with mild scoliosis early last year. His degree of curvature was slight so his surgeon at Shriners wanted only bi-annual xrays to make sure the curvature didn't get worse. When we went back for his appointment about 8 months later, his curve was...

<t>Hi Francine,<br/> <br/> I just wanted to tell you how much your injurednewborn website is helping people. <br/> <br/> My aunt works for a law firm in Iowa. She was just here for a visit and we were talking about Mitchell's injury and lawsuits pertaining to his injury. She went on to tell me that ...

Hi Louise,

I'm so glad to hear that your visit at the Shriners with Dr. Kozin went so well! We love the Shriners also...Dr. Drake is wonderful. (We go back on September 9th for a pre-op visit.) Thanks for sharing about your appointment!

Missy

Good luck at Shriners Louise! I hope you have a productive appointment and I hope your experience with the Shriners is as good as ours has been with Mitchell. I'll be praying!

Missy

<t>I joined Weight Watchers in March and have lost almost 30 pounds. I'm a slow loser...but I'm still a loser!! I like it a lot...and I find it easy to do. The points program is so simple. And I find myself much more commited to losing weight if I have to be held accountable for it (like weekly weig...

<t>POOR MAIA!!<br/> <br/> Sorry she's not feeling well!<br/> <br/> My grandma used to blow menthol cigarette smoke into our ears (only time she'd smoke is when one of the kids had an earache...she kept a pack in case of emergencies!!) <br/> <br/> Also, a few years ago, I had a terrible ear ache and ...

Glad you guys are back home safe and sound and that Shane is doing well so far!

Missy

Hi Nicki,

This is the surgery that Mitchell had done by Dr. Drake when he was 4. He also had the "Z" cut in his pectoralis (pectoralis release). Did Dr. Drake talk about that for Hannah? I'm glad that you had a good appointment with him. Hope you are doing well.

Missy

<t>Hi Marnie,<br/> <br/> Mitchell is 7 and will have his Osteotomy in November at the Shriners Hospital (Dr. Drake) in Minneapolis. He had a pectoralis release and muscle transfers done there also in January of 2000. Good luck to you and I hope parents who's children have had this done already will ...

Marnie,

How old is Peyton? Mitchell is having the osteotomy done in November.