United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>9/21 will be my first rebirthday. I too drive by the spot everyday on my home from work. Can still see the dent in the guardrail.<br/> <br/> At least there isn't a little cross there that somebody brings flowers to on my birthday. Seen too many of those.<br/> <br/> Like others, I refuse to let th...

<t>Greetings Ms. Stang-<br/> Sorry to hear of your injuries. AS stressed by others, you need to get to a BPI specialist ASAP. <br/> <br/> I know exactly what you mean about the neurologist talking in circles. The fellow I saw (3 months post-injury) told me he expected I'd get a full return within a ...

<t>troy- i just passed the 3 month post-op mark, but I still have litte improvement. I just started noticing that when I lift my right arm to my right shoulder (using my normal left arm), I feel a tingling in my palm. The only reason I even mention this is that when I went in to see Dr. Wolfe for my...

<r>Hi Mike and welcome to UBPN, the Isle of Misfit Toys. <E>:o</E>) Sorry to hear of your accident, but it aounds like you've already got an idea on what's involved from the surgery-side of this 'dang' injury and have seen some of the best BPI doctors. <br/> <br/> As far as the pain goes, do a searc...

<t>Without getting into formal definitions, it basically means publicly-funded healthcare systems. They are more popular in Europe. Basically, the government funds a large portion of your healthcare expenses. It's not "free" because countries with these programs generally have higher taxes. <br/> <b...

Thanks Chris. Made my donation.

One suggestion would be for them to set-up PayPal payments. Much easier than credit card transactions.

Frank

<t>Hi Troy-<br/> I'm just curious whether they are planning on doing grafts or nerve transfers? It seems that grafts have fallen out of favor a bit, at least here in the US, unless the nerve injury itself is relatively small. <br/> <br/> Best of luck. I am just about 3 months post-op from multiple n...

<t>> HELLO <br/> > Eran im frome israel<br/> > i had Motorcycle accident on March 2003 im 30 years<br/> > old now. the murderer (as my father call to the<br/> > Motorcycle) was R750 Suzuki.<br/> > i had a surgery nerve transplant thet not help <br/> > i want to ask question thet every one ask them s...

<r>Minnie-<br/> I read an article on the HSS website of one of Dr. Wolfe's patients who he treated some 18 years post-injury. There isn't a lot of information on how extensive the damage was, but here's the article:<br/> <URL url="http://www.hss.edu/12221.asp">http://www.hss.edu/12221.asp</URL><br/>...

<t>> My neurosurgeon Dr. Theodore @ Barrow's here in Phx.<br/> > referred me to Dr. Teil unfortunately there was<br/> > nothing he could do for me because of my avulsed<br/> > nerve roots. This was about a year ago and said he<br/> > was working in Mississippi at the time.<br/> <br/> Leah - nothing ...