United Brachial Plexus Network

Judy

I am so happy for you I know how much you have been fighting the pain by all different methods and glad to see you found something that will work...

Great job on the Proclamations.... off we go to the National One in 2005....

Kath

<t>Nancy S.<br/> <br/> I am an adult/obpi and the greatest loss for me was the inability to supinate. I never had any surgery. I am 63 and I think that is a very important life function. My arm appears to hang and is shorter etc by my hand is pronated and I was 50 the first time I got my hand to neu...

<t>If I were ever to get pregnant again (big ha ha) knowing what I know now about how my injury could have been prevented I would have a C-Section. I have often said I think it is harder to be the parent of an injured baby than to be the injured. I cannot imagine how I would have been if it were my ...

<r>Ronin<br/> <br/> On UBPN website we provide a TBPI message board.<br/> There are many folks posting and using doctors in the USA who will be able to direct you to a physician possibly in your area.<br/> There are many bpi physicians treating adults. Many of those posting to UBPN/TBPI message boar...

<t>Hi Erica<br/> <br/> Thanks so much for posting I was wondering how you are doing. I am glad you found a doctor you have so much faith in.<br/> <br/> I am glad to here you have little pain. Please keep us all updated...<br/> <br/> Thank you sister for keeping us posted too you are lucky to have su...

<t>Angela<br/> <br/> I have tears in my eyes... I heard my mother's voice in your words. She had to travel on subways and bus to take me into the city for appointments for a very long time. We lived by bus and subway at least two hours at that time due to changing trans and buses. She often talked a...

<t>Karen<br/> <br/> I have to agree about our focus on weight and not on the fact that a baby should be delivered using the proper maneuvers without injury. I also think it is a lack of education that a physician is not paying attention to the red flags that indicate the probability of SD delivery. ...

<t>Cliff<br/> <br/> I also get sores in my mouth or it peels when I eat certain foods. Honeydew, peppers, eggplant, spicy foods of any sort, vinegar chips, cloves on any foods, sometimes it happens from foods I would not expect but I think it is just an allergic reaction not Erb's.<br/> <br/> When I...

<t>I am right obpi and I also drive a car and I know many of the tbpi had to learn to drive cars one handed.<br/> <br/> Hopeless I do understand that you feel that life has not given you a fair shake. I really understand that. I am the same age as John but females were not given equal opportunity fo...

<t>Marymom<br/> <br/> Not that I am a computer wiz... but perhaps if you changed your name you could sign in... <br/> <br/> Creating a new profile... Mary mom - maybe that way you can keep your name and sign in... just by adding a space you would be a new person....<br/> just a thought<br/> <br/> Ka...