DREZ
DREZ
got drez last august--some minor relief in my "phantom hand" (above elbow amp --had total loss of function of r. upper ex.)----------anyway--now 11 mos. later i got pretty significant lopss function r. leg, hip, obliques,c-spine fused, basically i don't think it worked out. not blaming Doc. he can only be as good as what he has to work with--i was in pretty bad shape from the jump. Anybody got any negative DREZ stories?
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jennyb
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- Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2001 5:24 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: DREZ
DREZ has a relatively high incidence of follow on problems, it's serious spinal surgery and not by any means an exact science. Google 'risks of DREZ' if you want to depress yerself. Hope this goes away Ronin, glad you've got some pain relief tho. Keep on keeping on 
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Hey Lady--yeah--it was rough. but at least I got the satisfaction of trying to do something.sometimes i think just keeping on keeping on is the best medicine--always looking for something new to try.and i don't think i've ever heard of an injury that was so damn individualized.no two cases even remotely alike beyond the point of being bpi.---------hit one 4 me---
ronin
ronin
