What jobs/professions do you/have you done

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Judy-T
Posts: 557
Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2001 11:59 am
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Right arm OBPI One surgery at age 40 Ulnar nerve retransposition
Location: Florida

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I worked in retail for 8 years (My parents had a store)
I worked in a packing shed making boxes
Taught migrant children P.E.
Counselor for juvenile delinqents
Market research
Pharmacy tech
Substitute teacher
A full time Mom

Judy 48(ROBPI)


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LJSL0330
Posts: 52
Joined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:09 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI. Only surgical intervention was muscle lengthening at 2-3 y/o. PT at 35 which increased passive ROM by did not improve active ROM. Also have scoliosis due to left shoulder "hiking."
Location: Evansville, Indiana

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Paid work I've done:
Fast food/cafeteria server
Radio DJ
Babysitter
Hotel front desk clerk/night auditor
Journalist/writer
Reporting clerk for credit bureau
Retail store clerk
Accounting clerk for bank loan department
Administrative Assistant
Research/teaching assistant (graduate school)


"Regular" Volunteer work I've done:
Hospital candy striper
Red Cross Blood Donor Room volunteer
Opinion editor for college newspaper
Treasurer for club
Newsletter editor for club
Technical crew member for local PBS station
Water station captain for local Y's annual half marathon
Cub scout den leader
Museum docent
Numerous misc days at homeless shelters, low income day care center, nursing home, veterans center, literacy center, etc...

As you can tell - volunteering is VERY important to me. It always helps me to see that a lot of peeople have it a lot worse than I do. No matter what I may be having a pity party about, volunteering always puts things into perspective for me!
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lynk
Posts: 4
Joined: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:18 pm

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I've only ever had one actual job. I worked in a clothing store that had just opened and am currently a college student.
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marieke
Posts: 1627
Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:00 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008.
Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Hi Larry, if you do a Search you will see we have a few threads/posts about overuse. Some of it may be of help to you (ideas on how to decrease it).

Marieke 33, LOBPI
Marieke Dufresne RN
34, LOBPI
http://nurse-to-be08.blogspot.com
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Master DIVER TOM
Posts: 759
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 11:51 am

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I know your in emotial Dispare! I do understand you BIG TIME! I wish my grammer was better? The over use ISSUE is real! I wish I didnt happen but it does. In my past I ripped up my neck and my ERBS arm ! I was driving a semi and end in JACK Knifing my semi and going over a inbankment so I could avoid a head on collistion. I had to pull out of this so a mother and kids could live! Then my trucking I work for went out of bussiness! I ran out of unemployment/twice. I drove for for another trucking outfit and ripped up my only good arm. I am glad I am here for you all, but challenges do and will happen and with the erbs issue and over use to. I was on sucide watch when my good arm got ripped up. The Sosical worker pulled me out of this by saying (Why are you giving up)!! The over use is real , but DISPARE IS WORSE!! I hope you understand that we All suffer but dispare is worse. Man I hope this HELPS!!

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Master DIVER TOM
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I should finish the story I guess? I did end up on SSD, I still scuba dive with help and I still find Joy when I can. I will in spire others to try even tho its way esey to just give up! But I will try to help here if I can?? YOU ARE Not along!! WE DO understand the Pearl of trying and failure and the joy when we find things we can overcome even if by overuse our in my case ripping up my only good arm. I am glad you shared what you had to say!

Tom
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Master DIVER TOM
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First I fell your pain! You work you tryed you need to apply for SSD. Look at your records on your injury and see a SSD lawyer. Are you getting unemployment? I will try to help? I have many injury to my right arm from a work injury 5 years ago and left erbs from birth. They tell me to have more sujurys to my right but it would put me in a nursing home for about a year. I had to acept the pain and still try to find away to find happyness in things I still can try to do. I am glad your here! I am sure others will help with the medical issue and maybe a doctors to see there?

Tom
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Master DIVER TOM
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Well I thought I could help,but at this point. You are doing your best to try to overcome the situation your in. I hope someone else hear may help? You know I care I just dont know how to help.

Tom
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Carolyn J
Posts: 3424
Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:22 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI. I am 77 yrs old and never had a name for my injuries until 2004 when I found UBPN at age 66.

My injuries are: LOBPI on upper body and Cerebrael Palsy on the lower left extremities. The only intervention I've had is a tendon transplant from my left leg to my left foot to enable flexing t age 24 in 1962. Before that, my foot would freeze without notice on the side when wearing heels AND I always did wear them at work "to fit in" I also stuttered until around age 18-19...just outgrew it...no therapy for it. Also suffered from very very low self esteem; severe Depression and Anxiety attacks started at menopause. I stuffed emotions and over-compensated in every thing I did to "fit in" and be "invisible". My injuries were Never addressed or talked about until age 66. I am a late bloomer!!!!!

I welcome any and all questions about "My Journey".
There is NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION.
Sharing helps to Heal. HUGS do too.
Location: Tacoma WA
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Larry,
Please look into the Dept/Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation(DVR/BVR) they pay for training & retraining , do testing pertenent to you abilies and disabilities; it's FEDERAL funds & they are distributed diffrently in each state for those persons with disabilities.OBPI's & TBPI's qualifiy. They are located in every city in your State Office Bldgs.

Good Luck, Larry and please let us know how things go for you.
Carolyn J
LOBPI/71 [BA paid by DVR]
Carolyn J
Adult LOBPI
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Charlie O
Posts: 18
Joined: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:52 am
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: ROBPI resulting from a birth injury. Limited motion at the shoulder, elbow, and wrist. No pain or surgeries.
Location: Philly
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Phone fundraiser
Inside ad sales rep (publishing)
Stock clerk at a record store
Stock clerk and night janitor at a deli
Bookstore clerk
Proofreader
Manuscript Editor
Advertising copywriter
If daydreaming were criminalized, I’d be a lifer.
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