United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Are you the injured, spouse, parent or other: Injured

How long injured: 12 1/2 years
OBPI or TBPI: TBPI
How were you injured: mishap during simple oral surgery

I'm sorry to learn about your injury. Could you please explain what you mean by oral sugery?

hi there. my name is jim and i visit the sight occasionally.i must say the first year i was injured i was on this sight 24/7 and it really helped me. to hear the stories of people who overcome this injury and not let it effect their quality of life inspired me to do the same. i am tbpi for 3+ years now. my dominant right arm was the effected arm. i was injured in an atv versus snowmobile accident. i've been working full time as a supervisor for an electrical contractor and just started night school at the local community college. i have 3 kids and a beautiful wife.
i thank this site and everyone on it to help me see the light and what is important. thanks,
jim f.

I am the injured (age 24)
happined 1st sep 09
motorcycle race,slid off in wett conditions and collided with a wall at very high speed

Injuries: LTBPI complete avulsion c5-c6-c7-c8-t1,dislocated shoulder,fractured arm,wrist and bones in hand.
Surgery: 08th October 09
pain: 24/7

tbpi left arm - motorcycle accident May 24th, 2008

Im an OBPI, I read all the boards, i dont often post everywhere tho!

I am the injured,
57, erbs from birth left
I answer to question here by my life experience to try to help others overcome what they can. I can only offer what work for me and always try to keep others positive and hopeful . I also like to use than .

Best wishes and trys,

Tom

I read forums regularly 'cause you TBPI-ers inspire me to deal with "STUFF"
Carolyn J
LOBPI/71 & Proud of it!!

I am the injured
Highsided off motorcycle going through gravel at 35klm - head hit guardrail, shoulder hit ground and avulsed C5 & C6
Accident date 29/11/08
Surgery date 30/03/09
I browse the site weekly and post irregularly but have gained some fantastic insights and even made a friend whom I have since met and when I feel like I'm going backwards, I only have to come here and read to bring me out of my funk.
We may be spread across the world but we are united by this site.

Cheers John

I no longer know how to respond to an individual post.
As a result this personal message to motherbird will not be so private.

I just want you to know I would take on this condition ten times worse
if I could relieve your daughter of her single bpi.

Really It chaps my hide that a professional in these days (even three years ago) is not aware
of brachial plexus injuries. Maybe I'm just so involved because to me it is all around us?
I just can not understand it in these times of mass information at one's finger tips
that something so horrible is not on your standard medical first response checklist.
And please if you are a neonatal physician and this is not one of your utmost priorities
I think you should be seriously morally and financially responsible for any child brought
into this day and age suffering from this.

I'm sorry if I am sounding too involved with this issue.
Children and brachial plexus are two words(three) that
should never be uttered together. Never. Anymore.

I'm sorry. Last sermon from me for this decade.
Save the children,
Scott