Long story short...I hurt myself VERY bad.
My doctors are in the process of determining how bad. The suspicion is a Brachial Plexus injury. This could be anything from a pinch to a rupture or tear from the root. I am scheduled for a EMG to assess nerve damage and a couple more MRI's to assess if there is also soft tissue damage.
My left arm tricep is atrophied from a cold arm flexed circumference of 17.5" to just barely holding on to 16". Strength is all but wiped out after initial injury and is now maybe 10% of pre injury, if that. Lat muscle and pec muscle have also atrophied very dramatically.
I have a prognosis that is good, but I am hesitant to believe this as of yet, until we diagnose the extent of the trauma. As of today I am 6 weeks post injury. All of the symptoms are on the normal course and pace of such an injury.
Anyway, my thoughts wondered into the use of some products that may assist in my recovery.
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So I am hoping that soon I will get a true diagnosis and a true prognosis. Unfortunately, until I have data I am a pessimist. Depending upon the diagnosis we could be looking at anything from rehabilitation only, to as much as surgery, and then, likely even more rehabilitation. I can live with either, it is just the uncertainty and the waiting that is playing games with me psychologically.
So in the meantime I thought I would begin my study of the options to potentiate the recovery and healing process. I don't know if this is anything that I can afford to consider as I have no idea the extent or magnitude of supply required for treatment with these substances.
Anyway. I just needed to start looking forward and get out of this hopelessness feeling that I have. I (originally) posted this in the IBE forum specifically because of the "innovative products" that you bring to the industry.
So...discuss.
My doctors are in the process of determining how bad. The suspicion is a Brachial Plexus injury. This could be anything from a pinch to a rupture or tear from the root. I am scheduled for a EMG to assess nerve damage and a couple more MRI's to assess if there is also soft tissue damage.
My left arm tricep is atrophied from a cold arm flexed circumference of 17.5" to just barely holding on to 16". Strength is all but wiped out after initial injury and is now maybe 10% of pre injury, if that. Lat muscle and pec muscle have also atrophied very dramatically.
I have a prognosis that is good, but I am hesitant to believe this as of yet, until we diagnose the extent of the trauma. As of today I am 6 weeks post injury. All of the symptoms are on the normal course and pace of such an injury.
Anyway, my thoughts wondered into the use of some products that may assist in my recovery.
Entrez PubMed
Entrez PubMed
Entrez PubMed
So I am hoping that soon I will get a true diagnosis and a true prognosis. Unfortunately, until I have data I am a pessimist. Depending upon the diagnosis we could be looking at anything from rehabilitation only, to as much as surgery, and then, likely even more rehabilitation. I can live with either, it is just the uncertainty and the waiting that is playing games with me psychologically.
So in the meantime I thought I would begin my study of the options to potentiate the recovery and healing process. I don't know if this is anything that I can afford to consider as I have no idea the extent or magnitude of supply required for treatment with these substances.
Anyway. I just needed to start looking forward and get out of this hopelessness feeling that I have. I (originally) posted this in the IBE forum specifically because of the "innovative products" that you bring to the industry.
So...discuss.