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Glen wrote:

Possum wrote:

Glen wrote:Bit of bad news. Turns out the main nerve to his right arm has toally detached from c5 at the spinal column. He's been told to expect unimaginable pain which apparently they struggle to manage,poor bugger. Morphine does nothing so their focus is on strategies to manage the pain somehow.

Not good news.
I Don't know too much about nerves, but I was told that some nerves may rebuild themselves.Will that nerve reattach itself?
If the pains gets too much will he go into shock? cant they manage it with local anesthetic?

I dont think so although Im no Neurosurgeon. Not sure how they manage the pain but apparently stuff like Morphine etc doesnt work. I thik they can do something surgically to try and get some level of function or sensation back.

tim wrote:Geez that's terrible. Married/family Glen?

Just goes to show what we're putting on the line every time we put the helmet on.

blackster wrote:

Glen wrote:Bit of bad news. Turns out the main nerve to his right arm has toally detached from c5 at the spinal column. He's been told to expect unimaginable pain which apparently they struggle to manage,poor bugger. Morphine does nothing so their focus is on strategies to manage the pain somehow.

That's pretty extensive trauma, my sympathies goes out to him; tears/detachement that involve the brachial (C5-T1) or sacral (L4-S5) plexus/trunk are difficult to treat & usually not managed very well.

If he is sydney, he would benefit from a secondary opinion from a neurovascular surgeon & pain clinic review from a major trauma centre. RNSH has the best pain clinic in Australia, waiting lists are long however they do prioritize for urgent cases.