Jim,
I had muscle & tendon transfers to bilateral arms in 99' before I moved out of
the Nursing Home, in hopes to be able to feed myself & use a joystick on my w/c
arm. I had both arms done at the same time, which I'm glad that I did. When I
woke from the surgery, I said oh I can't believe I did this because it hurt
like hell!!! The 2 Drs that did the work were good surgeons, who specializes in
arm surgeries. They both work with quadriplegics from RIC. I did get a lot more
movement in my arms but just cannot do my goals. The Drs cleaned out the
calcium from my elbow joints, they could only straighten my arms out to 40
degrees. If I hadn't tried having the surgery, I would not have known about
being able to use the joystick.{That was my ultimate goal!}.
Lindaf
