One year into adult brachial plexus injury

Any supplements/vitamins or anything that would help promote nerve growth would all be appreciated as well

@daltonmaxwell
I’m sorry to hear of your accident/injuries. How old were you when this happened?

Have you recently had a MRI of your cervical and thoracic spine post surgery (assuming you had decompression/fusion surgery)? Have you read the report in detail?

Have you recently been to a neurologist for an EMG/nerve conduction study of your upper limbs? This can identify neuromuscular damage and isn’t there is a compressed nerve root and at what level.

You may have injured your spinal cord and nerve roots in the accident and may have new degeneration/compression since then. If your spinal cord is compressed in any way, you need to have it decompressed as soon as possible because cervical myelopathy spinal cord compression injury can cause permanent damage. If you have compressed nerve roots, you also need them decompressed.

Cervical spinal cord injuries causing cervical myelopathy may not heal but nerve roots may be able to heal if not severely damaged/severed in the accident or surgery.

You may want to look into a SSEP test and work with a nutritionist/dietitian on diet and supplements for nervous system support/nerve health.

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My case is pretty similar to yours. I had a motorcycle accident in April 2024 and ended up with a brachial plexus injury — C5 and C6 roots were avulsed, and C7, C8, and T1 were also badly damaged. I’ve had three surgeries so far, and C5 and C6 have been reconnected. It’s been about 9 months since the last one.

Right now, my wrist and fingers are functioning normally (just a lot weaker than before). Elbow flexion has come back a bit, but still far from enough. I still can’t abduct my shoulder when sitting or standing — only a little when lying down.

The worst part is the constant pain. I can only fall asleep with pregabalin, and even then it’s tough. Honestly, I’ve been close to giving up. It’s hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel.

If you’re open to it, I’d really like to stay in touch and share recovery updates. You’re not alone in this.

Hey nice to hear from you and I relate to this on many levels trust me it has been an extremely challenging thing to face.

I’m honestly still in the same place but I do have an appointment with Mayo Clinic in Florida at the end of September to have their team take a look at it and I’m very interested in what they have to say. Who has done your surgeries and I would like to know more about that as well.

I’ve been facing a lot of the struggles that you mentioned and I’m definitely open to keeping in contact however you like just let me know your preference. I’m on social media as well or if you know of any groups for folks like us I would join you in that also.

If you're open to it, feel free to add me on Instagram or X — I’d be happy to share more details about my treatment and recovery process.
I’ve also been trying to find a small group of people with similar injuries to connect and share experiences, but haven’t had much luck so far.
Would be great to stay in touch and support each other through this.
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I’d be happy to share more details about my treatment and recovery process.
I’ve also been trying to find a small group of people with similar injuries to connect and share experiences, but haven’t had much luck so far.
Would be great to stay in touch and support each other through this.

I’d be happy to share more details about my treatment and recovery process. you can click on my profile
Would be great to stay in touch and support each other through this.

I’ve tried sharing my contact information a few times, but it seems the website keeps removing it automatically.
Maybe you could leave yours instead?
I’d really love to connect and share my treatment plan, and hear about your recovery progress too.

@icebear, it appears that your message were being identified as spam. Sorry about that. We do not recommend sharing personal contact information on the public forum. It is safest to share personal contact information using the secure private messaging function. You will be able to private message in a few days as a new member, but you can receive PMs from members.

I'd also like to point out that by sharing here in this discussion, you are not only helping each other, but other members as well. We learn and heal better together. 🙂

Thank you for the reminder, and I’m sorry — I wasn’t familiar with the site’s moderation system.
I did try to use the messaging function, but I couldn’t seem to find where to send a private message.
I appreciate your clarification!