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    About Me

    I'm a strong independent woman. Happily married to a magnificant man for 31 years. I have 2 adult children. My son lives in Thailand. He is 36 years old. He is an independent gypsy. My daughter will be 30 in August. She is a loving caring person. I am an accounts receivable manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. I love my job & the people I work with. I enjoy painting murals. 6/16/08 update - I'm a strong independent woman. Happily married to a magnificent man for 32 years. I have two adult children. My son lives in Oregon. He is 36 years old. He is an independent gypsy. My daughter will be 31 in August. She is a loving caring person who teaches English at Cambridge Rindge and Latin, Cambridge, MA. I was an accounts receivable manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. I loved my job & the people I worked with. I enjoyed painting murals. The reason my activities are stated in the past is I was on my way to work on 1/2/07 at 5:00 am. I hit black ice at about 60 MPH. The car spun, hit a tree & rolled over. I had multiple traumas to LUE. including brachial plexus injury, clavicle fx, shoulder dislocation, distal radius fx, forearm degloving, and multiple metacarpal dx, severed brachial artery, collapsed left lung and three broken ribs and bleeding on the brain..

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    August 11

    August 8

    • Janelle54 wrote a journal entry: Art 4:50pm

      I have a fairly easy week next week. I ope to be able to do more work/joy on my painting.…  
  • Journal

    • Art

      Mood August 8, 2008 4:50pm

      I have a fairly easy week next week. I ope to be able to do more work/joy on my painting.

    • Rough Time!

      Mood July 29, 2008 9:06pm

      Since Sunday I have been experiencing the worst new pain.

       

      Monday Mike took a vacation …

    • Art Update

      Mood July 24, 2008 1:28pm

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      I have been having severe spasms, which means severe pain. I can’t paint when I feel like this. My art has been placed on a back burner …

    • MCS (Motor Cortex Stimulation)

      Mood July 22, 2008 9:04pm

      I'm scheduled to have MCS (Motor Cortex Stimulation) Sept 11th and NT (Nerve Transfer) Oct 8th. Any information any one can tell me about MCS I …
    • Spinal Canal Stenosis

      Mood July 8, 2008 11:53am

      I just heard from Dr. Ahmed. The MRI shows that I have Spinal Canal Stenosis. He said I could get a second opinion but he would not recommend SCS …

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  • Goals

    Progress

    35 %

    Goal End Date is Jul 31, 08 20 days ago.
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    • Close Accidents

      I was on my way to work on 1/2/07 at 5:00 am. I hit black ice at about 60 MPH. The car spun, hit a tree & rolled over. I broke 3 ribs, shatered my left arm, broke my clevical, left lung colapsed, & severed anartery. I have no movement from my elbow down. The only feeling is constant tingling & various levels of pain. I have surgey scheduled on 7/12/07 to have nerves removed from the left leg & probably my right leg to be placed in my bicep & attached to the damaged nerves in my shoulder.

      Treatments

      Surgery, Hand Too Soon to Tell
      Surgery scheduled 7/12/07 to remove nerve(s) from my left leg & probably my right leg to be placed in my bicep & attached to my shoulder where the damaged nerves are.
      Spinal Cord Stimulator Working / Worked
      First attempt failed on 6/23/08. MRI required in order to see if entry can be made between shoulder blades and thread the lead to my neck. MRI scheduled 6/27/08
    • Close Obesity

      I had gastric bypass 6 years ago. I lost 155 pounds. I gained 25 pounds. I wanted to lose 15 pounds. Jan 2, 2007 I had a horrible accident that changed my life forever. I have Brachial Plexus Injury. My left arm does not move or have feeling from the elbow down. I go to Mass General Hospital doctors for all my treatment. I’m stress eating therefore I’m gaining weight again. I want to talk to people instead of eating in hopes of controlling my stress. I’m looking forward to your help. Janelle

      Treatments

      Gastric Bypass Surgery Working / Worked
      Worked great for me. You do have to watch your diet all the time. It is not a cure all. You can undue the procedure if you don't pay attention.
    • Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

      I had gastric bypass 6 years ago. I lost 155 pounds. I gained 25 pounds. I wanted to lose 15 pounds. Jan 2, 2007 I had a horrible accident that changed my life forever. I have Brachial Plexus Injury. My left arm does not move or have feeling from the elbow down. I go to Mass General Hospital doctors for all my treatment. I’m stress eating therefore I’m gaining weight again. I want to talk to people instead of eating in hopes of controlling my stress. I’m looking forward to your help. Janelle

      Treatments

      Curves Somewhat Helpful
      Does not challenge you enough after a while.
      Eat Less Working / Worked
      Keep trying. works for a while then I go back to bad eating habits
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