Question
my self bhavesh kumar age : 34yrs. met with an train accident on 10th july 2003,have been operated and plated.
in the accident D5,D6,D7,D8 is effected, in which D 6 is pressed (wedge compression).i have the sensation in both the leg but no movement , please tell me the truth weather  i will be able to move my leg ever ? i can give you my M R  report if needed , plz help me .

Answer
Hi Bhavesh- I will do my best to answer your question, but please do remember I am not a doctor- I can only tell you generalities, ok? I will however be completely straight forward with you, which is what you seem to want, yes?

I am sorry to be blunt, but you  probably will never move your legs again.  Incomplete injuries (you can feel but not move) have a slightly higher recovery rate than complete injuries, but it is extremely rare to have both movement and feeling below your level of injury... I mean to say I have never heard of it.  Doctors always say Never Say Never, but I think it is because they want you to have hope.  Also, most often people with injuries regain most of what they will in the first year after the trauma, if they regain anything.

I am very sorry I don't have better news for you.  The best advice I can give you is to learn to do what you can and to take happiness from things even if you can't move your legs.   It isn't always easy, but it is the only way to find peace.

Please write in again if you have any other questions- I'd be happy to talk to you further.
Good luck-
Leslie