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Sep 9, 2003 1:07 am
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This group is great but a new one with a similar focus has been started...feel free to check it out. All SCI and related folks welcome to join. ...
Hello My name is Nyree. I live in Virginia. I'm 5 years post injury, quadriplegic c4/5 complete. I have daughter named Nina that is 9. I have no idea what...
Not sure if this is the place to come but I could use some friends who can help and understand all that's been going on for the past week. My name is Ronda....
Hi Ronda, although I'm a spinal cord injury and para I can relate to the instant change you are experiencing. When I broke my back there was no other trauma...
mike souza
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Sep 14, 2003 5:50 pm
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Hello, I am not a patient with a spinal cord injury, but this appears to be the best place for me to find some answers. You see, 38 years ago my father...
I have mostly heard of shunts being used for people with clogged arteries to their hearts. They usually use them when someone has suffered a heart attack. I've...
mike souza
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Sep 15, 2003 6:37 pm
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Thaks Mike for your care and help. I am suppose to see the Neurosurgeon tomorrow and get the results of all the testing they have done for the past week on...
Hi Dina, I don't know too much either. I do know that about 9 years ago my sister fell and broke her back. It was the lower part, but they did put some kinda...
Hi Diane My name is Brandy and i have a friend of mine that has a Shunt and what that does it depends on where it was put at since he had a diving accident it...
Hi Dina, A shunt is a device embedded just below the to reduce swelling on the brain/spinal cord (injury area) to drain the excess cerebro-spinal(sp?) fluids...
..::Alex::..
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Sep 16, 2003 1:07 am
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I am a C4/5 quadriplegic. I was injured in an automobile accident two years ago. I had only one semester of nursing school left. It has been difficult to...
Hi, Frank I am L 1 paraplegic injured 1996. Fortunately for me, I live in Seattle and rehabbed at the University of Washington Medical Center (#2 rehab in the ...
anne
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Sep 16, 2003 6:18 pm
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I order my supplies from Sportaid which is very competitive in price.. They are based in Georgia and very friendly... if your wanting to order something they...
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Hello People, My nam is birju, I am 28 year old man that had an accident in dec 2002. I have T3 spinalcord injury, ever since i have been a paraplegic. I am...
Hello everyone, This is to those of you who have contacted me or plan on contacting me. This is Nyree. I know have 2 yahoo screen names because yahoo decided...
Thanks again to those who have helped me out in this situation. I have learned a little more since Tuesday. I saw the Neurosurgeon again and was told that...
I do not have a SCI but my brother-in-law does and WE NEED SOME HELP FROM OTHER SCI'S that may have been thru what he (Dan) is going thru now! Dan suffered a...
Hi Everyone, I wanted to see if anyone else experiences this really bad pain that I have in my feet. I am a C4/5 quad. Every evening around 5 pm, after the...
Frank-I'm new to this group. I don't have a SCI, but my bro-in-law does. I just sent my first message yesterday, and it's on this topic of pain (subject: need...
Julie, I am also using baclofen. It helps to keep my spasms under control. However, I have not had any experience with Botox. I've never heard of it being...
I have a t-12 spinalcord injury of 2 yrs and I've had pain since a few weeks after I got out of the hospital. I took neurotin for about a year that suppress...
You said: Has anyone explained to you how/why a quad even feels pain?? I don't know and would like to hear why. Dan (and you?) shouldn't even feel pain,...
Hi, Frank, I didn't try botox for sphincer control but did try it once for spasms. They injected it into my leg muscles. BIG failure. I had used valiuum...
I have an 8 yr old son that has the same problems and he takes that meds as well..they just took him off of it Tuesday and he is starting to get pain back in...
Hi there I'm a T-ll para, they call it complete but it' far from it! I suffer from that burning pain in my legs but mostly my feet. It's like a central nerve...
