I was surprised to discover that many knew what happened as soon as it happened and were awake during the trauma process. Usually, the doctor will advise the patient of the immediate injury and then advise that the next 24 hours will determine what might happen. Often, (today) trauma patients are injected with steroids and next drugs to prevent the spinal cord from going into dooms day mode. Also, much depends on a complete vs incomplete injury. In smaller hospitals, nurses are the bearer of the bad news. But it really varies from hospital to hospital. W
In a message dated 3/22/05 3:50:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Hey gang, how did you find out that you had a SCI? Family member, doctor or reality? How did they say it? What did you do, think or say? Amye >>
