*sigh* My care was the opposite.. I still wonder 'what-if' ...(if the docs had given me proper care for sci...I would not be as bad off as I am...even though I am extremely lucky) The what-ifs are there, and haunting.
sherr ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:38 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Confirmation of SCI > Thanks for your story, Dan. Your situation pretty much zooms in on what > happens when someone, anyone has a trauma that presents, spinal cord injury. > Usually, the patient is place in restriction at the scene of the trauma and > positioned so that they > can't move. When they arrive at the ER, they are evaluated first and once > the sci is determined, a number of drugs are injected to prevent the smallest > movement. Traction is often used on compression injuries to relieve pressure. > Those drugs given to stabilize sci are very scary. Morphine is only one of > them. Another drug induces amnesia. Another is a pain killer. This is all to > stabilize the injure. Often steroids are induced to prevent the injury or > lesion from swelling/and healing. > I've heard too many stories from those who survived the experience and said, > if they had only been told me what to expect. Most had not experience the > effects of morphine before their trauma. "I remember every hole in the ceiling > tile" > Sleep Depravation is also another problem before one crashes. And then final > the "fusion procedure." Once the fusion is completed, all drugs are > withdrawn. Ain't that > great? > W > In a message dated 3/22/05 5:20:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << After my car accident, my 1st memories were of someone moaning and > groaning... I then realized that the sounds were coming from myself ! The > Doctors had > me in an induced drug coma for a few days with screws in my head attached to > traction to keep my head and neck straight till they could stabilize me and > operate.I woke up thinking...i'm in a hospital room hmm what happened , I > tried to move but nothing worked...about a week after surgury I began to > slowly > get back use of my arms. > *Dan* >> > >
