Re: [QUAD-L] falling asleep

[Corie Jones]

Yes!  I have severe cold burning pain in my abdomen and back (hot, burning pain and needles in my butt and legs).  The cold sensation started several months after my injury (12 years ago) and has steadily gotten worse over the years.  I often describe it as having an ice bag sitting on my gut. It is that pain even over the hot pain that keeps me up at night.  It also makes me much colder.  When I'm home, I  always have my neck pad around my neck.  It's a lifesaver, lol. Corie ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Olson To: Tim Syfert Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] falling asleep I too sleep very poorly.  My nasty-ass sensations of intense cold often keep me from sleeping at all.  It has to be a neurogenic thing because I'll feel like I'm soaking in ice water regardless of my temperature.  Anyone else have cold sensations?  Anyway, even if I'm not having trouble with the cold sensations, I either can't fall asleep or can't stay asleep.  I guess not being able to toss and turn easily makes sleep more difficult.  Eric Tim Syfert wrote: Before my SCI I could fall right to sleep when I hit the sack, but post SCI it takes me 1-2 hour to finally fall asleep. Has anyone else experienced this?   Tim Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.