RE: [QUAD-L] levaquin adverse reactions...?

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:00:46 -0800

Life Expectancy Continues to Increase
Model Spinal Cord Injury Data Reflects Clinical Progress

In 1982, Shepherd Center was named as one of the model systems for spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States. With that designation, and the awarding of funds to collect data and conduct research projects that would improve the collective knowledge of spinal cord injury, Shepherd Center began an ongoing project that continues to this day. Among the information collected by Shepherd’s SCI Model System is data on life expectancy, which tells us (given the age of the individual and level of injury) what average life expectancy after SCI should be.

Overall, the news is very good. When Shep! herd Center was first designated as a model system, life expectancy was much shorter after SCI than it would have been without SCI. The average patient, designated as a 20-year-old male with a diagnosis of T10 paraplegia, would be fortunate to live 10 years post-injury. With a C5-6 quadriplegia, that same individual might only survive for half of that time.

Many factors contributed to these numbers. The SCI field was in its early stages in 1982, and very little was known about many of the health changes experienced by individuals with SCI. Because many problems that ultimately led to death were not anticipated, by the time they were diagnosed it was often too late to treat them effectively.

Today, life expectancy tables for individuals with SCI (when compared to those for individuals without injury) show dramatic improvement in length of life after injury. Individuals injured between the ages o! f 20 and 50, at any level of function, are statistically projected to live to an average age of 65 to 70, which is 10 years less than individuals at these same ages who have never had a spinal injury.

The numbers do change with level of injury, however. Individuals with a diagnosis of paraplegia have the best anticipated life expectancy, followed by individuals with a neurologic level of injury between C5 and C8. The next category, made up of individuals with a neurologic level of injury between C1 and C4, often involves the use of a ventilator. Individuals who are dependent on ventilators for breathing have the shortest average life expectancies after injury.

These figures are not appropriate for assessing life expectancy for individuals because they are not sufficiently specific for that task. Important factors such as age, exact injury level, length of time since the injury, cause of the injury,! overall health, gender and race need to be considered for every individual.

 
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With Love,

CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 29 Years Post
Texas, USA


Michelle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello All,
Quick question…..Does anyone know the life expectancy of quads?  I know it may vary.  However, I am just curious if there are many 75+ year old quads out there. 
Thanks,
 
Michelle
 
Fiance’ of a C6/7, 16 years post
Scottsdale, AZ
 
From: David K. Kelmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:53 AM
To: Tim Syfert; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] levaquin adverse reactions...?
 
Hi Tim,
 
When I took them, they gave me stomach cramps that were worse than when I ate a couple of peyote buttons a couple of years after my SCI.  I have used Cipro brand and other Fluoroquinolones, but the Levaquin caps were a mega-dosage written by the doctor covering for my doctor while he was out of town.  My doctor wouldn't have wrote a script for the med-dosage caps.  These things had my stomach knotted and twisted for about four days.
 
 
With Love,

CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 29 Years Post
Texas, USA


Tim Syfert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've taken it 3-4 times with no reaction either. This is news to me too.
 
Tim
 


Eric W Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Same here.
 
 
Eric W Rudd
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-----Original Message-----
From: S. Dial [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 06, ! 2006 5:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] levaquin adverse reactions...?
This is an eye-opening topic, wow, I've taken Levaquin many times! over the years with no adverse reactions (knock on wood hope it stays that way!) and this is the first time I've heard of others having reactions to it.
 
Steph
 
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