Like Hec and Greg .... I vaguely remember that happening on occasion when I lived in the Northeast (what I consider home although I can't see myself moving back because of that terrible cold weather) Anyway, this seems logical for many quads because you have to concentrate on eating and swallowing and therefore you do not breathe in as well as you normally would or you could easily aspirate.
Anyway, I can't even sit up without my abdominal Binder on AND having it snug to push in on my diaphragm muscles to be able to take care into my lungs. I get very lightheaded, can't find the air to talk, and sometimes blackout when I do try to talk. In other words... whether I am in bed or in the wheelchair... I cannot breathe to do anything without firm abdominal support. And many times a week, or whenever, I feel like I don't have the energy or air to talk for longer than five minutes to someone on the phone. It just takes too much energy and air to do so. If I get much more abdominal support it is easier but I can't make anything tighter than it is without other problems. People have to have a good set of lungs to sing or play an instrument that requires the use of breath so I do not know how that one quadriplegic (onstage singer that someone mentioned not long ago and seeing on youtube.com) can do so. Lori Michaelson C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post Tucson, AZ On Nov 6, 2007 10:06 AM, Hec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does anyone else feel out of breath when eating?... I do really bad. Hec
