Hi Bo, the healing process differs greatly among those with spinal cord injuries. The nerves to your Dad's diaphragm were damaged, thus the quiet voice. As time passes, with good physical therapy and some return function his voice should become stronger. Ask his doctor about an abdominal binder to lift the diaphragm and support it. His physical therapist should be advising you on this and whether it may work with your Dad. Best Wishes In a message dated 9/26/2010 11:10:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
My dad has a recent c5 Fx and is not vent dependant, but has too little breath to have voice. It that typical of C5 level quadriplegia? Many of you have higher injuries. Do you have enough expiratory force to create voice? In Him, Bo ____________________________________ From: Daniel Espinoza [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 11:56 PM To: 'Fragile'; 'quad-list' Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] pain I take 200mg per day Danny Espinoza 27/m/California Occupation before accident: Network engineer / SR. Network security engineer What happened: I broke my c2,c6,c7 in a horrible car accident Traumatic brain injury from blood going to central cortex from spinal cord not vent dependendent anymore. :] My website: _http://www.thespinalcordinjured.net_ (http://www.thespinalcordinjured.net/) My social networking sites: _http://www.myspace.com/DannyLNX_ (http://www.myspace.com/DannyLNX) _http://www.facebook.com/DannyLNX_ (http://www.facebook.com/DannyLNX) From: Fragile [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:06 PM To: quad-list Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] pain Lyrica 800 mg twice a day? I take 300 mg twice a day and I can't think straight. Was told 900 mg per day was the max. On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 4:59 PM, <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Dana, I take Vicodin four times a day, Lyrica 800 mg twice a day, Cymbalta 60 mg once a day, and 150 mcg of Duragesic pain patch. What is causing the pain in his shoulder? I ask because I have a two finger subluxation in my right shoulder, and it's very painful. All the arm braces I have tried, cause pain somewhere else. In a message dated 9/24/2010 12:55:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: What do any of you take for pain and the inability to sleep? Is there any kind of shot for shoulder pain? Thank you, Dana C-4-5, 36 years post, Prairie Village, Kansas
