Hi group. I have never posted here but usually read and follow the post. A lot of great topics and interesting debates. This particular topic is of personal interest and one that I felt I should share. I'm a C7 complete quad for 22 years. I cannot tolerate a temperature greater than 82° for much more than 20 min. or I overheat in a hurry. Quads are referred to as having poikilothermia. Meaning we have a tendency to adjust our temperature to that of the temperature around us. I would agree with the statements below regarding pneumonia and cause of death, but overheating can be a serious condition that is often not discussed during the rehabilitation process and learned the hard way sitting in in the sun the 1st summer after a spinal injury. Therefore, I'm including this link of an interview that describes why this happens. I hope this helps, stay cool and healthy.
http://www.healthradio.net/show/dr-house-beyond-disability/Health-Radio-Shows/Dr-2E-House-3A--Living-with-and-Beyond-Disability/Temperature-Regulation-after-Spinal-Cord-Injury-45014/details glen On Jun 20, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Danny Hearn wrote: > yep-------pneumonia has been number 1 in quadriplegics. Dan* > > From: Don Price <[email protected]> > To: John S. <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, June 20, 2012 4:00:57 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Interesting > > I'm not sure where you get your information/statistics, but your facts are > WAY off here. > > From the Shepherd Rehab Center Website: > > "The most common cause of death is due to diseases of the respiratory system, > with most of these being due to pneumonia. In fact, pneumonia is the single > leading cause of death throughout the entire 15 year period immediately > following SCI for all age groups, both males and females, whites and > non-whites, and persons with quadriplegia. > > The second leading cause of death is non-ischemic heart disease. These are > almost always unexplained heart attacks often occurring among young persons > who have no previous history of underlying heart disease." > > http://www.shepherd.org/patient-care/spinal-cord-injury/about > > Don. > > From: John S. <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 11:06 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Interesting > > Every quad should have a pill to knock down high BP due to AD. You should > also have nitro-glycerin for symptoms of a heart attack. We shouldn't blame > our doctors when we are beyond the zenith of such descriptions as PAD or CAD. > The fact is 90 some percent of quads die of strokes followed by heart > attacks. Most quads have this artery disease from the neck down. This isn't > as bad as many judges, lawyers and sundry politicians who suffer from these > symptoms from the neck up. > > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:46 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Interesting > > New Mobility's Tim Gilmer, opened this month's issue with a warning. PAD & > CAD Warnings! > PAD, is a very dangerous complication that gets little attention from most > primary care physicians. PAD, is to our legs, what CAD is to our hearts. > PAD= Peripheral Artery Disease. CAD= Coronary Artery Disease. > > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 6/19/2012 10:07:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > I have to keep an eye on my temp but what is worse is my swollen feet. Only > in summer. > Dianna > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Candle <[email protected]> > To: Gah17582 <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jun 19, 2012 7:41 pm > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Interesting > > I am the same way. It might be because of my decreased circulation or my > thyroid problem. The doctors are not sure which to blame. > > Candle > "Scars remind of us where we’ve been, they don’t have to dictate where we are > going." > ~David Rossi of Criminal Minds > *********************************************************************** > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 3:19 PM > Subject: [QUAD-L] Interesting > > I have been keeping a check on my temp. On hot days that I'm in the yard the > temp may go over 100. > This a.m. I woke up cold and after moving around checked my temp, 96.2. > > Anybody else? > > > Glenn Henry > > > > > > >
