If you go that link and hit the play button it seems to play a very short advertisement about disability travel. Cool site.
To hear the interview you need to download it and the play. Sorry this didn't work by just hitting play. I notified the company healthradio. Glen On Jun 21, 2012, at 5:29 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Thanks Glen > > In a message dated 6/20/2012 10:29:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > =
