I am not a doctor, so don't count on me for medical advice. I'm sure you can do a Google search to get some information on this.
Sometimes, when something is wrong and you can't feel it, your body will react by giving you a headache, high blood pressure and/ or chills, or some other sensation. In my case, I have a Supra-pubic catheter, and when it gets blocked or is kinked, I start getting weird sensations. In one case, when apparently the catheter was inserted incorrectly, I was admitted to the hospital with extremely high blood pressure and an unbelievable headache. So if you are feeling weird or strange, it might be your body trying to tell you that your shoes are too tight or something is pinching you. Or there is some other thing which is wrong. From: Bobbie Humphreys [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:21 PM To: Eric W Rudd Cc: [email protected]; <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] do or don't you use narcotic/pain meds-survey Yea, and what is Autonomic Dysreflexia? My injury was in 1973, I don't Everett hearing about this except on the q-list. Bobbie Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2012, at 10:40 AM, "Eric W Rudd" <[email protected]> wrote: Autonomic Dysreflexia Eric W Rudd [email protected] From: Bobbie Humphreys <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 9:39 PM To: Bob Vogel <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: John S. <mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] do or don't you use narcotic/pain meds-survey What is AD? Bobbie Sent from my iPad On Jun 26, 2012, at 2:34 PM, Bob Vogel <[email protected]> wrote: Hi John, >From SCI nurses and physicians I've spoken with-- AD can hit anybody with >SCI of T6 and above, and is possible in people with SCI as low as T10. Bob V On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:10 AM, John S. wrote: I've taken valium for 36 years, hydrocodone for 20, oxycontin for 8 and lyrica for 5. Because my bones deteriorate and fracture from simple lifts I either take my npain meds or suffer from AD. I broke a multitude of bones in my original accident and many never healed right. I have deformed so badly that Dr.s have said it hurts to look at my X-rays. Now, my bones and floating organs make lifting and moving in my chair almost unbearable. Tell your Dr. to read up on AD if your a quad. If you're a paraplegic you shouldn't have AD. This doesn't mean you have no pain issues. You might try a physiatrist. bw, john From: Derrick <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:59 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] do or don't you use narcotic/pain meds-survey I've been on 5mg (2x/day) narcotic for over 10 years. I've been having more pain and asked my latest doc(very rural town) if she would up my meds. She told me that "narcotics are not prescribed to parapelgics" and the only reason she writes me a script because I've been on them so long. I disagree with her. I would like to hear how many on this list do or do not take narcotics. If do, how many pills&mg? I built a quick survey with 3 questions. You can see results at end of survey. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22G3WRVEZKQ Thanks in advance, Derrick W By the way, I'm a C5/6 quad, not a para. Not only her but the next towns pain clinic prescribed "voltran cream" a few years back. Like I can rub on my neck myself. I do plan to switch drs but I want to educate her & others in the future with survey results.
