In my 15+ years as a quad, I onlyhad one day where I was throwing up--it was caused by vertigo (terrible spinning and dizziness) I had the vertigo for a few days and the one day I was throwing up.......my wife put a trash can with a plastic bag in it for me to heave into, glad I was up in my chair---being in a bed could be hard for a quad being sick and needing to puke. Dan H.*
________________________________ From: Don Price <[email protected]> To: greg <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, January 11, 2013 5:32:19 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Flu Shots/vomiting I get a flu shot every year around September. This year I got the shot on my birthday, Sept. 28th. At Christmas my roommate/caregiver became sick with the flu. I managed to avoid catching it for a week but I did eventually get sick. While I caught the virus, my recovery time was much shorter than my roommate who did not get the shot. I think the flu shot aided in my quicker recovery, but I cannot prove that. My roommate is STILL suffering, while I am almost back to full health. I have never vomited in 30 years as a quad, but my body was definitely trying. I heaved for several minutes but did not vomit. Which made me wonder: are quads able to throw up? Do you need help to do this? Anyone have puking experience? I apologize for the unpleasant topic, but I'm truly curious. Don. c5-6 From: greg <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 3:23 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Flue Shots Do you guys get flue shots? I saw on the news how bad the flue outbreak is this year. Greg
