I try to stay up on my flu and pneumonia shots. I caught both back in the '90's and thought I was going to die. For the last three days I have been fighting a bug of some kind: nausea, neck and shoulder pain, constant stomach muscle spasms at night that take my breath away, no appetite. I sat up in my chair all night Wednesday. I haven't been able to throw up this time but I have in the past. It just about kills me. I thought it was a bladder infection, but cipro hasn't helped much. Try to stay well, gang. It's a rough time to be a quad.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Don Price <[email protected]> > Date: January 11, 2013, 6:31:06 PM EST > To: greg <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Flu Shots/vomiting > Reply-To: Don Price <[email protected]> > > 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 > > >
