I can only recall throwing up 2 times as a quad, neither from being sick. Once was when getting an x-ray, the kidney kind where you have to drink all that stuff. Down it went, then up it came. The other time was after 20+ years as a quad and and then hurting my hip. My body was spasming pretty bad. I was in real pain and my legs/abdomen were jerking so hard I was grunting. My whole inner core was cramped tight, it felt like it was getting hard to breath. I went to the ER and started throwing up. They said my hip was causing Dysreflexia. Between my abdomen cramping so bad and my high BP, it just all came up. I think at least for me, as long as I'm sitting up there was no problems. It just naturally came up. If laying down, especially on my back, there may be issues. Greg
> 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.
