[QUAD-L] Getting Old

[greg]

Yeah, I'm going on 35 years as a quad. The last 10 have gotten worse with pain, tightness, etc. And sometimes it's the stupid little things that make life harder. My head itching for one. I just got a pet glove brush, I'm cutting it out and Velcro on my headrest. Can't get the top of my head which is the worst, but the sides itch too. My “Phantom” pains on my butt are driving me nutz. My shoulder is my #1 pain now. After every test possible, still can't find the knife I know is stuck in there somewhere. I think I have a Gremlin playing games with a knife. He comes and goes, leaving no evidence. Xray, MRI, CAT-Scan, Nerve Test, Gallstones, Thyroid. Some days I just hold my arm and rock. Other days you can poke and prod and its perfect.   Moving to AZ and “Bagging” my bowel routine are the 2 best things I ever did to help issues.   Greg   --- Yep, Greg all this weird stuff is part of a quads life I think....I'm going on twenty years as a quad, the 1st 10 years were much better for me, as I age-i'm now 60 things have slowly seemed to get worse and this rainy up and down temperatures here in Missouri cause me even more pains. I have a Syrinx and diabetes also that only makes matters worse....I usually do much better in Spring and Summer as long as i don't get too over-heated then. Dan H***