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- From: weave@apache.dtcc.edu (Ken Weaverling)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Are spasms *dangerous*?
- Message-ID: <26402@handicap.news>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 15:30:12 GMT
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- Reply-To: weave@apache.dtcc.edu (Ken Weaverling)
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- My friend has been having wicked pain, mainly back pain, for about
- two months now. She has been a quad for seven years now. She has
- gone to the hospital a few times for tests and they still haven't
- reached any conclusions yet nor have they done anything to treat
- this yet.
-
- About three months ago, her catheter tubing started to get
- discoloured quite quickly (a few days after it was changed). We
- thought it was blood at first, but a home test indicated it
- wasn't.
-
- At first they thought it was kidney problems, but a kidney
- specialist said that her urine contained muscle tissue (myoglobin I
- think?!). Anyway, they think her muscles are breaking down from the
- spasms she gets.
-
- I asked the doctor why, all of a sudden, this has started now. He
- was brief, but indicated that sometimes this breakdown takes years
- to start.
-
- She has always had mild spasms before, but it never affected her
- like this. Also, she has always had excellent muscle tone in her
- legs. ie, it looks like she could get up and walk off any second.
-
- So, my questions to other quads, etc, is "Is this normal?" Will
- her muscles start to atrophy now? Will she have to live with this
- pain for the rest of her life now? Is there any way to stop it?
-
- I know, none of you are probably doctors, and every person is
- different, but I was just wondering what others have found in this
- area.
-
- BTW, I read this group via the internet newsgroup misc.handicap,
- but haven't gotten any traffic for about a week now. Am not sure if
- it is a feed problem. I would appreciate it any replies are also
- sent to me via mail -- just in case. Thanks!
-
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