>--> Quoting Rick TO Tom 04-14-96  07:08
 RM> The warning is that it now seems that the marginal polio victums are
 RM> more  suseptible to onset of spinal calcification, chronic 
 RM> fatigue/pain symptoms etc. The problem encountered is that 
 RM> the neurological damage that can be done is so extensive 
 RM> that decades can go by before the problems really surface. 
 RM> One of the first things to do is to protect the spinal 
 RM> area. Get one of these new back braces and use it. They 
 RM> don't help you to lift more, but by slowly increasing the 
 RM> restraint when moving/lifting etc. in the wrong direction, 
 RM> they reduce the stress inflicted on the body. I find in the 
 RM> car the back brace and an Obus seat/back insert reduce 
 RM> problems immensely.
Hi Rick
To all outward appearance I appear to be healthy and most people do
not even realize that I'm a survivor of polio. Sometimes there is a
slight limp....especially if I'm really tired. Although I was in an
iron lung I do not seem to have a lot of upper respiratory problems
and so far I have not had to be on oxygen. In my 20's I was tired
all the time and slept often for twelve or more hours but now that
I'm in my 40's and have gotten rid of some of the stress in my life
I find I have more energy. The last couple of years I've had less
pain but I have the feeling that some day all of this is going to
come crashing down on me.
In the meantime I try to pace myself but often I get frustrated when
I don't seem to have the energy to do the things I would like to do.
In the meantime circumstances are such that I'm a single parent who
has to work part-time in order to get by so I just keep on.
Thanks for your informative post.
                                    Beth :-)
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