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From:         RMAURO@DELPHI.COM
To:           Multiple recipients of list POLIO 
Date:         Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:10:56 -0400
Subject:      YOUR PPS SYMPTOMS
 
Please use this Subj heading to list YOUR PPS Symptoms.  Following
is a list I have compiled:
 
                       THE SYMPTOMS OF PPS
 
1.   Headaches, especially upon waking in the morning.
2.   You wake up at night feeling as if you need air, and
     might start leaving the windows open.
3.   You feel shaky, anxious, depressed, and psychiatrists or
     GPs just say you are worrying too much or are under
     stress.  Be careful of anti-depressants!  These can have
     very bad affects on persons suffering from PPS!
4.   Extreme fatigue, especially mid-day.  You wake up tired.
     Need frequent naps.
5.   You find you need more rest during the day.  Your heart
     races after exertion.
6.   You have trouble concentrating.
7.   Pain and weakening in the same muscles that were
     initially affected by polio.
8.   In extreme cases, bluish tint under fingernails, bluish
     tint to lips -- all from poor oxygenation.
 
     We have found that these symptoms can appear in some and not
in others.  Most symptoms of PPS usually appear 15 to 20 years
after the initial onset of childhood polio.  Overuse of muscles,
exercise, A-type personalities can all exacerbate and accelerate
the symptoms of PPS.
     The key is to get a good pulmonary evaluation if breathing
problems are suspected, especially if initially person was in an
iron lung and was weaned off it years ago.  Also, DO NOT TRUST A
GP!  Get a good post polio syndrome doctor.  Call a local
Independent Living Center to locate a local Post Polio Support
group.  That group can probably give you the name of a good PPS
doctor in your area.
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