FW: Re: [QUAD-L] this is crazy

[William Willis]

To show you how much we have learned about sci, when I was in rehab in 1971, 
right after my injury, I would sweat and shiver and generally sit in misery 
with no idea of the problem. The docs and nurses insisted I was overheating, 
so they parked me in front of an air conditioner! Triple misery! Of course, 
it was AD but no one knew it at the time. I suffered for several years 
before I understood the problem.

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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] this is crazy
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:57:39 EST


In a message dated 2/12/07 1:49:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< I couldn't sleep without my heating pad. I use it every night (unless
it's over 80 degrees in the house). However, the heating pad I use
has a timeout function. After an hour's use, it turns itself off. To
start it heating again, you have to turn it off, then turn it back
on. Also, I only use it on top of my shoulders, where I do feel the heat.

Win >>

Sounds great, WIN.  I also hope that the low temp doesn't exceed 95 
degrees.
You don't need to have any organs overheating.... and shutting down.

Consider that your normal body temp is around 99 degrees.  Go up by 5 
degrees
and you are both sick and a candidate for the other side.

If your body temp drops 5 degrees, you can still survive for a very long 
time.

During the summer, it comes more obvious.  People dying from being 
overheated
and watching the Med Techs trying to cool the body down to prevent the 
organs
from shutting down.  Its not a very pretty sight.
W