Just wait until you're in your 60's!
Seriously, I hear you Bobbie, Larry, et al. I am 62 and my accident was 46 years ago. I used to be able to do SO much more than I can now. The most debilitating "conditions" affecting me now are scoliosis and edema/lymphedema in my feet. My only advice is to the "younger" (age + years post injury) quads - address these kind of problems before they occur. Be hyper vigilant - listen to the older quads and try to be proactive. Get a podiatrist if you don't have one. Address edema early - use compression stockings and use products that will keep your skin supple. Be aware of how you sit ... if you start to see curvature of your spine, address it immediately. Don't ignore "little" things - often they will only get worse with time. I wish I'd had older quads to listen to when I was younger - I always thought I could handle anything on my own. I was wrong! Nan On Sunday, November 2, 2014 12:33 AM, Don Smith <scamper2...@att.net> wrote: I was injured in 88 and turned 50 this year, I have pretty much the same issues as you. Just bcuz we're quads don't exempt us from aging. Don in Calif. On Saturday, November 1, 2014 5:47 PM, greg <g...@eskimo.com> wrote: I was injured in 1982. I am 50 now. My age is catching up on me pretty fast. My feet swell and my toes like to curl up. My nails don't curl, but they are very thick. I try spreading my toes out, but they just pop back. I went years without lateral supports, so my spine is now curving bit. My eyes are getting worse. Things use to pop up often, and I haven't noticed it do that for a long time. And now I seem to have grown a 2nd chin/neck. Greg > I am 42 years post now and and starting to shrivel up. It started > with atrophy and my legs are getting very skinny. Then the > scoliosis on my back where I lean over toward my left. > I went to my podiatrist and he said I have bad foot drop and my > toes are curling up on one foot and so are my toenails. > It seems like the only place I am not shriveling, or curling, as my > quad gut. > > Are any of the other "older quads" experiencing what I am? Bobbie > > Smile Everyday
