I was injured in 1984, age almost 17. I'm 47 now. I think my disability is harder to manage now, even with all of these years of experience, then it was 10 or 20 years ago. Back then, I could have a problem, identify a solution, and move on. Now, it's harder to read what's happening to me physically. Worse, is that my health is now a moving target. As I age my disability changes, requiring different equipment, different routines, different expectations. Staying active and healthy is now, at the least, a part-time job.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Nan <nlg52...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > >
