Little history:
my boyfriend is a T-3 complete, an injury sustained in a jeep accident in July of this year (so about 4 months old). He has spent about three of the last months in the hospital and then in rehab, but he is home living independently now.

So he is experiencing pain when he laughs too hard, can't take real deep breaths due to it being painful, as well as have a good cough. The line of where he can feel sensation is about mid-chest level, probably mid-rib cage. I'm just curious as to why this would be......

Also, which may or may not be completely unrelated, he's been having dizzy spells, where it's almost like his brain feels naseous. Does that make sense?

He went to the doctor about two weeks ago for his first check-up since he's been home, and he was told to take iron pills (for anemia, I think?). He has wondered if that may be the cause of the dizziness, as that has started after he started taking the iron.

Has anyone else experienced any of these symptoms or have any insight?

Thanks!

Coughing takes way more muscles than you'd imagine. As a T3 he's probably never going to cough as deep as he used too. Same with the lung capacity, he'll have to work twice as hard to get that long wind. It will all come in time, or at the least he will learn to utilize what he's got.

Did he suffer any chest injuries in the accident? Broken bones can take a while to sort themselves out. I suffered quite a few chest injuries, I think 16 total..only counting the front side.. It took about 7 months before I could stretch out and not feel pain pulling from my sternum. Spasm would pull at my chest, laughing wasnt much fun, coughing was a nightmare, even trying to yell hurt.

Does he have rods implaned in his back? Rods can cause irritation that can wrap all the way around the ribs.

And my last question.. is he getting dizzy when he is chest is expanded or stretched? Another common side effect of a broken chest Ive found. 17 months later and I still feel a bit nauseous at times when I am sitting with my shoulders back.

If he didnt break a darn thing in the accident then I dont know what to tell you, but he completely fits the bill.

Hi, men are rarely given iron because it builds up and can cause trouble. Dose he bleeding a lot? Did the doc check his blood to make sure he needed iron? He can get plenty of iron from his diet. When I cough or sneeze if I don't hold my solar plex it hurts.

Thanks for such quick replies:
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Did he suffer any chest injuries in the accident?
Yes, he broke some ribs in the accident

Does he have rods implaned in his back? I know that he has a couple of screws in there somewhere and it seems like they put in a plate? Not sure, I can't remember exactly what it was, but I know that there are like 4 screws.

is he getting dizzy when he is chest is expanded or stretched? His dizziness comes and goes; it can be when he first wakes up in the morning still in bed before any real movement, or in the middle of the day when he transfers from the couch to his chair.

longhaul:
The doctor told him to take the iron due to the anemia. What problems can occur from taking iron for men that you mentioned?

Thanks

Did the doc have his blood tested for low iron levels?

Whoaaa, soo thats that pain in my sides, my damn steel hardware in there. As for the laughing hard, i just thought i had becomed such a dark depressed grench, it just hurt to laugh... i dunno