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#1 chrisNamanda

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 02:53 AM

WE ARE NEW TO SITE MY FIANCE WAS INJURIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WE WERE IN ,IN DEC 07(T-6 SEVERED COMPLETE).......WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH HIM BLOOD PRESSURE DROPPING AND HE'S SPASMS ARE VERY VERY BAD HE'S DOC SAID ITS SOME OF THE WORSE ONE'S HE HAS SEEN.HE IS ON THE MAX DOSE OF MEDS WHICH MESSES WITH BLOOD PRESSURE,CANT GET THE BACLIFIN PUMP DUE TO HIM BEING A HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT ALSO......SO ANY ONE HAVE ANY ADVICE ON SPASM CONTROL....WE HAVE A STANDING FRAME FOR HIM TOO!

Edited by chrisNamanda, 20 January 2009 - 02:54 AM.


#2 JesseB

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 03:00 AM

welcome to the site chris and amanda :)

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 03:40 AM

wecome to the site no help wish i could
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#4 Michaelk8178

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 10:33 AM

View PostchrisNamanda, on Jan 19 2009, 08:53 PM, said:

WE ARE NEW TO SITE MY FIANCE WAS INJURIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WE WERE IN ,IN DEC 07(T-6 SEVERED COMPLETE).......WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH HIM BLOOD PRESSURE DROPPING AND HE'S SPASMS ARE VERY VERY BAD HE'S DOC SAID ITS SOME OF THE WORSE ONE'S HE HAS SEEN.HE IS ON THE MAX DOSE OF MEDS WHICH MESSES WITH BLOOD PRESSURE,CANT GET THE BACLIFIN PUMP DUE TO HIM BEING A HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT ALSO......SO ANY ONE HAVE ANY ADVICE ON SPASM CONTROL....WE HAVE A STANDING FRAME FOR HIM TOO!


Honestly I would have to suggest stretching profusly Im an incomplete Quad and it helps, welcome to the sight

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Posted 21 January 2009 - 10:59 PM

View PostMichaelk8178, on Jan 20 2009, 02:33 AM, said:

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH HIM BLOOD PRESSURE DROPPING AND HE'S SPASMS ARE VERY VERY BAD HE'S DOC SAID ITS SOME OF THE WORSE ONE'S HE HAS SEEN.HE IS ON THE MAX DOSE OF MEDS WHICH MESSES WITH BLOOD PRESSURE,CANT GET THE BACLIFIN PUMP DUE TO HIM BEING A HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT ALSO......SO ANY ONE HAVE ANY ADVICE ON SPASM CONTROL....WE HAVE A STANDING FRAME FOR HIM TOO!


How many milligrams of baclofen is he on? I take about 150 mg a day and it works good for me. Before I used to take around 100 mg and my spasms were out of control.

Edited by dexter, 21 January 2009 - 11:00 PM.





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