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Poll: How long have you had a Spinal Cord Injury? (312 member(s) have cast votes)

How long have you had a Spinal Cord Injury?

  1. 0 - 12 Months (48 votes [15.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.29%

  2. 1 - 3 Years (76 votes [24.20%])

    Percentage of vote: 24.20%

  3. 3 - 5 Years (28 votes [8.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.92%

  4. 5 - 10 Years (43 votes [13.69%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.69%

  5. 10 - 15 Years (20 votes [6.37%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.37%

  6. 15 - 20 Years (23 votes [7.32%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.32%

  7. 20 - 30 Years (60 votes [19.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 19.11%

  8. 30 - 40 Years (11 votes [3.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.50%

  9. 40 - 50 Years (3 votes [0.96%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.96%

  10. 50 - 60 Years (2 votes [0.64%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.64%

How old were you when you had your accident?

  1. 0 - 5 Years Old (4 votes [1.91%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.91%

  2. 5 - 10 Years Old (7 votes [3.35%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.35%

  3. 10 - 15 Years Old (19 votes [9.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.09%

  4. 15 - 20 Years Old (49 votes [23.44%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.44%

  5. 20 - 25 Years Old (44 votes [21.05%])

    Percentage of vote: 21.05%

  6. 25 - 30 Years Old (17 votes [8.13%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.13%

  7. 30 - 40 Years Old (33 votes [15.79%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.79%

  8. 40 - 50 Years Old (23 votes [11.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.00%

  9. 50 - 60 Years Old (12 votes [5.74%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.74%

  10. 60 + Years Old (1 votes [0.48%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.48%

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#101 User is offline   tmcph 

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 07:20 PM

View PostScribbler, on Aug 16 2009, 12:47 AM, said:

I've been C4/5 for over 50 years. I was injured serving in the Royal Air Force. It's my birthday today and I'm heading towards 70 and still going strong, but getting old with SCI isn't for wimps. Good luck everyone. :thread jacked:


Happy belated birthday, it was my birthday also on the 16th, turned 27.

I was injured Sept. 2002, so coming on 7 years for me. I had a trampoline injury while chasing a dream to go pro in snow skiing
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#102 User is offline   pistol_pete 

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 02:17 AM

Hit by a falling tree while fighting a bushfire. Miraculously, no burns, except for a small one on my right hand..
Todays greatest labour saving device is tomorrow
My spine is all wrong but my backbone is strong.
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#103 User is offline   Kimu 

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 03:45 AM

just recently celebrated my 2nd quad day

i was walking home from the pub (pissed as a parrot) when i got the urge to have a pee off a 10 meter cliff... the ambulance rocked up and my bits were hanging out and i had peed all over my self. after falling 10 metres the only thing i broke was my neck gotta love the stupid things we do! :cheers:
Alcohol is both the problem and the solution to many of lifes problems
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#104 User is offline   Scribbler 

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 10:55 AM

View PostKimu, on Aug 24 2009, 04:45 AM, said:

just recently celebrated my 2nd quad day

i was walking home from the pub (pissed as a parrot) when i got the urge to have a pee off a 10 meter cliff... the ambulance rocked up and my bits were hanging out and i had peed all over my self. after falling 10 metres the only thing i broke was my neck gotta love the stupid things we do! :)


You Aussies do love your extreme sports; peeing off a 10 meter cliff.... :clap:
True Happiness can only be achieved if you share it with someone. Scrib's
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#105 User is offline   maisy1996 

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 11:35 AM

T2/3 since 16th june 2008 at 12 years old.car crash head on with a druken driver.went flying through the windscreen and well ended up like this!
I am not who i was nor am i who i will become.
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#106 User is offline   -KatNip- 

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Posted 01 March 2010 - 05:52 PM

Exactly 9 years ago today.

I can fly on a snowboard, but landing didn't quite go as planned :ohmy:
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#107 User is offline   dron 

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 12:50 AM

I fell head first into the boards playing hockey 26 years ago at the age of 17 with 20 seconds left in the game. Now I'm a C5/6 quad.
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#108 User is offline   chrisarnold6 

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 10:49 AM

Hi,

My "accident" was a dissecting aortic aneurysm. This led to spinal infarction at T12, which is a complete injury. No rugby, jumping over a bus etc, just walking into the house after locking the garage.
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#109 User is offline   jennyau 

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Posted 10 July 2010 - 01:14 PM

I was working as a guard{conductor if you are American} for Qld Rail went to work on a late shift feeling fine when I finished my shift I had no feeling in my legs or feet went to the emergency dept at hospital and was told I had restless leg syndrome,2 days later different hospital t5 t6 incomplete,walking all be it wobbly I am 4 mths post surgery I never had an accident so I realy cant pin point when or why it happened.

This post has been edited by jennyau: 10 July 2010 - 01:25 PM

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#110 User is offline   AussieBrad 

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Posted 11 July 2010 - 07:48 AM

My special day happened on the 15th march 2009.
I took my dirtbike for a quick spin which turned into a 5wk coma.
My better half and a mate found me after the accident and had to resuscitate before the ambulance arrived.
Now a T4 complete. Busted T3-T5,fractued C2 and C7,punctured both lungs,broke my ribs,face,both collarbones,sternum and a 9cm tear in my aortic valve.
Luckily no surgery on my spine as everytime they turned me over I went into cardiac arrest.

I know we all have our own stories,just wanted to share a bit of mine.
Just Keep Smilin'
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#111 User is offline   DuckGirl 

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Posted 05 November 2010 - 11:28 PM

23 at the time of my injury.
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#112 User is offline   Eric T 

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Posted 26 June 2011 - 07:21 AM

Motor vehicle accident September 1962. Two months after turning 22.

This post has been edited by Eric T: 26 June 2011 - 07:26 AM

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#113 User is offline   gimpguy 

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Posted 30 December 2011 - 03:29 AM

According to this poll, I am really, really old.
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#114 User is offline   A trophy guy 

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Posted 30 December 2011 - 03:36 AM

I've had my injury for nearly 12 years (more like 11 and a half to be precise), and I was 20 years old at the time of my injury.
Blessed but Cursed
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