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[popsune]

How long can a SCI person live after he has sustain the spinal cord injuries. Specifically, how do lower spinal cord injuries people fare? Any comments?

[nomis]

.Note in table you add the life expectancy to the age already attained eg para 20 + 46.3 = 66.3
These are from a 2005 report and more recent stats are likely to show longer life expectancies since stats to date are flimsy and only a general indication. Probably more recent and better info available somewhere.

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Edited by nomis, 08 November 2008 - 11:56 AM.

[longhaul]

A lot has to do with the persons genes and if they take care of themselves and eat a good diet and have a good attitude. Someone on here was talking about a man in his 90's so I guess the answer is who knows.

[allis53ca]

....life expectancy ?....til i die....again...you can't count backwards..

[popsune]

any specific new info on expected life expectancies of people with lower spinal cord injury, L3, L5 burst and crush fracture with complete loss of bladder and bowel functions?

Edited by popsune, 01 January 2009 - 08:53 PM.

[edlee]

I doubt that you'll find any so specific,,,, after all ,, who cares but us,,, and maybe the insurance companies?

Scibbler's doing pretty good,,, so far,,, ask him. He will have an answer,,,,,, if you push him a bit.
ed

[Scribbler]

No I don't have the answer but when I was first injuried my life expectancy was 5 years.

I've managed to beat that and lived 50 years as a C4/5........ There's lots of reasons why, I guess some are just luck.....

Good care, especially skin care is vital, as I've never had a pressure sore in 50 years; that's a main factor. I put that down to my late wife's care.

I think the biggest factor is having something to live for.

I don't know if I'll reach the 55 or 60 year barriers, but at the moment I'm feeling positive and have made plans for 2009 so I'm not ready to pop off just yet..

I think I should have been in the New Years Honours! Scrib's BEM (Bowels Every Morning)...

Of course the older one gets the more susceptible one is of suffering from age related illnesses. My Mother lived to 89, so I could still be posting here for years...... Unless Simon pops off first....

So far no one here has said they've lived longer than 50 years, but there must be someone.

Live Long & Prosper

[popsune]

I am 6 years post injury since 2003, but i've been feeling bad lately. I am 28 years old this year. I went to A&E for a checkup but they could not find anything wrong with me.

Edited by popsune, 03 January 2009 - 04:37 PM.

[popsune]

Scribbler, on Jan 3 2009, 06:54 PM, said:

No I don't have the answer but when I was first injuried my life expectancy was 5 years.

I've managed to beat that and lived 50 years as a C4/5........ There's lots of reasons why, I guess some are just luck.....

Good care, especially skin care is vital, as I've never had a pressure sore in 50 years; that's a main factor. I put that down to my late wife's care.

I think the biggest factor is having something to live for.

I don't know if I'll reach the 55 or 60 year barriers, but at the moment I'm feeling positive and have made plans for 2009 so I'm not ready to pop off just yet..

I think I should have been in the New Years Honours! Scrib's BEM (Bowels Every Morning)...

Of course the older one gets the more susceptible one is of suffering from age related illnesses. My Mother lived to 89, so I could still be posting here for years...... Unless Simon pops off first....

So far no one here has said they've lived longer than 50 years, but there must be someone.

Live Long & Prosper

thanks for sharing! how did u know your life expectancy was 5 years?

[Scribbler]

popsune, on Jan 3 2009, 04:40 PM, said:

Scribbler, on Jan 3 2009, 06:54 PM, said:

No I don't have the answer but when I was first injuried my life expectancy was 5 years.

I've managed to beat that and lived 50 years as a C4/5........ There's lots of reasons why, I guess some are just luck.....

Good care, especially skin care is vital, as I've never had a pressure sore in 50 years; that's a main factor. I put that down to my late wife's care.

I think the biggest factor is having something to live for.

I don't know if I'll reach the 55 or 60 year barriers, but at the moment I'm feeling positive and have made plans for 2009 so I'm not ready to pop off just yet..

I think I should have been in the New Years Honours! Scrib's BEM (Bowels Every Morning)...

Of course the older one gets the more susceptible one is of suffering from age related illnesses. My Mother lived to 89, so I could still be posting here for years...... Unless Simon pops off first....

So far no one here has said they've lived longer than 50 years, but there must be someone.

Live Long & Prosper

thanks for sharing! how did u know your life expectancy was 5 years?

50 years ago the treatment for SCI was quite new. Most people died from infected pressure sores, kidney infections or kidney stones. You must remember, there weren't the various ranges of antibiotics around that there are today. 5 years life expectancy was what we were told. As new drugs were developed, some got to 10 years and some to 20.

I was lucky as I didn't have pressure sores, stones or bladder infections. Its a good job, as I m allergic to Penicilin.

[popsune]

Scribbler, on Jan 4 2009, 03:07 AM, said:

popsune, on Jan 3 2009, 04:40 PM, said:

Scribbler, on Jan 3 2009, 06:54 PM, said:

No I don't have the answer but when I was first injuried my life expectancy was 5 years.

I've managed to beat that and lived 50 years as a C4/5........ There's lots of reasons why, I guess some are just luck.....

Good care, especially skin care is vital, as I've never had a pressure sore in 50 years; that's a main factor. I put that down to my late wife's care.

I think the biggest factor is having something to live for.

I don't know if I'll reach the 55 or 60 year barriers, but at the moment I'm feeling positive and have made plans for 2009 so I'm not ready to pop off just yet..

I think I should have been in the New Years Honours! Scrib's BEM (Bowels Every Morning)...

Of course the older one gets the more susceptible one is of suffering from age related illnesses. My Mother lived to 89, so I could still be posting here for years...... Unless Simon pops off first....

So far no one here has said they've lived longer than 50 years, but there must be someone.

Live Long & Prosper

thanks for sharing! how did u know your life expectancy was 5 years?

50 years ago the treatment for SCI was quite new. Most people died from infected pressure sores, kidney infections or kidney stones. You must remember, there weren't the various ranges of antibiotics around that there are today. 5 years life expectancy was what we were told. As new drugs were developed, some got to 10 years and some to 20.

I was lucky as I didn't have pressure sores, stones or bladder infections. Its a good job, as I m allergic to Penicilin.

thanks for sharing! how would i know if i got pressure sore, stone or bladder infection?

[edlee]

You gotta stay alert, Bubba!!!!

It really is not that hard to spot problems,,, but you have to stay on top of your body,,,, it's another full time job,, cause you can't depend on the same signals as ABs get.

ed