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From: Jean.Prophet@f33.n371.z1.fidonet.org (Jean Prophet)
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Subject: Re: Cold Feet & Aching Ankles
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Date: 21 Dec 90 05:34:20 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 > Ruthie, I am sorry about the cold, butglad to have the subject come
 > up here. I am a T-10 para, so in theory there's o feeling in the feet
 > or butt. But by golly when the weather turns cold, my feet feel as
 > though there are cold, and so does the bottom. I'd be interested to
 > know if a; nybody out there knows why this should be so. I ahve also
 > been advised to put on stockings, etc. Sometimes I wonder if I
 > shouldn't be looking toward a tropical latitude when winter sets in.

      We LIVE in a tropical latitude (LaBelle, Florida) and Buddy says that 
doesn't help much <grin> - his feet get cold <freezing> and then he says 
his ankles start to ache .... (Buddy's injuries are C4,C5,C6 - his spinal 
injury is an incomplete one).

      I figure if he has this much trouble in FLORIDA that I could just 
imagine what you all are going through up in the colder parts of the US.

                                    Jean & Buddy

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