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Old 06-02-2014, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by EddieF View Post
Tilt table was part of therapy after laying flat in bed for 6 months after complete C7 spinal cord injury. Lay down for too long you'll pass right out even if you just sit up. Had to wear teds & stomach binder to keep blood psi up. Every day they'd increase angle, i'd just hang out there with walkman on. Ditched all that stuff a yr after I was released in 1990.

Also being paralyzed from chest down, my bod can't regulate blood psi/vessel size on most of my bod so I have to take Prazosin which stabilizes, keeps bp spikes from happening but lowers bp as side effect. My norm is 90/60 give/take.
Oh my Eddie..... you've been thru so much. Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for you. I hate having low b/p. feels lousy. of course, having high b/p is also not good lol.
Now that I've heard from you and others on this board I feel better just kindof knowing what to expect.... thanks again.
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