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What Function Would You Have Back First? Mar 24, 2015 0:10:37 GMT -8

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I dont know if you guys have had assessments where you are asked to list in order of priority which function causes you the most issues. I saw a specialist last week and was asked this.

I always say mobility because its so frustrating being a walker with SCI and if i sound ungrateful then im sorry, of course I appreciate my upright mobility but being able to do the activities that i had prior to injury would give me the most normality.

I find that i want to walk, albeit with crutches but then my muscle power is compromised so i cant walk very far, so its a switch between a chair and walking..

Of course, i may be saying this because i have reasonably good management of my bladder and bowels. Im sure we all have different reasons and motives for how we would answer what we would like back first but tell us about yours!

hobbit Advanced Member Posts: 384 Post Likes Received: 374 Date Joined: October 2013 Injury: Incomplete T12 burst # Date Injured: May 2010 Member is: Offline Send PM	What Function Would You Have Back First? Mar 24, 2015 2:10:18 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hobbit on Mar 24, 2015 2:10:18 GMT -8 I'm a bloke - what do you think ???
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joemonte Member Posts: 172 Post Likes Received: 257 Date Joined: July 2013 Injury: T-10 Complete Asia "A" Date Injured: March 10, 2007 Member is: Offline Send PM	What Function Would You Have Back First? Mar 24, 2015 6:17:04 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by joemonte on Mar 24, 2015 6:17:04 GMT -8 I would agree with DJ on Bowel/Blatter first then walking. I would love to walk first, but standing and having accidents wouldn't go well. I would be leaking like crazy.
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Lαrα Global Moderator STAFF Posts: 7,350 Post Likes Received: 3,100 Date Joined: August 2013 Injury: CES Date Injured: March 2011 Member is: Offline Send PM	What Function Would You Have Back First? Mar 24, 2015 13:46:48 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Lαrα on Mar 24, 2015 13:46:48 GMT -8 Excellent points and lets remember that if bladder and bowel returns, so does the other anyway! lol
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What Function Would You Have Back First? Mar 28, 2015 10:31:33 GMT -8

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Post by towserr on Mar 28, 2015 10:31:33 GMT -8

DJ, I used to think a lot about walking as I miss walking my dog. It has taken a long time for him to get used to me being in a w/chair and he is not happy about it. Sometimes I dream that it is easy to walk until I stand upright and then commence to slowly tumble to a heap.

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What Function Would You Have Back First? Mar 28, 2015 11:46:50 GMT -8

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Mar 28, 2015 10:31:33 GMT -8 towserr said:

DJ, I used to think a lot about walking as I miss walking my dog. It has taken a long time for him to get used to me being in a w/chair and he is not happy about it. Sometimes I dream that it is easy to walk until I stand upright and then commence to slowly tumble to a heap.

Oh I know how you feel towserr, it sucks but we can we do eh?

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What Function Would You Have Back First?

Post by Lαrα on Mar 24, 2015 0:10:37 GMT -8

Post by hobbit on Mar 24, 2015 2:10:18 GMT -8

Post by Lαrα on Mar 24, 2015 2:30:49 GMT -8

Post by DJ on Mar 24, 2015 4:09:39 GMT -8

Post by joemonte on Mar 24, 2015 6:17:04 GMT -8

Post by Lαrα on Mar 24, 2015 13:46:48 GMT -8

Post by kilg0retr0ut on Mar 25, 2015 9:13:27 GMT -8

Post by freewheeler on Mar 25, 2015 13:21:39 GMT -8

Post by DJ on Mar 26, 2015 3:21:02 GMT -8

Post by towserr on Mar 28, 2015 10:31:33 GMT -8

Post by DJ on Mar 28, 2015 11:46:50 GMT -8

Post by kjp77 on Mar 29, 2015 16:10:16 GMT -8

Post by wavewolf on Apr 1, 2015 23:15:18 GMT -8

Post by kisch5 on Apr 7, 2015 6:04:58 GMT -8

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