my husbands story

KAR7973(AT)aol.com
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 10:45:26 -0800

MY HUSBANDS NAME IS JAMES COLLINS. HE IS 33 YEARS OLD. HE WAS INJURED ON THE
JOB AT MCDONALDS AND GOT ATM. HE WAS WALKING IN THE FREEZER TO GET SOME FRIES
AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND LANDED ON HIS SPINE. THIS HAPPENED ON JANUARY 2,
1999. HE WENT FROM DOCTOR TO DOCTOR AND THEY TOLD HIM NOTHING WAS WRONG. HIS
BLADDER QUIT ON JANUARY THE 20TH 1999, AND THEY STILL SAID THAT NOTHING WAS
WRONG. HE HAD A MR1.DONE ON THE 20TH AND WE NEVER GOT THE RESULTS TILL HE WAS
HOSPITALIZED ON JANUARY THE 23,1999. HE HAD A SECOND MRI ON THE 25TH AND AS HE
WAS GETTING WEAKER AND WEAKER IN HIS LEGS AND BACK. THE FIRST TWO MRIS ONLY
SHOWED A BULGED DISC AT L-5. THEY SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. THE MORNING OF JANUARY
THE 29TH 1999 HE WENT PARALYZED FROM THE NIPPLES DOWN IN THE HOSPITAL. HE HAS
NO CONTROL OVER HIS BLADDER OR BOWELS. HE CANT FEEL ANYTHING FROM THE NIPPLES
DOWN. HE DOES HAVE BURNING FEELINGS AND CAN FEEL HIS BLADDER WHEN IT IS FULL.
HE WAS PUT ON IV STEROIDS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS PARALYZED. HE WAS
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON FEBRUARY THE 18TH 1999. HE IS STILL TAKING
PREDNISONE BY MOUTH AND IS GOING TO OUTPATIENT THERAPY TWICE A WEEK. SO FAR NO
FEELINGS HAVE CAME BACK. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE THAT HAS THIS
TERRIBLE DISEASE. MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES THROUGH THE HARD
TIMES. GOD CAN WORK MIRACLES.
KAREN COLLINS
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