I had polio at the age of 2,(i'm 55 now) and it settled mostly on my right side. From the hip, and down. I just had gastric by-pass last Feb., now feeling wonderful. But I've noticed I am draging my r...
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My husband wanted me to post a call for him:
Are there any Warm Springs guys out there that are having a hard time slowing down? PPS is knocking me down but I am not out yet. Any organazations o...
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I have a size 6 1/2 size left foot and a size 8 right foot. I am interested in finding a person with the opposite feet sizes to swap shoes.( size 8 left foot and [B]size 6/ 1/2 right foot. [/B] M...
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I had Polio in 1953 and for the last 20 years have fought leg pain. Medication I took would work from several years to several days. My leg pain was the greatest when I was relaxed and trying to sleep...
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Hope this helps someone. I spent some time in Italy and during my visit I noticed that joint and muscle pain I had before I arrived disappeared. I checked around and found that olive oil is a natural...
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Hi. I had polio at about 3 y.o. At the time I had weakness in my left leg. However, I am not suffering loss of strength or cramps at this point, and those are the only sorts of symptoms I have seen...
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Hi, I have a question about PPS. I know it can affect muscles, but can it also affect your brain. Can it make a person react almost as if they have a mental disorder? All answers and suggestions will ...
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I have a question?? Could a child who was born in 1952, have had Polio and no one, not parents, nor doctors ever know it??
Was there, or is there a wide range of severities of Polio?
Thanks f...
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I have polio in my left leg since i was 2.5 yrs old and now i am 24
As i walk with tilted posture, there will be effect on my body due to this walking.
I mean the body whole organ will also be shi...
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i have polio in my left leg.
I can walk without chair but with calipper in that leg which is a suppot for checking the whoobling of knee.
I am recently going to be marrying and my wife is normal....
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I had a slight case of polio at the age of 3 which left me with a shorter (3/4") and weaker right side. For the last 10 years I have been experiencing knotted muscles in my hips, back, shoulders...
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My husband had polio when he was 12 years old. He is now 65 years old and has been diagnosed with COPD and sleep apnea. Is there any connection?...
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My dad contracted polio in 1955, just a few months short of the vaccine. He wasn't expected to live, but he did. He lived a full life in his wheelchair. He coached football, designed parts for the ...
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My friend with PPS is now totally dependent on wheelchair and she can no longer get parts for her van lift. Does anyone have any ideas of places where she could get some financial help? She is very in...
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My friends van has a lift that no longer has parts available. it is Ricon or something like that. She asked that I ask if anyone knows of any place she could go for financial help or assistance to rep...
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My polio story won't apply to most of you, but a few people might be helped a lot. It begins very typical—but ends very different: Polio as an infant, 2 childhood orthopedic surgeries on "polio f...
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My dad has post-polio syndrome. Besides being confined to a wheelchair for the last 12 years he is now having frequent retinal hemorages. Has anyone else had similar experiences? If so, has there b...
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I was suprised to come upon this board , I do post on other topics in other threads however.
I some how got Infantile Paralysis as they called it back then in 1931. I believe there was an epidemic a...
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what are the symptoms of pps, my hubby 70y/o had polio as a child and letely he has developed sever back pain and legs pain he cant barely walk what are the symptoms he does have arthriis in the ...
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Hello,
My mother was pregnant with me when she had polio. She has been suffering with post polio syndrome since the 1980s. I have been suffering with many of the same symptoms for over 10 years ...
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Hello,
Okay this may sound like a dumb question but can the only people who get Post Polio are the ones who've had the disease itself?
My doctors keep telling me I have Post Viral Syndrome. I ...
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The muscles in my legs and The Doctor believe that the muscels around my heart and lungs are also getting weaker. I have been told that there is no way to strengthen pps muscles, but I have also heard...
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Dr. Richard Bruno, author of The Polio Paradox was on the NBC Today Show Friday morning.
In an e-mail Dr. Bruno also reported
"THE NEWS with Brian Williams" should air Tuesday...
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Is there anyone else on this board who has recently been diagnosed with PPS or think they may have it and are having trouble getting their doctors to take them seriously????...
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I contracted polio early in 1950 when my doctor recommended swimming to aid my infirmity. As I live in a part of the UK where swimming pools were non-existent in the 1950s what were my parents su...
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