Post Polio and the common cold
ellebelle
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Postpolio people. Wondering if anyone else has trouble coping with the common cold. I'm sure they weren't such a big deal before PPS struck. Feel such a wuss but muscles feel like rocks and although I know it's just a cold, feels more like flu.
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Hi @ellebelle
Welcome to the community! Sorry to hear you're not well I am sure there are a few members with PPS who will get in contact with you soon. Hope you feel better soon!Disability Gamechanger - 2019 -
Hi @ellebelle,
How are you feeling? I hope you're feeling a bit better.
Have you spoken to your GP about this and asked for some advice?Liam -
Hi. I gave up years ago asking for advice from GPs re problems with PPS. They have had no training in this field because there aren't too many of us left. I do feel slightly better today, thanks for asking.
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Hi @ellebelle, I too have PPS but have never made a connection with the common cold or even with a severe bout of flu last year. Maybe we're just getting older!
Good point that most [99.5% at least] of our GPs have no knowledge of polio. That was made clear to me about 5 years ago when hospitalized with a totally unconnected condition....a very young Asian trainee doctor picked up that I had had polio in 1950. Our local specialists simply hadn't a clue.
Hope you get well soon.
Best wishes.
DLTBGYD
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Thank you. I saw a neurologist a few years back and he told me he had only had a half day training on pps.
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