I had polio in the mid '50's. I don't remember a lot, but what I do remember isn't pleasant. I'm one of the lucky ones because I didn't have any side effects except that my legs were weak and cramp a lot. As I grew older even this went away and I could do what ever I wanted.
Until I fell out of the deer stand, at age 61, I did whatever I wanted. After they put me back together again, things are somewhat limited. I have aches and pains that are the results of the fall. My knees and shoulders are getting bad, but I think that is just caused by hard work catching up with me and to a degree heredity.
I really can't say that any of my aches and pains are from the polio. Like I said before, I'm one of the lucky ones.
