Re: [QUAD-L] BODY CHANGING 6 YRS POST

[Nichole Rohling]

LORI,   GLAD TO KNOW I'M NOT ALONE.  I FOUND OUT TUESDAY I HAD A BLADDER STONE AS BIG IN DIAMETER AS A QUARTER.  UROLOGIST BROKE IT UP WITH ULTRASOUND WAVES AND SUCTIONED MY BLADDER OUT.  HOPEFULLY THIS REMOVAL PLUS IRRIGATION 3X -PER WEEK WILL KEEP SEDIMENT DOWN.  I AM GOING TO START DRINKING BOTTLED WATER BECAUSE MY HOT WATER HEATER ELEMENT WENT OUT YESTERDAY AND THE OLD ONE IS COVERED WITH SEDIMENT.  APPARENTLY OUR WATER IS HIGH IN SOMETHING AND I DRINK IT!   ANYWAY, AFTER HAVING THE STONE REMOVED MY URINE DOESN'T SMELL.  AMAZING WHAT GOING TO SEE THE RIGHT DR WILL DO!  I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY AFTER HE GETS RESULTS IN FROM LAB.   BEST WISHES FOR A BETTER NEW YEAR! NICKI       ----- Original Message ----- From: Lori Michaelson To: Quad Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BODY CHANGING 6 YRS POST  I hate these body changes (or aging...lol).  Sediment began 10 yrs post.  Tried everything from Clorpactin to vinegar irrigating to acidic drinks, cran capsules ... ad nauseum.  Lived with that till 1998 when it got better for NON APPARENT reason.   BUT THAT stopped and continuous UTIs began.  Rather have sediment & no UTI.   Sediment returned 3 months ago.  ugh!   I was 99 lbs after my 15 months in the hospital post injury but still had a belly.  I began wearing girdle or support panel underwear and jeans.  I gained as the yrs went by and wore tighter girdles - no skin problems.  Then I began to use binder about 6 yrs ago.  I need it for breathing while sitting up too.   Now, in 3 yrs I've had 2 bad wounds but neither started out from pressure.  I'm still battling one in the butt/thigh crease.  The wound is ok but the area around it is cranky.  Red or rashy or seepy... depending on what IT feels like doing.   And I just found out I have a UTI (Proteus - big one) so am on a new antibiodic (new for me).   Life has been a drag here for 6 months.  It's a battle to keep up.   Lori (age 40, 25 yrs post) wife to Dave (age 55) www.michaelsons.org   -------Original Message-------   From: Nyree Stewart Date: 12/15/04 16:45:46 To: Nichole Rohling; QUAD-LIST Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BODY CHANGING 6 YRS POST   You could try an abdominal binder.  If you like.   Nyree ----- Original Message ----- From: Nichole Rohling To: QUADLIST ; B. Kimberlin Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BODY CHANGING 6 YRS POST MY LIFE IS DEFINITELY NEVER BORING AND YES THE QUAD GUT IS HERE!  I WAS WEARING JEANS THAT HELD IT IN BUT AFTER FIGHTING SORES ON THE FLABBY PART OF MY THIGHS AND WAISTLINE I DECIDED IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK!!   NICKI ----- Original Message ----- From: B. Kimberlin To: Nichole Rohling ; QUADLIST Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BODY CHANGING 6 YRS POST I am almost 10 years post injury and it seems some things change continuously. I did experience problems with my catheter and occasionally still have problems with it clogging up for some unknown reason. Going five years without a bowel incident is pretty darn good. I could say that I went a long also, but every incident I have had has usually been the result of my bowel regimen not being completed properly. Over the last few years I have noticed that despite being only a couple of pounds heavier I am having more and more difficulty trying to prevent (what I now believe to be the inevitable) Quad gut. Just when I think I have about everything figured out, something changes and I am learning all over again. On the brighter side, maybe this prevents boredom. Billy Do you Yahoo!? Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good.