[QUAD-L] Mattress
I have had the same mattress on my hospital bed for 30 years or more so it's pretty much worn out. I called my medical supplier to order a new one - we'll see! Dan
Re: [QUAD-L] bowell program components
I had a dream years ago while on morphine. I was sitting on a motorized commode chair, wheeling down a garden. My gut was distended and when I looked, on the upper right side I had a gardenhose attachment to my large intestine. When the water turned on I'd drive along fertilizing the garden until my gut returned to normal size. . I did a little checking and I may be wrong but I think that is almost how the P.I.E. system works except, no garden hose or motorized commode chair and it only empties the colon. When I woke up, I had a phenomonal involuntary movement in the bed. (Why do they call it involuntary when the truth is, I'm glad its out?) john - Original Message From: RONALD L PRACHT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, December 7, 2007 1:53:12 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] bowell program components Well.. I do my bowell routine every other morning. I use majic bullets , sometimes 2 if its goin slow. The night b4 a routine I start by taking a lil bisacodyl pill, a couple majic cleanse capsules. Then I try to drink a beer, eat a yougurt and eat a small bowell of raisan bran sometimes with prunes. I drink alot of water and fluids during the day and eat plain cherios most mornings. I do a couple hours of excercise at least 3 times a week maybe more if weather allows. I think many folks have trouble because they dont do enough digital stimulationif your not going in 20 mins you may need stimulation to break it loose. Also sit on the bowell chair long enough. Another thing you have to consider is you dont want your stool to loose..or too hard. Thats a struggle every quad goes through. I always thought that with all the smart people out there we could come up with a better method of evacuating bowells for paralyzed individuals. I thought one time hell it would be nice to have some kind of a valve or sureproof way to avoid accidents. Maybe an electronic implant to at least tell you how full you are or even better some sort of stimulation electrodes to get things going. Ive heard of some sort of flushing system you can do.I think Dave does something like that. Too me Im tired of hearing about b.s. about stem cell and all that..I want to hear about better methods to live with the injury. Every person in a chair needs to get out intheir city or town and become seen. This will force society to see us as real people with lives. In turn more cures, drugs and methods will happen. ron c7 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [QUAD-L] Is anyone posting on the quadlist anymore?
I feel your pain Dan. I live in Cincinnati, Home of the Bengals. And Glenn, your coming through fine. john - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2007 6:02:05 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Is anyone posting on the quadlist anymore? In a message dated 12/6/2007 10:37:11 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We are still here, but got the winter time blues ;-(plus my awful , season long injury prone Rams Football team can't even make the playoffs this year, Oh well maybe they can upset a few times in the 4 remaining games LOL Dan H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone out there? I have been trying to subscribe to the quad list as I am receiving no postings anymore. Maybe everyone left. Did everyone go to another site? Glenn A Henry Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
RE: [QUAD-L] bowell program components
I do my BP every three days. I take bisacodyl tablet(10 mg) the night before and do some stimulation the next morning. I use a fleet enema bottle filled with worm water for stimulation.It is inserted into the rectum ,just like the fleet enema. _ From: John S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 9:21 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bowell program components I had a dream years ago while on morphine. I was sitting on a motorized commode chair, wheeling down a garden. My gut was distended and when I looked, on the upper right side I had a gardenhose attachment to my large intestine. When the water turned on I'd drive along fertilizing the garden until my gut returned to normal size. . I did a little checking and I may be wrong but I think that is almost how the P.I.E. system works except, no garden hose or motorized commode chair and it only empties the colon. When I woke up, I had a phenomonal involuntary movement in the bed. (Why do they call it involuntary when the truth is, I'm glad its out?) john - Original Message From: RONALD L PRACHT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, December 7, 2007 1:53:12 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] bowell program components Well.. I do my bowell routine every other morning. I use majic bullets , sometimes 2 if its goin slow. The night b4 a routine I start by taking a lil bisacodyl pill, a couple majic cleanse capsules. Then I try to drink a beer, eat a yougurt and eat a small bowell of raisan bran sometimes with prunes. I drink alot of water and fluids during the day and eat plain cherios most mornings. I do a couple hours of excercise at least 3 times a week maybe more if weather allows. I think many folks have trouble because they dont do enough digital stimulationif your not going in 20 mins you may need stimulation to break it loose. Also sit on the bowell chair long enough. Another thing you have to consider is you dont want your stool to loose..or too hard. Thats a struggle every quad goes through. I always thought that with all the smart people out there we could come up with a better method of evacuating bowells for paralyzed individuals. I thought one time hell it would be nice to have some kind of a valve or sureproof way to avoid accidents. Maybe an electronic implant to at least tell you how full you are or even better some sort of stimulation electrodes to get things going. Ive heard of some sort of flushing system you can do.I think Dave does something like that. Too me Im tired of hearing about b.s. about stem cell and all that..I want to hear about better methods to live with the injury. Every person in a chair needs to get out intheir city or town and become seen. This will force society to see us as real people with lives. In turn more cures, drugs and methods will happen. ron c7 _ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8H DtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20 it now.
Re: [QUAD-L] Is anyone posting on the quadlist anymore?
LOL. I see you and smell ya Dave! Where LIL Quad been lately. You are in charge of that State. Best Wishes W In a message dated 12/7/2007 4:29:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Wheels, You're a good man, Wheelchair, and so this one is for you! ''Can you see me now?'' With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post Texas, USA **Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301)
Re: [QUAD-L] Is anyone posting on the quadlist anymore?
Hi Wheels, You're a good man, Wheelchair, and so this one is for you! ''Can you see me now?'' With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/6/2007 10:45:02 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are you getting the posting? You are subscribed as far as I can tell. Not received any of the postings? Even the one saying that you are here? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:24 AM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Is anyone posting on the quadlist anymore? Is anyone out there? I have been trying to subscribe to the quad list as I am receiving no postings anymore. Maybe everyone left. Did everyone go to another site? Glenn A Henry - Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007.
Re: [QUAD-L] bowell program components
I feel your pain Ron. I wish I could come up with a better method to evacuate my bowels. This has been one of the biggest problems I have had over the last seven months. I thought I had everything under control and then while my ex-wife (my Frau) was visiting me my bowels fouled up again. I went in to see the doctor and after a couple of visits he finally looked back at my last colonoscopy and discovered I have diverticulitis. I have tried to adapt my diet to compensate for that problem and regulated my probiotics, but it seemed like if I get too much tomato products in my system it caused me problems. I am grateful the pain has diminished significantly over the last four weeks and I am optimistic this will continue if I try my best to stay on a decent diet. Quadius On 12/7/07, RONALD L PRACHT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well.. I do my bowell routine every other morning. I use majic bullets , sometimes 2 if its goin slow. The night b4 a routine I start by taking a lil bisacodyl pill, a couple majic cleanse capsules. Then I try to drink a beer, eat a yougurt and eat a small bowell of raisan bran sometimes with prunes. I drink alot of water and fluids during the day and eat plain cherios most mornings. I do a couple hours of excercise at least 3 times a week maybe more if weather allows. I think many folks have trouble because they dont do enough digital stimulationif your not going in 20 mins you may need stimulation to break it loose. Also sit on the bowell chair long enough. Another thing you have to consider is you dont want your stool to loose..or too hard. Thats a struggle every quad goes through. I always thought that with all the smart people out there we could come up with a better method of evacuating bowells for paralyzed individuals. I thought one time hell it would be nice to have some kind of a valve or sureproof way to avoid accidents. Maybe an electronic implant to at least tell you how full you are or even better some sort of stimulation electrodes to get things going. Ive heard of some sort of flushing system you can do.I think Dave does something like that. Too me Im tired of hearing about b.s. about stem cell and all that..I want to hear about better methods to live with the injury. Every person in a chair needs to get out intheir city or town and become seen. This will force society to see us as real people with lives. In turn more cures, drugs and methods will happen. ron c7
Re: [QUAD-L] Mattress
i have been a quad for a mere 16 years and i have a cal king size motionless water bed. basically its a regular box spring with a foam bucket that holds 9 individual tubes of water covered with a foam cap. i have only had 1 small pressure soar from my cushion wearing out. i have always enjoyed the fact my bedroom doesn't look clinical with something like a hospital bed. i also like having a 2 person bed for the times in life Ive had a girlfriend and the rest of the time my dog uses the other side. the foam cap on my bed is wearing out a bit and I'm thinking about my next bed. i still want a king size but not sure what type. memory foam, posturepedic, or maybe air. I'm curious do most of you use a medical type bed or a regular bed and which types or brands of both kinds? thanks, donald Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had the same mattress on my hospital bed for 30 years or more so it's pretty much worn out. I called my medical supplier to order a new one - we'll see! Dan - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Re: [QUAD-L] Mattress
Medical. My bedroom looks like a medical nightmare. I wish I could go to a normal bed, but it would be too hard on my PCA's. Not to mention that I love the freedom to be able to move my head up and down with the use of my ECU. I have come up with a way to take my medication in the morning by raising my head up and pulling down a film container which has my medication in it. I just don't want to lose my independence. I definitely would like to have a bed someone could lay on with me. Quadius On 12/7/07, donald scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have been a quad for a mere 16 years and i have a cal king size motionless water bed. basically its a regular box spring with a foam bucket that holds 9 individual tubes of water covered with a foam cap. i have only had 1 small pressure soar from my cushion wearing out. i have always enjoyed the fact my bedroom doesn't look clinical with something like a hospital bed. i also like having a 2 person bed for the times in life Ive had a girlfriend and the rest of the time my dog uses the other side. the foam cap on my bed is wearing out a bit and I'm thinking about my next bed. i still want a king size but not sure what type. memory foam, posturepedic, or maybe air. I'm curious do most of you use a medical type bed or a regular bed and which types or brands of both kinds? thanks, donald *Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: I have had the same mattress on my hospital bed for 30 years or more so it's pretty much worn out. I called my medical supplier to order a new one - we'll see! Dan -- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [QUAD-L] Is anyone posting on the quadlist anymore?
Hi Glenn, Guess everyone is Christmas shopping. Lindaf
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