Re: FW: [QUAD-L] PAIN

[DAANOO]

So sorry Todd and Diana for your pain.
I know I have had sharp pains  somewhere in my back and stomach before.
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Re: [QUAD-L] Another Ladies only question ! (Menopause and S.C.I.)

[DAANOO]

Shelley,
I started having strange symptoms, spotting, much less quantity  , crying 
during menopause, but not until 45 and I was injured at 20.  I  also had 
strange 
sweating, just sweating on one side profusely, it was really  horrible.  The 
rehab doctor prescribed Estroven, which is over-the-counter  and propoxyphene 
(I will have to look up the milligrams on the bottle) for  sweating.  The 
propoxyphene does help was sweating and it is often used for  spinal cord 
injuries, 
my rehab doctor said. When I was in my 30s when my periods  were extremely 
long and I had to have two DNC's to stop this as medication did  not work. I 
also did not have a period of time after my injury, but I can't  remember 
exactly 
how long.  You seem kind of young to start menopause but  you can have 
pre-menopause I was told by a gynecologist.  I remember that  Craig being told 
that 
the sweating can also be a sign to get checked for  syringmyelia. I was at 
Craig Hospital and 88 and tested for several years  after that in Kansas City.  
I 
was tested at least four or five times and  finally a neurologist decided 
that it was scar tissue, I was relieved.  


Dana
 
  
Ladies, 
I am new at this, it has only been 1 yr. 8 mo. since my  accident.  And I 
can't seem to get a straight answer to my  question.

I am 40 and right after my accident my period stopped for a  couple of 
months.  Then I would have it 2 or 3 days then go 2 weeks then  get it again. I 
just 
never know when it is going to come.

My  question is this: I am experiencing sweating on the right side of my 
head.   Especially above my ear to my neck.  The sweat just runs down my  face. 
 
My scalp has been soaked most of the day.  Also my right cheek  is flushed.  

It comes and goes, right now I am in the drying out  stage.  Going to bed 
shortly and always wake up sweated (only on the one  side) sometime during the 
night..  

I have adjusted with  my disability and have been at peace with it.  My life 
has changed in so  many ways, More for the good than the bad.  

My point is:I have  not been depressed but lately my moods have been wacky 
and I cry over stuff that  I normally would not.  

If you have any advice I would love to  hear from you. 

Thanks Ladies!
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[QUAD-L] My Alma Mater KU wins the Final Four

[DAANOO]

My Alma Mater KU wins the Final Four!
 
Cheering in Prairie Village.
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[QUAD-L] Another Ladies only question ! (Menopause and S.C.I.)

[shellbell5705]

Ladies, 
I am new at this, it has only been 1 yr. 8 mo. since my accident.? And I can't 
seem to get a straight answer to my question.

I am 40 and right after my accident my period stopped for a couple of months.? 
Then I would have it 2 or 3 days then go 2 weeks then get it again.?I just 
never know when it is going to come.

My question is this: I am experiencing sweating on the right side of my head.? 
Especially above my ear to my neck.? The sweat just runs down my face.? My 
scalp has been soaked most of the day.? Also my right cheek is flushed.? 

It comes and goes, right now I am in the drying out stage.? Going to bed 
shortly and always wake up sweated (only on the one side)?sometime during the 
night..??

I have adjusted with my disability and have been at peace with it.? My life has 
changed in so many ways, More for the good than the bad.??

My point is:I have not been depressed but lately my moods have been wacky and I 
cry over stuff that I normally would not.??

If you have any advice I would love to hear from you.?

Thanks Ladies!
Shelly 

Re: FW: [QUAD-L] PAIN

[DiannaL767]

In a message dated 4/7/2008 9:26:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> i  started having spasms in right side sat night. each time i tried to take 
a  breath in i spasmed which caused a horrible sharp pain under right 
shoulder  blade. the pain became continuous and literally took my breath  away.
i get those in my mid to right belly. they do hurt and take your breath  
away. i've been checked for stones and i've been having them for about 5 yrs so 
 i 
chalk it up to spasms. it happens most when i'm transferred from chair to  
chair.
dianna


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[QUAD-L] loud noises, vibrations and pain

[RONALD L PRACHT]

Hey,
  If you have a spinal syrinx loud noises, vibrations, and other things can 
cause more pain. Not much you can do about it. Becomes the new norm I guess. 
   
  ron c7 

Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve sensitive to noises?

[Paul Jacobson]

All loud and sudden  noises sets me back 10 minutes at
least.

Paul
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  - Original Message - 
  From: Stacy Harim 
  To: Merrill Burghardt ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 6:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve sensitive to noises?


  I can feel it in my legs of all places and it hurts.  I sometimes have 
sensation which is weird but so is the reason why I am paralyzed.  

  Stacy


  - Original Message 
  From: Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com
  Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008 7:55:46 PM
  Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve sensitive to noises?


  So many times there would be a sudden sound which hardly anyone would notice, 
but I JUMP inside as if to blast out of my skin.  Even if I am prepared for a 
sound, my startle reflex is so strong but of course I’m C/5 and do not move.



  Merrill




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  From: Danny Hearn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:20 PM
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve senitive to noises?



  Sudden loud noises like that seem to go directly into my bladder area in my 
lower abdomen, it hurts== I guess it has to do with our  nervous system.


 Dan H.

  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi All,

  Dose it bother anybody else when someone else drops like sissor's on 
a tile floor? It goes right down my spine. Even someone crumpling up a piece of 
paper.

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Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve sensitive to noises?

[Stacy Harim]

I can feel it in my legs of all places and it hurts.  I sometimes have 
sensation which is weird but so is the reason why I am paralyzed.  

Stacy


- Original Message 
From: Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008 7:55:46 PM
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve sensitive to noises?


So many times there would be a sudden sound which hardly anyone would notice, 
but I JUMP inside as if to blast out of my skin.  Even if I am prepared for a 
sound, my startle reflex is so strong but of course I’m C/5 and do not move.
 
Merrill
 



From: Danny Hearn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:20 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve senitive to noises?
 
Sudden loud noises like that seem to go directly into my bladder area in my 
lower abdomen, it hurts== I guess it has to do with our  nervous system.

   Dan H.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All,
  Dose it bother anybody else when someone else drops like sissor's on a 
tile floor? It goes right down my spine. Even someone crumpling up a piece of 
paper.
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Re: FW: [QUAD-L] PAIN

[Tod E. Santee]

Hi Nicole, "Mr. Willis" (I forget how you sign)

Have either of you been chcked fo gallstones lately?  Nicki's description 
sounds just like mine when 2 stones were found... both ~3/4" diameter.  Too big 
to "crush" an remove them so I had laproscopic surgery to remove gallbladder 
(1997-ish, I believe).

Just a thought.  They used ultrasound to check kidneys and gallbladder.  That's 
hopw they found 'em.

Best!
--Tod

 William Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> 
> That sounds like what I'm having only mine is across my abdomen. It keeps me 
> awake and eventually triggers AD. Can't find the cause and it is wearing me 
> down. It's not a uti.
> 
> 
> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:33:38 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL 
> PROTECTED]: [QUAD-L] PAIN
> hey gang
>  
> i started having spasms in right side sat night. each time i tried to take a 
> breath in i spasmed which caused a horrible sharp pain under right shoulder 
> blade. the pain became continuous and literally took my breath away.
>  
> i went to er yesterday am and they did nothing. imagine that! no lift, 
> couldn't or wouldn't transfer me - bunch of crap. sent me home w/ lortab and 
> flexeril. i have appt w/ dr tomorrow.
>  
> i wasn't dysreflexic so i'm really thrown off because i know something is 
> wrong. i'm asking for a head to toe check.
>  
> any ideas?
>  
> nicki 

FW: [QUAD-L] PAIN

[William Willis]

That sounds like what I'm having only mine is across my abdomen. It keeps me 
awake and eventually triggers AD. Can't find the cause and it is wearing me 
down. It's not a uti.


Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:33:38 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 
[QUAD-L] PAIN
hey gang
 
i started having spasms in right side sat night. each time i tried to take a 
breath in i spasmed which caused a horrible sharp pain under right shoulder 
blade. the pain became continuous and literally took my breath away.
 
i went to er yesterday am and they did nothing. imagine that! no lift, couldn't 
or wouldn't transfer me - bunch of crap. sent me home w/ lortab and flexeril. i 
have appt w/ dr tomorrow.
 
i wasn't dysreflexic so i'm really thrown off because i know something is 
wrong. i'm asking for a head to toe check.
 
any ideas?
 
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FW: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve sensitive to noises?

[Merrill Burghardt]

So many times there would be a sudden sound which hardly anyone would
notice, but I JUMP inside as if to blast out of my skin.  Even if I am
prepared for a sound, my startle reflex is so strong but of course I'm C/5
and do not move.

 

Merrill

 

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From: Danny Hearn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:20 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve senitive to noises?

 

Sudden loud noises like that seem to go directly into my bladder area in my
lower abdomen, it hurts== I guess it has to do with our  nervous system.

 
Dan H.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi All,

  Dose it bother anybody else when someone else drops like sissor's on a
tile floor? It goes right down my spine. Even someone crumpling up a piece
of paper.

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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Danny Hearn]

John, STAPH  has been around  for ages but MRSA is a newer more resistant 
strain, --bacteria's and diseases are mutating into new more drug resistant 
strains just like the AIDS virus does.   
  Dan H.

"John S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  It took a lawyer and a Doctor to come up with the term we know as 
MRSA. When it was first discovered you know there was a doctor at the table 
saying, "Lets call it Hospital Staph!". The fact is, this superbug has never 
hurt a perfectly healthy person! 
We do have a special interest in it because so many of us are dependent on the 
doctors and nurses that do so much to spread it. I do believe the insurance 
companies that have done so much to reduce the quality of care in order to 
increase profits should be held responsible. They are a direct source behind 
forcing the best doctors and nurses from the hospitals. In many cities across 
America corporations have been caught working with insurance companies to fix 
prices in local areas. This has driven the best doctors and nurses away from 
these markets. In Cincy they busted GE and P&G along with Ford and Anthem and 
Humana. After this grand conspiracy was exposed the whistle blower was fired 
and each of the corporations received a sharp tongue lashing from a federal 
judge that couldn't think of anyway to punish such an act fairly...the end. 
Once again proving that we need to nationalize health care if only to stop 
corporations from destroying our medical system for the profits.
See! You all knew it was political. 

john
  - Original Message 
From: Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008 2:26:06 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

  Using your answer/logic ... then all folks who've had it and died rather 
quickly (not to mention the thousands of cases we DON'T hear about) could have 
been easily and quickly put on a common antibiotic (vancomycin) and possibly a 
couple of others and no big deal.  They should not have had to be quarantined 
like they had leprosy or something and then just treated like many of the other 
superbugs out there (Proteus & Psedemonas for 2 examples).
   
  So then why the big SCARE and AWARENESS of people dying or being quarantined 
(with an MRSA infection) when they could just be responsive to vancomycin and 
one other new antibiotics you mention?
  
We surely do not have to get into an argument about it ESPECIALLY because more 
of us can be at risk.  :-)
   
  Lori Michaelson
  Age - 43
  C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
  Tucson, AZ
  
 
  On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 3:41 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  WRONG!  MRSA means it is RESISTANT to all cillin-like antibiotics.  MRSA 
usually responds to Vancomycin and a couple of other new antibiotics.
   
  Methicillin definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical 
ter 




   
In a message dated 4/5/2008 5:51:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:
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antibiotics.  









  
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Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve senitive to noises?

[Danny Hearn]

Sudden loud noises like that seem to go directly into my bladder area in my 
lower abdomen, it hurts== I guess it has to do with our  nervous system.

 Dan H.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Hi All,
Dose it bother anybody else when someone else drops like sissor's on a 
tile floor? It goes right down my spine. Even someone crumpling up a piece of 
paper.
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Re: [QUAD-L] Anybody nerve senitive to noises?

[LTeasley]

OMG YES. I jump out of my skin at the slightest noise.  



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July 31, '05
  Mpls., MN
   

   
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[QUAD-L] Anybody nerve senitive to noises?

[Bobbie299]

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RE: [QUAD-L] Enemeez again

[Merrill Burghardt]

The program is every other day in bed on my side.  I am a C/5 requiring
help.  The thing I noticed about ennemeez is that it acts quick and looses
effectiveness quick also.  So if after inserting, give it 10 minutes to work
then stimulate for 30 seconds to 1 minute.  If a nurse inserts it and
returns in half an hour or more effectiveness seems to diminish with time,
then the program will last longer.  Emptying the vault before inserting
helps but does not always matter.  If you do not clear the first chamber
before inserting, be cretin that insertion is not into stool.

 

My care can be finished in 3o minutes or over an hour depending how
determined and quick you stimulate.  I tell nursing that this can be over in
half an hour or two hours if she is committed to return in ten minutes after
inserting

 

Merrill

 

I now use two after using it for 15 years.  My program can be finished in 20
minutes if I continue stimulating until finished.  When I believe it is
complete, the brown mucus is followed by clear mucus.  When the sphincter
tightens, BC will be thorough.  No accidents in over ten years.  

 

Good luck.

 

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From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 4:04 PM
To: Merrill Burghardt
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Enemeez again

 

I forgot to ask, how often do you do your bowel procedure with this product?
When I use the magic bullet I do the procedure every other day.  Last night
was my first successful attempt using these little mini enemas.  It was done
in 40 minutes, but now I feel like I need to do the procedure again tonight.

Thanks again for all of your feedback.
Quadius

 

On 4/2/08, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

These have improved my program.  A c/5 doing in bed is easier but it can be
fast like 10 minutes.  Sure beats the sweats and diging marathons.  I will
stem after it moves on its own or if not moving.  After using it for 13
years I now use two.  When inserting be sure not to inject into stool.

 

Merrill

 

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From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:17 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: [QUAD-L] Enemeez again

 

I know we've done some rather exhaustive comments on this in the past, but I
just received my trial samples (10 of them) from the company.  I guess I
missed the boat on the 30, but I'm willing to try.

About three or four years ago I think I tried this product, but after
hearing about the success rate from several other people here, I decided to
give it another try.

My question is for those of you who use Enemeez.  Do you do your bowel
regimen in bed or in a shower chair?  How long does your procedure usually
last?  Do you use digital stimulation still?  What level are you?

I am a C2-3, but functional as a C4.  I can use a shower chair, but it is
definitely not comfortable and not conducive to be doing bowel care with the
magic bullet.  If this procedure doesn't take as long with Enemeez I am more
than willing to use my shower chair, but I don't want to sit in the chair
for two hours.
Thanks everyone,
Quadius

 

[QUAD-L] PAIN

[NICHOLE ROHLING]

hey gang
   
  i started having spasms in right side sat night. each time i tried to take a 
breath in i spasmed which caused a horrible sharp pain under right shoulder 
blade. the pain became continuous and literally took my breath away.
   
  i went to er yesterday am and they did nothing. imagine that! no lift, 
couldn't or wouldn't transfer me - bunch of crap. sent me home w/ lortab and 
flexeril. i have appt w/ dr tomorrow.
   
  i wasn't dysreflexic so i'm really thrown off because i know something is 
wrong. i'm asking for a head to toe check.
   
  any ideas?
   
  nicki 
   
   

   
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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[John S.]

It took a lawyer and a Doctor to come up with the term we know as MRSA. When it 
was first discovered you know there was a doctor at the table saying, "Lets 
call it Hospital Staph!". The fact is, this superbug has never hurt a perfectly 
healthy person! 
We do have a special interest in it because so many of us are dependent on the 
doctors and nurses that do so much to spread it. I do believe the insurance 
companies that have done so much to reduce the quality of care in order to 
increase profits should be held responsible. They are a direct source behind 
forcing the best doctors and nurses from the hospitals. In many cities across 
America corporations have been caught working with insurance companies to fix 
prices in local areas. This has driven the best doctors and nurses away from 
these markets. In Cincy they busted GE and P&G along with Ford and Anthem and 
Humana. After this grand conspiracy was exposed the whistle blower was fired 
and each of the corporations received a sharp tongue lashing from a federal 
judge that couldn't think of anyway to punish such an act fairly...the end. 
Once again proving that we need to nationalize health care if only to stop 
corporations from destroying our medical system for the profits.
See! You all knew it was political. 

john
- Original Message 
From: Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008 2:26:06 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

Using your answer/logic ... then all folks who've had it and died rather 
quickly (not to mention the thousands of cases we DON'T hear about) could have 
been easily and quickly put on a common antibiotic (vancomycin) and possibly a 
couple of others and no big deal.  They should not have had to be quarantined 
like they had leprosy or something and then just treated like many of the other 
superbugs out there (Proteus & Psedemonas for 2 examples).
 
So then why the big SCARE and AWARENESS of people dying or being quarantined 
(with an MRSA infection) when they could just be responsive to vancomycin and 
one other new antibiotics you mention?

We surely do not have to get into an argument about it ESPECIALLY because more 
of us can be at risk.  :-)
 
Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
Tucson, AZ

 
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 3:41 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
WRONG!  MRSA means it is RESISTANT to all cillin-like antibiotics.  MRSA 
usually responds to Vancomycin and a couple of other new antibiotics.
 
Methicillin definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical ter 




 
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FW: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

[William Willis]

Anybody read the comic strip Rex Morgan MD? MRSA has been the topic of choice 
the last couple of weeks.


Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:03:01 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare
Ya...that about sums it up for what is known now.  It's the numerous strains, 
bodily immune systems, etc that is worrisome.  
 
The media love to have "The sy is falling" topics.  MRSA has been in and out of 
the media.
 
Lori
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Corie Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


The 19-year-old girl on the Dr. Phil show had the community based MRSA the same 
as I had and I was not "terribly, terribly sick" either.  I could have 
potentially got that way just as Dr. Phil was worried about this girl and being 
treated sooner than she was being treated.  My aunt (who I believe gave me the 
community-based MRSA had the same big swelling bumps under her armpits and then 
later on her stomach and was never very sick or close to death either.  It CAN 
be treated and is curable.  I think it depends on how you contracted it, how 
well your immune system is, and how long you let it go without being treated 
that depends on how you respond to the antibiotics they are giving people for 
this superbug.
Corie




- Original Message - 
From: Lori Michaelson 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

We do not watch Dr. Phil anymore.  Haven't for two years.  Prior to that he had 
a great show going on but then he turned sensationalistic.  And there are 
commercials every six minutes.
 
BUT I remembered getting a notice from his website and that THAT topic (MRSA) 
would be covered with individuals with first-hand experience.  Dr. Phil said 
that he did not want to sensationalize it but he did not want to trivialize it 
either.  In our opinion... he did sensationalize it.  
 
But, besides that and for those who did not watch it ... MRSA is 85% of 
hospital acquired (I added the 5%) and 15% community acquired.  Which is 
exactly why I stay out of hospitals!
Further, we really don't think the blonde girl was diagnosed correctly.  MRSA 
makes you terribly, terribly sick or kills you with any few days.  She probably 
DOES have some sort of infection going but we highly doubt that it is MRSA.  
She certainly would not be looking that well or going for so long without being 
horribly sick.
Just our humble opinion.  But acquiring methicillin-resistant staph aureus is 
pretty much a death sentence.  But we and/or the doctors have done that to 
ourselves over the last xx number of years.
 
Keeping everything as clean as possible?  Bleach will kill just about anything 
and that is why I have turned to using that for the last 20 years or so.  There 
is not a product out there that will kill like bleach does.  Companies like to 
(LOVE TO) advertise that their product is a super safeguard but, hey, it makes 
them a buck.
 
Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
Tucson, AZ
 
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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Mold and Dust Mites on household surfaces, bedding 
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stock that will be available in four to six weeks.
 
http://www.cleanselight.com/
 
The doctors also said that the germicide gel is also good, although does not 
get rid of dirt and using Lysol to spray everything down.  A light seems like a 
good idea, if you have someone that we use.It seems especially good for use 
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Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

[John S.]

No, he doesn't control what he says. He lost his mind when his began falling 
out.

john

- Original Message 
From: Eric W Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008 4:06:38 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

  all media starts good, but r u saying he doesn't 
control what he says?

Eric W Rudd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

  - Original Message - 
  From:   Lori 
  Michaelson 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 2:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on   Dr. Phil about superbug scare
  

  Dr. Phil STARTED OUT good his first 3 or 3 1/2 
  yrs.






  

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[QUAD-L] Vitamin D

[Veranda Escobar]

Happy Monday,
   
  Ok everyone you'll know I've been dealing with all kinds of stuff. I got my 
results and they said my vitamin D level is very low. Has anyone had this 
happen before? What did you do?



   
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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[MikeyBird3]

I think the news reports are making more people aware of how easily  they can 
help prevent MRSA infections by frequent hand washes and using gloves  and 
masks when changing caths, dressing wounds, etc.  However, some news  reports 
have sensationalized it to the point that it's beyond being  rational.
 
 
In a message dated 4/7/2008 2:26:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

So then why the big SCARE and AWARENESS of people dying or  being quarantined 
(with an MRSA infection) when they could just be  responsive to vancomycin 
and one other new antibiotics you mention?  

Bill
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Age 57
Leesburg,  FL
Very funny, Scotty. Now beam up my  clothes.





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Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

[Eric W Rudd]

all media starts good, but r u saying he doesn't control what he says?

Eric W Rudd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

  - Original Message - 
  From: Lori Michaelson 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 2:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare


  Dr. Phil STARTED OUT good his first 3 or 3 1/2 yrs.

Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

[Eric W Rudd]

ok

Eric W Rudd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

  - Original Message - 
  From: Lori Michaelson 
  To: Corie Jones ; quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 2:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare


  Ya...that about sums it up for what is known now.

[QUAD-L] Book & Movies that are very real

[Lori Michaelson]

Hey William,

MRSA IS a death sentence for some. And it is not something to take lightly
whatsoever. But like I responded to Corie (and therefore you) it is the many
strains and strength that will knock someone out in three days.

*The Hot Zone* was a great book. Right here on our bookshelf.  Ironically,
shortly after reading it in around 1993, I saw an hour documentary on
TV with the exact people (scientists) mentioned in the book.  A TRUE BOOK
that describes how close we came to annihilating ourselves with scientists
bringing monkeys into the United States with the Ebola virus and how close
they came to getting out of hand.  And poofing us ALL out of existence.

This same author (Richard Preston) wrote a more recent book called *The
Demon in the Freezer* and what is described in that book COULD HAPPEN
ANYTIME. At the current time (well, actually for many many years) IT is the
one thing that can go around the world very quickly and kill every one of
us. In just weeks.  Of course the government and the scientists are keeping
it a cover-up with lies but that is nothing new.

About two months ago I read the book* I Am Legend* and it was very good. We
have the movie but I have not seen it yet.  Hubby really liked it.

Some folks do not want to know these things so they just bury their heads in
the sand and hope for the best.  Perhaps they are the smartest!  I mean ...
the g'mint has control (so they think) of what experiments are allowed so
our hands ARE really tied.  Sad ... very sad.

Lori
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:14 PM, William Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> MRSA is by no means a death sentence. As I said, it has many strands that
> vary in resistance and virulance. The one SUPER BUG that defies everything
> hasn't come along yet (If it has, it is very rare). Scientists tremble to
> think of that possibility. It could resemble the 1918 flu epidemic or the
> plague of the middle ages. Check out the book Hot Zone or the movie I Am
> Legend. The movie is about a cancer cure that mutated and wiped out
> everybody. Pretty scary stuff.
> Well, 'nuff said on that topic.
>
> BTW, Kansas or Memphis?
>

Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

[Lori Michaelson]

Dr. Phil STARTED OUT good his first 3 or 3 1/2 yrs.  Common sense with
textbook offerings with good stories & scenarios.  He turned sensatonalistic
pop-pychologist with kleptomaniac biker moms and their drugged out, flipped
out daughters (exaggeration but not by much).

He allowed his producers to start running the show and it all went hell.
BUT ... what can I say -- it's a media source.

Lori

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 9:49 AM, John S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Let's face it, Doctor Phil is probably more dangerous than MRSA. His
> consistent misinformation and high flung promotion of the beauty of
> stupidity always has made me wonder if he paid the full $12.95 for his
> doctorate.
>
> john
>
>  - Original Message 
> From: Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
>  Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2008 5:38:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare
>
> We do not watch Dr. Phil anymore.  Haven't for two years.  Prior to that
> he had a great show going on but then he turned sensationalistic.  And there
> are commercials every six minutes.
>
> BUT I remembered getting a notice from his website and that THAT topic
> (MRSA) would be covered with individuals with first-hand experience.  Dr.
> Phil said that he did not want to sensationalize it but he did not want to
> trivialize it either.  In our opinion... he did sensationalize it.
>
> But, besides that and for those who did not watch it ... MRSA is 85% of
> hospital acquired (I added the 5%) and 15% community acquired.  Which is
> exactly why I stay out of hospitals!
>
> Further, we really don't think the blonde girl was diagnosed correctly.
> MRSA makes you terribly, terribly sick or kills you with any few days.  She
> probably DOES have some sort of infection going but we highly doubt that it
> is MRSA.  She certainly would not be looking that well or going for so long
> without being horribly sick.
>
> Just our humble opinion.  But acquiring methicillin-resistant staph aureus
> is pretty much a death sentence.  But we and/or the doctors have done that
> to ourselves over the last xx number of years.
>
> Keeping everything as clean as possible?  Bleach will kill just about
> anything and that is why I have turned to using that for the last 20
> years or so.  There is not a product out there that will kill like bleach
> does.  Companies like to (LOVE TO) advertise that their product is a super
> safeguard but, hey, it makes them a buck.
>
> Lori Michaelson
> Age - 43
> C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
> Tucson, AZ
>

Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare

[Lori Michaelson]

Ya...that about sums it up for what is known now.  It's the numerous
strains, bodily immune systems, etc that is worrisome.

The media love to have "The sy is falling" topics.  MRSA has been in and out
of the media.

Lori
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Corie Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  The 19-year-old girl on the Dr. Phil show had the community based MRSA
> the same as I had and I was not "terribly, terribly sick" either.  I could
> have potentially got that way just as Dr. Phil was worried about this girl
> and being treated sooner than she was being treated.  My aunt (who I believe
> gave me the community-based MRSA had the same big swelling bumps under her
> armpits and then later on her stomach and was never very sick or close to
> death either.  It CAN be treated and is curable.  I think it depends on how
> you contracted it, how well your immune system is, and how long you let it
> go without being treated that depends on how you respond to the antibiotics
> they are giving people for this superbug.
>
> Corie
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:38 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] the show today on Dr. Phil about superbug scare
>
> We do not watch Dr. Phil anymore.  Haven't for two years.  Prior to that
> he had a great show going on but then he turned sensationalistic.  And there
> are commercials every six minutes.
>
> BUT I remembered getting a notice from his website and that THAT topic
> (MRSA) would be covered with individuals with first-hand experience.  Dr.
> Phil said that he did not want to sensationalize it but he did not want to
> trivialize it either.  In our opinion... he did sensationalize it.
>
> But, besides that and for those who did not watch it ... MRSA is 85% of
> hospital acquired (I added the 5%) and 15% community acquired.  Which is
> exactly why I stay out of hospitals!
>
> Further, we really don't think the blonde girl was diagnosed correctly.
> MRSA makes you terribly, terribly sick or kills you with any few days.  She
> probably DOES have some sort of infection going but we highly doubt that it
> is MRSA.  She certainly would not be looking that well or going for so long
> without being horribly sick.
>
> Just our humble opinion.  But acquiring methicillin-resistant staph aureus
> is pretty much a death sentence.  But we and/or the doctors have done that
> to ourselves over the last xx number of years.
>
> Keeping everything as clean as possible?  Bleach will kill just about
> anything and that is why I have turned to using that for the last 20
> years or so.  There is not a product out there that will kill like bleach
> does.  Companies like to (LOVE TO) advertise that their product is a super
> safeguard but, hey, it makes them a buck.
>
> Lori Michaelson
> Age - 43
> C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
> Tucson, AZ
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:14 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >  http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/1048
> >
> > The *Cleanse Light™ *Portable Ultraviolet Sanitizer kills up to 99.99%
> > of Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Mold and Dust Mites on household surfaces,
> > bedding and clothing is perfect for Home, Business & Travel usage.  59.95 is
> > out of stock that will be available in four to six weeks.
> >
> > http://www.cleanselight.com/
> >
> > The doctors also said that the germicide gel is also good, although does
> > not get rid of dirt and using Lysol to spray everything down.  A light seems
> > like a good idea, if you have someone that we use.
> > It seems especially good for use during this cold and flu season.
> >
> >
> >
> >  --
> > Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL 
> > Home
> > .
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Lori
> C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post
> Tucson, AZ
>
>


-- 
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Tucson, AZ

Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Tod E. Santee]

Nope... those who died either waited to be treated thinking it's nothing but 
then went septic, or were improperly diagnosed (b/c many look like spider bites 
or rashes), or the bug was later found in bone too deep to be effectively 
treated with antibiotics.

Luckily, my bone-involved MRSA was found before it got beyond the reach of IVs 
(we hope).

Best,
Tod

 Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> Using your answer/logic ... then all folks who've had it and died rather
> quickly (not to mention the thousands of cases we DON'T hear about) could
> have been easily and quickly put on a common antibiotic (vancomycin) and
> possibly a couple of others and no big deal.  They should not have had to be
> quarantined like they had leprosy or something and then just treated like
> many of the other superbugs out there (Proteus & Psedemonas for 2 examples).
> 
> *So then why the big SCARE and AWARENESS of people dying or being
> quarantined (with an MRSA infection) when they could just be responsive to
> vancomycin and one other new antibiotics you mention?*
> 
> We surely do not have to get into an argument about it ESPECIALLY because
> more of us can be at risk.  :-)
> 
> Lori Michaelson
> Age - 43
> C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
> Tucson, AZ
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 3:41 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >  *WRONG!  MRSA means it is RESISTANT to all cillin-like antibiotics.  MRSA
> > usually responds to Vancomycin and a couple of other new antibiotics.*
> >
> > Methicillin definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical
> > ter 
> >
> 
> 
> >  In a message dated 4/5/2008 5:51:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > The reason it is called methiline-resistant is because it is resistant to
> > ALL antibiotics.

RE: [QUAD-L] Test

[RollinOn]

This is the 3rd time in a few days, I don't know what's going on.
 

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It happens to me a couple times a year.  But its better than being Tazed.
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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Lori Michaelson]

Using your answer/logic ... then all folks who've had it and died rather
quickly (not to mention the thousands of cases we DON'T hear about) could
have been easily and quickly put on a common antibiotic (vancomycin) and
possibly a couple of others and no big deal.  They should not have had to be
quarantined like they had leprosy or something and then just treated like
many of the other superbugs out there (Proteus & Psedemonas for 2 examples).

*So then why the big SCARE and AWARENESS of people dying or being
quarantined (with an MRSA infection) when they could just be responsive to
vancomycin and one other new antibiotics you mention?*

We surely do not have to get into an argument about it ESPECIALLY because
more of us can be at risk.  :-)

Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
Tucson, AZ


On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 3:41 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  *WRONG!  MRSA means it is RESISTANT to all cillin-like antibiotics.  MRSA
> usually responds to Vancomycin and a couple of other new antibiotics.*
>
> Methicillin definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical
> ter 
>


>  In a message dated 4/5/2008 5:51:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> The reason it is called methiline-resistant is because it is resistant to
> ALL antibiotics.
>
>

Re: [QUAD-L] Test

[wheelchair]

It happens to me a couple times a year.  But its better than being  Tazed.
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Re: [QUAD-L] Test

[Ms Linda Ferrell]

Testno mark everything good on my end.
lindaf

[QUAD-L] Test

[RollinOn]

I keep getting booted from the list is anyone else having this happen?




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