[QUAD-L] Pressure sore
Hi Gang, Well I'm sure everyone has spoke on this topic before,but I forgot. lol Anywho my question is what have people used that has been the quickest way to make a pressure point heal? I know being off it helps. Buttt I work a 40 hour work week so staying off my butt is to hard. I don't know how I got it because I'm always on the go. I think it was the fact I was in hospital three days I had to bug nurses to just come turn me. I also have a pressure point on my lower left heel of foot. I haven't had any pressure point in years. So does anyone know which dressing for pressure points are better. Should I go see a doc? Sorry if I sound so naive to situation, but I really don't get these. Thanks, Veranda
Re: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore
Hi Veranda, I use a product called duoderm and also am up in my chair 12+ hrs a day. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Veranda Escobar vaescob...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Gang, Well I'm sure everyone has spoke on this topic before,but I forgot. lol Anywho my question is what have people used that has been the quickest way to make a pressure point heal? I know being off it helps. Buttt I work a 40 hour work week so staying off my butt is to hard. I don't know how I got it because I'm always on the go. I think it was the fact I was in hospital three days I had to bug nurses to just come turn me. I also have a pressure point on my lower left heel of foot. I haven't had any pressure point in years. So does anyone know which dressing for pressure points are better. Should I go see a doc? Sorry if I sound so naive to situation, but I really don't get these. Thanks, Veranda
RE: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore
go to a wound doctor or take a picture and send it to the nurse at www.sciwire.com _ From: Veranda Escobar [mailto:vaescob...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:38 AM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore Hi Gang, Well I'm sure everyone has spoke on this topic before,but I forgot. lol Anywho my question is what have people used that has been the quickest way to make a pressure point heal? I know being off it helps. Buttt I work a 40 hour work week so staying off my butt is to hard. I don't know how I got it because I'm always on the go. I think it was the fact I was in hospital three days I had to bug nurses to just come turn me. I also have a pressure point on my lower left heel of foot. I haven't had any pressure point in years. So does anyone know which dressing for pressure points are better. Should I go see a doc? Sorry if I sound so naive to situation, but I really don't get these. Thanks, Veranda
RE: LORI Michaelson...Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia
Hey Girls! I just had to chime in because you two sound like carbon copies of meright down to the hot water. I'm 44yrs old have been a C 5-6 quad for 29 years. It's kinda nice to know I'm somewhat normal! :-) Julie _ From: Lori Taylor [mailto:llt1...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 12:42 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com; Lori Michaelson Subject: LORI Michaelson...Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia Hey Lori, Yes, I'm new on this site! Looks like we have a lot more in common than just our names... I'm a 30 year post injury 46 year old. My injury level is C3-4/5-6, though. I wanted to add one thing that works for me covers v2 discussions on here right now. Not only do I drink hot water during the winter, at night, I drink about a quart of chamomille tea for several reasons. 1.) It continues to keep me warm; 2.) It . I've really been thinking about starting a 'support group' in a local rehab here in Arlington, Tx. So, I did a 'search on SCI support groups that's how I found this site!! Whoever founded this site... CUDOS TO YOU! This has given me lots of ideas on how to facilitate a group. --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Lori Michaelson lorilivin...@gmail.com wrote: From: Lori Michaelson lorilivin...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia To: llt1...@sbcglobal.net, quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 6:58 PM Wow Lori! You chose to do exactly what I did starting in the 1980s when I lived in New York state! Firstly, you must be one of the many lurkers on the list and I did not know there was another Lori (spelled the same way!). So hello Lori! Soon after I came home from the hospital I used to drink weak tea but since I felt jittery sometimes I thought it might be the tea. Therefore, because I drank it so very weak -- I thought I might just as well drink HOT WATER! Like you! Hitherto I have not seen or heard of another quadriplegic mention this. LOL. And of course I find that it helps! Because, even down here in the very hot part of the summer in Arizona or other warmer times -- if I even drink a few swallows of something very cold or iced -- it cools me down almost instantaneously. *shiver* On the positive side down here -- I am now able to have my big drink junk filled with semi-cool water that comes out of the refrigerator (purified a little with a filter) and then it pretty much stays room temperature all day long and have not needed my daytime drink of water heated in the microwave (like I used to in the Northeast) all the time. No matter what, it seems after 4 p.m. *I* start feeling cooler inside. Pretty weird. So sometimes an evening if it gets too bad I will either drink decaffeinated tea (weak) or hot cocoa to get warmed up and for a little break of drinking water all day long. But I do not drink it because I am thirsty--I drink it because I am warm and it warms me up! 99.9% of the people I know like to drink soda or something else but I never liked soda (even before my accident/injury) so I always drank water prior to my injury also. When I went to college in New York State and had to travel from building to building outdoors (sometimes quite a ways apart) in fgreezing temperatures -- I had to wear long underwear, turtlenecks, sweaters and heavy jackets/coats. Back then those LEG WARMERS with Jeans were popular so I wore those too. I have no idea now how I did that (traveled from building to building in the blustery cold) but I am here to tell about it. LOL. My ears and neck get the coldest the easiest as well too. So I wore ear muffs back then and they were fortunately popular back then as they are now I think. Nice to see another female quadriplegic on the list as we are few and far between compared to the males! Lori Michaelson Age - 44 C4/5 complete quad, 29 years post Tucson, AZ On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Lori Taylor llt1...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi Raymond, While I may not have a degree to tell me hypothermia quadriplegia go hand in hand, I do have 30 years of being a quad as my experience. And, yes, it has gotten worse over the years. My ears and neck are the areas that get coldest. Unfortunately, I can't just call it cold b/c I get down right miserable. So, I have resolved to have warmth over fashion!! I wear a turtleneck from around Sept. to around April. I wore ear muffs for years. But, I wear hooded sweatshirts most days. I have let my hair grow so it covers my ears. As we all know, we're supposed to drink lots of water, right? Well, the last thing I want in the dead of winter is a glass of water or anything else that will make me cold!! So, call me crazy, I drink HOT water. Yes, it takes some getting used to. It works, though. While preparing to go somewhere, I'll get as much hot water in me as I can. It's like warming from the inside out! Most restaurants don't mind, I'll ask for them to fill my cup (I carry a 32 oz. cup w/me at all times) w/the
Re: [QUAD-L] Hypothermia
Hello two Lori's, Add me as another female to the quad list. I don't comment much, but I am here. Naomi C-4 Quadriplegic, since July 2, 2005 Due to Transverse Myelitis **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0001)
Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed
Eric, we tried intercom system, but my husband has sleep apnea and sleeps with a C pap machine which makes it very difficult for him to hear anything. We have reverted to using the cell phone. He keeps his on vibrate, which may or may not wake him. It's a crap shoot. Naomi C-4 Quadriplegic, since July 2, 2005 Due to Transverse Myelitis **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0001)
[QUAD-L] Wheelchair arm storage pouch
Looking to store a cell phone and wallet in a small pouch.Any Ideas??? Thanks! Paul c5/6 - Original Message - From: ladyno...@aol.com To: c5sc...@gmail.com ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Waking up in bed Eric, we tried intercom system, but my husband has sleep apnea and sleeps with a C pap machine which makes it very difficult for him to hear anything. We have reverted to using the cell phone. He keeps his on vibrate, which may or may not wake him. It's a crap shoot. Naomi C-4 Quadriplegic, since July 2, 2005 Due to Transverse Myelitis -- Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less.
[QUAD-L] Re: Wheelchair arm storage pouch
depends on chair brand...there are many Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Paul Jacobson To: ladyno...@aol.com ; c5sc...@gmail.com ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: Wheelchair arm storage pouch Looking to store a cell phone and wallet in a small pouch.Any Ideas??? Thanks! Paul c5/6
Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Wheelchair arm storage pouch
its a permobil c500 - Original Message - From: Eric W Rudd To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 6:59 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Re: Wheelchair arm storage pouch depends on chair brand...there are many Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Paul Jacobson To: ladyno...@aol.com ; c5sc...@gmail.com ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: Wheelchair arm storage pouch Looking to store a cell phone and wallet in a small pouch.Any Ideas??? Thanks! Paul c5/6
Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Wheelchair arm storage pouch
try here http://www.permobil.se/USA/Products/Accessories1/C500-Corpus-/ Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Paul Jacobson To: Eric W Rudd ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Wheelchair arm storage pouch its a permobil c500 - Original Message - From: Eric W Rudd To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 6:59 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Re: Wheelchair arm storage pouch depends on chair brand...there are many Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Paul Jacobson To: ladyno...@aol.com ; c5sc...@gmail.com ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: Wheelchair arm storage pouch Looking to store a cell phone and wallet in a small pouch.Any Ideas??? Thanks! Paul c5/6
