Re: [QUAD-L] Sore on rear end.
Age, diet, smoker? and skin texture. I hope your RN is certified in wound care. I hope you continue to do well. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/17/2015 4:09:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, curlyle...@verizon.net writes: I got a sore close to my tailbone. My nurse says cover it with gauze and put silverdine on it everyday. Which i have. What do you guys do when you get them?. I use like an egg crate foam on my chair and can lift myself at times up on my elbows. Dont know why i got a breakdown. Give me some info please.
Fwd: [QUAD-L] 26 years
Wow, Jim, you are a remarkable fellow. Congrats is not strong enough word for what you have accomplished. I could not do it. I pray that you slug out another 26. I became a C2 ventilator dependent quad 26 years ago today due to transverse myelitis. Woke up with a sore shoulder, about 2 hrs later the pain got worse. I suddenly, in a matter of about 15 minutes, could not stand then stopped breathing. Next thing I remember is being the hospital unable to move or speak. Jim
Re: [QUAD-L] 26 years
Jim, and you changed the World. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/18/2015 1:19:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jlu...@eskimo.com writes: I became a C2 ventilator dependent quad 26 years ago today due to transverse myelitis. Woke up with a sore shoulder, about 2 hrs later the pain got worse. I suddenly, in a matter of about 15 minutes, could not stand then stopped breathing. Next thing I remember is being the hospital unable to move or speak. Jim
Re: [QUAD-L] Sore on rear end.
Hi David, Larry Willis’s advice is right on the money—every point should be followed. 1. Ditch the egg-crate for a high profile Roho. Make sure it's high profile. 2. Stay off your butt as much as you can. 3. Consume as much protein as you can. Very important. Consider supplements. 4. See a nutritionist, have analysis done to see if you are short on any nutrient. 5. Keep seeing wound care folks so they can monitor. Adding my two cents: When I was first injured, back in 85’, I asked for a ROHO, instead I was sent home on a memory foam cushion. Despite constant weight shifts, within 6 months I got a small pressure sore (size of a pencil eraser) on my right ischium. I spent three months staying off of it and trying to heal it on my own-- with no improvement. Then I got my doc to write a prescription for a high profile ROHO, and referral to a wound care clinic. The combination of the cushion and wound care specialist got the sore to heal within 1-month. Now, 30 years post injury, my butt is skin and bones, plus I have a pelvic obliquity (my right ischium sits 1 1/2” higher than my left)-- so bad that the left ischium gets red after sitting up in bed for a couple minutes. I protect my skin by using a ROHO Quadtro Select high profile cushion. Nightly mirror skin checks every show that the ROHO protects my skin, with no red areas. Bob V On May 18, 2015, at 5:28 AM, wheelch...@aol.com wrote: Age, diet, smoker? and skin texture. I hope your RN is certified in wound care. I hope you continue to do well. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/17/2015 4:09:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, curlyle...@verizon.net writes: I got a sore close to my tailbone. My nurse says cover it with gauze and put silverdine on it everyday. Which i have. What do you guys do when you get them?. I use like an egg crate foam on my chair and can lift myself at times up on my elbows. Dont know why i got a breakdown. Give me some info please.
Re: [QUAD-L] 26 years
I can honestly say I love you and your heart. Smile Everyday On May 18, 2015, at 2:19 AM, Jim Lubin jlu...@eskimo.com wrote: I became a C2 ventilator dependent quad 26 years ago today due to transverse myelitis. Woke up with a sore shoulder, about 2 hrs later the pain got worse. I suddenly, in a matter of about 15 minutes, could not stand then stopped breathing. Next thing I remember is being the hospital unable to move or speak. Jim
RE: [QUAD-L] 26 years
You have made an enormous contribution to the world Jim. The fundraiser you get involved with, this board, the fantastic advice you give people. I would only hope that I can perhaps make the change in other people in my little corner of the world such as you have made. Thanks for being you. Joan From: jlu...@makoa.org [mailto:jlu...@makoa.org] On Behalf Of Jim Lubin Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 11:19 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] 26 years I became a C2 ventilator dependent quad 26 years ago today due to transverse myelitis. Woke up with a sore shoulder, about 2 hrs later the pain got worse. I suddenly, in a matter of about 15 minutes, could not stand then stopped breathing. Next thing I remember is being the hospital unable to move or speak. Jim
Re: [QUAD-L] 26 years
BTW. Thanks for the Quad ListBobbie Smile Everyday On May 18, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net wrote: You have made an enormous contribution to the world Jim. The fundraiser you get involved with, this board, the fantastic advice you give people. I would only hope that I can perhaps make the change in other people in my little corner of the world such as you have made. Thanks for being you. Joan From: jlu...@makoa.org [mailto:jlu...@makoa.org] On Behalf Of Jim Lubin Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 11:19 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] 26 years I became a C2 ventilator dependent quad 26 years ago today due to transverse myelitis. Woke up with a sore shoulder, about 2 hrs later the pain got worse. I suddenly, in a matter of about 15 minutes, could not stand then stopped breathing. Next thing I remember is being the hospital unable to move or speak. Jim
[QUAD-L] 26 years
I became a C2 ventilator dependent quad 26 years ago today due to transverse myelitis. Woke up with a sore shoulder, about 2 hrs later the pain got worse. I suddenly, in a matter of about 15 minutes, could not stand then stopped breathing. Next thing I remember is being the hospital unable to move or speak. Jim
