Re: [QUAD-L] Sick/upper respiratory
I sure hope you get better from the upper respiratory crud. Believe it or not, every time I thought I was finally over it, I kept contracting some of the symptoms. Thankfully my respiratory system has been functioning well for over two weeks (knock on wood) and there has been no return of the fluid in my lungs. Simple things are what doomed me. I thought I had successfully disinfected everything, but discovered the ventilator (which I used simply to help inflate my lungs with the nebulizer) needed to have the tubing changed as well as the nebulizer. My sip-n-puff needed to have the outside as well has the inside thoroughly cleaned with a bleach water solution. All of my mouth stick's needed to be sanitized. Once I got this all accomplished, I began to feel much better pretty quickly. Now I just need to get back into my groove. Thanks for the well wishes, Quadius [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Linda, you better get better yourself. That lady in Valpo Rehab may need some help with the Ombudsman in being able to travel outside of Rehab Jail. W In a message dated 3/16/2007 5:39:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey Quadius, I have that upper respiratory crude now, along with a UTI. I am up down in my chair, I don't know exactly what I want. Glad to see you are better. Lindaf - AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. - 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Hi Q, When the lungs have mucus in them, taking an expectant (Guaifenesin) helps. I've heard that Mucinex is good, but I use Robitussin Expectorant Syrup (Guaifenesin Syrup, USP). Ask your doctor for a B12 shot to boost your energy! With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post Texas, USA B. Kimberlin (Quadius) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry this is so late in response Dan, but I have been recovering much lower than I originally anticipated. It seems like I have one good day and if it do too much, the next day is spent recovering. The answer to your question is no. I did not require hospitalization; thank God. My lungs have now been clear for one week; knock on wood. If only I could get my energy level back up to normal on a daily basis, would be 100% once again. Quadius Dan Tessiatore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quadius, Sorry to hear you were ill. Were you hospitalized? I hope your lungs clear and you feel well. Dan T. B. Kimberlin (Quadius) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. - Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Sorry this is so late in response Dan, but I have been recovering much lower than I originally anticipated. It seems like I have one good day and if it do too much, the next day is spent recovering. The answer to your question is no. I did not require hospitalization; thank God. My lungs have now been clear for one week; knock on wood. If only I could get my energy level back up to normal on a daily basis, would be 100% once again. Quadius Dan Tessiatore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quadius, Sorry to hear you were ill. Were you hospitalized? I hope your lungs clear and you feel well. Dan T. B. Kimberlin (Quadius) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. - Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
I sincerely hope nobody on this list or for that matter no other paralyzed individuals get this particular virus. Not only is it persistent, it will attack over and over again. I am almost back, but I am still having to take it easy I love more than I thought I would by now. As for the links to my blogs, they are always accessible on MSN spaces. Just search for Quadius. Here is the link: http://spaces.msn.com/quadius/ I cannot wait to get back to posting on a normal basis. Unfortunately, I am 370 behind, with little hope of catching up right now. Quadius [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Quadius So sorry to hear that you have been having a respiratory infection. I know exactly what you're going through as I have to often but have been looking at the last two months not to get. I have had them for six months before when I had Pseudomonas of the lungs with two rounds of IV's and another month of the same medication in my breathing machine. It is so horrible to be fighting to breathe with so much suctioning. I'm glad you're seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Seven years without a problem is quite amazing to hear. I hope you were feeling back to your usual posting and writing of your blogs, although I keep losing your links. I guess I need to put them in the address book along with your e-mail address. I'm always losing links for people. When you're feeling better send me your links to my bulletin in my space. Hope to hear from you soon. Glad to have you back with posting again and feeling normal as we can.. Dana UPI's are much tougher on Quads than ABs. Hopefully with some good drugs and breath conditioning those lungs and system will be back in best of shape. Best Wishes W In a message dated 3/6/2007 2:26:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. - AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. - AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. - Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Hey Quadius, I have that upper respiratory crude now, along with a UTI. I am up down in my chair, I don't know exactly what I want. Glad to see you are better. Lindaf
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Linda and Quadius, I got that awful respiratory junk again now too ! I think Jessica had it alsoBad thing about it the same thing half killed me earlier around Nov Dec. But now I caught it again from my grandkids having it ( ugh ! ) Oh well this 2nd episode don't seem as bad as before but the nights are awful. Dan H. Ms Linda Ferrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Quadius, I have that upper respiratory crude now, along with a UTI. I am up down in my chair, I don't know exactly what I want. Glad to see you are better. Lindaf
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Hi Linda and Dan, it is so discouraging and monotonous to be fighting to breathe because of all the mucus. I always take mucinex and extra vitamin C. A friend of mine is using using Zicam, it comes in spray now or in a form you let dissolve in your mouth. I have used a few times when they had the medication on a Q-tip like thing. I hope it comes to an end shortly so you can get back to your normal routine. It can wear you out choking and coughing. My thoughts are with you. Dana ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
hey i had an upper resp. infection recently as well. i am so thankful it didn't get too far into my lungs. it was hard enough coughing everything up w/out it being in my lungs. coughing is a bitch as a quad! i had my infection for well over a month -- the longest i've ever been sick! what did u do to get rid of yours? i tried sudafed, mucinex, saline drops, rest... nothing seemed to help. do u have trouble coughing? i had to have people help do 'assist coughs' a few times b/c i couldn't get the mucus to come up. so frustrating! thank goodness we shook that! =jessica On Mar 6, 2007, at 3:23 PM, B. Kimberlin (Quadius) wrote: Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Quadius, Sorry to hear you were ill. Were you hospitalized? I hope your lungs clear and you feel well. Dan T. B. Kimberlin (Quadius) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
UPI's are much tougher on Quads than ABs. Hopefully with some good drugs and breath conditioning those lungs and system will be back in best of shape. Best Wishes W In a message dated 3/6/2007 2:26:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Hi Quadius So sorry to hear that you have been having a respiratory infection. I know exactly what you're going through as I have to often but have been looking at the last two months not to get. I have had them for six months before when I had Pseudomonas of the lungs with two rounds of IV's and another month of the same medication in my breathing machine. It is so horrible to be fighting to breathe with so much suctioning. I'm glad you're seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Seven years without a problem is quite amazing to hear. I hope you were feeling back to your usual posting and writing of your blogs, although I keep losing your links. I guess I need to put them in the address book along with your e-mail address. I'm always losing links for people. When you're feeling better send me your links to my bulletin in my space. Hope to hear from you soon. Glad to have you back with posting again and feeling normal as we can.. Dana UPI's are much tougher on Quads than ABs. Hopefully with some good drugs and breath conditioning those lungs and system will be back in best of shape. Best Wishes W In a message dated 3/6/2007 2:26:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at _AOL.com_ (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1 615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com) . BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Re: [QUAD-L] Sick
Sorry to hear that Quadius. I hope you feel much better soon. 340 e mails might help you to get over it. Nothing like the urge to write to get you up and talking. All the very best, john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 3:23 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Sick Hey guys and gals, I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection that invaded my lungs, but I am slowly but surely coming out of it. To say it has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement; it's more of a battle. Anyway, I hope I didn't miss too much while I was away (three weeks and counting), but I have not had the energy or the ability to dictate. Right now my voice is still in and out and there is really no hope that I will be able to get through the 340 e-mails on the quad list alone. Hopefully I will be back to read every e-mail very shortly. Quadius PS I haven't had an illness which has infected my lungs since 2000. Almost 7 years without no problems. Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
