[QUAD-L] Invacare TDX 5 wheelchair

2009-12-05 Thread Gary Rock
I have a question if anyone can give me information from the past. What would have been the price for a TDX 5 Invacare wheelchair -- Sip Puff in 2003 when they were made? I know this sounds silly. But I am being sued by the provider of this wheelchair to me when I received it in 2003. It seems

Re: [QUAD-L] caregiver blues

2009-09-19 Thread Gary Rock
I give my caregiver $9.00 an hour -- he works an average of 30 hours a week. And in exchange I Rent to him my old house. So he gets rent, , taxes, utilities, house insurance.Plus -- about $120 in cash each week for food etc.Am I Overdoing It?Gary -- C-5 / 6 years post --- On Sat, 9/19/09, John

RE: [QUAD-L] Offset Door Hinges

2009-09-10 Thread Gary Rock
Hello -- I got my offset hinges on eBayI Believe Allegro medical has them but they only come in sets of two -- most doors use three.Gary --- On Thu, 9/10/09, LJT ljtbe...@yahoo.com wrote: From: LJT ljtbe...@yahoo.com Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Offset Door Hinges To: quad-list@eskimo.com, Mike Hodge

Re: [QUAD-L] Getting Stuck

2009-06-14 Thread Gary Rock
Hello All, My caregiver was gassing up the Van (Brauhn conversion) while I was in it. She let the gas to fill automatically. I was in talking on my cell phone. And she was talking to some guy about 20 feet away. I smelled a lot of gas -- only to realize that after two years my new van gas tank

Re: [QUAD-L] Questions

2009-06-08 Thread Gary Rock
Dave, A Man after My Own Heart -- Beer Night's -- those usually happen after 5:00 PM -- Lately Every Night I agree -- I stopped using Leg bags two years ago bed bags hold so much more urine of course Gary --- On Sun, 6/7/09, dav...@aol.com dav...@aol.com wrote: From: dav...@aol.com

Re: [QUAD-L] Questions

2009-06-08 Thread Gary Rock
  Dan, They Have Locks my nurse provides them. They simply paste onto your inner leg. Kind of like a Band-Aid but it locks the tube in place so that nothing pulls it out. I can look up the brand name if you want. The worst that I have had happen is that -- one time I caught My Bed Bag on the

Re: [QUAD-L] Auto scrolling

2009-02-06 Thread Gary Rock
Tim, Assuming You're Using Dragon -- Just Give the Command -- (Start Scrolling down) this will not work with every web page but most I found do. To end use either (Stop Scrolling or mouse click) Good Luck, Rocky --- On Thu, 2/5/09, Tim Syfert thequadl...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Tim Syfert

Re: [QUAD-L] feeling down

2008-12-26 Thread Gary Rock
I have to agree this time a year does it for me.  Whether it might be of the lack of sunlight, or just being inside so much .  But keeping busy reading, movies or working helps. Rocky --- On Wed, 12/24/08, Quadius quad...@gmail.com wrote: From: Quadius quad...@gmail.com Subject: [QUAD-L]

[QUAD-L] TDX5 Wheelchair Problems Does Anyone Have Experience?

2008-12-14 Thread Gary Rock
I am having Problems with my Invacare Storm TDX5 Wheelchair it is a Sip and Puff recliner. The control box is giving me all kinds of error messages. It says the joystick needs to be reprogrammed. Has anyone use those programmers that they sell? Would a member of my family be able to program it?

[QUAD-L] Needed new electric wheelchair

2008-11-25 Thread Gary Rock
Does anybody know how to obtain a new electric wheelchair from Medicare -- and does have a Medigap policy help? Thanks all, Rocky

Re: [QUAD-L] Continuous pressure sore problems...-Butt Spanking Therapy

2008-04-22 Thread Gary Rock
To promote good circulation for me in the mornings -- I have my caregiver slip one of those vibrating seat pads (the kind you can use in vehicles chairs etc.) underneath my lower parts. Seems to work well. Stay strong, Rocky C5/5 years post [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just make sure

[QUAD-L] Standing Therapy to Prevent Osteoporosis

2008-03-30 Thread Gary Rock
Does anyone out there use standing therapy? I've been recently told that have I advanced osteoporosis from being in the wheelchair for the last five years. Gary C5 incomplete/5 years post

Re: [QUAD-L] State We All Live In.

2008-03-09 Thread Gary Rock
I live in Jefferson Ohio -- 50 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio and 40 miles west of Erie Pennsylvania. C4 -- 5 incomplete (working hard to get anything back) 5 years post Like most quads I love the warmth -- Can't Wait to Move down South someday. But life is a blessing will take what I

[QUAD-L] Good health To All !!

2007-11-30 Thread Gary Rock
Hello Everyone, . My name is Gary I am new to this site. I've Been a Quad for about 4 1/2 years now. C-5 Incomplete. Trying to maintain my health as we all are. Would like to wish everybody the best of health and try to help others if I can. Thanks y'all, Gary