Re: [QUAD-L] tendon transfer

i WOULD WANT TO MEET THE DOCTORS SUCCESSFUL TRANSFERS, AT LEAST ONE. Hand surgery can get messed up. I haven't seen any new ones but one from 1980 just turned to a clenched hand that was virtually useless. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: [QUAD-L] shower commode seat

Take it to an upholsterer and ask f they can do it fast for a little extra. They understand. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 1:44 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] shower commode seat I hope this isn't a repeat of someone else's

Re: [QUAD-L] Handicap Parking in the USA

i'm sorry but I think handicapped parking is an issue meant to distract us from serious issues. My wheelchair will make it from a non handicapped parking place. I get pissd when my chair cant climb the so called curb cuts. When I'm asked to sit by the kitchen because they don't have a place for

Re: [QUAD-L] Handicap Parking in the USA

95% of parking lots are on private property and cops can't ticket anyone. Its a joke on us. Southwestern ohio regional transit system gets 24 million a year to provide transportation and uses less than 6 million on the system while complaining that it costs 65 dollars to provide a single ride.

Re: [QUAD-L] It's all relative.!!

Your right dan. I'm doing too many drugs. Sorry john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] It's all

Re: [QUAD-L] Stryker Beds

C'mon, tell the truth..YOU TALKED! YOU GAVE THEM THE SECRETS TO THE NEW SUBMARINE BOMBERS! If there was ever a midevil torture device that thing was it. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L]

Re: [QUAD-L] Drive thrus

Tell them to reinforce the floors because a lawyer would love to explain the ADA to them. I'm sorry you have to move into a nursing home. Find a happy place. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, 15

Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: spinal cord stimulator leads injures root nerves

I personally like Vicodin cause you can adjust the amount, but there is much stronger available. I'm sure any real Dr. would help you find the best medication for him. While it is illegal, marijuana is actually pretty effective on nerve pain for some people. There is no over the counter

Re: [QUAD-L] hello

Welcome to the list, Rebecca. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 6:57 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] hello hello everyone, i would like to introduce myself, my name is rebecca and i am from sydney australia.i am 26 years of age.

Re: [QUAD-L] Being productive

I got into accounting. It's not hard to learn. You can do most in your own time. Home office isn't a problem. You make enough so you can afford aids and hopefully get health insurance. Uhm, social life, mmhmm, well, I just rent those now and then. good luck whatever you decide. john

Re: [QUAD-L] Burns

Amazing wasn't the word I was going to use, but I understand. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Burns I'm healing up a few burns on my ankle from sitting too close to my

Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??

Your probably right, but why do I have to take methadone to get off vicodon? john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??

Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??

See, if I hadn't just taken 10mgs I would have known that!! Or, its brain damage!! Its not my fault!! I knew it was synthetic something adictive, thanks Bill! john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:25 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [QUAD-L] Poll

I was 19 and driving a car I had just bought on a street where drunks have the right of way. Obviously, If I had known a 3 ton buick was going to run over my 1800lb carmen ghia I would have stayed home for the next week and given up driving there and then. I know how hard it must be when folks

Re: [QUAD-L] Poll

You got to watch that premarital sex. I was told that load of crap too. best wishes john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Poll According to the deacon at our church at the

Re: [QUAD-L] It's all relative.!!

I really hate the parking arguement because it takes us away from real issues like, in 2006 I got a 20 some dollar increase in each months check. Only now I'm on plan D and the state of ohio no longer buys gloves. Plan D last year cost me 34 dollars a month and I spent 388 dollars on latex

Re: [QUAD-L] belly

If you lean forward over your knees each morning for about 5 minutes, the quad gut starts to shrink. Where did you get a mojo and how did your gutt have any effect on it. Good luck. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, 12 Mar 2007

Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??

Dear Linda, Vicodin is hydrocodone. It is synthetic heroin and it really is addicting. I've been taking 5mg's for a few years and I sure can't just stop. Doctor says if I have to change I'll need methadone before taking anything else. It is effective and stays working for most people for many

Re: [QUAD-L] Important!

I'm sick of those canadians coming here and working then wanting the benefits only Americans were suppose to get. Whenever they talk about illegal aliens I start watching the other hand cause illegal aliens is code for we got something we don't want the press to think about. We stole the

Re: [QUAD-L] Fosamax for Osteoporosis

My experience with calcium has been mostly negative. I don't grow bone where it will heal a fracture. Instead i have growths that have to be removed when its ripping tissue inside or poking through the skin. Oh yeah, I grow stones fast. I mean like pee gravel. (not pea gravel) After 31 years I

Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??

Before I had my SCI and the myriad of other injuries that came with it, I averaged 6 1/2 hours a night. I sleep about 7 hours after I take a few hits of pot. If I'm out of herb I sleep in smaller increments and take tylenol PM. Pot has been the best sleep aid i have found and it really isn't

Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??

I wouldn't hesitate to take it if I wasn't getting results from my other meds. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids?? Am I the only one who admits sleeping pills?

Re: [QUAD-L] ROM Poll

I do a short ROM routine when getting up in the chair, but I spasm like a SOB when I get back in the bed. I have become use to it. I don't mind the spasms as long as they don't lead to AD. When I got hurt I had a lot of things broken so some joints don't range like they should. My right ankle

Re: [QUAD-L] Air Travel

All airlines seem to try to do their best which is probably why I can't recomend one. It is important to crate your chair right and be sure it can survive a few critically stupid moments. Definitely disconnect your gell cell batteries and have someone at the other end to reconnect them. This

Re: [QUAD-L] Senator e-mailing

DOne! Done! And Done! john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 3:06 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Senator e-mailing Hey everybody- Who here besides myself has e-mailed the seven key senators to vote yes on S 5, and has encouraged

Re: [QUAD-L] About Life Insurance for Quads

When I tried to donate my body they asked What for? It's broken. I told em they could use it as a things not to do example. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 3:27 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [QUAD-L] this is crazy

I'm an ice tea addict too! Remind me never to borrow a zip lock bag from Merril,, joking :D john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 4:06 PM Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] this is crazy Cooled neck scarves help me lower temp

Re: [QUAD-L] About Life Insurance for Quads

I was thinking about having my head shrunk to hang over the TV. So folks could really feel like I'm with them. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007

Re: [QUAD-L] powerchairs-space age and Flying

I think he meant our chairs would be on the same airplane. That would be so futuristic. I hate traveling. Gawd I'm old! john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 10:08 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] powerchairs-space age and Flying All

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

Re: [QUAD-L] devotees

Yes there are, thank you god! john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] devotees I had one contact me a few years back. I agree, it was rather creepy. Quadius [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [QUAD-L] How much does it really cost to die????

I want my ashes spread over Washington DC. I just like the irony that finally I might get to someone there. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] How much does it really cost to

Re: [QUAD-L] lOW BP

Good question. I have had low blood preasure since my accident. Sometimes so low that I get tunnelvision. Mine will often be too difficult for many professionals to be accurate. Theres nothing as annoying as a nurse telling me she got 124/76 and I know it was closer to 60/30. I also have a low

Re: [QUAD-L] Joint Pain

It may be time for X-rays. Sounds like arthritis. I'm fond of hydrocodone because I can take as needed and it doesn't grow legs and disappear like the really strong stuff. Tell your doctor your taking tylenol. They always think you must be taking too much. Don't forget to ask for glyco-lax

Re: [QUAD-L] John!

It was an eye opener to see them replace one general at Walter Reed then replace him a day later. I seriously think politicians and other gov't workers should have to use local military fascilities so they can see what veteran's are getting when they cut the budgets. If they spent the money on

Re: [QUAD-L] VA Hospitals

During the vietnam war it became a habit to undercut vets healthcare so Washington could make the war seem like it was the fault of a bunch of privates that we were there at all. We didn't just mistreat the healthy vets from that war. I think most of us understand that reguardless of how we

Re: [QUAD-L] VA Hospitals

I'd like to know why there are no hospitals in Appalachia. Do you get the same health care a senator or a representative gets? When I lost my insurance I was no longer welcome at a nearby hospital. Suddenly, mistakes became the norm'. Complaints about long waits to see a doctor...nobody listens

Re: [QUAD-L] Where Is This Minority

Whatever the consensus was I still think we have more in common than we have differences. That would make us a group. It isn't easy to accept that most people do not see us as individuals. The first thing people see is a wheelchair. The second thing people see is our color. If being black is a

Re: [QUAD-L] About Life Insurance for Quads

If you get medicaid in Ohio they won't allow you to buy insurance. (i'm having my body dumped on their doorstep in a first of its kind ceremony, lol) You got to get someone you trust to hold the policy and when you die you can hope they use the payout to bury you. Most agents will work with

Re: [QUAD-L] World Spine Society | Spine Resources

I was reading about AD on that site and agree with e/thing except going to an ER. I have AD triggered by pain about once every few weeks. I haven't gone to the ER since 1984. They really weren't any help. I printed it because it is a serious attempt to help people understand. I can't explain AD

Re: [QUAD-L] Smacked my van - Gap Insurance

I'm only going to say this one time. Get two traffic cones, (stealing them is the best way because they get stolen a lot). Block the space beside your van with them. If you do get parked in then go in the store and tell them that car has left its lights on. If you live in an area where you

Re: [QUAD-L] Voc Rehab ????

Vocational rehab's ultimate goal is to spend their funding. They generally want to spend the money they have on lightly disabled that fit back into their old jobs easily. (like the girl that lost a nail and can't answer the phone unless its specially designed, or the overweight stripper that

Re: [QUAD-L] Mark Felling gimpgear.US

Did you try spraying the door tracks with silicone so they move easier? john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 3:04 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Mark Felling gimpgear.US I too have a DoorMate-bought it four

Re: [QUAD-L] this is crazy

Your body temp is regulated largely by the hypothalmus that gets most feedback from the spine which in your case is no longer sending feedback in a mannor that the hypothalmus can deal with. It also hooks to your autonomic nervous system and sends out lots of wrong signals to most of your

Re: [QUAD-L] Smacked my van - Gap Insurance

In Ohio parking lots are mostly private and cops can't give tickets and don't even in public lots. I have had a ticket for blocking traffic while I was getting out of the van. I made the mistake of using an Access bus parking spot. Access is code for we are on time 22% of the time which closely

Re: [QUAD-L] Where can I see powerchairs online and read about them?????

All you will really get is opinions. What do you need from a chair? I have found that I am indoors or on pavement mostly, so center wheel drive works best. If your crawling over terrain, front wheel drive is probably more your style. If you want to eat carpets with it, get all wheel drive. Most

Re: [QUAD-L] Smacked my van

Bummer! glad you and your better half are ok. It looks like it may be fixable. I hope it is. good luck. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Smacked my van Sorry to hear

Re: [QUAD-L]

Bind isn't my choice of words, but you're certainly welcomed in my pidgeon hole. The able bodied are a group. That group is called the majority and you are not in their group. Now, on this political landscape the conservatives want no change from the status quo. If your a radical minority

Re: [QUAD-L] How You Do It

All of us have a different story. I just seem to call agencies and try to be nice. It seems like I pay people to be around me and I haven't enough money for anyone to get fanatical about it. I don't under estimate the fact that I take drugs. I think I've been lucky because I've never had much

Re: [QUAD-L] devotees

Not only are you 100% right, but I am bothered when I'm critisized for not trying to understand them while they get off not understanding reality or the handicapped community. I understand they are handicapped in the sense that they are mentally ill. A desire to disfigure yourself is not a

Re: [QUAD-L] devotees

I could never fall in love with a woman that would have me for a husband! So, uhm, what exactly seems to be the problem? john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 1:19 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] devotees this concern is mainly for the

Re: [QUAD-L] devotees

You can call them whatever you like. There are a lot of people that think theres money in them thar wheels, too. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] devotees Are there women devotees lol

Re: [QUAD-L] An Actress's Request

It is like group insanity where everyone blames each other with pauses of love and understanding with lots of compassion and tears before loosing it all again. Kind of like Virginia Wolfe meets Willy Wonka and the Oompa Loomps go cannibal. I took a long time coming to terms with that episode

Re: [QUAD-L] Ditropan

Might want to ask your doctor if 20mg a day might be better. Dry mouth is a side effect. Sore mouth is like too dry. You can't stop drinking and you can't take too much vitamin c. (just kidding, you can overdo anything) good luck, john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION

And washington state is ranked as a good state when it comes to not forcing handicapped into nursing homes. What do they have, ghettos? john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: [QUAD-L] Night Shivering

I do realize that some people take stupidity to an artform, but most people can learn to replace a catheter. The damage a clogged catheter can cause is far to great to let it go. I've taught numerous aids to catheterize me over the years. I'm around the aids more and my system is more

Re: [QUAD-L] John!

Thank you. I do rant at times. I remember when politicians and bureaucrats believed a society should be measured by how well it can make the lives of all its members. It seems to have reversed. Dr Kevorkian was sent to jail for acting on what seems to be a common social feeling. I do taxes and

Re: [QUAD-L] uti's

I get a UTI about once or twice a year. As long as we deal with catheters we will get UTI's. I use a condom catheter but I still have to check the residual in my bladder every month to six weeks. Often I have an infection that would be critical to normal folks. I think most of us build up a

Re: [QUAD-L] RE: Vocalize iTalk Voice Controlled Cell Phone Systems

I have never had any luck with the department of vocational rehabilitation. My original bureacrat and I didn't get along and then they put him in charge of the local system and anytime I try to talk to them I get some crap about having to go through a one year recertification program that I

Re: [QUAD-L] Re: /mitrofanoff

I swear I couldn't find any sterilizing techniques that included having sex. Could you please send me the pdf with that info. I have a rather hot lil aid and..well, if it has to be done. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: [QUAD-L] mitrofanoff

Tattoo the instructions for the aid to do a sterile cath. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] mitrofanoff You can also have a tattoo to mark the spot with an arrow and courtesy

Re: [QUAD-L] reusing catheters

Whenever you cath (even using sterile technique) you open yourself to infection from local viruses and bacteria. All you can do is keep everything as clean and quick and as thourough as possible. It isn't as if you're doing anything wrong, you are doing fine. It is just the nature of the

Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION

Yes! You are a member of the handicapped community and part of a minority that has a small lobby in Washington DC. Most minorities are majorities in comparison to us. We still deserve the same rights as do any other minority but it is important that we chose our fights carefully since many

Re: [QUAD-L] this is crazy

It is caused by your hypothalmus gland no longer getting the info it needs to regulate your body temp and a bunch of other things properly. Unless an endocrinologist has come up with a synthetic hormone to relieve the problem, we are all stuck trying to find ad hoc solutions. This also explains

Re: [QUAD-L] introductions

Nice to have you on the list jessica, or maybe it's nice to meet you again. TBI with an SCI makes it hard to remember, but I'm glad you're joining us, again. john c-5 31post Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set

Re: [QUAD-L] Homeless dumping paraplegic

I sent that to my representative and congratulated him on ending the wasteful spending for all those leeches without insurance. My rep makes hitler look like a liberal. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 7:26 PM Subject:

Re: [QUAD-L] How Do You Read Books?

I'm sorry I respomnded so slowly. Sleeping a lot. Thank you all very much john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] How Do You Read Books? Hi All, I am not

Re: [QUAD-L] Stuntman's Bare Bears

There are a lot more players coming up from reform schools and being released from prisons. Shoot, a few are going to even graduate college and start getting arrested for doing the stuff they were always let off on. I know it isn't nice to generalize, but I'm in Cincinnati. The Bengals don't

Re: [QUAD-L] severe chills

If you have a cervical break then in most cases your hypothalmus gland has stopped functioning properly. This gland controls your body's ability to maintain a steady temperature. That is why you get cold fast and easily, as well as overheat quickly. With time, you should become better at

Re: [QUAD-L] this is crazy

Your hypothalmus gland is wack and in your case, it is making you feel hot. It is not the average, but it is not uncommon. Do bring it up with your doctor even if they can't do anything. maybe someone else has an idea? I'm thinking an ice cold hand towel on the chest and around your neck. john

Re: [QUAD-L] this is crazy

It would seem that somewhere there is a hormone produced by the glands under the brain that could be synthesized and used to treat this temp disorder. On a normal day my temp is 96. While I've grown use to dealing with it, I think it would be a leap forward for so many new quads that are

Re: [QUAD-L] severe chills

Overheating is miserable, but being cold hurts like , you know. Both make it so you can't think straight and it gets hard to be patient and nice to everyone. A few hours of it and I'm not fit for human company. A dog would be nice. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [QUAD-L] Night Shivering

Last few weeks I've been battling a kidney infection. It is extremely uncomfortable and while the anti biotics help, my blood preasure is all over. I break into sweats then into chills. My temp is normally low hasn't been below 98.5 in 2 weeks and often above 100. When I sleep it's total

Re: [QUAD-L] dr.G (Friday night lights)

figure out why fast and either remedy it or die. I was on macrodantin and my doctor was ignoring the edema in my hands and legs and when I looked in the PDR it described the side effects and if I didn't stop taking it I would die. I stopped, had the nurse remove the IV and chart it as rtama

Re: [QUAD-L] dr.G (Friday night lights)

Joan, are you sure edema isn't a side effect of some drug you are on. Swelling fingers is often a sign your kidneys aren't functioning up to par. I have found that when my fingers are sweling, my lungs are next to fill with water. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [QUAD-L] Sore

I don't know if you can heal the wound and still get up 12 hours a day. I know it is hard to choose between a job and healing a wound. If there is a way you can work from home and cut your hours back in the chair. I nursed a wound for the last three years that I worked and it was a major

Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair

Once it costs more to fix or it simply is unfixable, insurance companies and medicare are abliged to replace them even though they want to get 5 years from a powerchair (7 years now). I have over 8500 hours on my chair in under 4 years. I know it won't last 7 years. Cars get far less use and

Re: [QUAD-L] How Do You Read Books?

Naomi is right and has hit a sore point with me. Yea, I can move both arms but my hands do not possess the dexterity needed to read and flip pages in most books with any degree of comfort. I fumble through books I have to read but I haven't read a book for fun in years. The books on tape is ok

Re: [QUAD-L] Home from Bladder Stone removal

You guys have convinced me to go see if I might have some stones. Chronic pain has become pretty bad and while it is mostly from legs and spine, I'd be happy if it dropped a couple notches of intensity. If removing a stone helps then I'm going to check. Last stones I had removed weren't

Re: [QUAD-L] Home from Bladder Stone removal

As I said, he had a traumatic brain injury. He was shot in the head. Strangely enough, he hates being called bullethead. I think it blew away his sense of humor. From what I have learned about him, he never had a sense of humor and was always a pretty mean person that would beat up people he

Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair

I mentioned permobile to a DME that had them in stock and he said not to even think about them with medicare/medicaid. I've seen permobiles that are 20 years old and still in better shape than my 4yld invacare TDX3. And they still get parts for them! A little math says I could have had 1

Re: [QUAD-L] UTI Prevention Van Insurence

If you have a supra-pubic cath or an in dwelling Foley of any kind for more than a few days, you have a UTI. It is a matter of how bad it is and how well you tolerate infections. On that level, you should have bacterial infections most of the time. If any of you get a viral infection, the

Re: [QUAD-L] How Do You Read Books?

I'm pretty sure they don't want us reading books. Are you some kind of COMMIE! john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 1:54 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] How Do You Read Books? I am having a dilemma. I was an avid book reader before I

Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair

Getting a new chair is akin to pulling teeth, or so I'm told. I just figured I'd start the paperwork about six months ahead of when I need it. The TDX3 I'm using has been a good chair but it is getting worn our fast. I tryed to tell the folks at Medicaid that I wouldn't pester them about ramps

Re: [QUAD-L] Adaptive Driving

I'm pretty sure you can insure anything for any amount if your willing to pay the premiums. There is no law in any state, that I'm aware of, that says you must have a liscense to own a vehicle. I know a guy that owns a trucking company and he hasn't got a licsense to drive commercial vehicles.

Re: [QUAD-L] hand control driving simulator

Unlike most of you I haven't had much luck with driving and I would never dampen the idea of something that so many get a feeling of freedom from. I applaud you all for getting out and having a good time. I have trouble with depth perception and speed. Yes, being where I can see the road scares

Re: [QUAD-L] min oil

I'm sure my doctor would laugh his *** off if i said i was addicted to mineral oil. Have y'all tried glyco-lax. That'll clean you out too. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L]

Re: [QUAD-L] dr.G

Since most maggots from fly larva only eat deat flesh and bacteria, they probably cleaned the wound nicely, but you have to remove them. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] dr.G

Re: [QUAD-L] New 2006 medicare wheelchair codes

Thanks Mike! I hope you don't mind if I use your letter as a template? john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New 2006 medicare wheelchair codes Here's the letter I sent to my federal

Re: [QUAD-L] Driving

I did my rehab at OSU and they had a nice driving program and independant living center and it's all gone. I dunno where it moved to or why, but last time I was there, it wasn't. The worst part about getting old is people keep moving stuff! john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [QUAD-L] Any tricks?

The use of tapes and adhesives has become an artform. I have those same arm troughs that split every 3 to 4 months. I use a silicone based glue that my cousin swiped from work. Then wait a day and put a wrapping of top quality duct tape over it. Careful not to get wrinkles in it as We cover

Re: [quad-L] Any tricks?

It seems like there are a lot of tricks we all employ in all aspects of our lives. It isn't as though we represent a large portion of anyone's target group when they think up a new product. I think using a sheer stocking for the remotes is pretty slick, (That is really an environmental control

Re: [QUAD-L] Sheering on Cushion

Definitely talk to the seating specialist at the Durable Medical Equipment supplier (DME). My only idea is to get a preasure casting and have a memory foam insert precut to fit you with a relief area in the foam where your preasure sore is happening. Be sure your clothes aren't making the

Re: [QUAD-L] Pressure mapping

Joan, I used a j foam for a few years and was never as comfortable as I am with a roho. I've never had one go flat fast, it is a sneaky thing. I find that I add air once every 4 to 6 weeks. It doesn't take a lot of air since it doesn't involve air preasure, its more air volume that makes it

Re: [QUAD-L] Magictek

I have a little trouble with the fact that a helicopter pilot can aim a cannon with his eye and yet its that damn difficult for so many people to get simple to use control systems for power wheelchairs. It isn't the technology that is infuriating, it is the mindlessness that goes into the

[QUAD-L] New 2006 medicare wheelchair codes

No sense in getting upset about new wheelchairs. We aren't allowed by medicare to have a wheelchair that goes outside. If y'all get a chance to read the new codes you may want to write some letters. It seems we must be taking all the cool parking places.

Re: [QUAD-L] Environmental Control Units (mattress)

You have had a chair for 11 1/2 years! Mines almost 4 years old and its trying to immitate a stationary device. The back recliner is on order and new tires will be put on when it comes in. While it isn't a flexframe, it is flexing a lot these days. The bolts holding the back have a sleeve over

Re: [QUAD-L] Seeking your advice on supplemental insurance to Medicare

I have medicare and medicaid. I don't goto hospitals if I can avoid it. They are incompetant and careless. I'm also in a waiver program that took me 3 years to get on back when I was quitting working. I doubt you will get better treatment by having insurance. The fact is, most hospitals have

Re: [QUAD-L] Any tricks?

What? No duct tape? How does it work? john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:25 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Any tricks? Hi guys. Just wondering if you guys have any special tips that you use. For instance...for my boyfriend..we

Re: [QUAD-L] My first Bladder Stone ;-(

I think the doctor inserted a tiny little hammer and a teensy little anvil, then banged away till he could turn on the shop vac and clean up the mess. I took some drug that was suppose to soften the stone before surgery and then he used a tool that crushed the stone and suctioned most of the

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