Re: [QUAD-L] I Wonder Why

2006-07-17 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Angelique, You can not be rich either, (a camel would pass through the eye of a needle more easily that a rich man could enter heaven) some guy named jesus said something like that. All you gotta do is be rightious and poor. Hey,, I qualify!! Opps, is self righteous different? john In a

Re: [QUAD-L] I Wonder Why

2006-07-17 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
So, it wasn't Christ that said that to the apostles? And of course, if it was writen in the gospel of john 150years after he died, it must be true! the catholic church needed lil rhymes so the rich ppl would give the church all they had to get in, right...just pick n choose whatever you want,

Re: [QUAD-L] I Wonder Why-starts in the ER

2006-07-17 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I've never been the type to win anything. If I broke ewven at poker I was doing good. When I was told how screwed I was, even with brain damage, I knew the spinal injury was worse. I sure never dreamed I'd live this long. I'n rehab I was soo jealous of the paras. I mean, they have hands. I had

Re: [QUAD-L] Blame Game SCI Life

2006-07-17 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I would like to appologize to anyone or everyone that thought I was holding my feelings in. john In a message dated 7/17/2006 8:54:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi River,I haven't shoved anything feelings down anywhere,River. I've come to terms with my injury long

Re: [QUAD-L] Overcoming paralysis is a case of mind over matter

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I want the robot arm to do a digital stim, not play games. I'd love to show the folks from the news what is really practical..lol john In a message dated 7/12/2006 4:18:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?

Re: [QUAD-L] Fentanyl

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
ditto Sandy. john In a message dated 7/12/2006 4:20:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I used Fentanyl patch for a short time and had no problems at all except constipation. Ha! Sandy

Re: [QUAD-L] More PT for me

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
As sweet as you can, tell him to do as hes/shes told. john In a message dated 7/12/2006 5:42:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK, we've all been there, more PT. I'm starting tomorrow some PT at my local hospital for the pain from my srynix(sp) I do NOT want a "work

Re: [QUAD-L] More PT for me

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Request a therapist willing to read and learn. john In a message dated 7/12/2006 7:08:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have to request a therapist who knows about CNS symptoms. If there is no one, they either must find someone or I go to another place.Like I kept

Re: [QUAD-L] question

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Call and say you need a ride to an appointment with your gongressional representative. john In a message dated 7/12/2006 6:26:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am in the process of finding the name and number of the head of the Department of Transportation. So far not

Re: [QUAD-L] hemroid treatment

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I'm serious here. Eat spinach and prunes. Lots of leafy greens. Bran and fiber cereal for breakfast. Try some senna,, its vegetable oil. Take a multi vitamin with iron for your blood loss. Don't do the surgery. It just makes it all worse unless your going to get an ostomy bag. Theres a life

Re: [QUAD-L] question

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
The ADA says you are entitled to transportation. Call your Congressman and if it doesn't work, call a lawyer. john In a message dated 7/12/2006 7:14:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not that I have ever heard or seen (except Vegas)?Do they have accessible cabs where you

Re: [QUAD-L] question

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I remember when I was working I'd tride wioth 2 old guys every thursday. The one old guy would ramble on about how hje never could pee more than an ounce or so at a time. The other old guy would harp on about how he hadn't had a decent bowel movement in years. Finally, I couldn't stand it any

Re: [QUAD-L] Wal-Mart

2006-07-13 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I like the savings we get from walmart hiring illegal aliens. How much profit would they really have if they paid for health care for the people that worked there. How much money did they spend to build schools in third world nations instead of promoting the goods they bought from third world

Re: [QUAD-L] What's out your back door down the street?

2006-07-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
what is it with walmart? Why can't they build those damn places in the slums. At least put them next to millionair estates. john In a message dated 7/10/2006 5:50:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I live in a nursing home in a small rural town that's developing

Re: [QUAD-L] What's out your back door down the street?

2006-07-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Sorry Silas, I thought you had it pretty good, but dayum, a walmart. Too bad. john In a message dated 7/10/2006 4:40:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My back yard is a 500 acre farm, mostly mountains. I have a extrem 4x4 wheelchair and a 4x4 kawsaki mule to get around,

Re: [QUAD-L] What's out your back door down the street?

2006-07-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
say hello to Rocky and Bullwinkle for me,, oohh my bad, that's frostbite falls..nm. john p.s. damn brain In a message dated 7/11/2006 2:14:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Bobbie, We are on the north-side of Wichita Falls, and are mostlya bedroom community for

Re: [QUAD-L] this quad crap sucks

2006-07-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
This probably won't help but I took a dump in my chair shortly after my ade left. Nothin big, just smelly. The pain suks a lot more,, I can almost enjoy this. I hate days when they forget to leave enough pain meds out where I can get to them. Try to picture an ugly boney guy sittingf in the

Re: [QUAD-L] question

2006-07-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
If they get federal funds to transport handicapped then they better get off theiir lame butts. Call your congressman. Cincinnati tried givin me that crap. Now they are happy when I don't write letters about their lousey service and 2nd class treatment. The complaints get them fined and lets

Re: [QUAD-L] Comebacks_Re: Quality of Life and SCI ~~ Huh?

2006-07-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I tend to make small children cry. Adults usually behave like I might be contagious. I don't even like mirrors. john n a message dated 7/11/2006 7:08:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Children, in most cases, respond very favorably to my presence. I always offer a smile

Re: [QUAD-L] Quality of Life and SCI ~~ Huh?

2006-07-09 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
that is by far, the dumbest question I've heard in ages. When asked a question that stupid I often reply with an answer equally as stupid. In this case, I wouldn't answer it. I'd run over their foot and while they cried I'd ask,"Did it hurt?" Before my injury I could have dope slapped them.

Re: [QUAD-L] Comebacks_Re: Quality of Life and SCI ~~ Huh?

2006-07-09 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I take strong drugs and spend time considering what the dumbest question is..Geees, I had brain damage and I've never said "look out!' to a blind person. In a message dated 7/9/2006 5:58:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The one I get most often is - How can you be so

Re: [QUAD-L] handle users

2006-07-09 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
john, 50yld, 30years post C-5 auto accident..Its not really a handle,,i am named John. Glad Mark is a guy. In a message dated 7/9/2006 6:38:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 41 yr old male 7 yrs post in September from diving. Mark ---Original Message---

Re: [QUAD-L] What's out your back door down the street?

2006-07-09 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I'm a block from I-75 in a flat community, rather, I'm in a valley.railroad tracks are a block the other way. I try to dust off the flowers now n' then. Lots of fast food places.Noise? Huh? john In a message dated 7/9/2006 10:48:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well,

Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones

2006-07-06 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Heres what your choice will be. 1, stabilize the leg, depending on the severity of the fracture. Probably be fitting with velcro splint. Try not to agriuvate it for a few months but begin mild ROM after about 4-6 weeks. No weight on it for probably3 to 4 months. Choice #2, surgery. Doctors will

Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones

2006-07-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
AD is Autonomic Dysreflexia. If they do not know what it is you might ask if a doctor or a registered nurse can be contacted. It can lead to stroke and heart failure. Does he have a doctor of record? You won't cure a UTI without antibiotics. john In a message dated 7/4/2006 5:29:25 PM Eastern

Re: [QUAD-L] Hi

2006-07-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
A norm is a person with no noticable health problems In a message dated 7/5/2006 8:58:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What's a norm? lol Perhaps a TAB ? W

Re: [QUAD-L] speaking of fakes

2006-07-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I am having trouble imagining you trying to fdake being normal faking your a quad. Oohhmmaaann...i'm gettin a headache dave ands its your fault! lol john In a message dated 7/2/2006 7:56:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think you are right on Mark. I joined one a few

Re: [QUAD-L] speaking of fakes

2006-07-03 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Some folks just want or crave attention. I can't pretend that I think wanting to be a quad isn't really bent.I've heard psych students do stunts like that to get a better insight on traumatic injury cases but thats a truely twisted crowd there. I was thinking that normal folks wanting to be in

Re: [QUAD-L] Hello

2006-07-03 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Welcome Angelique, i hope you enjoy and find the list helpful. I was also in a car wreck. john age 50, C-5 30yrs post In a message dated 7/2/2006 11:55:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi everybody- I'm Angelique Novak, ventilator dependent quadriplegic from a

Re: FW: Re: [QUAD-L] speaking of fakes

2006-07-03 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I try hard to show empathy toward folks with mental problems but, TRANSABLED!! Give me a break. How about paralyzed from the neck up? Definitely cut off their legs and crack their skulls and break their necks but do not give them money from medicare or medicaid or SSDI, OR SSI. DON'T EVEN GIVE

Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones

2006-07-03 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I slipped off my sliding board in the 93 and did an awesome job on my leftknee. I didn't realize it at first. I was mostly P.O.ed at myself for falling. I went to the doctors the next evening noticing I was feeling awful and thought I had a badkidney infectionand my knee was real

Re: [QUAD-L] NEW TO LIST, KIND OF.

2006-07-01 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Gayle, It won't heal. What thats doing is debriding it. You only do that untill the wound is clean. Afrter a few weeks tops your done with wet to drys. Your just making a bigger sore.After debridingis time to increase your protien intake and begin healing up the wound. Its a tricky area to work

Re: [QUAD-L] Using bigger fonts and Re Mistaken identity

2006-06-29 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I've worn glasses most of my life but I only wear them or LOOKS. john In a message dated 6/27/2006 9:51:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank you. I can see still pretty well. I have reading glasses, but I never wear them unless looking at the classified ads. I can see

Re: [QUAD-L] EVERYONE I'M A DUDE NOT A GIRL

2006-06-29 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Z, some of us take some rather,,extraordinary drugs, please dont take it personal, besides, maybe your cute,,lmao peace n love john In a message dated 6/29/2006 4:42:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: LMAOit wasn't me for the record!!Zeraw [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [QUAD-L] Who lives where?

2006-06-27 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
john Cincinnati, Ohio C-5 30years post In a message dated 6/27/2006 8:11:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hi All, I was wondering if anybody from this list lives near me. I'm in Parsippany New Jersey, 10 miles from Kessler Institute. Where do

Re: [QUAD-L] Ohio

2006-06-24 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Cincinnati area here. Belated congrats. john In a message dated 6/24/2006 1:44:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone here in Ohio? or Close !! Zeraw T-10 T-11 21YEARS YESTERDAY !!! Weee huh ?

Re: [QUAD-L] flap incision pulled

2006-06-24 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
It is so hard to believe that each of our lives can be so compromised and disrupted by a damn ulcer that takes less than 20 minutes to cause. I feel so bad for you Stacy. you are in my prayers. I'm openminded to any other new treatments for such sores. Any old treatments? I'm sure you're on

Re: [QUAD-L] Using bigger fonts and Re Mistaken identity

2006-06-24 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Dear Lori, good point! I thought you were like, being loud and it struck me as humerous. I'll try to remember it is easier to read. Loved your colors too*wink*. peace n love john In a message dated 6/24/2006 5:21:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey John, Actually, I

Re: [QUAD-L] flap incision pulled

2006-06-24 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Stacy, You always amaze me how you keep fighting back. i know how desperate you are feeling. I keep reading and looking for anything that could be of any help. I'm getting to that poiunt with the pain. I'm trying mega vitamin c. Sounds stupid but as you can tell, I'll try anything. I'm up to 5

Re: [QUAD-L] Men's Sweatpants or soft pants--------Prefer no Pocket

2006-06-23 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I get lots of sweats from the thrift store. I let the cut the pockets out n sew them up. Ibuy them bigger than I need and when I get in the chair my aid pulls excess out n checks for wrinkles. Works pretty good as long as I don't slide or slip in the seat a lot. john In a message dated

Re: [QUAD-L] flap incision pulled

2006-06-23 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Dear stacy, Doctors say my advice is crazy but it works for me. Don't use wet to drys. these cause the wound to get too wet and then become too dry. Both are exactly what you do not want. use very small amount of mild anti bacterial salve. (if you can get regranex, it is great, but it is so

Re: [QUAD-L] Mattress

2006-06-21 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Greg, sandy is right. Everyone I know swears they have the best! john In a message dated 6/21/2006 1:34:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Greg, I use a Huntleigh DFS, dynamic flotation system. It's the best! I have a bony tail and have to be very careful. I have never

Re: [QUAD-L] Mouthstick coverage

2006-06-21 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
HOLY MOTHER OF MERCY! Is that the gold plated mouse, tim? john In a message dated 6/21/2006 2:36:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: hi tim,i never have before. id like to get my mouse paid forsomehow as well. it looks like i'll cost me about$400.00 or so which is not a

Re: [QUAD-L] Hey Friends/ problem

2006-06-21 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
That sounds like AD type thing your having Dylan. It can kill you. You need to isolate it and get some blood pressure meds so you u don't stroke while figuring it out. Just curious, did you have a traumatic brain injury when you broke your neck? My tbi will cause a seizure similar to AD but it

Re: [QUAD-L] MSNBC.com Article: Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist master...

2006-06-20 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Strange thing freedom, You can't give it away. S.korea isn't costing us 7000 casualties and 150 billion dollars a year with no potential of working out. S. korea actually wanted us and fought shoulder to shoulder with us. Vietname was morally wrong to get involved in. Gulf of tonkin ws a lie.

Re: [QUAD-L] aother question

2006-06-20 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I use a dynamic teno-desys(don't know about that spelling)splint, (wrist activated finger pinch on my left hand) john In a message dated 6/18/2006 12:14:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: how do you put tooth paste on a tooth brush? how do you handle money? how do you

Re: [QUAD-L] My first wheelchair Van

2006-06-20 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Silas, I hate going for "rides". I mostly use public trans but they hire ppl that are either slamming the gas or the break. Lifts are always a thrill(damn near a heart attack) I try to avoid travel as much as I can. I always feel like I just got out of a paint shaker. When I goto the doctor my

Re: [QUAD-L] MSNBC.com Article: Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist master...

2006-06-20 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I'm, sure the Romans thought they were bringing peace and education to the ignorant when taking palestine and building roads and aquaducts while asking a miniscule tax and don't plot against them. The muslim world hates the US in that same biblical sense. We get their respect through fear. They

Re: [QUAD-L] MSNBC.com Article: Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist master...

2006-06-20 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Sure we can leave. Let iraqis vote on it. They all think the violence is caused by us being there. Hold an election in 2 months and we are gone in 3. Since when do we take foriegn policy advice from anyone? john In a message dated 6/20/2006 5:22:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [QUAD-L] Hopkins Scientists Use Embryonic Stem Cells

2006-06-20 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Mr Bush said we can't use ES cells because hes "prolife" unless of course, you are alive, then he's pro death, or just stupid. I think he lost too many brain cells when he drank his way through the 80's. It is ok to flush ES cells down the drain but you can't use them to help mankind. Not

Re: [QUAD-L] uti

2006-06-16 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Usually They send a nurse to give the IV antibiotics. In Cincinnati, public trans for handicapped is not reliable enough to get people tomost places at a pre schedualed time. It is such a joke that it is rarely even considered. But public trans gets a massive amount of money each year from the

Re: [QUAD-L] Special Needs Trust

2006-06-16 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Dear Ron's dad, I would be an everso devoted son. i'm a tad old (50)but I'm willing to work hard to get adopted. Lol God bless you and your dad. john n a message dated 6/16/2006 1:00:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have one of these, cost me 1700 to set up. Allows

Re: [QUAD-L] MSNBC.com Article: Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist master...

2006-06-15 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Exactly Dave! Killing any of them is not going to change the fact that we are dealing with people that ultimately wantinfidels dead and off their holyland.I see that many people think we Americans are trying to help the iraqi people, but ultimatly, we are sending our soldiers to die and be

Re: [QUAD-L] C5 Driving a van?

2006-06-15 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
In a message dated 6/14/2006 2:27:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just wondering who pays for these vans? I took driving lessons and got my licsense back in '77, but never had the money to pay the insurance let alone the price tag. I worked as a CPA and did volunteer work

Re: [DisabledOfAmerica] Re: [QUAD-L] Handicap

2006-06-15 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Someone let some lawyers get involved in medicare and medicaid and now they believe in preventative medicine, but since they are lawyers, they can't define it. I asked if the state hired handicapped people to work in medicaid and the lady replied, "of course! We have dozens of lawyers working

Re: [QUAD-L] MSNBC.com Article: Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist master...

2006-06-10 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
The 1st gulf war caused all the ensueing problems. Why did we go there? We were mercenairies for the Saudis and kuwaitis. We even made a profit on the 1st gulf war? Why wasn't that profit shared with the troops that fought? Because it was wrong! The Bush family has a strange way of picking

Re: [QUAD-L] I'm kinda new here

2006-06-10 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I didn't know y'all were so depressed? In a message dated 6/10/2006 9:24:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So many talk of killing themselves in here, why did so many throw a fit when they decided to let Terry Shiavo die?? she sure could not take care of herself. KK Batte

Re: [QUAD-L] About life and length of time as a quad

2006-06-07 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Bobbie, it's not important how you became a quad, The important part is what you do afterward. You know I respect you. john In a message dated 6/6/2006 7:31:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My Mom told her boss at work what happened to me and she had the nerve to say

Re: [QUAD-L] Suffocation

2006-06-06 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I was taken to the hospital as "dead at the scene". I was in a coma for 4 days before awakening. I'm told that because there was nothing going on in the ER that they attempted to resusitate me to try out some new equipment. I have no idea how true that part is but I met the EMT's and they told

Re: [QUAD-L] How many collective years of SCI do we have here?

2006-06-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
John [EMAIL PROTECTED] 30 years In a message dated 6/4/2006 9:08:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was curious just a few days ago of how many collective SCI years are represented here on the list. Please reply to the list with your name and how long you have been

Re: [QUAD-L] About life and length of time as a quad

2006-06-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
You wouldn't believe how often I'm told that God would make me walk if I truely believed. All I have to do is have faith. Untill then, I'm just some damn heathen in a wheelchair taking the good parking places from all the people who prayed for a nice place to park. I just don't fit into these

Re: [QUAD-L] Suffocation

2006-06-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Steph,, Did you see a white light? i never saw a white light. Everyone said there would be a white light. I'd meet dead relatives,, or at least St. Peter. Honest,, it was just poof..no pain, no more hassle, nothing. I think the dying part was almost comfortable compared to the injury that got

Re: [QUAD-L] morphine pump

2006-06-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
If morphine works, I'd consider the pump. I'd try the morphine by patch first or orally. But, that is me. I'm not real fond of having stuff installed that "might" cause other problems. I actually do pretty well with hydrocodone and valium. Hell, I had seizure this afternoon. Maybe, deep down,I

Re: [QUAD-L] fractured femur

2006-06-01 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
i hate that bones heal so slowly and in my case deform. I've never had any fun with it and i really wanted to say something positive. So,,good luck and you have my prayers. keep us up to date on ur progress. john In a message dated 5/31/2006 9:15:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Fw: [QUAD-L] Handicap Parking-smoking

2006-05-31 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I love u guys... even the silly arguements help remind me to take my meds. I do get mad at what some of you write but then remember that sometimes jokes loose something in writing. i try to consider how much meds y'all must take to develope some of these attitudes. Please don't stop writing

Re: [QUAD-L] Smoking -and those who DID

2006-05-31 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I think I have a realistic view of tobacco...it's a curse for stealing the land from the indians. john P.S. there is an actual medicinal value to tobacco? Ina message dated 5/28/2006 8:41:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well said Mark. And you wrote from personal

Re: [QUAD-L] Whiners winners.

2006-05-31 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Memorial day was origuinally decoration day. A day set aside after the civil war to decorate the graves of those who fell in battle. It was a time when cemetaries where tring on a new image as a park like place for folks to commune with nature while showing respect for the dead and departed.

Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery

2006-05-31 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
try to find a way to sleep a lot. It helps the boredom of being stuck in bed on ur side. I had some luck with large numbers of cheap pillows being placed under me. Small movemts caused me to shift in them and not put pressure on any 1 place to long. If they get soiled,, well, thats why you got

Re: [QUAD-L] abcesses, sores and such...are these preventable?

2006-05-31 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Kaye, if you listen to a woiund care specialist, all wounds are poreventable. The fact is, most occur in a time span of less than 30 minutes. The next few weeks the dead tissue sloughs away. I've actually had my worst experiences with so called, "specialists". They just wanna help, but they

Re: [QUAD-L] abcesses, sores and such...are these preventable?

2006-05-31 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Have you tried hydrocodone or a specific pain med to reduce the spasms? I don't actually 'feel' the sores I get. My body does, however, and it reacts in awful ways. I'll get headaches, blood pressure goes all over, spasms are wicked, ppl say I look awful(that could just be i'm ugly). Pain meds

Re: [QUAD-L] Handicap Parking-smoking

2006-05-29 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
OMG! Dan,, you sound...socialized! In a message dated 5/27/2006 2:09:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I say tax the things that harm us all to the max---smoking-alcohol-Gasfossil fuels-we will look harder for alternative transportation then or all drive much less, Put the

Re: [QUAD-L] Handicap Parking-smoking

2006-05-29 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Our forefathers based this country on agriculture and smuggling. Yet, today we imprison smugglers and marijuana growers. We saw what they did to the opium growers and why,,just because they have no lobby. Tobacco has done wonderful things in this world. If there was no tobaccvo then who would

Re: Fw: [QUAD-L] Handicap Parking-smoking

2006-05-29 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Everyone always quits in the end! john Yeah but I had to practically die to do it. Some people don't get a second chance but at least they'll finallyquit! You know alcohol is by far a lotworse than smoking it's extremely bad on the liver and has a couple side effectsit ruins families,

Re: [QUAD-L] marijuana

2006-05-14 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
The stuff makes me sleepy. Sleep is a great way to avoid pain. I don't think it ever helped with pain while I was awake. john In a message dated 5/14/2006 4:13:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Grow your own. Rob.Stacy Harim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It does work

Re: [QUAD-L] Living alone and the future- slippery slope

2006-05-05 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Maybe, I wouldn't visit me if I wasn't getting paid to. I have no friends from before my accident and very few relatives. Most are busy with their own lives. I have made attempts to make more contact and I find we have very little in common. I've always been leary of women that play up to me as

Re: [QUAD-L] Concerts

2006-05-02 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
A week before my accident I saw the Moody Blues. I judged years by how good the concerts were. I saw Santana as a starter band for Eric Clapton. Creedence led off for The Who. I got to see Jimi Hendrix at a non alchoholic over crowded nightclub. The Pretenders started a Jackson Brown Concert.

Re: [QUAD-L] Stock Market

2006-05-02 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
If you watch the news you will see Bolivia just nationalized all the oil and mining there. Franklin says they have a deal with the Bolivian Gov't that exempts them and they will be building a gas to liquid plant in Bolivia soon. By the way, its FMNJ.pk. Your dancing with the devil, but its a

Re: [QUAD-L] Any Moody Blues fans out there?

2006-05-01 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Now Mark, You of all people should know that music changes from generation to generation. My parents hated Rock and Roll. Socrates wrote a long discertation on his questions of the next generations ability to handle a complex society.With that said,the truth is that all the best music was

Re: [QUAD-L] Elevators

2006-05-01 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Dave, I don't enjoy rides in vans like a lot of you guys. I use to. I feel like I just got off a rollarcoaster after a 1 hour van ride. I like the big clumbsy chairs now. I had a lot of broken bones in my accident and after 30 years, they never healed really right, and now they are deforming.

Re: [QUAD-L] elevating chair

2006-04-29 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I was told my chair must last 7 years and still wont be replaced if it can be repaired for less than 50% of the cost of a new chair. I have a tdx3 with tilt in space, recline back, legs, anti shear back, full footplates(not heel plates). It'll be 3 years old in may. If it lasts 5 years Ill be

Re: [QUAD-L] change of subject...sore

2006-04-27 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I disagree, M. Moore is a propaghandist. He tells a version of the truth or a half truth. We don't need anymore lies tossed into this problem. Mr. Moore doesn't want to help. He wants to make money. It wouldn't be like a journalist approaching a story. Nothing he has attacked has gotten any

Re: [QUAD-L] Need Advice

2006-04-22 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Dear Rob, I think it is because your immune system works. having been septic, I assure you that it isn't pleasent. john In a message dated 4/22/2006 1:07:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder why i never went septic,,YET? Rob.~LittleQuad~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [QUAD-L] Using Comp

2006-04-21 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I've used a logitech wireless keyboard for 7 years. It goes about a year or so on 2 AA batteries. I also use a wireless mouse from logitech. Ive had 3 of them. First 2 didn't bounce very well. I change batteries every 3 to 4 weeks and use rechargables. It also takes 2 AA's. The new keyboards

Re: [QUAD-L] HOME EMPLOYMENT

2006-04-19 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Dear Theo, It is a legit company and franchise. I think they need your bank account number for the purpose of direct depositing your pay checks. It would have said that on the form. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I hope you do well in your ventures. john In a message dated 4/19/2006

Re: [QUAD-L] FW: [scilist] Laptops Quads Question about another quadlist ...

2006-04-19 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I hear people swear by the very same laptop that others curse. When you open them up they are using exactly the same drives, the modems, etc. I've tried researching cnet, and zdnet to see which laptop they rank as best and they seem to think the sole difference is in who has the best bios and

Re: [QUAD-L] broken leg Dr. wrong?

2006-04-17 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Then again, you know what they call the worst doctor to graduate medical school? Doctor! I get those tiny fractures from the way the bones deformed after the accident when I broke my neck. Actually,, the broken neck was only one of many things broken. A lot of the bones didn't and won't heal

Re: [QUAD-L] broken leg Dr. wrong?

2006-04-17 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
raloxifene, (not sure bout the spelling) but it has been awhile. It probably was clear in or original post but I take meds that make me "hard o' thinkin' at times. I do wish you the best and please let me know how things go. I felt like the magnets helped but I couldn't prove it. Sounds silly

Re: [QUAD-L] Elevators

2006-04-14 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I have seen an IBOT. I have read about them. I have not met an insurance company that will buy one. Medicare and medicaid insist that I will walk before they pay for one. I find that as I get older I become lower on the list of folks thats going to get the new cool handy devices that make life

Re: [QUAD-L] my BM experiment

2006-04-12 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Dear Jim, Try acidopholus. I think it will help with more formed stool. You get it at health food stores. I use it to offset effects of antibiotics and painkillers. It helps to keep the good bacteria levels in balance in your intestines and bowel. You can probably eat more of what you want,

Re: [QUAD-L] My new power chair is a DREAM

2006-04-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I'm really gladfor you Bobby! I know how much it means to have a chair you want to get into. I've been reading the posts and haven't said much because everyone was telling you what I would have said. I was never able to nap in my chair untill I got this one. I'm old so naps have become

Re: [QUAD-L] Never Ending Bowel Program

2006-04-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I take a generic detergent style(not the senna)stool softener everyday. I take 2 sennas the night before the bowel regime because of it's laxative effect. The only time I have problems is when I take antibiotics. For this reason I take acidopholus capsules. This keeps my stool formed and I

Re: [QUAD-L] New Doc? Phoenix

2006-04-11 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I have found that picking a GP from the list doesn't work. You have to interview your GP. I've had doctors that want to send me to different specialists just so they don't have to read unnecessary books about quads and our assorted problems. I ask flat out if it is going to be a pain in there

Re: [QUAD-L] weak arm pain ~ Question

2006-04-07 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I had bursitis in my shoulder a few years back. Thought I had broken it! Antibiotics took care of it, but I had to get a doctor to takew care of it. john In a message dated 4/6/2006 5:58:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi All, For the last week or so I've had VERY BAD

[QUAD-L] Re: Transfers and Autonomic Dysreflexia

2006-04-02 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I use a rechargable overhead lift and assistance from either of 2 aides that I have these days.It is hard to give up another level of independance. I am having trouble with AD seizures more often. I have become dependant on pain medicine to even get up in the wheelchair. if I put off taking the

Re: [QUAD-L] roho cushion repair

2006-04-01 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I've always treated them like an innertube for a tire. Bicycle patch with rubber cement. God Luck! john

Re: FW: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers

2006-04-01 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I transfered for 17 years then slipped and really hurt my femur badly. It is called a dystall femur fracture, looks like a hammered tent peg. Still causes awesome spasms and pain that while I can't feel it with any intensity, It can trigger AD whenever it is in the mood. I don't have the

Re: [QUAD-L] Triceps

2006-04-01 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I kissed alot of u no wat! I would sit and adore the therapists. Ok, I was wacked on morphine, but they thought I loved them. Besides, I had drain bammage. I was gettin speech back, everyone wanted to see how much else would come back. My only real advice is to look sincere when you kiss A!

Re: [QUAD-L] Being ignored

2006-03-19 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
I get that crap from most stores. I particularly enjoy, "Ahhem, nobody can get past you in the isle, Sir!" Iusually reply that I was hoping they were going to move their fat butts first, however, I hate to be rude. Sometimes I even forget to pay. I have knocked down some elaborate displays

Re: [QUAD-L] Being ignored

2006-03-19 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Am I the only guy that drops money on the floor when pretty girls are around to pick it up? lol In a message dated 3/19/2006 5:56:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The world is our stage and we are all actors and performers. You merely had a bad performance

Re: [QUAD-L] Happy St Patricts Day and my 5th yr today as a quad.

2006-03-18 Thread DeLiMiTeD4
Have you tried the "Dick Cheney" School of hunting safety? I promise you will feel much better after you see a few lawyers get bagged! john :-) my very best wishes In a message dated 3/17/2006 4:21:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Ray, Happy

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