I have an alternating air mattress on a hospital style bed for quite a few
years
and seems to be working wonderfully! After getting tipped over two weeks ago
tomorrow and now waiting for the repair shop to get my armrest! First they
could
not figure out where they came from and then finely they found them. What do
you
do with extended time in bed? Not a TV fan and the computer can get pretty old
after a certain number of hours! No idea upon my chair'sreturning
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From: Danny Hearn <ddh...@sbcglobal.net>
To: wheelch...@aol.com; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 4:24:55 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Regarding... In Bed Again
Why a full Wheel?? that is one thing I was wondering about---Right now I
sleep
in bed beside my wife on a regular queen bed, she turns me once or twice a
night, but my circulation is slowly getting worse and turning me is hard on
her.
I'm not sure if I may need to go in a hospital bed eventually--would be nice to
be able to have a bed that could let me set-up in bed (adjustable) We are
wondering if I get a alternating air mattress for just my half of the bed , if
that would work?? thanks, Dan H.
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From: "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 3:13:00 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Regarding... In Bed Again
Make sure its a full bed cushion and not a 1/2 bed air cushion.
Best Wishes
In a message dated 7/12/2010 3:11:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
ddh...@sbcglobal.net writes:
Lori--when in bed that long do you use a regular bed mattress or an alternating
air type? My circulation is getting worse so my DME is looking into getting me
an alternating air mattress, my insurance makes me pay 20% out of pocket so I
guess this will be added to the $2,700 dollars i'm paying payments on for my
out
of pocket money on my new wheelchair that I had to get a few months ago. Hope
ya get completely healed ! Dan H.*
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From: Lori Michaelson <lorilivin...@gmail.com>
>To: "bobbie...@aol.com" <bobbie...@aol.com>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com>
>Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 1:56:04 PM
>Subject: [QUAD-L] Regarding... In Bed Again
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>I have been in bed 24/7 for the last 3 months and one week (yup, you start
>counting the days and weeks) and my wound has closed.
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>But it is super super vulnerable so I'll be sitting up in bed for X-number of
>weeks before I graduate to getting back in the chair as well as getting the
>proper seating (wheelchair cushion and perhaps a new power chair after 11
>years).
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>Lori
>--
>Lori
>Age - 45
>C4/5 complete quad, nearly 31 years post
>Tucson, AZ
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