Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??
Happy birthday Linda. I'm sorry I missed it. I'm glad you had a nice get-together. Would love to see pictures. I love pictures. I tried roserum, and it did nothing for me. Not much seems to work unfortunately, you're lucky you don't have to take every night. My TV and computer are my best friend, usually when I read my quad list posts. What kind of neck warmer do you have? How strong is vicoden? I always get cold so I bet I would like a neck warmer. How does it stay warm? I am always so cold.. Happy birthday! May you have many more healthy years. Dana I don't sleep very well either, 4 or 5 hrs is good for me. I take a vicoden if I am real painful put my neck warmer on my neck which is the best pain releaver sleeping aid. I take Roserem 8mg for sleep once in awhile, but not often. I turn my tv on watch it during the night too, it's my best friend. Lindaf . BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
[QUAD-L] Re: sleep problems
Naomi, You're so fortunate that it only takes 5 mg of Ambien and you go to bed before your head hits the pillow. I have the about to lines to take 10 mg and trazodone and I still can't get to sleep and rarely get more than four hours with waking up often. I was hoping someone would have some super duper drug for all of us who suffer with insomnia. Dana BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
[QUAD-L] belly
Hi all, Does anyone know how to get rid of the quad belly... it's ruining my mojo! Hec
Re: [QUAD-L] belly
In a message dated 3/12/2007 7:21:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, Does anyone know how to get rid of the quad belly... it's ruining my mojo! Hec That Quad Belly, could be your money bag... or the result of sugars, flours and lack of movement at the waist. Portion control, a sugar free diet and mild physical therapy might help towards the belly issue. Its a discipline. A very tough discipline. Best Wishes W BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
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I am going to the library today to get You On A Diet. Watched the tv show the results were good. It is written by Dr Oz ( the diet doc on Oprah). It is mainly for belly fat.
Re: [QUAD-L] belly
That is True W..Plus my doctor said this ( once you have a quad-gut no matter how much weight you lose, you will still have the quad gut. ) He said you can lose 100 pounds and be very skinny but the quad gut will still be there. S good luck to all in their daring effort ;-) Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:In a message dated 3/12/2007 7:21:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, Does anyone know how to get rid of the quad belly... it's ruining my mojo! Hec That Quad Belly, could be your money bag... or the result of sugars, flours and lack of movement at the waist. Portion control, a sugar free diet and mild physical therapy might help towards the belly issue. Its a discipline. A very tough discipline. Best Wishes W - AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
[QUAD-L] belly subject
Dan, actually that is 99-44/100% correct. Back in 1996 while at the Paralympics in Atlanta, I met several quads at the games in the best shape of their lives. C5/6 and C7, these quads were flat and hard. They also worked the Permobil Booth at several exhibitions and signed pictures of themselves to those who attended. Yes, the flat and hard belly is a rare event. Best Wishes W In a message dated 3/12/2007 10:04:36 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That is True W..Plus my doctor said this ( once you have a quad-gut no matter how much weight you lose, you will still have the quad gut. ) He said you can lose 100 pounds and be very skinny but the quad gut will still be there. S good luck to all in their daring effort;-) Dan 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] belly
You just have to eat a very low-fat diet a good portion of fruits and vegetables and minimal portions on rare occasions of something like ice cream or cake. I stick with Buffalo, Turkey, fish and not much bread or noodles and if you do eat whole grains. I like tomatoes soup and my mom makes me chicken noodle or rice mostly with whole grains and 99% fat-free broth. I don't need much cheese and I always get 2% at the fat free just does not taste the same. I owe patiently by low-fat lean cuisine dinners that are very easy and low in fat and really tasty. I always eat a salad every night with low-fat dressing with vegetables. A good snack is microwave weight control cinnamon oatmeal or whole grain cereal with skim milk. I love frozen baby spinach. I find that really helps as my belly is very minimal and it has gone down in the last couple months when I have been stricter about what I eat. My main problem is my aid for supper coming way too late at night. I also drink strawberry Slim fast for morning and afternoon meal. I really need to get a new person with a earlier schedule. It seemed like it is possible to mostly lose your belly as I have several lines. I did not have one when I was injured but that was 32 years ago. I don't know if there's a difference between men and women and this problem. Men are larger and they want more food possibly. Dana BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
[QUAD-L] Important! Belly
How did Important! go from the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 to legal immigrants? What the hell? Completely different issue, people! Which I don't think many of you have been trying to persuade the Senators to vote yes, and be part of the solution. For shame, for shame. How can you not want the research? If not in our lifetimes, what about those we love that could be helped and repaired and restored after a spinal cord injury, or from one of the many, many, many, many other things embryonic stem cell research has the extremely real possibility of fixing? Thank you to all of you who have e-mailed the Senators to vote yes, and have written or called or e-mailed everyone you know to persuade them to vote yes, and actually want to try to be part of the solution. Those of you who have, I applaud you! At the moment, only mentally, someday the very real possibility of being able to with my hands, under my own control again. About the quad belly; I used to be a lot larger than I am now. I don't know what the difference is, but I usually don't appear to always have a quad belly. All I can tell you is that it's a lot of discipline, and I admit I give in to eating things I probably shouldn't at times, but you have to live! Good luck with battling that. It's not completely hopeless, I don't think. I don't know if you were joking about the drunken Irish, but I'm Irish, and that's offensive! You completely forgot about how much we drunken Irish fight!! Laughing my shamrock off! We're a people of a hell of a lot of fun, and cunning. I would watch what you say about the Irish, you never know, the wee folk might just find you! LOL! HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO ALL MY FELLOW IRISH LIST MEMBERS!!! -Angie Novak - The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.
[QUAD-L] Important! Belly
I'm southside Irish and I must have missed that posting. In Chicago last weekend was the annual southside St. Patricks Day Parade. Someone with candor picked an empty parking lot and installed a dozen Port O Pots (portable toilets) and charged $3 a head to use them. All money went to the American Cancer Society. People were standing in line all day to use those port a pots. Not that they were drinking or anything I think they just wanted to make donations to a worthy cause. But that's the Irish too. Next weekend is the St. Patty's Parade in downtown Chicago. Erin Go Bra-less! W In a message dated 3/12/2007 2:03:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: About the quad belly; I used to be a lot larger than I am now. I don't know what the difference is, but I usually don't appear to always have a quad belly. All I can tell you is that it's a lot of discipline, and I admit I give in to eating things I probably shouldn't at times, but you have to live! Good luck with battling that. It's not completely hopeless, I don't think. I don't know if you were joking about the drunken Irish, but I'm Irish, and that's offensive! You completely forgot about how much we drunken Irish fight!! Laughing my shamrock off! We're a people of a hell of a lot of fun, and cunning. I would watch what you say about the Irish, you never know, the wee folk might just find you! LOL! HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO ALL MY FELLOW IRISH LIST MEMBERS!!! -Angie Novak 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] my 40th birthday party
Hi Professirx, Looks like a great party. Forty is a great year to party! May you be looking at many more birthdays...and parties! With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pbuproductions.com/images/40x/index.htm http://www.professirx.com/ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
Re: [QUAD-L] ROM Poll
I still do ROM on my arms, my wrists are bent fingers are curled I wear a leather universal cuff to keep my wrists straight. It makes me mad, it's bad enough that we are paralyzed then our body's have to contract. Lindaf
Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids??
Hi Dana, Thank you for the good wish. You said that Roserem did nothing for you, it is a mild sleeping pill. I think the vicoden is 750mg, it is not that strong. I can't believe so many people claim it's addicting. Everyone matabolizes medications differently. I ordered my neck warmer from a Company in Missouri, I can't get the name of the company until I have a CNA here. I was disappointed with the neck warmer because it has gel inside. You can buy the same thing at Wal-Mart. It just cools down after about 20-30 mins. Lindaf - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:09:01 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids?? Happy birthday Linda. I'm sorry I missed it. I'm glad you had a nice get-together. Would love to see pictures. I love pictures. I tried roserum, and it did nothing for me. Not much seems to work unfortunately, you're lucky you don't have to take every night. My TV and computer are my best friend, usually when I read my quad list posts. What kind of neck warmer do you have? How strong is vicoden? I always get cold so I bet I would like a neck warmer. How does it stay warm? I am always so cold.. Happy birthday! May you have many more healthy years. Dana
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 8:20 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] belly Hi all, Does anyone know how to get rid of the quad belly... it's ruining my mojo! Hec AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
Re: [QUAD-L] Re: sleep problems
Regarding Texas and pot, you are so right John. I know people from the 60's still in jail for having a joint. That's why Bush went to school in another state and so did his daughters. Being a successful quad (if there is such a term) means that you are always planning ahead to survive. That planning ahead begins 5 minutes before you wake each morning and planning and planning. By the time sleep time comes along, most are so wound up, that sleep is the very last thing on your mind. Then you are planning on tomorrow and all you have to do. It's no wonder that you get any sleep at all. Sleep is important part of any 24 hour cycle. If you aren't getting enough at night, a daytime rest should supplement your night rest. In a perfect world you should get enough sleep in 24 hours. But who's seen a perfect world lately. Best Wishes W In a message dated 3/12/2007 6:20:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I use a few puffs of pot most nights and I fall right to sleep. I don't use it for fun. I don't recommend it if you can do without it. It has one bad side effect. It is illegal. If you live in texas, don't even think about it. Getting busted there is a big deal. In Ohio, most cops don't bust anything less than 100 grams. john BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
[QUAD-L] Getting Out
Out town just had the town's big festival. They have a number of little things that are often not worth going to, but this is one is fun. It's called The Ostrich Festival. They do all the fair/festival stuff, rides, arts/crafts, games, food, etc. But the big thing is the ostrich races. They race then with jockeys, then with chariots. Plus camel races, etc. They also sell lots of ostrich stuff, burgers, jerky, etc. I love trying new foods. The concerts at night were Rick Springfield and an old American Idol guy. It's cool that it is only 2.5 miles from my house, so I could just hang out back/forth. They also had the Purina Dog Challenge there. Where the dogs do Frisbee tricks and an obstacle course. That was fun. Then in the mornings they had hot air balloon races and nights they did balloon glows. The only bad thing was the weather, almost record highs, 87 degrees and very little shade. I love going to things like that. Greg
[QUAD-L] Burns
Burns, Burns, and yet another Burn. I got a muffin out of the mic and it was hotter than I thought. I had it on a napkin on the back of my hand. A few hours later I went to rub my face and water was all over. The big blisters popped. They looked to be heeling ok, scabbed up. I had to get a prescription for something else, so I had the doc look at it. He put an antibiotic cream on it, then wrapped it up. But now the cream has soften it up and it's all wet looking. At least he gave me oral antibiotics to take too, just in case it got infected. I should just remember all my other burns I have had over the years, once it's scabbed up, leave it alone. Greg
Re: [QUAD-L] I'm new to the list!
Sorry I'm a little late, but welcome to the list. Quadius Bruce and Debbie Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi my name is Debbie. I am almost 2 years postaccident. I was diagnosed as a C4, my function level now is C6 on the right C5 on the left. The first year postaccident was absolutely horrendous! During the second year, I've worked on accepting the new me. I am 47 years old, married, and have three boys one still at home. I am now living in Colorado after going to Craig hospital and have found there aren't very many resources after being discharged. Such as rehab for SCI. I look forward to asking questions in this group. I need the support! Will post questions soon. _ Win a Zunemake MSN® your homepage for your chance to win! http://homepage.msn.com/zune?icid=hmetagline - Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Re: [QUAD-L] Burns
Okay I have to take this opportunity to share something with you guys that many others would not understand. I have gotten burned in the same place between my wrist and hand about 3 times with my heating pad. Finally I got one that turns off automatically after 1 hour. Last week I woke up and lifted my head from my heating pad that always sits on my pillow. My ear was numb and stuck to my head. In a moment of half woken paranoia, I thought my ear had melted to the side of my head. I couldn't feel it so I imagined how it must have looked- all skinless and malformed. Then I woke up, sensation came back and I was ok. :D On 3/12/07, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Burns, Burns, and yet another Burn. I got a muffin out of the mic and it was hotter than I thought. I had it on a napkin on the back of my hand. A few hours later I went to rub my face and water was all over. The big blisters popped. They looked to be heeling ok, scabbed up… I had to get a prescription for something else, so I had the doc look at it. He put an antibiotic cream on it, then wrapped it up. But now the cream has soften it up and it's all wet looking. At least he gave me oral antibiotics to take too, just in case it got infected. I should just remember all my other burns I have had over the years, once it's scabbed up, leave it alone… Greg -- Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine. -Henry Miller
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 years. I think you mean 7.5 mgs as 750 would be a little strong for your average heroin addict. :D It's handy stuff for pain. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids?? Hi Dana, Thank you for the good wish. You said that Roserem did nothing for you, it is a mild sleeping pill. I think the vicoden is 750mg, it is not that strong. I can't believe so many people claim it's addicting. Everyone matabolizes medications differently. I ordered my neck warmer from a Company in Missouri, I can't get the name of the company until I have a CNA here. I was disappointed with the neck warmer because it has gel inside. You can buy the same thing at Wal-Mart. It just cools down after about 20-30 mins. Lindaf - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:09:01 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids?? Happy birthday Linda. I'm sorry I missed it. I'm glad you had a nice get-together. Would love to see pictures. I love pictures. I tried roserum, and it did nothing for me. Not much seems to work unfortunately, you're lucky you don't have to take every night. My TV and computer are my best friend, usually when I read my quad list posts. What kind of neck warmer do you have? How strong is vicoden? I always get cold so I bet I would like a neck warmer. How does it stay warm? I am always so cold.. Happy birthday! May you have many more healthy years. Dana AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
Re: [QUAD-L] Burns
I'm healing up a few burns on my ankle from sitting too close to my space heater a few weeks ago. it's amazing how we can cook ourselves without even knowing it. Dave In a message dated 3/12/2007 5:41:13 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Burns, Burns, and yet another Burn. I got a muffin out of the mic and it was hotter than I thought. I had it on a napkin on the back of my hand. A few hours later I went to rub my face and water was all over. The big blisters popped. They looked to be heeling ok, scabbed up… I had to get a prescription for something else, so I had the doc look at it. He put an antibiotic cream on it, then wrapped it up. But now the cream has soften it up and it’s all wet looking. At least he gave me oral antibiotics to take too, just in case it got infected. I should just remember all my other burns I have had over the years, once it’s scabbed up, leave it alone… Greg Dave _Visit My Home Page_ (http://www.users.qwest.net/~daveoc/index.html) 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] Burns
In a message dated 3/12/2007 9:20:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm healing up a few burns on my ankle from sitting too close to my space heater a few weeks ago. it's amazing how we can cook ourselves without even knowing it. I went to a Halloween party my 2nd yr of sci, it was in a barn and they used a torpedo heater for heat. I was sitting close to it and couldn't feel the heat. To make a long story short, I had to get a skin graft because it was so huge and wouldn't heal. When I had surgery they didn't put me completely to sleep. Just enough to relax me and keep my legs from spasms. Talked to them the whole time even while they scraped skin off my other leg. It surely is amazing what we go through without feeling it. Before that, I spilled a very hot cup of coffee on my belly. I spent 2 weeks in the burn unit over that one. They sent me home still scraping and wrapping the burns. Diane 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] Sleep aids??
John...I think you wrote that wrong..Vicodin is not synthetic heroin ( Methadone is ) Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: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 years. I think you mean 7.5 mgs as 750 would be a little strong for your average heroin addict. :D It's handy stuff for pain. john -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids?? .AOLPlainTextBody { margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000; background-color: #fff; }.AOLPlainTextBody pre { font-size: 9pt; } .AOLInlineAttachment { margin: 10px; }.AOLAttachmentHeader { font: 11px arial; border: 1px solid #7DA8D4; background: #F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { font: 11px arial; background: #B5DDFA; padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px; }.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { font: 11px arial; color: #00; padding: 1px 10px 1px 9px; background: #F9F9F9; }.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { font: 11px arial; color: #00; background: #F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader a, .AOLImage a { color: #2864B4; text-decoration: none; }.AOLAttachmentHeader a:hover, .AOLImage a:hover { color: #2864B4; text-decoration: underline; }.AOLWebSuiteCompose .AOLPicturesFullSizeLink, .AOLWebSuite .AOLPicturesFullSizeLink { height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; }body { background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; border: 0px; }.AOLWebSuiteCompose p { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }img.managedImg { width: 0px; height: 0px; } img.placeholder { width: 275px; height: 206px; background: #F4F4F4 center center no-repeat; border: 1px solid #DADAD6 !important; } #AOLMsgPart_2_2369a880-ab33-45d3-beed-1bae524668af Hi Dana, Thank you for the good wish. You said that Roserem did nothing for you, it is a mild sleeping pill. I think the vicoden is 750mg, it is not that strong. I can't believe so many people claim it's addicting. Everyone matabolizes medications differently. I ordered my neck warmer from a Company in Missouri, I can't get the name of the company until I have a CNA here. I was disappointed with the neck warmer because it has gel inside. You can buy the same thing at Wal-Mart. It just cools down after about 20-30 mins. Lindaf - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:09:01 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Sleep aids?? Happy birthday Linda. I'm sorry I missed it. I'm glad you had a nice get-together. Would love to see pictures. I love pictures. I tried roserum, and it did nothing for me. Not much seems to work unfortunately, you're lucky you don't have to take every night. My TV and computer are my best friend, usually when I read my quad list posts. What kind of neck warmer do you have? How strong is vicoden? I always get cold so I bet I would like a neck warmer. How does it stay warm? I am always so cold.. Happy birthday! May you have many more healthy years. Dana #AOLMsgPart_2_2369a880-ab33-45d3-beed-1bae524668af DIV {MARGIN:0px;} - AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
Re: [QUAD-L] Burns
Yeah I also got burned sitting by a camp fire. I reached down to touch my knee and it was mushy from a blister. Ewww! It's so gross to feel something like that...that you can't...feel. It is startling, to say the least. And then the time it takes to heal! On 3/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/12/2007 9:20:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm healing up a few burns on my ankle from sitting too close to my space heater a few weeks ago. it's amazing how we can cook ourselves without even knowing it. *I went to a Halloween party my 2nd yr of sci, it was in a barn and they used a torpedo heater for heat. I was sitting close to it and couldn't feel the heat. To make a long story short, I had to get a skin graft because it was so huge and wouldn't heal. When I had surgery they didn't put me completely t**o sleep. Just enough to relax me and keep my legs from spasms. Talked to them the whole time even while they scraped skin off my other leg. It surely is amazing what we go through without feeling it. * *Before that, I spilled a very hot cup of coffee on my belly. I spent 2 weeks in the burn unit over that one. They sent me home still scraping and wrapping the burns.* *Diane* -- AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at *AOL.com* http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF0002000339. -- Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine. -Henry Miller
Re: [QUAD-L] Burns
In a message dated 3/12/2007 9:19:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay I have to take this opportunity to share something with you guys that many others would not understand. I have gotten burned in the same place between my wrist and hand about 3 times with my heating pad. I sleep with a heating pad and luckily I haven't burned myself. if the heat is trapped, (like on my neck in bed) I keep it low but for the most part it's on my chest just because I'm cold...it helps me to fall asleep. I did burn my finger the same way you did, I was resting my head on the top of the couch and fell asleep...that was another bad one. Diane BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.