RE: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[Joan Anglin]

I finally found a rehab Dr. about 18 months ago, and after three visits she
moved out of town J Santa Clara rehab is about 4 to 5 hours away, so I just
see a plain old Dr.. My Dr. Is actually a second year resident at UNR
Medical school, and I really like the concept. Not only do I get one doctors
information, they have to report daily to their supervising team and they
get input from them. It is very workable.

I was 5 foot six and about 160 pounds when I broke my neck 17 and half years
ago. Am I now 5 foot six? But I weigh about 132. I got down to about 115
which was way too thin, but I have no problem staying between 125 and 135. I
average around 1000 calories, which includes a protein shake every day. I am
very badly lactose intolerant, but I have learned to live without all my
favorite cheeses.

I have absolutely no motion or movement beyond a shoulder shrug. My hands
are flaccid, which I think is better than clenched.

I’ve got a great life, and tomorrow is my 69th birthday, which we will
celebrate with all my family. I’m getting a new German shepherd puppy from
Salzburg, She will not be arriving until June, but I can hardly wait. It’s
been several years since I’ve trained a dog-I was a professional dog handler
from 1960 to 1977, and was fortunate enough to be able to show all over
Europe and England. This is going to be so much fun J J

Have a great day

Joan C4 Reno Nevada where it is supposed to be 70 tomorrow-yeah


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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[DiannaL767]

In a message dated 4/3/2008 7:10:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

and still be a skinny ass.
i stayed at 120 when i was an ab,,,150 now. 145 sounds better! actually i  
can't back either one up as i haven't been weighed for about 6 yrs but clothes  
size are the same.
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[DiannaL767]

In a message dated 4/3/2008 7:14:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

How often do you guy's see a rehab doctor?
i only see a regular md. i use to see my rehab doc once a yr but haven't  
seen him for about 6 yrs.
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[oconnelldb]

 So, when you wear a red tie, you look like a thermometer huh?  
Gotta dance around in the shower just to get wet?  
Need to put rocks in your pocket on a windy day to keep from getting blown 
away?  
Never get locked out of your house, you just slide under the door?  
Now I'M a little jealous.  you skinny thaing you.
In the early years after my accident, I could bench 100 lbs.  Probably more 
like 40 now.
40 years of pencil pushing takes its toll.!!
In the bottom picture, I''m the guy standing by the tall guy in the middle --> 
http://members.aol.com/dave0c/page1.html
Peace
AZ Dave



 


 

-Original Message-
From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 3:08 pm
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc











Dang Dave- I have weight envy haha! Seriously- I am 6' and maybe a buck 
twenty (I dunno, haven't been weighed in years, so just guessing), but my 
deltoids and biceps can uphold most AB's in arm wrestling til they give up. I 
have the staying power; but without triceps I just can't put them down. So then 
I call them a big pussy; and calm and coolly roll away, I'm rich, got a big car 
< my twist on a quote from the late great Jim Morrison. 


 


~peace~


 


Tim






- Original Message 
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 2:21:45 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc







I'm about 6'1" and currently weigh in around 215.  I was somewhat scrawny when 
I crashed in 1967, around 150ish I think.  I'm just healthy now - yes, my quad 
gut bothers me at times by filling out my shirts more than I like but in the 
big picture - so what?  I'm healthy and I can still haul my gut around without 
too much trouble. 


Dave  --> DAVEOCONNELL.COM 


 


 


 


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PROTECTED] writes:






My weight goes up and down all the time. I'm 6ft3 inches tall, but on several 
occasions my weight has dropped to 125-135. Mostly, I'm around 170-180. I try 
to keep calories around 1500.
As ugly as I am I never think about the quad gut. That's like Quasi-Motto 
worrying about athletes foot. 
After 32 years, I've sort of settled at this weight. 


john



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To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc





First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.


Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.


 


Thanks-


  

Tim 


c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post


 


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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

Thanks Stacy- Well this will be my fist rehab visit in about 17 yrs.; it should 
be interesting. I have to watch what I eat too; and do the best I can as well.

~peace~

Tim


- Original Message 
From: Stacy Harim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 12:56:50 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


I see my rehab doctor about every 3 months.  He is also a spasticity doctor.  I 
struggle with my weight.  I was heavy before the chair, lost some then gained 
again a few times.  I gained more after I broke my back because I dont get as 
much movement.  I have to watch everything I eat to lose it and it's hard to 
watch everything I eat on such a strict budget but I try.  It's mostly my belly 
and I am sure a lot of you can relate as there is no muscle control there.
 
 
Stacy


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From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
Tim 
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

Thanks Merrill- I could eat seconds and deserts for everyone, and still be a 
skinny ass.
 
~peace~
 
Tim


- Original Message 
From: Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 12:43:04 PM
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


I keep my weight down to avoid a Hoyer lift.  No seconds, no desert, and wear 
abdominal binder.  Not to mention I am still a little vain
 



From: t crook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc
 
Thanks Eric- like I said, I have done the family doc thing for years also. I 
was speaking to my old PT (who now is the head of PT, since my 17 year absence) 
said they are now telling people to be seen annually. So I guess I'll see what 
they have to say about my skinny-ass haha!
 
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Eric W Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, weight issue...um, i'm a fat-ass ;-p   Rehab doc...i went back about a yr 
post & decided it was a wasted 3 hr trip, my family dr can do what i need or 
refer me if needed.  Oh, 11 yrs on 5/9/08.

Eric W Rudd
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From: t crook 
To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:54 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc
 
First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
Tim 
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

Thanks John- you are a funny dude laughing my ass off!

~peace~

Tim


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Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 12:30:13 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


My weight goes up and down all the time. I'm 6ft3 inches tall, but on several 
occasions my weight has dropped to 125-135. Mostly, I'm around 170-180. I try 
to keep calories around 1500.
As ugly as I am I never think about the quad gut. That's like Quasi-Motto 
worrying about athletes foot. 
After 32 years, I've sort of settled at this weight. 


john


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To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

My quad gut has even shrunk; but I don't drink the beer I use to either. I 
think my years of alcohol abuse has not helped, I am sure of that. I wonder 
about my gut flora; the pro-biotic's people are talking about has me intrigued. 
Just gathering info and question's for my rehab appointment; and you members of 
the q-list are a gold mine of info.
'71 huh- wow, you have done some time. Many healthy years to you my friend!
 
~peace~
Tim 


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From: William Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 1:39:23 PM
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc

I am scrawny everywhere but my belly, of course. I'm 5'11" and weigh 160, up 
from 145 last year. The nearest rehab doc is about 100 mi. away. I haven't been 
back since I was hurt - 1971.




Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:56:50 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com


I see my rehab doctor about every 3 months.  He is also a spasticity doctor.  I 
struggle with my weight.  I was heavy before the chair, lost some then gained 
again a few times.  I gained more after I broke my back because I dont get as 
much movement.  I have to watch everything I eat to lose it and it's hard to 
watch everything I eat on such a strict budget but I try.  It's mostly my belly 
and I am sure a lot of you can relate as there is no muscle control there.
 
 
Stacy


- Original Message 
From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
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FW: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Merrill Burghardt]

You are not an alarmist but rather what my suspiciousness has been since
becoming aware.  Thank you for taking the time.

 

Merrill

 

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From: Tod E. Santee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 3:06 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com; Merrill Burghardt
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

 

Merril,

 

I hate to say it, but Mikey3 is right and I think you might be getting some
bad advice. [Emphasize "might"]  By the time my MRSA was a problem for me,
in other words it was part of a sore, I immediately had to go on IV
antibiotics.  I used a PICC line for six weeks to infuse vancomycin in 2006.
When it reemerged in 2007 my body wasn't handling Vanco very well so I had
to use another PICC line another 6 weeks with Rocefin (sp?).

 

After using the Vanco in 2006 a small sore about the size of a dime opened
on my low leg far from my original infection.  That was able to be
successfully treated with a combination of oral Bactrim (sulfa) and
Doxycycline (in the tetracycline family) over 14 days.

 

Because of my two major outbreaks and the bone involvement I'm now on what
is expected to be a lifetime of Bactrim or some oral antibiotic.  If it
reemerges in the same place I'll likely be looking at a hemipelvectomy...
the removal of half my pelvis and the leg on that side.  Even a successful
surgery of this kind is extremely risky, takes about six surgeons, and has a
terrible record of post surgical infection, necrosis and even death.

 

If you can, I'd suggest getting a second opinion perhaps by someone outside
the VA.

 

Please understand I'm not trying to scare you or anybody else.  Just letting
you know my experiences and that of other people I've known who've had
similar situations.

 

Best regards (and best health!),
Tod

  

Has the sore been cultured and a sensitivity test done?  No one can look at
a sore and say you have a MRSA infection.

 

In a message dated 4/3/2008 1:57:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

My doctors refuse to treat my MRSA.  I have the sore which they monitor but
still believe I am better left not treated.  What do you think?

 

The sore is managed ONLY by keeping in bed treating the sore on my inner
thigh as a heat rash which it is not.  My healthcare is VA, think I should
just watch the sore grow or treat the MRSA?

 

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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

Dang Dave- I have weight envy haha! Seriously- I am 6' and maybe a buck 
twenty (I dunno, haven't been weighed in years, so just guessing), but my 
deltoids and biceps can uphold most AB's in arm wrestling til they give up. I 
have the staying power; but without triceps I just can't put them down. So then 
I call them a big pussy; and calm and coolly roll away, I'm rich, got a big car 
< my twist on a quote from the late great Jim Morrison. 
 
~peace~
 
Tim



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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 2:21:45 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


I'm about 6'1" and currently weigh in around 215.  I was somewhat scrawny when 
I crashed in 1967, around 150ish I think.  I'm just healthy now - yes, my quad 
gut bothers me at times by filling out my shirts more than I like but in the 
big picture - so what?  I'm healthy and I can still haul my gut around without 
too much trouble. 
Dave  --> DAVEOCONNELL.COM 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/3/2008 10:30:38 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:
My weight goes up and down all the time. I'm 6ft3 inches tall, but on several 
occasions my weight has dropped to 125-135. Mostly, I'm around 170-180. I try 
to keep calories around 1500.
As ugly as I am I never think about the quad gut. That's like Quasi-Motto 
worrying about athletes foot. 
After 32 years, I've sort of settled at this weight. 


john


- Original Message 
From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
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FW: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Merrill Burghardt]

Did the doctors respond quickly.  Nurses listen and repeat what they learn,
some might believe it even.  You said she did not get help, but maybe she
just believed in and went with the doctors opinion.  I am under the
impression her healthcare was also her job.  Being a perfect worker she did
not make waves?

 

Merrill

 

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From: William Willis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:34 AM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] MRSA

 

I HAVE AN OPEN WOUND THAT HAS HAD MRSA TWICE. My doc treated it both times,
once with iv and once with pills. I've never had any symptoms - sores, etc.
If it is responsive to an antibiotic, I would treat it. My sister-in-law got
a small cut on her foot two years ago. It refused to heal. To make a long
story short, it was mrsa. It dissolved the bones and tendons in the foot and
went systemic. She was delirious for a week and nearly died. They even
installed a direct port. As of now, doc says the foot must go. She still has
the germ in her bloodstream. Bad. She is a nurse, able-bodied, and cut her
foot on a wheelchair at work. She works for HCA in Nashville and has had to
fight tooth-and-nail for worker's comp. The irony is she is a nurse yet
didn't get help until the infection was advanced. She thought she was
invincible - but has certainly learned differently.
On a different note, my great aunt died yesterday. She was 98 and still
sharp as a tac.



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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] MRSA
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:56:06 -0700

My doctors refuse to treat my MRSA.  I have the sore which they monitor but
still believe I am better left not treated.  What do you think?

 

The sore is managed ONLY by keeping in bed treating the sore on my inner
thigh as a heat rash which it is not.  My healthcare is VA, think I should
just watch the sore grow or treat the MRSA?

 

Merrill

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:00 AM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

 

MRSA will show up in blood cultures or when a sore is cultured.  The doctor
should always do a culture/sensitivity test to determine which antibiotic
would best kill the infection.

 

Here's something else you should know: Methicillin: A semisynthetic
penicillin-related antibiotic, also known as Staphcillin, that once was
effective against staphylococci (staph) resistant to penicillin because they
produce the enzyme penicillinase. Rarely used now, methicillin has been
largely superceded by Vancomycin. Over the past 50 years, staph bacteria
have become resistant to various antibiotics, including the commonly used
penicillin-related antibiotics, including methicillin. These resistant
bacteria are called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

 

There are other antibiotics that can kill a non-MRSA infection like Keflex,
Keflon (the IV form of Keflex) and Cipro.

 

In a message dated 4/2/2008 8:21:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, DAANOO
writes:

I guess they don't test you unless they see some kind of signs of it on your
skin?

 

Bill
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Age 57
Leesburg, FL
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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Tod E. Santee]

Merril,

I hate to say it, but Mikey3 is right and I think you might be getting some bad 
advice. [Emphasize "might"]  By the time my MRSA was a problem for me, in other 
words it was part of a sore, I immediately had to go on IV antibiotics.  I used 
a PICC line for six weeks to infuse vancomycin in 2006.  When it reemerged in 
2007 my body wasn't handling Vanco very well so I had to use another PICC line 
another 6 weeks with Rocefin (sp?).

After using the Vanco in 2006 a small sore about the size of a dime opened on 
my low leg far from my original infection.  That was able to be successfully 
treated with a combination of oral Bactrim (sulfa) and Doxycycline (in the 
tetracycline family) over 14 days.

Because of my two major outbreaks and the bone involvement I'm now on what is 
expected to be a lifetime of Bactrim or some oral antibiotic.  If it reemerges 
in the same place I'll likely be looking at a hemipelvectomy... the removal of 
half my pelvis and the leg on that side.  Even a successful surgery of this 
kind is extremely risky, takes about six surgeons, and has a terrible record of 
post surgical infection, necrosis and even death.

If you can, I'd suggest getting a second opinion perhaps by someone outside the 
VA.

Please understand I'm not trying to scare you or anybody else.  Just letting 
you know my experiences and that of other people I've known who've had similar 
situations.

Best regards (and best health!),
Tod

  Has the sore been cultured and a sensitivity test done?  No one can look at a 
sore and say you have a MRSA infection.

  In a message dated 4/3/2008 1:57:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:
My doctors refuse to treat my MRSA.  I have the sore which they monitor but 
still believe I am better left not treated.  What do you think?


The sore is managed ONLY by keeping in bed treating the sore on my inner 
thigh as a heat rash which it is not.  My healthcare is VA, think I should just 
watch the sore grow or treat the MRSA?


Bill aka "Ding"
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FW: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Merrill Burghardt]

Sore was cultured +, as well as an incision yet opened post two years after
surgery cultured last Thanksgiving.  The areas are photographed monthly but
there is no intent of antibiotics.  I can keep the size and spreading down
by being in bed.  The openings will grow as the weather warms.  During the
summer I need to return to bed shortly after noon, then I need to be in bed
24 hours near every other day.

 

Merrill

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:49 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

 

  

Has the sore been cultured and a sensitivity test done?  No one can look at
a sore and say you have a MRSA infection.

 

In a message dated 4/3/2008 1:57:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

My doctors refuse to treat my MRSA.  I have the sore which they monitor but
still believe I am better left not treated.  What do you think?

 

The sore is managed ONLY by keeping in bed treating the sore on my inner
thigh as a heat rash which it is not.  My healthcare is VA, think I should
just watch the sore grow or treat the MRSA?

 

Bill aka "Ding"
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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Tod E. Santee]

Hi Merril,

I'm not sure if one of the many responses he got so far have mentioned this yet 
but studies to show that between 1/3 and 1/2 of all nurses and other employees 
and medical institutions are colonized with MRSA.  Many, many people in the 
community carry MRSA... primarily in the nose... yet never contract any 
infections.

Hospitals are a major breeding ground for MRSA and many of the cleaning 
solutions that use don't remain active long enough to kill it (although there 
have been some new long-lasting silver-based cleaning products that show some 
hope).  Even though they clean hospital rooms relatively well between patients 
all you have to do is look at the blood pressure cuffs and electronic devices 
moving from one room to the next to the next, etc., watch a nurse take a pencil 
from a pocket and write down stats then put it back even if you're in isolation 
and everybody wears gloves.

I have asked nurses and doctors many times to change gloves if I arrive for an 
appointment in a stretcher and they use a gloved hand to unbuckle belts and 
lower the side.  So many other people have used a stretcher and so many other 
people have touched it that I absolutely DO NOT want a gloved hand that touched 
it getting anywhere near an open wound!  (I will say that both doctors and 
nurses do get a bit indignant about it because "they know what they're 
doing"... but tough nuggets.)

Also, since I've had MRSA since 2006 in both bone and wound tissue, I have been 
very conscious to make sure people remove gloves immediately after touching 
anything near my wound before they touch anything else.  The messages are 
making it to the larger medical population.

Now that there's Community-Associated MRSA it's people who get tattoos and 
piercings who need to be conscious about the same things.  Now THEY need to 
treat those facilities and the people who run them as strictly as they would if 
they were in a hospital room.

Hope this information is useful to you and anybody else on the list.

Best regards,
Tod E. Santee

  - Original Message - 
  From: Merrill Burghardt 
  To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 5:53 PM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] MRSA


  Las month I was cultured as a MRSA carrier.  MRSA is a resistant infection 
which is spreading in hospitals.  Apparently I am only a carrier but suspicious 
looking circular sores are developing on my inner thighs.  I have read about 
this but have never spoken with anyone who has or had it.

   

  One person had it and lost a foot.  My doctors will not treat it as they 
believe it will only become further resistance.  Have a story?

   

  Merrill

Re: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud

[Ms Linda Ferrell]

Nice hair Mark!
Lindaf

[QUAD-L] One last wasy to wash a cat

[MikeyBird3]

1. Know that although the kitty cat has the advantage of quickness  and lack 
of concern for human life, you have the advantage of strength.  Capitalize on 
that advantage by selecting the battlefield. Don't try to bathe  him in an 
open area where he can force you to chase him. Pick a very small  bathroom. If 
your bathroom is more than four feet square, we recommend that you  get in the 
tub with the cat and close the sliding-glass doors as if you were  about to 
take a shower. (A simple shower curtain will not do. A berserk cat can  shred a 
three-ply rubber shower curtain quicker than a politician can shift  
positions.) 
 
2. Know that a cat has claws and will not hesitate to remove all  the skin 
from your body. Your advantage here is that you are smart and know  how to 
dress 
to protect yourself. We recommend canvas  overalls tucked into high-top 
construction boots, a pair of steel-mesh gloves,  an army helmet, a hockey 
face-mask, and a long-sleeved flak jacket. 
 
3. Use the element of surprise. Pick up your cat nonchalantly, as  if to 
simply carry him to his supper dish. (Cats will not usually notice your  
strange 
attire. They have little or no interest in fashion as a rule.) 
 
4. Once you are inside the bathroom, speed is essential to  survival. In a 
single liquid motion, shut the bathroom door, step into the tub  enclosure, 
slide the glass door shut, dip the cat in the water and squirt him  with 
shampoo. 
You have now begun one of the wildest 45 seconds of your life. 
 
5. Cats have no handles. Add the fact that he now has soapy fur,  and the 
problem is radically compounded. Do not expect to hold on to him for  more than 
two or three seconds at a time. When you have him, however, you must  remember 
to give him another squirt of shampoo and rub like crazy. He'll then  spring 
free and fall back into the water, thereby rinsing himself off. (The  national 
record for cats is three latherings, so don't expect too much.) 
 
6. Next, the cat must be dried. Novice cat bathers always assume  this part 
will be the most difficult, for humans generally are worn out at this  point 
and the cat is just getting really determined. In fact, the drying is  simple 
compared with what you have just been through. That's because by now the  cat 
is 
semi-permanently affixed to your right leg. 
 
7. You simply pop the drain plug with your foot, reach for your  towel and 
wait. (Occasionally, however, the cat will end up clinging to the top  of your 
army helmet. If this happens, the best thing you can do is to shake him  loose 
and to encourage him toward your leg.) After all the water is drained from  
the tub, it is a simple matter to just reach down and dry the cat. 
 
In a few days the cat will relax enough to be removed from your  leg. He will 
usually have nothing to say for about three weeks and will spend a  lot of 
time sitting with his back to you. He might even become psychoceramic and  
develop the fixed stare of a plaster figurine. 
 
You will be tempted to assume he is angry. This isn't usually the  case. As a 
rule he is simply plotting ways to get through your defenses and  injure you 
for life the next time you decide to give him a bath. But at least  now he 
smells a lot better. 

Bill
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Age 57
Leesburg,  FL
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[QUAD-L] Washing kitty

[MikeyBird3]

Remember this is a joke.  No cats ere harmed during the  writing of this.
 
Step One
 
Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to  the water 
in the bowl.
 
Step Two
 
Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the  bathroom.
 
Step Three
 
In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both  lids. (You 
may need to stand on the lid.) 
 
Step Four
 
The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the  noises that 
come from the toilet -- the cat is actually enjoying this. 
 
Step Five
 
Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash"  as well 
as a "rinse".
 
Step Six
 
Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there  is no one 
and nothing between the bathroom door and the front door. 
 
Step Seven 
 
Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both  lids.
 
Step Eight
 
The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom,  and run 
outside where he will dry himself off. 
 
Results 
 
Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean. 
 
Consequences 
 
A very hissed off cat.
 
Instructions provided by the dog!  

Bill
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Age 57
Leesburg,  FL
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[QUAD-L] Check out Clean Kitty - CollegeHumor video

[MikeyBird3]

_Clean Kitty -  CollegeHumor video_ 
(http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1738258)   

Bill
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Age 57
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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[MikeyBird3]

Has the sore been cultured and a sensitivity test done?  No  one can look at 
a sore and say you have a MRSA infection.
 
 
In a message dated 4/3/2008 1:57:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

My doctors refuse to  treat my MRSA.  I have the sore which they monitor but 
still believe I am  better left not treated.  What do you think? 
The sore is managed  ONLY by keeping in bed treating the sore on my inner 
thigh as a heat rash  which it is not.  My healthcare is VA, think I should 
just 
watch the sore  grow or treat the MRSA? 

Bill aka "Ding"



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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[Oconnelldb]

 
 
I'm about 6'1" and currently weigh in around 215.  I was  somewhat scrawny 
when I crashed in 1967, around 150ish I think.  I'm just  healthy now - yes, my 
quad gut bothers me at times by filling out my shirts more  than I like but in 
the big picture - so what?  I'm healthy and I can still  haul my gut around 
without too much trouble. 
Dave  --> _DAVEOCONNELL.COM_ (http://www.daveoconnell.com/)  
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/3/2008 10:30:38 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 
My  weight goes up and down all the time. I'm 6ft3 inches tall, but on 
several  occasions my weight has dropped to 125-135. Mostly, I'm around 
170-180. I 
try  to keep calories around 1500.
As ugly as I am I never think about the quad  gut. That's like Quasi-Motto 
worrying about athletes foot. 
After 32 years,  I've sort of settled at this weight. 


john

-  Original Message 
From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:  q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14  AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by  my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the  other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior  injury); 
but with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17  years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often  do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of  this month.
 
Thanks-
   
Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
my UPDATED quad site> _www.geocities.com/onemofortom_ 
(http://www.geocities.com/onemofortom) 



 

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RE: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud

[RollinOn]

Funny thing about that picture of me, uh it isn't me.
I wish I still had that head full of hair though.
 

Mark Jackson

   RollinOn

 

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud


Mark, I still see your picture listed at the new site if I read correctly.
Based on the action taken by each state, you may have grounds for a civil
matter now, once you receive a copy of the court order.
 
Did you also file a complaint with the BBB, as a matter of record in their
area.  All complaints are recorded and documented for the public to read and
chose for themselves.
 
Best Wishes
 
 
In a message dated 4/2/2008 3:13:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Remember when I posted about this company not only mine but several
testimonies without our consent and in some cases people that haven't even
heard of them.

Well they've been sued by the state of New Jersey and Arkansas and lost but
now they're back online under a different name, it was the SAM mattress and
now it's the SAT mattress.

HYPERLINK http://www.satbed.com/customertestimonials.php HYPERLINK
"http://www.satbed.com/customertestimonials.php"http://www.satbed.com/custom
ertestimonials.php 
I was looking at some of the testimonies and noticed Stephen Hawking on
there and they claim he used their mattress aboard a zero gravity test that
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Re: FW: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud

[wheelchair]

You may have reason for personal action against the company.  I hope  you 
also filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau- Online against the  
company... for the record.  When consumers visit the BBB's website and ask  
about 
the company, you want to make sure that you have a logged complaint on  file.
Nothing may happen as a result of your filing, but then again you may save  
someone else too.  I also hope you are on record and receive some of the  money 
that you can donate to a local charity.
 
Best Wishes
 
 
In a message dated 4/3/2008 1:57:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

I am  one of the fake testimonials on their web site. Not my words, not my 
picture.  I discovered it by accident. The mattress is ok, but I would not buy 
another  one. I was contacted by the NJ lawyer who filed suit. Many, many 
disgruntled  customers. (Look under testimonials at their site. There I am, 
Larry 
Willis,  waxing eloquent about SAM!)  Ha! 





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Re: FW: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud

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[QUAD-L] Comfort Direct SAT Bed Warning

[SCIQuad96]

_Click here: Comfort Direct SAT Bed  Warning_ (http://comfortdirectbed.com/) 
 
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FW: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud

[William Willis]

I am one of the fake testimonials on their web site. Not my words, not my 
picture. I discovered it by accident. The mattress is ok, but I would not buy 
another one. I was contacted by the NJ lawyer who filed suit. Many, many 
disgruntled customers. (Look under testimonials at their site. There I am, 
Larry Willis, waxing eloquent about SAM!) Ha! 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:34:13 -0400Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] 
SATmattress fraudTo: quad-list@eskimo.com



I did a quick search and this was going on as far back as in 2002.
 
 
This link states the same as Mark.
http://www.coccyx.org/coping/samsat.htm
 
 
This link show the posts and other people's comments about ComfortDirect.
http://www.epinions.com/reviews/SAM_Mattress?_redir_att_abrtd_=1
 
This link is from New Jersey BBB.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/04/nj_comfort_direct.html
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FW: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[William Willis]

I am scrawny everywhere but my belly, of course. I'm 5'11" and weigh 160, up 
from 145 last year. The nearest rehab doc is about 100 mi. away. I haven't been 
back since I was hurt - 1971.


Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:56:50 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab 
doctor/weight/everything etcTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com




I see my rehab doctor about every 3 months.  He is also a spasticity doctor.  I 
struggle with my weight.  I was heavy before the chair, lost some then gained 
again a few times.  I gained more after I broke my back because I dont get as 
much movement.  I have to watch everything I eat to lose it and it's hard to 
watch everything I eat on such a strict budget but I try.  It's mostly my belly 
and I am sure a lot of you can relate as there is no muscle control there.
 
 
Stacy
- Original Message From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AMSubject: 
[QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc

First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
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Re: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud

[SCIQuad96]

 
 
I did a quick search and this was going on as far back as in  2002.
 
 
This link states the same as Mark.
_http://www.coccyx.org/coping/samsat.htm_ 
(http://www.coccyx.org/coping/samsat.htm) 
 
 
This link show the posts and other people's comments about  ComfortDirect.
_http://www.epinions.com/reviews/SAM_Mattress?_redir_att_abrtd_=1_ 
(http://www.epinions.com/reviews/SAM_Mattress?_redir_att_abrtd_=1) 
 
This link is from New Jersey BBB.
_http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/04/nj_comfort_direct.html_ 
(http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/04/nj_comfort_direct.html) 

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FW: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[William Willis]

I HAVE AN OPEN WOUND THAT HAS HAD MRSA TWICE. My doc treated it both times, 
once with iv and once with pills. I've never had any symptoms - sores, etc. If 
it is responsive to an antibiotic, I would treat it. My sister-in-law got a 
small cut on her foot two years ago. It refused to heal. To make a long story 
short, it was mrsa. It dissolved the bones and tendons in the foot and went 
systemic. She was delirious for a week and nearly died. They even installed a 
direct port. As of now, doc says the foot must go. She still has the germ in 
her bloodstream. Bad. She is a nurse, able-bodied, and cut her foot on a 
wheelchair at work. She works for HCA in Nashville and has had to fight 
tooth-and-nail for worker's comp. The irony is she is a nurse yet didn't get 
help until the infection was advanced. She thought she was invincible - but has 
certainly learned differently.
On a different note, my great aunt died yesterday. She was 98 and still sharp 
as a tac.


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MRSADate: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:56:06 -0700








My doctors refuse to treat my MRSA.  I have the sore which they monitor but 
still believe I am better left not treated.  What do you think?
 
The sore is managed ONLY by keeping in bed treating the sore on my inner thigh 
as a heat rash which it is not.  My healthcare is VA, think I should just watch 
the sore grow or treat the MRSA?
 
Merrill
 




From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 
2008 7:00 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA
 

MRSA will show up in blood cultures or when a sore is cultured.  The doctor 
should always do a culture/sensitivity test to determine which antibiotic would 
best kill the infection.

 

Here's something else you should know: Methicillin: A semisynthetic 
penicillin-related antibiotic, also known as Staphcillin, that once was 
effective against staphylococci (staph) resistant to penicillin because they 
produce the enzyme penicillinase. Rarely used now, methicillin has been largely 
superceded by Vancomycin. Over the past 50 years, staph bacteria have become 
resistant to various antibiotics, including the commonly used 
penicillin-related antibiotics, including methicillin. These resistant bacteria 
are called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

 

There are other antibiotics that can kill a non-MRSA infection like Keflex, 
Keflon (the IV form of Keflex) and Cipro.

 


In a message dated 4/2/2008 8:21:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, DAANOO writes:

I guess they don't test you unless they see some kind of signs of it on your 
skin?

 

BillC6 Incomplete since 7/20/68Age 57Leesburg, FLVery funny, Scotty. Now beam 
up my clothes.





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[QUAD-L] Airline Horror Stories?

[wheelchair]

Welcome Back Todd!  I hope you continue to post on your personal  
experiences.  I'm sure that Breezy is alive and well with her husband,  
somewhere in 
Florida, with her pitbulls.  Do you remember DTXNews, Sue as  well as she used 
to 
post a lot here.  Each year we pick up another  generation of newbies and some 
thought provoking stories of how it happen and  how its changed their lives.
 
Regarding your experience... I hope it never happens again.  I hope it  never 
happens to anyone... ever.
But we both know that it can happen and when it does, the first thing you  do 
is file a report with the airlines about the damage and how it will affect  
your life, being as graphic as you can.  If the worse doesn't occur, all  the 
best.  Because as you have witnessed, it can and often does  happen.
 
I've seen old cases that went before a review board, and nothing in the  
original damage report was referenced to what could happen if repairs and  
replacement didn't happen within a specified time. The industry can used  that 
against you in their defense as saying "we didn't know or couldn't perceive  
the 
future."  For this reason, it is most important to spell it out in the  very 
first report.  This way the ball will always be in the air industry's  court.
 
Again, glad to read that you are back Teach!
W
 
In a message dated 4/1/2008 12:01:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

I was  traveling in 2005.  My wheelchair had simple, laminated instructions 
on  how to move it and lock it using the "clutches" because I always remove the 
 armrest with the joystick that powers the chair.

Sometime between  surrendering my chair at the airport and unloading the 
chair when I arrived at  my destination (luckily home), it turned out somebody 
didn't read the neon  signs indicating the use of clutches.  My 17 inch wide 
wheelchair became  a 14 inch chair!  In other words, it was  crushed.





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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[Stacy Harim]

I see my rehab doctor about every 3 months.  He is also a spasticity doctor.  I 
struggle with my weight.  I was heavy before the chair, lost some then gained 
again a few times.  I gained more after I broke my back because I dont get as 
much movement.  I have to watch everything I eat to lose it and it's hard to 
watch everything I eat on such a strict budget but I try.  It's mostly my belly 
and I am sure a lot of you can relate as there is no muscle control there.


Stacy


- Original Message 
From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
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RE: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[Merrill Burghardt]

My doctors refuse to treat my MRSA.  I have the sore which they monitor but
still believe I am better left not treated.  What do you think?

 

The sore is managed ONLY by keeping in bed treating the sore on my inner
thigh as a heat rash which it is not.  My healthcare is VA, think I should
just watch the sore grow or treat the MRSA?

 

Merrill

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:00 AM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

 

MRSA will show up in blood cultures or when a sore is cultured.  The doctor
should always do a culture/sensitivity test to determine which antibiotic
would best kill the infection.

 

Here's something else you should know: Methicillin: A semisynthetic
penicillin-related antibiotic, also known as Staphcillin, that once was
effective against staphylococci (staph) resistant to penicillin because they
produce the enzyme penicillinase. Rarely used now, methicillin has been
largely superceded by Vancomycin. Over the past 50 years, staph bacteria
have become resistant to various antibiotics, including the commonly used
penicillin-related antibiotics, including methicillin. These resistant
bacteria are called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

 

There are other antibiotics that can kill a non-MRSA infection like Keflex,
Keflon (the IV form of Keflex) and Cipro.

 

In a message dated 4/2/2008 8:21:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, DAANOO
writes:

I guess they don't test you unless they see some kind of signs of it on your
skin?

 

Bill
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Age 57
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Re: [QUAD-L] SATmattress fraud

[wheelchair]

Mark, I still see your picture listed at the new site if I read  correctly.
Based on the action taken by each state, you may have grounds for a civil  
matter now, once you receive a copy of the court order.
 
Did you also file a complaint with the BBB, as a matter of record in their  
area.  All complaints are recorded and documented for the public to read  and 
chose for themselves.
 
Best Wishes
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/2/2008 3:13:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Remember when I posted about this company not only  mine but several 
testimonies without our consent and in some cases people that  haven't even 
heard of 
them. 
Well they've been sued by the state of New Jersey  and Arkansas and lost but 
now they're back online under a different name, it  was the SAM mattress and 
now it's the SAT mattress. 
HYPERLINK  http://www.satbed.com/customertestimonials.php 
_http://www.satbed.com/customertestimonials.php_ 
(http://www.satbed.com/customertestimonials.php) 
  
I was looking at some of the testimonies and  noticed Stephen Hawking on 
there and they claim he used their mattress aboard  a zero gravity test that 
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FW: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[Merrill Burghardt]

I keep my weight down to avoid a Hoyer lift.  No seconds, no desert, and
wear abdominal binder.  Not to mention I am still a little vain

 

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From: t crook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc

 

Thanks Eric- like I said, I have done the family doc thing for years also. I
was speaking to my old PT (who now is the head of PT, since my 17 year
absence) said they are now telling people to be seen annually. So I guess
I'll see what they have to say about my skinny-ass haha!

 

Tim 

c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post

 

my UPDATED quad site>  
www.geocities.com/onemofortom

Eric W Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Well, weight issue...um, i'm a fat-ass ;-p   Rehab doc...i went back about a
yr post & decided it was a wasted 3 hr trip, my family dr can do what i need
or refer me if needed.  Oh, 11 yrs on 5/9/08.


Eric W Rudd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

- Original Message - 

From: t crook   

To: q-list   

Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:54 AM

Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc

 

First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury);
but with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.

Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.

 

Thanks-

  

Tim 

c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post

 

my UPDATED quad site>  
www.geocities.com/onemofortom

 


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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[John S.]

My weight goes up and down all the time. I'm 6ft3 inches tall, but on several 
occasions my weight has dropped to 125-135. Mostly, I'm around 170-180. I try 
to keep calories around 1500.
As ugly as I am I never think about the quad gut. That's like Quasi-Motto 
worrying about athletes foot. 
After 32 years, I've sort of settled at this weight. 


john

- Original Message 
From: t crook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: q-list 
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:54:14 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc

First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
my UPDATED quad site> www.geocities.com/onemofortom



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RE: [QUAD-L] Response to Rollin On, Mark

[Mike Murach]

Wonderful videos!

Mike~

 

Please check out my art gallery at:

  www.MurGallery.com

 

-Original Message-
From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:29 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Response to Rollin On, Mark

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4LtCrlXdd2E

Q

 

On 4/1/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

What do I look up to find him on Utube as I would like to see also.
Dana





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Re: [QUAD-L] Going into Hospital,

[David K. Kelmer]

Hi Danny,
   
  Good luck, and keep in touch ASAP!  
   
   
  With Love,
 
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post
  Texas, USA 
   
  

Danny Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all, the doctor is admitting me into the hospital, getting ready to go 
in right now for the pseudomonas infection. They just want me to go in hospital 
this time. They may try a picc line in the future if I have anymore problems. 
See ya all in a week or so I hope...Bet i'll have a ton of mail to sort 
thru.

  Dan H.

Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

Wishing you many more- I mantained my weight for the first 12 to 15 yrs. post.
   
  Tim

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  8 years post in june.
   
  Jim




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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[Jkrocks]

8 years post in june.
 
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

Thanks Jim-
How many years post?



Tim 
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- Original Message 
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:37:48 AM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


I'm about the same size as I was before my injury and I need to see the doctor 
every year to stay in the system.
 
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[Jkrocks]

I'm about the same size as I was before my injury and I need to see the  
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

Thanks Eric- like I said, I have done the family doc thing for years also. I 
was speaking to my old PT (who now is the head of PT, since my 17 year absence) 
said they are now telling people to be seen annually. So I guess I'll see what 
they have to say about my skinny-ass haha!
   
  Tim 
  c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
   
  my UPDATED quad site> www.geocities.com/onemofortom

Eric W Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
DIV {   MARGIN: 0px  }Well, weight issue...um, i'm a fat-ass ;-p   
Rehab doc...i went back about a yr post & decided it was a wasted 3 hr trip, my 
family dr can do what i need or refer me if needed.  Oh, 11 yrs on 5/9/08.
  
Eric W Rudd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

- Original Message - 
  From: t crook 
  To: q-list 
  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:54 AM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc
  

First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by 
my old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
  Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
   
  Thanks-
  Tim 
  c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
   
  my UPDATED quad site> www.geocities.com/onemofortom



  
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Re: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[Eric W Rudd]

Well, weight issue...um, i'm a fat-ass ;-p   Rehab doc...i went back about a yr 
post & decided it was a wasted 3 hr trip, my family dr can do what i need or 
refer me if needed.  Oh, 11 yrs on 5/9/08.

Eric W Rudd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

  - Original Message - 
  From: t crook 
  To: q-list 
  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:54 AM
  Subject: [QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc


  First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
  Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.

  Thanks-

  Tim 
  c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post

  my UPDATED quad site> www.geocities.com/onemofortom


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Re: FW: [QUAD-L] low BP....

[t crook]

I haven't wore a binder since I was a fairly new injury some nineteen years 
ago. Running a low bp has always been an issue; but I feel more fatigue these 
days, and have lost weight since my full muscle flap/osteomyelitis in 2001. I 
am one of those quads who has gotten skinnier over the years; except for my 
biceps and deltoids, the only place I have much muscle. Maybe my innards are 
floating around more; due to the years of atrophy.
 
Thanks-
 
Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
My UPDATED quad site> www.geocities.com/onemofortom
 


 
- Original Message 
From: Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 8:20:05 PM
Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] low BP

I'm the same also.  I have to wear one or a bottom out, but my quad belly has 
started a matter how long I've been wearing it.  It's not huge, but it's there 
nonetheless.
Quadius


On 4/2/08, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
Without one I bottom out.  Also prevents the quad belly.
Merrill
 



From: Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:02 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] low BP
 
Those with low BP, have you tried wearing an abdominal binder?
I wear one fairly tight. I works well for me.  Still get dizzy sometimes, but 
not as often as I do when I don't wear it.
 



From: gina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:33 AM
To: Quadius; quad-list
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] low BP
 
Yes, I have Low Low Blood Pressure.. My doctor makes me go see him  every month 
to keep a checkon it.Ive had it as low as 68/42.. highest I can get it without 
having A.D.  is 102/78 and remember pain meds will lower your blood pressure too
 
I take midrodrine 5mg 3 times a day...Also the doctor suggested to intake a lil 
extra salt it will help just becareful cause to much will cause more swelling/ 
bloating.
 
Gina

Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I also have a problem with chronic low blood pressure.  If I know I'm going to 
be traveling somewhere and I need to eat before I leave (have difficulty with 
hypoglycemia) I take ephedrine.  I don't like to use it too often because it 
causes my heart to beat excessively.
Once I am adjusted to being in the chair, sometimes can take an hour or two 
depending on how much I have eaten, I don't have too much difficulty, even 
without ephedrine.
Talk to your doctor if you're concerned about low blood pressure.
Quadius


  

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[QUAD-L] rehab doctor/weight/everything etc....

[t crook]

First of all- how many of you are excessively skinny? I have been told by my 
old physical therapist; that quads eventually go to one extreme or the other 
(skinny or heavy). I have been lean my whole life (including prior injury); but 
with years of atrophy I am just plain skinny.
Second- I have not had a rehab doctor visit in about 17 years, I've just had 
periodic check ups with my family doctor. How often do you guy's see a rehab 
doctor? I am scheduled to see one the 10th of this month.
 
Thanks-
  
Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
my UPDATED quad site> www.geocities.com/onemofortom


  

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Re: [QUAD-L] Response to Rollin On, Mark

[t crook]

I saw this dude as well- quite the inspiration he is, and a brilliant speaker. 
It looked like he may have broken his nose a few times. Seriously, how would 
you stop yourself from falling face first into things. 
 
~peace~
Tim 
c5-c6, 19 1/2 yrs. post
 
 my UPDATED quad site> www.geocities.com/onemofortom
 



- Original Message 
From: RollinOn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 9:29:26 AM
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Response to Rollin On, Mark


Yep that's him.
 
Mark Jackson 
   RollinOn
 
 




From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:20 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Response to Rollin On, Mark


 
Is this the guy who doesn't have limbs.  If so, I think I saw a video of him on 
Youtube.
Quadius
PS you are right he makes almost everyone feel a little lazy.  Especially on 
days like this.  :-)
 
 

 
Yes Quadius there's always some one in a worse position.
I don't know who posted about the "Life without Limbs" foundation 
http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/index.php but this guy is truly inspirational.
He was featured on ABC on last Friday also and is starting to be well known but 
his outlook on life is awesome.
He made me feel extremely lazy though after seeing what all he's accomplished 
in his life but it also motivated me.
I bought his video and my brother who is a minister showed it instead of giving 
a sermon and everyone was floored when they seen it.
If you get a few minutes to watch some of his speeches you should.
 
Mark Jackson
   RollinOn
 
 
 


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Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA

[MikeyBird3]

MRSA will show up in blood cultures or when a sore is  cultured.  The doctor 
should always do a culture/sensitivity test to  determine which antibiotic 
would best kill the infection.
 
Here's something else you should know: Methicillin: A semisynthetic  
penicillin-related antibiotic, also known as Staphcillin, that once was  
effective 
against staphylococci (staph) resistant to penicillin because they  produce the 
enzyme penicillinase. Rarely used now, methicillin has been largely  superceded 
by Vancomycin. Over the past 50 years, staph bacteria have become  resistant 
to various antibiotics, including the commonly used penicillin-related  
antibiotics, including methicillin. These resistant bacteria are called  
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
 
There are other antibiotics that can kill a non-MRSA infection like  Keflex, 
Keflon (the IV form of Keflex) and Cipro.
 
 
In a message dated 4/2/2008 8:21:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, DAANOO  
writes:

I guess  they don't test you unless they see some kind of signs of it on your 
 skin?

Bill
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Age 57
Leesburg,  FL
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Re: [QUAD-L] Enemeez again

[Fragile]

shower chair, 10-20 minutes, dig stim (just to be sure), c5 incomplete

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I know we've done some rather exhaustive comments on this in the past, but
> I just received my trial samples (10 of them) from the company.  I guess I
> missed the boat on the 30, but I'm willing to try.
>
> About three or four years ago I think I tried this product, but after
> hearing about the success rate from several other people here, I decided to
> give it another try.
>
> My question is for those of you who use Enemeez.  Do you do your bowel
> regimen in bed or in a shower chair?  How long does your procedure usually
> last?  Do you use digital stimulation still?  What level are you?
>
> I am a C2-3, but functional as a C4.  I can use a shower chair, but it is
> definitely not comfortable and not conducive to be doing bowel care with the
> magic bullet.  If this procedure doesn't take as long with Enemeez I am more
> than willing to use my shower chair, but I don't want to sit in the chair
> for two hours.
> Thanks everyone,
> Quadius
>