Re: [QUAD-L] Push Girls
LOVE ITmy bf and I enjoy it! --- On Tue, 6/5/12, Bobbie Humphreys bobbie...@aol.com wrote: From: Bobbie Humphreys bobbie...@aol.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Push Girls To: Quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 10:39 PM Hi Everybody, Monday night was the first reality show called Push Girls on the Sundance channel. Did anybody see it? There are 3 para's and 1 quad. They discuss relationship's, sex, having children, dating and compete in a dance competition. It's on every Monday night at 10:00pm Eastern time on the Sundance channel. It's done VERY well. Bobbie
Re: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary
HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! --- On Thu, 6/7/12, Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary To: quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 9:15 PM Today was my 44th Quanniversary, 15 days ago was my 60th birthday. I WAS going to celebrate, go out, have a nice dinner, etc. but that all changed when I woke up to find my whole apartment flooded. The water heater blew up. I have to stay in another apartment for a week+. Half my stuff here, half there (my OCD is kicking in big time) They have to replace all of my carpeting, possibly some drywall, paint, etc., etc., etc. This other apartment reeks of smoke - it's disgusting!!! Yuck. Now I get to go through all of my boxes to see what's been damaged. So far I've found one photograph by a favorite artist and several old (1882 - 1902) books that have extensive water damage. Very sad. So I have my work cut out for me this week. But, I made it through another year. So I guess it's not all bad news! YAY ME! :)
Fwd: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary
Congrats on b-day and condolences on flood day, Nan. I turned 60 on May 23 and have survived 41 years of quadom. Sounds sorta like you and I are rowing the same boat! Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Date: June 8, 2012 10:39:42 AM EDT To: quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com, Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! --- On Thu, 6/7/12, Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary To: quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 9:15 PM Today was my 44th Quanniversary, 15 days ago was my 60th birthday. I WAS going to celebrate, go out, have a nice dinner, etc. but that all changed when I woke up to find my whole apartment flooded. The water heater blew up. I have to stay in another apartment for a week+. Half my stuff here, half there (my OCD is kicking in big time) They have to replace all of my carpeting, possibly some drywall, paint, etc., etc., etc. This other apartment reeks of smoke - it's disgusting!!! Yuck. Now I get to go through all of my boxes to see what's been damaged. So far I've found one photograph by a favorite artist and several old (1882 - 1902) books that have extensive water damage. Very sad. So I have my work cut out for me this week. But, I made it through another year. So I guess it's not all bad news! YAY ME! :)
[QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Amye, are you a good candidate for an Everclear filter that is implanted in the leg to filter and prevent clots? Just asking Best Wishes In a message dated 6/8/2012 11:02:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, littleq...@yahoo.com writes: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ
Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary
Yes, Happy aniversary to all--I know during the summer months very very many of us get them---myself and quite of few more have august as our big month..I'm 55 years old now and shooting for 15 year aniversary Aug.3rd. Man ---aches and pains are doubled to tripled compared to the 1st 10 years or sobut I guess life gets tough with aging., and more -so as a Quad. Dan H.*** From: Larry Willis lwillis...@yahoo.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 10:58:54 AM Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary Congrats on b-day and condolences on flood day, Nan. I turned 60 on May 23 and have survived 41 years of quadom. Sounds sorta like you and I are rowing the same boat! Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Date: June 8, 2012 10:39:42 AM EDT To: quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com, Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! --- On Thu, 6/7/12, Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Nan nlg52...@yahoo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary To: quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 9:15 PM Today was my 44th Quanniversary, 15 days ago was my 60th birthday. I WAS going to celebrate, go out, have a nice dinner, etc. but that all changed when I woke up to find my whole apartment flooded. The water heater blew up. I have to stay in another apartment for a week+. Half my stuff here, half there (my OCD is kicking in big time) They have to replace all of my carpeting, possibly some drywall, paint, etc., etc., etc. This other apartment reeks of smoke - it's disgusting!!! Yuck. Now I get to go through all of my boxes to see what's been damaged. So far I've found one photograph by a favorite artist and several old (1882 - 1902) books that have extensive water damage. Very sad. So I have my work cut out for me this week. But, I made it through another year. So I guess it's not all bad news! YAY ME! :)
[QUAD-L] Anniversary
Happy Anniversary Nan!! Sorry to hear about the flood, good luck om cleanup. Lil Quad hope your leg will be ok. You don't have to stay in bed? Lindaf
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
yes, hope you get better soonin rehab I had one in my leg and was on blood thinner too---cant remember the lenth of time, but seeed like a month or 2 maybe. They put a greenfield filter in my groin leg area...and said that should keep any more from getting to my lungs or heart. Yours may have been caused by the dentist and leg accident thing--good luck ! Dan H. *** From: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 11:08:08 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf Amye, are you a good candidate for an Everclear filter that is implanted in the leg to filter and prevent clots? Just asking Best Wishes In a message dated 6/8/2012 11:02:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, littleq...@yahoo.com writes: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ
RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Yes, I had one in 2008. Had no idea until it started breaking loose and going to my lungs. Short of breath on a Saturday nightER on Sunday but it went undiagnosedback to ER by ambulance Tuesday morning. Had the DVT and many pulmonary embolisms...5 days in the hospital and Coumadin for life J Nicki aka One Lucky Girl From: Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 11:21 AM To: wheelch...@aol.com; littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf yes, hope you get better soonin rehab I had one in my leg and was on blood thinner too---cant remember the lenth of time, but seeed like a month or 2 maybe. They put a greenfield filter in my groin leg area...and said that should keep any more from getting to my lungs or heart. Yours may have been caused by the dentist and leg accident thing--good luck ! Dan H. *** _ From: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 11:08:08 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf Amye, are you a good candidate for an Everclear filter that is implanted in the leg to filter and prevent clots? Just asking Best Wishes In a message dated 6/8/2012 11:02:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, littleq...@yahoo.com writes: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ
Re: [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm
Nothing personal Dan, but since all of the Fraud claims of the past years, you are paying the price and will continue to pay the price until guidelines are changed. Government paid chairs are designed for in house mobility. The fact that you and so many others actually going out and having a life is beyond their concept. Even when extreme rehab chairs are specified. Everything is questioned and checked. The t's crossed and the i's dotted. I do hope this situation changes for the better. Best Wishes In a message dated 6/5/2012 4:00:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, d...@unh.edu writes: I wish it was that easy, and in the past it was. Now you can have all the OTs, PTs and the best doctors in the world but if Medicare or Medicaid or your private insurance says they will not pay for a stage 4 chair, you're not going to get one. How do they expect us to get out of the house unless we have a good reliable chair? Especially those of us who rely on Ventilators? My first chair was an Everest in Jennings. It was a piece of crap. But extremely simple. You could get most of the parts you needed to fix it from RadioShack. After dealing with the constant repairs of that chair. I got a really good one called Century 21. I still use the same company today. Each chair last me at least 12 years. I'm sure I could go longer, but the electronics eventually go out of date. Unfortunately, the Century 21 is considered a high-end chair. That is to say it's very expensive -- $22,000. But it's worth every penny, because I know it won't break down, and it will last me more than a decade. Would someone please give me an answer as to why insurance companies will not pay for a good chair? Don't they realize that our chair is our bodies? And how miserable we are when our chair is not working? I see! They just don't give a damn. Dan On 6/5/2012 7:53 AM, _wheelchair@aol.com_ (mailto:wheelch...@aol.com) wrote: Joan, an OT eval is step #2. DME's like to tell you they have ATS that are just as good. An ATS works for the DME. An OT works for your Doctor and You. Knowing this important equation is valuable in achieving your future goals. Best Wishes In a message dated 6/4/2012 10:29:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, _poajoan@sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:poaj...@sbcglobal.net) writes: It would be great if Reno had a rehab Dr. That dealt with quads, but most of ours are primarily sports medicine which is the main thing in Reno with snow skiing, water skiing, rock climbing, hunters, fishers, not to mention football, baseball, soccer, basketball and not to be left out, golf! My Dr. and I started the procedure today for a new wheelchair. I am on Medicare and AARP and I do not have a clue about the procedure as I only received one chair when I was first injured, the quickie, and 1 7 years later and Invacare. I do have a good DME and he will help me through the procedure. They have been fantastic keeping my omega trac running, and even obtaining parts for me that they were not going to install. I really wanted to stay with a front wheel drive but will really have to see what is available and go with the flow. Wish me luck Joan *From:*wheelch...@aol.com [_mailto:wheelchair@aol.com_ (mailto:wheelch...@aol.com) ] *Sent:* Monday, June 04, 2012 6:38 PM *To:* _alcibiates2@yahoo.com_ (mailto:alcibiat...@yahoo.com) ; _quad-list@eskimo.com_ (mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com) *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm The human body was designed to last almost 100 years, but not everyone is so lucky for that time. Government funded chairs are designed for indoor use and light outdoor use. However, when the chairs are used by Quads, they often get much heavier use. This is one reason why I recommend using a Occupational Therapist with a Rehab Doctor to get a chair that will last much longer. Best Wishes In a message dated 6/4/2012 4:08:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, _alcibiates2@yahoo.com_ (mailto:alcibiat...@yahoo.com) _mailto:alcibiat...@yahoo.com_ (mailto:alcibiat...@yahoo.com) writes: What makes it really tough is these wheelchairs are meant to last 5 years with mild use. If your up in it and stacking up hours and miles, good luck. These things aren't very well made and making them last the minimal time has been a reoccurring problem for me.Best Wishes. john *From:*_Gah17582@aol.com_ (mailto:gah17...@aol.com) _mailto:gah17...@aol.com_ (mailto:gah17...@aol.com) _Gah17582@aol.com_ (mailto:gah17...@aol.com) _mailto:gah17...@aol.com_ (mailto:gah17...@aol.com) *To:* _quad-list@eskimo.com_ (mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com) _mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com_ (mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com) *Sent:* Friday, June 1, 2012 4:08 PM *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm Anybody
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
On 6/8/2012 9:02 AM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ I had one and am now on a low dose of a blood thinner for preventative care. When my accident originally happened I had a greenfield filter put in so if any clots broke free they wouldn't make it to my lungs/heart or up, the filter is good for 3 to 5 years and then you need it replaced -Danny
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
only 3-5 years??? wow mine has been in almost 15 years. Dan H. ** From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 5:00:09 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf On 6/8/2012 9:02 AM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ I had one and am now on a low dose of a blood thinner for preventative care. When my accident originally happened I had a greenfield filter put in so if any clots broke free they wouldn't make it to my lungs/heart or up, the filter is good for 3 to 5 years and then you need it replaced -Danny
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Thanks for the input --- On Fri, 6/8/12, Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co wrote: From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 4:58 PM On 6/8/2012 9:02 AM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ I had one and am now on a low dose of a blood thinner for preventative care. When my accident originally happened I had a greenfield filter put in so if any clots broke free they wouldn't make it to my lungs/heart or up, the filter is good for 3 to 5 years and then you need it replaced -Danny
RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf - Nicki
wow Nicki, that's scary. Mine would have gone undiagnosed if it didn't irritate me so much! Gld you made it through! LQ --- On Fri, 6/8/12, nichole rohling zoocr...@windstream.net wrote: From: nichole rohling zoocr...@windstream.net Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: Quad-List@Eskimo. Com quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 12:02 PM Yes, I had one in 2008. Had no idea until it started breaking loose and going to my lungs. Short of breath on a Saturday night……….ER on Sunday but it went undiagnosed……..back to ER by ambulance Tuesday morning. Had the DVT and many pulmonary embolisms………5 days in the hospital and Coumadin for life J Nicki aka One Lucky Girl From: Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 11:21 AM To: wheelch...@aol.com; littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf yes, hope you get better soonin rehab I had one in my leg and was on blood thinner too---cant remember the lenth of time, but seeed like a month or 2 maybe. They put a greenfield filter in my groin leg area...and said that should keep any more from getting to my lungs or heart. Yours may have been caused by the dentist and leg accident thing--good luck ! Dan H. *** From: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 11:08:08 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf Amye, are you a good candidate for an Everclear filter that is implanted in the leg to filter and prevent clots? Just asking Best Wishes In a message dated 6/8/2012 11:02:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, littleq...@yahoo.com writes: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ
Re: [QUAD-L] Anniversary - LQ
NO Linda, I dont have to stay in bed...thank goodness!!! I'd go nuts!!
LQ
--- On Fri, 6/8/12, linda...@comcast.net linda...@comcast.net wrote:
From: linda...@comcast.net linda...@comcast.net
Subject: [QUAD-L] Anniversary
To: quad-list quad-list@eskimo.com
Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:20 AM
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Happy Anniversary Nan!!
Sorry to hear about the flood, good luck om cleanup.
Lil Quad hope your leg will be ok. You don't have to stay in bed?
Lindaf
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Thanks Dan! I don't know how long I'll be on blood thinners :( --- On Fri, 6/8/12, Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Danny Hearn ddh...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf To: wheelch...@aol.com, littleq...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:20 AM yes, hope you get better soonin rehab I had one in my leg and was on blood thinner too---cant remember the lenth of time, but seeed like a month or 2 maybe. They put a greenfield filter in my groin leg area...and said that should keep any more from getting to my lungs or heart. Yours may have been caused by the dentist and leg accident thing--good luck ! Dan H. *** From: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: littleq...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 11:08:08 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf Amye, are you a good candidate for an Everclear filter that is implanted in the leg to filter and prevent clots? Just asking Best Wishes In a message dated 6/8/2012 11:02:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, littleq...@yahoo.com writes: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ
RE: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Mine has been in almost 22 years and no one ever said anything about replacing it. Whoops Joan From: Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 5:09 PM To: da...@immortaldesigns.co; ~LittleQuad~ Cc: Quad-list post Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf only 3-5 years??? wow mine has been in almost 15 years. Dan H. ** _ From: Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co To: ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com Cc: Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 5:00:09 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf On 6/8/2012 9:02 AM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ I had one and am now on a low dose of a blood thinner for preventative care. When my accident originally happened I had a greenfield filter put in so if any clots broke free they wouldn't make it to my lungs/heart or up, the filter is good for 3 to 5 years and then you need it replaced -Danny
RE: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary
Congratulations on still having a positive attitude. I'm only half as long coming out for 22 years, but I've got 13 years on you and I definitely hear you about the OCD! J I think it is a tossup which is worse, flooding or burning, they both make an awful mess and I've been fortunate to have both. Good luck with your cleanup. Joan From: Nan [mailto:nlg52...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 7:16 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] My Anniversary Today was my 44th Quanniversary, 15 days ago was my 60th birthday. I WAS going to celebrate, go out, have a nice dinner, etc. but that all changed when I woke up to find my whole apartment flooded. The water heater blew up. I have to stay in another apartment for a week+. Half my stuff here, half there (my OCD is kicking in big time) They have to replace all of my carpeting, possibly some drywall, paint, etc., etc., etc. This other apartment reeks of smoke - it's disgusting!!! Yuck. Now I get to go through all of my boxes to see what's been damaged. So far I've found one photograph by a favorite artist and several old (1882 - 1902) books that have extensive water damage. Very sad. So I have my work cut out for me this week. But, I made it through another year. So I guess it's not all bad news! YAY ME! :)
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
The original designed ones actually cannot be replaced only the newer ones can be. According to the doctor I was talking to the last time I was in the hospital he said because I've got an older type mine wasn't replaceable and the vein has grown in a way that it is only about 50% efficient. According to him they work for about 3 to 5 years good. The newer type of filers are meant to be retrievable and/or replaceable. I have an older style in me so I had asked him what my options were and he said they can put a newer one in front of my old one and that it would be good for 3 to 5 years again but its replaceable and would need to be replaced removed and a new one put in every year about. I then asked him why not every 3 years and he told me it really depends on how the vein grows and the safest bet would be once a year. I just looked it up and this is a list of them * B Braun Tempofilter IVC filter (retrievable) * B Braun VenaTech LGM IVC filter (no longer sold) * B Braun VenaTech LP IVC filter * Bard G2x IVC (retrievable, unlimited indwell time)^[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-3 * Bard G2 (retrievable) * Cook Gianturco-Roehm Bird's Nest IVC Filter (permanent) * Cook Günther Tulip (retrievable) * Cook Celect (retrievable) * Cordis OptEase IVC filter (retrievable, 23 day indwell time)^[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-4 * Cordis TrapEase IVC filter * Mobin-Uddin Umbrella IVC filter (no longer sold) * ALN IVC filter (retrievable) * Rex Medical Option IVC filter (retrievable) * Rafael Medical SafeFlo Vena Cava Filter (for permanent implantation) * Bard Eclipse^[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter I honestly have no clue which I have but thought this information may be useful to others. -Danny On 6/8/2012 5:36 PM, Joan Anglin wrote: Mine has been in almost 22 years and no one ever said anything about replacing it. Whoops Joan *From:*Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net] *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2012 5:09 PM *To:* da...@immortaldesigns.co; ~LittleQuad~ *Cc:* Quad-list post *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf only 3-5 years??? wow mine has been in almost 15 years. Dan H. ** *From:*Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co mailto:da...@immortaldesigns.co *To:* ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com mailto:littleq...@yahoo.com *Cc:* Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com *Sent:* Fri, June 8, 2012 5:00:09 PM *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf On 6/8/2012 9:02 AM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ I had one and am now on a low dose of a blood thinner for preventative care. When my accident originally happened I had a greenfield filter put in so if any clots broke free they wouldn't make it to my lungs/heart or up, the filter is good for 3 to 5 years and then you need it replaced -Danny
Re: [QUAD-L] medical bill
Thanks John, We keep trying, day by day. We continue to hope that things improve. Candle Scars remind of us where we’ve been, they don’t have to dictate where we are going. ~David Rossi of Criminal Minds *** From: John S. alcibiat...@yahoo.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, June 4, 2012 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] medical bill That sounds soo familiar, cept the partner stuff. she bugged out befor the morphine wore off. So, if you want things to change, send in what you wrote and tell people it is a fact. They still won't believe you but some might. The Mitt Romney reasponce, you're just too poor to understand. I'm personnally way beyond being a democrate but I'll vote that way since socialists don't get elected. best wish, I hope it comes together for you, john From: Candle silverstre...@sbcglobal.net To: RONALD L PRACHT r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] medical bill Ron, you are so right about how people don't want an animal to suffer, but for some reason, it is okay to let humans suffer. Also, another posted put how people quit cancer procedures because the insurance runs out and their family cannot afford it. At the beginning of my Spinal Cord Injury days, thought it would be better to meet a Kavorkian (sp) type of doctor because I knew that there was no way that my husband would swing the bills on his paycheck. .3 As of the beginning of March, I had already met my $2500 deductible because of my wound clinic visits alone. I try to stretch my visits out to three weeks, but there were times that I had to see them weekly or several times a week. Our luxuries are limited. We have internet because my husband doesn't want me isolated. We have a land line so the doctors have a number to call. (Internet and landline are a package deal that saves us money) We have $25 a month cell phones because one summer the electricity went out on our side of the city and there was no way to call 911 if I had fallen. We have Netflix which is under $8 per month and we do not have cable/satelite because we could not justify the expense. Those are our luxuries. Rarely do we go out to a movie or to eat. We never go on vacation. We pay our bills. That is our life and we consider ourselves fortunate because we know people who lost their family farms, homes, or businesses because someone got sick and nothing permanent like I have. One farmer lost everything when he had a heart attack. They now live in subsidized housing. His heart is better and he could farm again, but there is no way they can afford to buy another farm. We were a two job family. He had put me through a four year university and we had finally bought a house after finding a job in a community that we were happy in settling into. We were not lazy. We did not expect free public aid. We were working and paying our bills. Then I got my SCI. Not by any super traumatic injury. I moved a table and my disk slipped and crushed my spine. From that point on, we were at the mercy of everyone. We had no control. We almost lost our house which was a starter house in a neighborhood between the good and bad areas. We were planning on renting it out after we bought a bigger house in a better location. Nope. All our plans changed. Every week that I was in the hospital was costing us over $10,000 for the hospital room alone. That didn't cover doctors, medications, or equipment. In the short five weeks that I was there (I say short because many SCI survivors stay much longer) the medical bills racked up to twice what we owed on our house. Thankfully, the injury happened at work. We had to get a lawyer, but finally workman's comp took care of most of the medical bills that acrued during that time. There is nothing like a quick court case when it comes to insurance paying their fair share. Because they took so long and because my lawyer kept track of my medical bills during that time, we didn't go bankrupt. As I said, we almost lost our house, but we were lucky. We went from a two paycheck family down to a one paycheck family. Because my husband was working to pay for my medical bills (vacations are not in our vocabulary) and to keep us sheltered (food often was the last to purchased. There were times we lived on PB J or macaroni in soup base) we never qualified for any aid. I can hear people say now, but you husband had a job. Again, when over half a monthly salary goes for my medication without counting my doctor visits, equipment, or rehab services, there isn't much left for mortgage, car payments (we literally drove our cars until they quit and died). As I posted, food was the last item to be purchased with our funds and sometimes we
Re: [QUAD-L] Old Time Radio (OTR) / Audio Books
Sometimes, when I am in too much pain to do anythinug, listening to an audio book is a way to distract myself. Also, when I'm doing good, I can listen to a book on tape while I sit and try to clean something. Otherwise, if I read a book, I don't get much done because I am unable to leave a good book. Candle Scars remind of us where we’ve been, they don’t have to dictate where we are going. ~David Rossi of Criminal Minds *** From: wheelch...@aol.com wheelch...@aol.com To: g...@eskimo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old Time Radio (OTR) / Audio Books All great programs! Back then you had to use your imagination not like today.B\ Best Wishes In a message dated 5/25/2012 2:24:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time, g...@eskimo.com writes: I’ve tried audio books, but I just can’t follow along that long. I have been listening to old radio shows. They are usually 30-60 minutes long, so it’s much easier. 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Superman, Horatio Hornblower, Dragnet, Gunsmoke, The Shadow, Flash Gordon, etc. I put them on my MP3 player and my Kindle. http://www.oldradioworld.com/ Greg
Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf
Im starting to wonder if he is wrong X| he's also my Pulmonologist -Danny On 6/8/2012 7:17 PM, Danny Espinoza wrote: The original designed ones actually cannot be replaced only the newer ones can be. According to the doctor I was talking to the last time I was in the hospital he said because I've got an older type mine wasn't replaceable and the vein has grown in a way that it is only about 50% efficient. According to him they work for about 3 to 5 years good. The newer type of filers are meant to be retrievable and/or replaceable. I have an older style in me so I had asked him what my options were and he said they can put a newer one in front of my old one and that it would be good for 3 to 5 years again but its replaceable and would need to be replaced removed and a new one put in every year about. I then asked him why not every 3 years and he told me it really depends on how the vein grows and the safest bet would be once a year. I just looked it up and this is a list of them * B Braun Tempofilter IVC filter (retrievable) * B Braun VenaTech LGM IVC filter (no longer sold) * B Braun VenaTech LP IVC filter * Bard G2x IVC (retrievable, unlimited indwell time)^[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-3 * Bard G2 (retrievable) * Cook Gianturco-Roehm Bird's Nest IVC Filter (permanent) * Cook Günther Tulip (retrievable) * Cook Celect (retrievable) * Cordis OptEase IVC filter (retrievable, 23 day indwell time)^[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-4 * Cordis TrapEase IVC filter * Mobin-Uddin Umbrella IVC filter (no longer sold) * ALN IVC filter (retrievable) * Rex Medical Option IVC filter (retrievable) * Rafael Medical SafeFlo Vena Cava Filter (for permanent implantation) * Bard Eclipse^[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter#cite_note-5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter I honestly have no clue which I have but thought this information may be useful to others. -Danny On 6/8/2012 5:36 PM, Joan Anglin wrote: Mine has been in almost 22 years and no one ever said anything about replacing it. Whoops Joan *From:*Danny Hearn [mailto:ddh...@sbcglobal.net] *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2012 5:09 PM *To:* da...@immortaldesigns.co; ~LittleQuad~ *Cc:* Quad-list post *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf only 3-5 years??? wow mine has been in almost 15 years. Dan H. ** *From:*Danny Espinoza da...@immortaldesigns.co mailto:da...@immortaldesigns.co *To:* ~LittleQuad~ littleq...@yahoo.com mailto:littleq...@yahoo.com *Cc:* Quad-list post quad-list@eskimo.com mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com *Sent:* Fri, June 8, 2012 5:00:09 PM *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] DVT in calf On 6/8/2012 9:02 AM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote: Hey gang! My right calf and foot have been swollen and numb feeling (I have great sensation in whole body). So Tuesday I was able to see my rehab doc, he thought the symptoms showed a DVT. I couldnt think of why I would have one. So the Wednesday I went to get ultrasound. Yep, the front left vein has a clot. They wouldn't let me leave the hospital until the doctors had a plan. So I'm on 5mg Coumadin a day and a shot of Enoxaparin Sodium every 12 hours. Yesterday when I was getting up I looked down at my right chin, i remembered a scab that I've had a while and it dawned on me...on May 7th I went to the dentist and while under nitrous and my hand control turned to the side, I decided to reaarange my chair. In doing so I rammed my leg into a table. Thank goodness I had on jeans and a blanket because it scraped my leg to chin bone. It never dawned on me i could have given myself a DVT. Yet when I look at the now scar and where my sensation starts changing it's the same area. Now I've got to watch out more closely!! Anyone else ever have one? How long was treatment? Amye - LQ I had one and am now on a low dose of a blood thinner for preventative care. When my accident originally happened I had a greenfield filter put in so if any clots broke free they wouldn't make it to my lungs/heart or up, the filter is good for 3 to 5 years and then you need it replaced -Danny
Re: [QUAD-L] Tailbone sore
Here is a link (if I did it correctly) for a Coccyx Cushion if you still need it. It is on sale right now. http://www.allegromedical.com/personal-care-c532/poli-foam-coccyx-cushion-p554701.html Candle Scars remind of us where we’ve been, they don’t have to dictate where we are going. ~David Rossi of Criminal Minds *** From: todd.daughe...@gmail.com todd.daughe...@gmail.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 8:17 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Tailbone sore I ended up finding a place local called HyperbarX Wound center that said I am stage 1 but caught it in time. In my second week of offloading. Anyone know of a donut or quad cushion without the tailbone area? Thanks Todd
