Re: [QUAD-L] cleaning leg bag
I do a similar thing, but when I have had some serious issues with the fetid smell of my urine, I have had to put a Ziploc freezer bag around my bed bag so that the smell doesn't escape out into the world. It's an awful smell and to me it smells like I have it infection, but my blood and urine doesn't show it. We have tried using vinegar and it does help a little bit, but I found it best to use the vinegar and the cover. Freezer bags or thicker than the regular storage bags. It also gives you a little bit of extra insurance in case you're urine bag leaks. Quadius On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Quad Dude wrote: > Hi Richard, > > I do almost exactly what you do for your son except instead of running the > tube inside my pants, up my leg, I run the tubing up and beside my chair, > then connect the tubing to the catheter through a hole cut into the left > pocket of all my pants. This works especially well with shorts. The tubing > is covered with black cloth so it's virtually invisible unless you look for > it. > > Steve - C4, 24 years > > On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Richard Galli wrote: > >> My solution for my quadriplegic son, beginning about 13 years ago, was >> not to use a leg bag at all. I mounted a black utility bag so it hangs off >> the front of his power chair base, behind his lower legs. We put a big >> 2000-ml bedside drainage bag in that, and run the tube inside his pants, up >> his leg. We cover the transparent tube with the kind of black flexible >> wire-concealing wrap you can get at Radioshack. >> >> The tube connects at top to his Texas or Foley cath (depending) and the >> tube is held in place by a white strap with velcro clamp. >> >> When the drainage bag gets near full, we just take it out, open the >> valve, and either fill up a bottle or two, or hold it over a toilet and let >> it drain. >> >> There is virtually no odor except when draining; it can go without >> draining three or four times as long as a leg bag; and it is much easier to >> manage in just about every way. >> >> Richard Galli >> >> >> >
Re: [QUAD-L] mouthstick
Does anyone know where I can get some inexpensive sleeves for this type of mouthstick? Q On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Greg wrote: > Hi Linda, > > I've never used a bendable mouthstick, but I do use the Sammons Straight > Wand mouthstick. The replacement sleeves (for the part that goes in your > mouth) are expensive but I recently found a slightly cheaper source for > both the mouthsticks and the sleeves. I have not yet ordered from them, but > they sell via the website below and also on ebay. > > http://healthproductsforyou.com/c-732-book-holders-and-page-turners.html > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sammons-Bendable-Telescopic-Mouth-Sticks-/230599702662?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item35b0d03886 > > Good luck. > > Greg > > > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 1:14 PM, wrote: > >> Hi guys >> >> I know this is an old question but where do you get your mouthsticks >> from? I ordered one like I always do, one that says bend the bottom but >> it's loose already. They aren't cheap but the quality is piss poor this >> time! >> >> Thanks Lindaf >> > >
Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: My Buddy Ray
Thanks for sharing that, Billy. I'm sorry for your loss. Greg On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Billy Lang wrote: > > So, as a tribute to Ray, my Buddy, here’s a message he sent me in October, > 2012 as an attachment: > > > *Just in case I'm gone tomorrow* > > As I approach my mid-seventies, I am struck by the inevitability that the > party must end. And one clear, cold morning after I'm gone, my wife will > awaken in the warmth of our bedroom and she will be struck with the pain of > learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore". > No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone > calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." > Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, > never to return before we can say good-bye, say "I love you." > So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's > broken and heal it when it's sick. > This is true for marriage.And old cars. And children with bad report > cards, And dogs with bad hips. And aging parents and grandparents. We keep > them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. > Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a > sister-in-law after divorce. There are just some things that make us happy, > no matter what. > Life is important, like people we know who are special. And so, we keep > them close! > Suppose one morning you never wake up, do all your friends know how you > really feel? The important thing is to let every one of your friends know > your true feelings, even if you think they don't love you back. > > > RIP Ray, I miss you and the emails. > > Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! > > Billy > >
