Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question
Mid-wheelchairs were designed for dry, flat and level surfaces. When going off road, grades above 10% and add the element of wet, snowy or ice, all warranties are out. There are few exceptions. Beside, 6 wheel chairs are made for indoor use to meet CMS criteria. Take them outdoors at your own risk. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/7/2014 3:50:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, nlg52...@yahoo.com writes: I also agree with W! My newest chair is mid wheel drive and I hate it. I'm active, want to travel on most surfaces - go to the farm (gravel driveway/grass/dirt)and show mini horses in some deep footing. I used the "new" chair for about one winter, parked it in the hall and went back to using my rear wheel drive. I am due for a new chair this December. Last time my dealer promised I'd love the mid wheel drive despite my reservations... he was wrong! This time I'll stick to my guns. So, if you want to go beyond home and sidewalk ... don't go with the mid wheel drive. Nan :) On Friday, March 7, 2014 2:46 PM, "daa...@aol.com" wrote: I agree, I tried the center drive wheelchair and I didn't like it, especially on the street. Dana In a message dated 3/7/2014 11:41:37 A.M. Central Standard Time, diannal...@aol.com writes: I agree with W, 100%!!! As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I real ize that much depends on each individual. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, _kelray85@gmail.com_ (mailto:kelra...@gmail.com) writes: I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete -Original Message- From: wheelchair To: kelray85 ; quad-list Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 6:14 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize that much depends on each individual. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, _kelray85@gmail.com_ (mailto:kelra...@gmail.com) writes: I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete
Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question
I also agree with W! My newest chair is mid wheel drive and I hate it. I'm active, want to travel on most surfaces - go to the farm (gravel driveway/grass/dirt)and show mini horses in some deep footing. I used the "new" chair for about one winter, parked it in the hall and went back to using my rear wheel drive. I am due for a new chair this December. Last time my dealer promised I'd love the mid wheel drive despite my reservations... he was wrong! This time I'll stick to my guns. So, if you want to go beyond home and sidewalk ... don't go with the mid wheel drive. Nan :) On Friday, March 7, 2014 2:46 PM, "daa...@aol.com" wrote: I agree, I tried the center drive wheelchair and I didn't like it, especially on the street. Dana In a message dated 3/7/2014 11:41:37 A.M. Central Standard Time, diannal...@aol.com writes: I agree with W, 100%!!! >As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. >Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than >a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize >that much depends on each individual. >> >>Best Wishes >> >>In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, >>kelra...@gmail.com writes: >>I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions >>that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in >>the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during >>the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if >>anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of >>surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back >>would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last >>year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative >>say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am >>just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs >>every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. >>> >>>Raymond >>>C3/4 complete >-Original Message- >From: wheelchair >To: kelray85 ; quad-list >Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 6:14 pm >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question > > >As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. >Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than >a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize >that much depends on each individual. > >Best Wishes > >In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, >kelra...@gmail.com writes: >I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions >that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in >the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during >the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if >anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of >surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back >would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last >year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative >say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am >just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs >every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. >> >>Raymond >>C3/4 complete
Re: [QUAD-L] am I cold, or am I hot
Have you tried wearing thick long socks to keep your feet warm. Are feet have alot of nerve endings and if they're cold your body may feel cold. From: Bill Lang To: Don Price Cc: Dave Krehbiel ; greg ; "quad-list@eskimo.com" Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] am I cold, or am I hot I seem to be always cold! 24 years of shivering. I am sitting here in a 74 degree room wrapped in a blanket with a hood and a neck warmer. That works for me most times. I feel for you. Sent from my iPad Billy On Mar 6, 2014, at 17:42, Don Price wrote: Don't know if you touch alcohol, but a glass of red wine seems to reset my internal temperature gauge. Of course, alcohol and certain medications are not a good combination, so be careful there. > > >Your situation, as described, seems to be more neurological than >environmental. In my opinion, it's not a matter of blankets and air >temperature, but more likely related to Autonomic Dysreflexia, inappropriate >vasodialation, poor blood circulation or something affecting your >hypothalamus. Maybe a combination. I assume you've talked to your physician >about this? > > >I hope you can figure it out because being (feeling) cold is miserable! >Don. > > > >On Thursday, March 6, 2014 2:54 PM, Dave Krehbiel >wrote: > >I don’t know if it would help your problem, but I sleep much more comfortably >at night (and feel warmer during the day) when I wear a knit cap. >-Dave > >From:greg [mailto:g...@eskimo.com] >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 4:10 PM >To: quad-list@eskimo.com >Subject: [QUAD-L] am I cold, or am I hot > >I've mentioned this before, but I never heard if anyone else was experiencing >the same problem. I can sit in the sun for long times in hot weather and feel >fine. A few times I have gotten overheated, but at those times I felt hot and >overheated. And in Seattle at night I would use a blanket, a sheet, and a >heavy comforter. And all through the night I felt toasty warm. > >But the last few years when I'm in bed daytime or night, but mostly nighttime. >Just using a sheet and one blanket. When my arms are covered. I can feel like >I am freezing cold, I can even be shivering. I can turn up the heat, I can add >a blanket, but I just feel colder. I often check my temperature and it is >about 97 or there about, my normal temperature is about 96.5. I am so sure >that I am cold, my arms feel like all the hair is standing up and my arms are >shaking. Then I realize what must be happening, that I'm overheated. So I >uncover my arms and at first, when the air gets my arms I feel even a bit >colder. But as my arms cool off they start to feel better, no longer hot or >cold. But then in the middle of the night they get cold again from being >uncovered. So it is damned if I do, damned if I don't. > >My arms often feel cold and tingly, except when the sun is shining on them. >But only when under covers do they get to bad. When I sit under the furnace >vent and get warm I don't shivering like that. When I fall asleep with my arms >covered I wake up shivering, my arms are clenched tight, and I would bet >everything I have that I am cold. Obviously I would lose that bet. > >I can't figure out how to stay warm night, without feeling like I'm freezing. > >Greg > > >
Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question
I agree, I tried the center drive wheelchair and I didn't like it, especially on the street. Dana In a message dated 3/7/2014 11:41:37 A.M. Central Standard Time, diannal...@aol.com writes: I agree with W, 100%!!! As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize that much depends on each individual. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, _kelray85@gmail.com_ (mailto:kelra...@gmail.com) writes: I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete -Original Message- From: wheelchair To: kelray85 ; quad-list Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 6:14 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize that much depends on each individual. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, _kelray85@gmail.com_ (mailto:kelra...@gmail.com) writes: I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete
Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question
I agree with W, 100%!!! As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize that much depends on each individual. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, kelra...@gmail.com writes: I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete -Original Message- From: wheelchair To: kelray85 ; quad-list Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 6:14 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize that much depends on each individual. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, kelra...@gmail.com writes: I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete
Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question
I have one. A TDX 5. I love the turning radius. I'm very careful around gravel, big or small. Got stuck in both. Not great in the snow either. It won't go through large gravel at all. (don't know grades of gravel). Trying to climb curbs don't work out well either. Just my experience. Dianna I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete -Original Message- From: Don Smith To: wheelchair ; kelray85 ; quad-list Sent: Thu, Mar 6, 2014 1:39 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question I would ask to demo the mid wheel drive chair in your regular daily environment. I have had rear wheel drive chairs for the past 26 years with the last one at 13 years now, at the time I got it I lived in the country and mid wheel drive chairs were new to the market. I now live in town/city and demo'ed a mid wheel drive chair (Permobil m300) and it works great on public transit as well as getting around my apartment and all other things I do. Don c5/6 incomp. From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: kelra...@gmail.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] center drive wheelchair question As part of your OT Evaluation, living in the country is all part of it. Personally, I don't like the center drive wheelchairs on anything other than a smooth, flat dry surface. I like the rear wheel drive units. But I realize that much depends on each individual. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/5/2014 12:13:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, kelra...@gmail.com writes: I will be getting a new wheelchair that summer and I have a few questions that I am hoping people on here will have some opinions about. I live out in the country on a dirt road on a farm. I spend a lot of time outside during the summer and I am on grass and gravel most of the time. I am wondering if anybody has any idea how the center drive wheelchairs work on those kind of surfaces. It seems to me like the smaller wheels in the front and the back would get caught up in the grass and gravel. I had a salesman tell me last year that a center drive would be fine and I have had other representative say that the center drive would not work well at all on those surfaces. I am just looking for some opinions from the people actually use the wheelchairs every day. Thank you very much in advance for your help with this. Raymond C3/4 complete
Re: [QUAD-L] Serious pain meds
I don't have any answers. I'm on Percocet. Recently I was prescribed Morophine
20mg from my cancer doctor. It worked for about 2 weeks. I know it's a baby
dose but I'm in remission and I want to save increasing the dose for when I
relapse from this Mantel cell lymphoma and I'll really need the heavy hitters.
I know how you feel Ron. I'm through with chemo but haven't the strength for
long term driving anymore either. I get increased pain driving around town.
Dianna
hoping to wash the salt off my car today, a high of 40!!
-Original Message-
From: RONALD L PRACHT
To: quad-list
Sent: Thu, Mar 6, 2014 3:23 pm
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Serious pain meds
Im hurting pretty bad guys, haven't found the proper meds yet. My stomach and
back feel like someone punched me. Its hard to be happy when your in pain. I
haven't driven my van in near 6 months. I keep thinking things will get better
but they don't. Its scary and I wish I had someone to help me figure it out.
ron
From: "wheelch...@aol.com"
To: bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com; g...@eskimo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2014 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Serious pain meds
I'm wondering if a trail drug has been approved by FDA yet. SN111 by a
company called NERV-X. It was suppose to be 5-10 stronger than morphine
without the sight effects.
Best Wishes
In a message dated 3/6/2014 2:14:52 P.M. Central Standard Time,
bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com writes:
I went to my pain Doc because I need something stronger then morphine. He is
keeping me on morphine and adding
Smile Everyday
On Mar 6, 2014, at 2:56 PM, greg wrote:
I was taking 20 mg of MS – contin three times a day for a number of years.
After a while it loses its potency. I now take 60 mg, 3x a day. They say
that last 12 hours, but I never got more than eight hours of relief. If you
are only taking 20 mg, before you give up on it I would suggest to up your
dosage and try it three times a day. Just my opinion.
Greg
> Hi All,
> I've been taking 20 mgs of morphine (time release) everyday for 3
> 1/2 years now and 15 mgs of morphine (fast acting) when needed ...
> up to 4 times a day.
> Next week, Wednesday, I'm going to see my pain Doctor to be taken
> off the morphine because it simply isn't working any more.
>
> Dose anybody have any suggestion of a very strong pain med? My pain
> is from scoliosis, a syrinx, and arthritis in my spine.
> { I also take 500mgs of Gabapentin, 10mgs Valium}
>
> Bobbie
>
> Smile Everyday
=
