Re: [QUAD-L] Tissues and issues

[greg]

I know what you mean about shoulders. I have a few issues.
Weak muscles, shoulder droop. I'm sure we all have that to different degrees. Mine have got bad enough, my shoulder blade tips touch. Leaves a red, pressure, line, down the middle. A few weeks ago, a hole showed up right in the center. It went away, so I never found he cause. I assume my funky shoulder blades caused it, but they have been that way for years, and the sore just came and went. But it's back again.
 
The worse pain I've had. Years ago I hurt my hip. Without pain meds, my spasms almost pull me off my chair. My chest is so tight it hurts, my leg throbs so bad, it invades my dreams. I dream my leg is getting crushed. Or on fire. But other than the deep throb, it doesn't hurt so bad as normal feeling pain. I can't feel my lower body.
 
But my shoulder… F-Me, it hurts.
Very strange, it comes and goes. Might be gone a day, might be gone a few weeks. When its not hurting, its like it never happened. But might stay a day, or stay a few weeks. I would swear on a stack of Bibles there is a knife stuck in there. I hold my arm and rock it hurts so bad. A hot pad helps a bit, sun helps, but as soon as its off, it hurts more. I've been to numerous specialists, CAT Scan, MRI, X-Rays, Electric Stimulation Nerve Test. Test for Pinched Nerves, No one can find the slightest issue. All my pain meds don't even dull the pain.
Greg
 
> I have a couple of serious issues that cry for quad wisdom. First,
> I went to the dentist yesterday to have a crown replaced. Instead,
> he tells me that I have three teeth (including the crown tooth)
> that need to be pulled. That will be a total of nine teeth, none of
> them visible, that I have had removed. Chewing anything crunchy,
> like baby carrots, is already a task. He wants to put in implants,
> something that will cost a small fortune. Now, I am almost 65, 45
> years post. Common sense says I am nearing the end of my rope. I am
> leaning toward doing nothing and removing each tooth as it becomes
> a problem. The implants would also require repeated trips to
> Louisville, a 200 mile round trip.
> Secondly, my neck and shoulders have become unbearably painful.
> Have any of you tried glucosamine chondroiten or anything similiar
> like CQ3?
> I surely would appreciate some input on these things. I feel like I
> am sinking in quicksand with no rope. Larry WILLIS
>
> Larry Willis
> Retired and proud of it

Re: [QUAD-L] Tissues and issues

[Carolyn Boyles]

A good pain management specialist might be able to help with the pain.

I've had one implant done, years ago. I broke another tooth last year 
right behind the implant, had to have it removed under general 
anesthesia. Implants are just too expensive at about $5K each, just not 
worth it. I decided I'd rather have the gap between the teeth.


Carolyn

Re: [QUAD-L] Tissues and issues

[Ron Austin]

You can extract as symptoms increase
Some risk of being a weekend or holiday
Two things to think about are function and looks (along with pain)
You can replace all missing teeth per arch with removable partials for around 
$1200 per arch when and if any of the above is a concern
Ron 

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> On Dec 20, 2016, at 2:07 PM, Larry Willis  wrote:
> 
> I have a couple of serious issues that cry for quad wisdom. First, I went to 
> the dentist yesterday to have a crown replaced. Instead, he tells me that I 
> have three teeth (including the crown tooth) that need to be pulled. That 
> will be a total of nine teeth, none of them visible, that I have had removed. 
> Chewing anything crunchy, like baby carrots, is already a task. He wants to 
> put in implants, something that will cost a small fortune. Now, I am almost 
> 65, 45 years post. Common sense says I am nearing the end of my rope. I am 
> leaning toward doing nothing and removing each tooth as it becomes a problem. 
> The implants would also require repeated trips to Louisville, a 200 mile 
> round trip.
> Secondly, my neck and shoulders have become unbearably painful. Have any of 
> you tried glucosamine chondroiten or anything similiar like CQ3?
> I surely would appreciate some input on these things. I feel like I am 
> sinking in quicksand with no rope. Larry WILLIS
> 
> Larry Willis
> Retired and proud of it
> 

Re: [QUAD-L] Tissues and issues

[Ed Tessier]

The only thing that is the neck and shoulder  pain has been craniosacral
therapy

On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 1:03 PM, Gail Overton  wrote:

> Only thing that has worked for my husband's neck and shoulder pain has
> been acupuncture.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Larry Willis [mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 1:07 PM
> To: quad-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: [QUAD-L] Tissues and issues
>
> I have a couple of serious issues that cry for quad wisdom. First, I went
> to the dentist yesterday to have a crown replaced. Instead, he tells me
> that I have three teeth (including the crown tooth) that need to be pulled.
> That will be a total of nine teeth, none of them visible, that I have had
> removed. Chewing anything crunchy, like baby carrots, is already a task. He
> wants to put in implants, something that will cost a small fortune. Now, I
> am almost 65, 45 years post. Common sense says I am nearing the end of my
> rope. I am leaning toward doing nothing and removing each tooth as it
> becomes a problem. The implants would also require repeated trips to
> Louisville, a 200 mile round trip.
> Secondly, my neck and shoulders have become unbearably painful. Have any
> of you tried glucosamine chondroiten or anything similiar like CQ3?
> I surely would appreciate some input on these things. I feel like I am
> sinking in quicksand with no rope. Larry WILLIS
>
> Larry Willis
> Retired and proud of it
>
>

RE: [QUAD-L] Tissues and issues

[Gail Overton]

Only thing that has worked for my husband's neck and shoulder pain has been 
acupuncture.

-Original Message-
From: Larry Willis [mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 1:07 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: [QUAD-L] Tissues and issues

I have a couple of serious issues that cry for quad wisdom. First, I went to 
the dentist yesterday to have a crown replaced. Instead, he tells me that I 
have three teeth (including the crown tooth) that need to be pulled. That will 
be a total of nine teeth, none of them visible, that I have had removed. 
Chewing anything crunchy, like baby carrots, is already a task. He wants to put 
in implants, something that will cost a small fortune. Now, I am almost 65, 45 
years post. Common sense says I am nearing the end of my rope. I am leaning 
toward doing nothing and removing each tooth as it becomes a problem. The 
implants would also require repeated trips to Louisville, a 200 mile round trip.
Secondly, my neck and shoulders have become unbearably painful. Have any of you 
tried glucosamine chondroiten or anything similiar like CQ3?
I surely would appreciate some input on these things. I feel like I am sinking 
in quicksand with no rope. Larry WILLIS

Larry Willis
Retired and proud of it

[QUAD-L] Tissues and issues

[Larry Willis]

I have a couple of serious issues that cry for quad wisdom. First, I went to 
the dentist yesterday to have a crown replaced. Instead, he tells me that I 
have three teeth (including the crown tooth) that need to be pulled. That will 
be a total of nine teeth, none of them visible, that I have had removed. 
Chewing anything crunchy, like baby carrots, is already a task. He wants to put 
in implants, something that will cost a small fortune. Now, I am almost 65, 45 
years post. Common sense says I am nearing the end of my rope. I am leaning 
toward doing nothing and removing each tooth as it becomes a problem. The 
implants would also require repeated trips to Louisville, a 200 mile round trip.
Secondly, my neck and shoulders have become unbearably painful. Have any of you 
tried glucosamine chondroiten or anything similiar like CQ3?
I surely would appreciate some input on these things. I feel like I am sinking 
in quicksand with no rope. Larry WILLIS

Larry Willis
Retired and proud of it

RE: [QUAD-L] Urodynamics - females?

[ELIZABET TRESTON]

Almost every year.
In '96 I had an augment and mithronoff.  I indepednetly cath through 
belly button stoma.

C6 textbook complete

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 01:57 PM, Lori Michaelson wrote:

Hey  I was wondering how many of you have had urodynamics testing 
done recently; especially females? 



Thank you in advance!  ~Lori

Re: [QUAD-L] Drone Flying

[RONALD L PRACHT]

Watch a quad on youtube named chriscolwell. He is a c4-5 that has adapted and 
perfected the adaptation of the sticks to fly a drone. Awesome guy to learn 
quad things from, he has like a thousand vids.
Ron  

On Tuesday, December 20, 2016 9:28 AM, greg  wrote:
 

 I wish I could fly a 
Drone. They look so cool. I just can't operate the duel joysticks. But I saw a 
new joystick coming out on a drone called Shift Drone. Looks cool. I think a 
lot of us could do it. It has a ring like thing that goes over your thumb. You 
just move your thumb to fly it. I can't use my thumb, but it looks like it 
would work if you can move your arm a bit. Suppose to come out this next year. 
Greg

   

[QUAD-L] Drone Flying

[greg]

I wish I could fly a Drone. They look so cool. I just can't operate the duel joysticks. But I saw a new joystick coming out on a drone called Shift Drone. Looks cool. I think a lot of us could do it. It has a ring like thing that goes over your thumb. You just move your thumb to fly it. I can't use my thumb, but it looks like it would work if you can move your arm a bit. Suppose to come out this next year.
 
Greg