[QUAD-L] Dually eligible medicare medicaid
I am having a terrible time with part d for my husband which his plan he uses goes through Humana...Humana is saying he is not dually eligible. I have been on hold all morning trying to sort this out. Does anyone have there part B Medicare paid for by Medicaid? I am confused on this whole thing any help would be greatly appreciated. I am getting frustrated. Why is it that these types of government places put people with disabilities through so much hassle? I am thankful it is out there but there are some able bodied people who chose not to work and pop out kids every year that just sit back and collect and have no hassle getting any assistance. I don't mean to offend anyone it just really makes me furious that people with disabilities don't need any extra hassle. In our state right now NYS wants to cut home health care all together.If i could save the world and keep everyone out of nursing homes and have free home health care in my area I would but What is the world coming too these days? Floreen Caregiver to Jason c5-6 incomplete diving accident 2004
[QUAD-L] Disappointment
Dear Quad-List, I happen to be very disappointed about the political emails going on in this group. For some reason when I signed up for this group I didn't think Politics had anything to do with it, unfortunately they have lately. I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but aren't there other groups online for sharing political views? Since this issue in this group has arisen I would like to unsubscribe to the group. Thanks for all your help now and then. Sincerely, Floreen Thurston wife to Jason c5-6 incomplete diving accident in 2004
[QUAD-L] Disappointment
_ From: Dan [mailto:d...@unh.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:17 PM To: floreen Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Disappointment I'm sorry That email was for a different site. I am so sorry. And I do know that my Jason has his own point a view on politics something was said that was very racist on another site! Which was disturbing. I am so sorry hopefully you will accept my apologies. _ From: Dan [mailto:d...@unh.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:37 AM To: floreen; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Disappointment Are you talking about THIS list? We haven't talked about politics for quite some time. When was the last time you read some postings? Dan, grounded in reality At 10:16 AM 1/13/2009, floreen said something that elicited my response: Dear Quad-List, I happen to be very disappointed about the political emails going on in this group. For some reason when I signed up for this group I didn't think Politics had anything to do with it, unfortunately they have lately. I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but aren't there other groups online for sharing political views? Since this issue in this group has arisen I would like to unsubscribe to the group. Thanks for all your help now and then. Sincerely, Floreen Thurston wife to Jason c5-6 incomplete diving accident in 2004 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com http://www.avg.com/ Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.6/1888 - Release Date: 1/13/2009 8:17 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.6/1888 - Release Date: 1/13/2009 8:17 AM
[QUAD-L] Complications with a Flap Surgery
My husband had a flap surgery on a pressure sore, he stayed in the hospital for two weeks and came home last Thursday and his flap opened up about 5 inches long wide open. Has anyone else had a flap? Or complications with a flap? He went to the local ER which is not the hospital he had the surgery at. They put dry gauze in it and sent him home...I will be contacting his doc tomorrow seeing it is the weekend. What can they do for him? Stitch it back together? Thanks in advance Floree Wife to jason c5-6 incomplete 2004 diving accident
[QUAD-L] Flap surgery and Picc line
My husband recently had a flap surgery and is set to come home on Thursday. He just got his picc line he will be coming home with...I am his caregiver and will be in charge of giving his antibiotics through the picc line...has anyone else had to do a picc line before, any tips? Thanks in advance, Floreen Wife and caregiver to Jason c5-6 incomplete diving accident 2004
[QUAD-L] NINE WORDS WOMEN USE
NINE WORDS WOMEN USE (1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are Right and you need to shut up. (2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more Minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. (3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, And you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing Usually end in fine. (4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! (5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement Often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an Idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing With you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.) (6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statement s a women Can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard Before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake. (7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say You're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless She says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking You at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome'. That will bring on a 'Whatever'). (8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of giving you the finger. (9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning This is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but Is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'what's Wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3. * Send this to the men you know, to warn them about arguments they can avoid if they remember the terminology. * Send this to all the women you know to give them a good laugh, cause they know it's true!!!
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[QUAD-L] Why Did the chicken cross the road?
Why did the Chicken cross the road? GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want To know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or it is against us. There is no middle ground here. AL GORE: I invented the chicken. I invented the road. Therefore, the chicken crossing the road represented the application of these two different functions of government in a new, reinvented way designed to bring greater services to the American people. RALPH NADER: The chicken's habitat on the original side of the road had been polluted by unchecked industrialist greed. The chicken did not reach the unspoiled habitat on the other side of the road because it was crushed by the wheels of a gas-guzzling SUV. PAT BUCHANAN: To steal a job from a decent, hard-working American. RUSH LIMBAUGH: I don't know why the chicken crossed the road, but I'll bet it was getting a government grant to cross the road, and I'll bet someone out there is already forming a support group to help chickens with crossing-the-road syndrome. Can you believe this? How much more of this can real Americans take? Chickens crossing the road paid for by their tax dollars, and when I say tax dollars, I'm talking about your money, money the government took from you to build roads for chickens to cross. DR. SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, But why it crossed, I've not been told! ERNEST HEMINGWAY To die. In the rain. Alone. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question. GRANDPA: In my day, we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Someone told us that the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us. BARBARA WALTERS Isn't that interesting? In a few moments we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart-warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting and went on to accomplish its life-long dream of crossing the road. JOHN LENNON Imagine all the chickens crossing roads in peace. ARISTOTLE It is the nature of chickens to cross the road. KARL MARX It was a historical inevitability. SADDAM HUSSEIN This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it. VOLTAIRE I may not agree with what the chicken did, but I will defend to the death its right to do it. RONALD REAGAN What chicken? CAPTAIN KIRK To boldly go where no chicken has gone before. FOX MULDER You saw it cross the road with your own eyes! How many more chickens have to cross before you believe it? SIGMUND FREUD The fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your underlying sexual insecurity. BILL GATES I have just released eChicken 2003, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook - and Internet Explorer is an inextricable part of eChicken. MARTHA STEWART No one called to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the farmer's market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information. ALBERT EINSTEIN Did the chicken really cross the road or did the road move beneath the chicken? BILL CLINTON I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What do you mean by chicken? Could you define chicken, please? THE BIBLE And God came down from the heavens, and He said unto the chicken, Thou shalt cross the road. And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing. COLONEL SANDERS I missed one? Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited
Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones
He got antibiotics 6 days ago for the UTI. The AD symtoms are subsided. His rehab doc is seeing him on monday. He doesn't think jason needs surgery due to being immoble and it will complicate things more. We will see??? Thank you though. You all have been so great thanks. Hope you are all well!floee[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:AD is Autonomic Dysreflexia. If they do not know what it is you might ask if a doctor or a registered nurse can be contacted. It can lead to stroke and heart failure. Does he have a doctor of record? You won't cure a UTI without antibiotics.johnIn a message dated 7/4/2006 5:29:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank you miss Liz and Eric olsen for all of your great advice one more thingHe says he has a mild case of AD going on I called the local ER they don't know what that is or how they can help him?Miss Liz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: post at www.sciwire.comthere's a dr. and nurse to answer questions- Original Message - From: Floreen Breyette To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones the vicodin makes him very out of it and talk about wierd stuff? thank you! you are a big help to me. You deserve a medal! thank you thank you thank you[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A physiatrist is a rehabiliation doctor. He is more likely to be aquainted with quadriplegics. County contracted vehicle? dayum. If you can take his blood preasure then keep an eye on it. Watch that the bottom number doesn't stay over 100 for very long. Keep him passing fluids and be sure the brace isn't too tight. You should be able to feel his pulse in his feet. You can turn him and use pillows to prop and stabilize his leg. Tell him not to freak.That won't help. If he says hes shaking violently inside and his muscles are contracting uncontrollably then hes having Autonomic dysreflexia. You need to get his heart elevated and get him to the hospital to control it stay calm. I broke a lot of bones when Ibroke myneck. Give himaspirin for his fever. You can double on the vicodin if hes in a lot of pain when you turn him. If you have extra egg crates you can put them on the bed so you don't have to turn him as often You might want to try gettin him thinking about other stuff. If you have to ride in a county whatever, ask the driving doood to drive like a carefulold man cause you intend to sue the other driving doood for driving like a moron without securing the patient properly I don't know much about whats happening with him. If he cant calm down then he should probably be at the hospital. Sending you home without any blood preasure meds was stupid, but doctors aren't always real smart.john In a message dated 7/3/2006 8:26:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is a physiatrist? I am sorry I am new at this..Jason was being transported by the county contracted vehiclewhen they took a sharp turn and he feel out onto the floor of the van __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones
Thank you miss Liz and Eric olsen for all of your great advice one more thingHe says he has a mild case of AD going on I called the local ER they don't know what that is or how they can help him?Miss Liz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: post at www.sciwire.comthere's a dr. and nurse to answer questions- Original Message - From: Floreen Breyette To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones the vicodin makes him very out of it and talk about wierd stuff? thank you! you are a big help to me. You deserve a medal! thank you thank you thank you[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A physiatrist is a rehabiliation doctor. He is more likely to be aquainted with quadriplegics. County contracted vehicle? dayum. If you can take his blood preasure then keep an eye on it. Watch that the bottom number doesn't stay over 100 for very long. Keep him passing fluids and be sure the brace isn't too tight. You should be able to feel his pulse in his feet. You can turn him and use pillows to prop and stabilize his leg. Tell him not to freak.That won't help. If he says hes shaking violently inside and his muscles are contracting uncontrollably then hes having Autonomic dysreflexia. You need to get his heart elevated and get him to the hospital to control it stay calm. I broke a lot of bones when Ibroke myneck. Give himaspirin for his fever. You can double on the vicodin if hes in a lot of pain when you turn him. If you have extra egg crates you can put them on the bed so you don't have to turn him as often You might want to try gettin him thinking about other stuff. If you have to ride in a county whatever, ask the driving doood to drive like a carefulold man cause you intend to sue the other driving doood for driving like a moron without securing the patient properly I don't know much about whats happening with him. If he cant calm down then he should probably be at the hospital. Sending you home without any blood preasure meds was stupid, but doctors aren't always real smart.john In a message dated 7/3/2006 8:26:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is a physiatrist? I am sorry I am new at this..Jason was being transported by the county contracted vehiclewhen they took a sharp turn and he feel out onto the floor of the vanYahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.
[QUAD-L] Broken bones
Dear Quad list, My boyfriend is a level C5-6 he was just informed today he broke his knee below the knee cap. they haven't scheduled surgery but says he needs it. I am worried about him. Has anyone ever broken a bone after a SCI? Please help.floee Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.
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Note: forwarded message attached. Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.---BeginMessage--- He also tore his miniscus(sp?) They told him to stay off of it until after the holiday until and orthopedic surgeon can take a look at it. They told him no rom on that leg. Is there anything I can do to not have him get any sores from lying down so much besides regular turning? Thank you so much for your help. He also has a UTI on top of it. Eric Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2 for me. Right arm just below the head of my shoulder. A nurse dumped me out of bed. That never did heal straight. The other was my left tibia (shin). This was purely wheelchair driver error. That healed fine. It took a long time though. I don't know anything about your boyfriend's break but being that close to the knee, maybe healing improperly would limit the joint's range of motion. Just guessing why they are recommending surgical repair. Eric Floreen Breyette wrote:Dear Quad list, My boyfriend is a level C5-6 he was just informed today he broke his knee below the knee cap. they haven't scheduled surgery but says he needs it. I am worried about him. Has anyone ever broken a bone after a SCI? Please help.floee Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.---End Message---
Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones
Thank you so much! Oddly enough he did test positive for his urine culture and also today he got a script for hydrocodone which is generic brand of vicodin. He also tore his miniscis??? I put a knee brace on it I am just worried about sores being so still for so long. Help[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I slipped off my sliding board in the 93 and did an awesome job on my leftknee. I didn't realize it at first. I was mostly P.O.ed at myself for falling. I went to the doctors the next evening noticing I was feeling awful and thought I had a badkidney infectionand my knee was real swollen.(pretty sure I had hurt it) Pain meds helped my kidneys. They just put an adjustable velcro splint on my leg and it healed slowly, but I had to start ROM befor it healed and fused in a singleposition. You may want to see if his discolored urine clears up with some vicodin. Pain can cause kidneys and other organs to mess up. Ya don't feel it but its there. They should have splinted his leg. I Think you want a 30 degree angle at the knee. If AD (Autonomic Dysreflexia) starts you should call 911 and goto the ER. Try to get a physiatrist to consult. Watch his blood preasure. Make him comfortable if he starts running a fever. Use ice on the knee. and try some pain meds. If kidney output keeps dropping, head to the ER. I'm willing to bet the pain is causing what appears to be a UTI. good luck, john In a message dated 7/3/2006 6:00:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He also tore his miniscus(sp?) They told him to stay off of it until after the holiday until and orthopedic surgeon can take a look at it. They told him no rom on that leg. Is there anything I can do to not have him get any sores from lying down so much besides regular turning? Thank you so much for your help. He also has a UTI on top of it. Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Re: [QUAD-L] Broken bones
the vicodin makes him very out of it and talk about wierd stuff? thank you! you are a big help to me. You deserve a medal! thank you thank you thank you[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:A physiatrist is a rehabiliation doctor. He is more likely to be aquainted with quadriplegics. County contracted vehicle? dayum. If you can take his blood preasure then keep an eye on it. Watch that the bottom number doesn't stay over 100 for very long. Keep him passing fluids and be sure the brace isn't too tight. You should be able to feel his pulse in his feet. You can turn him and use pillows to prop and stabilize his leg. Tell him not to freak.That won't help. If he says hes shaking violently inside and his muscles are contracting uncontrollably then hes having Autonomic dysreflexia. You need to get his heart elevated and get him to the hospital to control it stay calm. I broke a lot of bones when Ibroke myneck. Give himaspirin for his fever. You can double on the vicodin if hes in a lot of pain when you turn him. If you have extra egg crates you can put them on the bed so you don't have to turn him as often You might want to try gettin him thinking about other stuff. If you have to ride in a county whatever, ask the driving doood to drive like a carefulold man cause you intend to sue the other driving doood for driving like a moron without securing the patient properly I don't know much about whats happening with him. If he cant calm down then he should probably be at the hospital. Sending you home without any blood preasure meds was stupid, but doctors aren't always real smart.john In a message dated 7/3/2006 8:26:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is a physiatrist? I am sorry I am new at this..Jason was being transported by the county contracted vehiclewhen they took a sharp turn and he feel out onto the floor of the van Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.
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Dear Quad list: My name is floee and I am not a quad. My boyfriend is and I am interested in some of the discussions he receives on his email through the quadlist.I aminterestedand want to learn as much asI can to better understandlife after a SCI.I have many questions about SCI and would love to look to other people experiencing or have experienced the same kind of things throughout your lives. Thank you for future advice or answers. __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
