[QUAD-L] Disabled must keep heads down in public!!!!!!!!lol

Hey, I read a post from the infamous W(a regular here on quadlist) and I thought he was saying an article from New Mobility magazine told disabled individuals to keep their heads down in public unless spoken to. This made me a lil upset that a magazine devoted to making lives better for

[QUAD-L] heads down

To anyone, Not to long ago someone posted something about the disabled having there heads down in public. If someone can point me in the right direction of who posted it, I would appreciate it. I just want to know where they got, seen or heard about the article. Thanks, Michael-c5c6/37yrsseen

[QUAD-L] tempurpedic waterproofing

Hey, I bought the standard matress cover with the bed, but also put on the white plastic covers from Walmart. Be sure to buy the slip over kind not the zip. Also I figured out if I duct tape the bottom edges of the top part of cover it would stop the cover from slipping when I raise the bed.

RE: [QUAD-L] New Here

Hmmm...1 extreme to the other. Welcome. Eric W Rudd [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- My name is Cullen and I live half the year in Canada and the other half in Arizona.

Re: [QUAD-L] How One Can live Alone

maybe a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a brick in the bottom for stability??? wow - 4000 cc. what a man. dave In a message dated 6/16/2007 11:43:20 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You can attach night drain bags together. Just put the "in line" to the "out l

Re: [QUAD-L] New Here

Hi Cullen, Welcome to the list, lots of information & support here. Lots of fun too. I'm Lindaf living with a C4 & 5 complete injury since 87. I live in Valparaiso, IN about 30 miles from Chicago. Again welcome! Lindaf

[QUAD-L] New Here

My name is Cullen and I live half the year in Canada and the other half in Arizona. I am a C3 incomplete and T9 complete quad due to TM 10 years ago. Cullen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [QUAD-L] How One Can live Alone

It works great too :-)! Mark Jackson RollinOn _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 1:33 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] How One Can live Alone You can attach night drain bags together. Just put the "in line" t

RE: [QUAD-L] need advice

Hey Will, Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! Did I say yes? I don't know why you were not prescribed one right from the start! This is a must for a quad and a high profile roho should've been prescribed with it. I tilt back pretty often if not just for a few minutes and I've healed one on my coxics area

Re: [QUAD-L] need advice

Hi William, You do need some serious advice. You will get a lot of great advice here, but if you've been battling a ''substantial pressure sore'' for four years, the advice you'll get here will not be enough. You need to have this situation addressed by a Wound Specialist right away. U

Re: [QUAD-L] need advice

William, I have a tilt and recline on my wheelchair. Tilting can help by moving the pressure from your behind to your back but what I have found out is the most important issue when resolving a pressure problem is how I am sitting on a cushion. The cushion may not be appropriate for your seati

Re: [QUAD-L] the powerchair 'CLANK'

Hi Guys, My chair is a Quickie p320, It's 10yrs old now & it clicks. I have a new Quamtum Blast, never get in it but it clicks louder & more often. Lindaf

Re: [QUAD-L] Steve

A lot of people believe a wound will only heal if you lay in bed awkwardly turning and never letting any pressure on it until it is gone. Clean wounds can often heal rather quickly after debrieding. I've had a clean wound heal in three months using trypsin. I didn't miss anytime in the chair.

Re: [QUAD-L] Tempurpedic

My aide talked me into getting the Walmart brand of mattress. It is great if you have someone to move you. Once you are in it - you are in it. I have use of one arm & found it very hard to turn on my side.

[QUAD-L] How One Can live Alone

In a message dated 6/15/2007 8:59:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have around 3000 cc in the bag even though I have only taken in about 1000 cc. Quadius An empty 5 gallon water bottle works well if properly sealed at the top and the hose goes in thru the top.

[QUAD-L] Tempurpedic

Hey, Ive been using a tempurpedic adjustable bed for 4 years now. I bought the queen size matress, and the classic firmness level. This matress has been a godssend to me, it really does relieve pressure, at night I sleep on my stomach with my knees dug in the matress for near 10 hours. No pres

[QUAD-L] need advice

Pressure sores, open wounds, snow flakes, fingerprints and Quads, all have something in common. They differ so greatly. What might work for 100 people, won't work for 2 others. Hence, it might be more prudent to consult a wound specialist. Pressure mapping may also be needed to consider

Re: [QUAD-L] need advice

A tilt chair does let you reduce preasure and "get off it" a little. You need to tilt every half hour or more if you can. I don't know what your using on the wound, but it can be tricky to get a sore to heal and still get in the chair everyday. I'd say it is worth it but I'd talk to a Dr. at a

Re: [QUAD-L] How One Can live Alone

You can attach night drain bags together. Just put the "in line" to the "out line". Let them both hang on the side. Don't forget to open the clip so the urine can go into bag #2. As the bag fills it drains into bag #2. john -Original Message- From: Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: qu

[QUAD-L] Steve

You are absolutely right, Steve. I've been telling myself this for the longest time. I work full time as a teacher and I just haven't been able to face the unpleasant facts. Whatever route I take is going to be a rough one. From: "Steve Oldaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'William Willis'" <[E

[QUAD-L] Tempurpedic

Have any of u quads tried a tempurpedic mattress and if so, what was/is your opinion of their effectiveness? I've been using a mishmash setup with part air-mattress part memory-foam overlay and part egg-crate with cut-out. I mainly had this setup to heal up a bad pressure sore, which is now gon

[QUAD-L] if I forgot

If I have forgotten to say thanks to anyone for the hello's to the list, here it is THANKS. Michael-c5c6/37yrs

Re: [QUAD-L] need advice

ABSOLUTELY. HOW DO YOU DO PRESSURE RELIEF? NICKI myspace.com/knrquad - Original Message - From: "William Willis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 9:05 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] need advice Guys, I need some serious advice. I have been battling a substantil pressure s

RE: [QUAD-L] need advice

William, If you have been battling a substantial pressure sore for nearly four years, a tilt chair cannot hurt and may very well help, but I don't see how you can expect any long term healing without staying off the wound until it is completely healed. As others have pointed out, your wound could

Re: [QUAD-L] need advice

Please don't rely on Wikipedia for medical definitions. Anyone can add their own info to Wikipedia entries. Try usin www.webmd.com which is written by medical professionals. You need to find out what subclass of osteomyelitis you have. The anarobic osteomyelitis is the most deadly. This is

Re: [QUAD-L] need advice

First of all William, have you been to a wound care specialist? What has been the full length of time you have spent off of your wound completely? I had a wound (and so far only one) back in 2001, it got infected and tunneled, then turned into osteomyelitis it literally just about killed m