Re: [QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread wheelchair
In a message dated 9/18/2007 7:12:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Urine should never look like dark red wine no matter what the lab tests reveal! Time to get second or third opinions until you receive an adequate answer! Lori C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post

Re: [QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread Lori Michaelson
I began having mild (lower abdominal pain, ugly urine) approximately 7 years ago and then they became more serious a couple of years later (by going systemic and causing fevers with terrible urine) and kept coming back and kept coming back and became more frequent and then constant... monthly. I h

[QUAD-L] sling depth on a handcycle...luke

2007-09-18 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
the sling depth is from the back of your butt to the 90 degree angle n the innerside of the knee..measure your wheelchairs sling from back to front and it should b the same ron

Re: [QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread Ms Linda Ferrell
MessageHey Danny E. you have to drink lots of water, drink, drink & more water. With the blood in the urine, if it's not a lot it could be from a little trauma with the supra pubic site. If you have been to your uroligist & he says you are ok, just drink lots of water, plus other things. There i

Re: [QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread wheelchair
If you have blood in your urine after 3-4 days, go to ER. Make sure that your primary doctor and Uro are aware. 40oz of water per day minimum. Vits C atleast 2 mg a day but not all at once. Used bags can be cleaned flushed and soaked in mild bleach for an hour and rinse well again. Soa

[QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread Dan
*Angela, How often does he change his SP tube? I change mine every 3 weeks. I use a night drainage bag for 24 hours and then swap it out for one that's been soaking for 24 hours in pure white vinegar. I wipe around the SP where it enters my body twice a day with antibacterial wet ones twice a

Re: [QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread Danny Hearn
Yes, you can try irrigating or some say flushing with Acetic Acid(which is the vinegar all ready mixed.)..I buy mine in bottles from the pharmacy, but you can make your own and it's cheaper, but I don't flush real often so a bottle lasts us a while. As far as the blood in urine goes...ther

[QUAD-L] Sling depth

2007-09-18 Thread theomen723
can anyone tell me what to measure when it's talkin' about adjustable sling depth? it's for a handcycle.? (the three-wheeled bike that you ride, not the stationary unit) Luke Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta che

Re: [QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread DiannaL767
In a message dated 9/18/2007 4:24:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been there...we now flush my cath every am with vinegar + h20 flush 120 ml 20ml at a time. Eric W Rudd [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) The blood doesn't alarm you? Man, I'd be going

RE: [QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread Eric W Rudd
I've been there...we now flush my cath every am with vinegar + h20 flush 120 ml 20ml at a time. Eric W Rudd [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:30 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] UTI

[QUAD-L] UTI's

2007-09-18 Thread MinnesotAHearteD
My fiance has a lot of UTI's and it's really getting out of hand! He's had a horrible UTI for almost a month and a half now. His urine looks like dark red wine from all the blood in it and it's so thick sometimes that you have to squeeze or shake his drainage bag for it to drain. I feel ju

Re: [QUAD-L] About Apple Cider Vinegar and All the Health Benefits

2007-09-18 Thread Danny Hearn
Thanks, John...I been kinda taking that approach too, and try to help my doc determine what anti-biotics since my lab seldom gets the culture test right. Dan "John S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't usually wait on the lab. I start by taking bactrim DS if I have a fun infecti

Re: [QUAD-L] About Apple Cider Vinegar and All the Health Benefits

2007-09-18 Thread John S.
I don't usually wait on the lab. I start by taking bactrim DS if I have a fun infection with a lot of debris. Bactrim DS is strong stuff and I have pretty good luck at taking it for 3-5 days for results. If it is real red and smelly I take Ciprofloxin. If I take either one and nothing happens in

[QUAD-L] Do you have the flu or a cold

2007-09-18 Thread KK
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/517.html#6