Re: [QUAD-L] Reclining?

What kind of Roho do you use in the bed Bobbie? Dana Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 2, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Gmail wrote: > > I do use a roho in my chair and bed. I/we check it regularly. > Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > >> On Nov 2, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Nan wrote: >> >> Bobbie, >> >> Do you use a Ro

RE: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

I have a great foot massager wich helps me a lot with my swelling issues. I use it for 15-20 minutes and the swelling in my feet goes down and I can even feel my feet tingling. This was actually designed for diabetics, you know how their feet get so swollen. They actually made me a custom made o

Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

Thank you all for all the valuable information on this edema issueI feel much more possitive now and am trying sugguestions and I feel like my situation can improve, thanks because issues that we can't always think of all the different aspects of at times, hearing others give idea's really h

Re: [QUAD-L] I am shriveling up

I was injured in 1984, age almost 17. I'm 47 now. I think my disability is harder to manage now, even with all of these years of experience, then it was 10 or 20 years ago. Back then, I could have a problem, identify a solution, and move on. Now, it's harder to read what's happening to me physical

Re: [QUAD-L] Reclining?

I loved my Rojo cushions for 27 years. They worked great and I had no breakdown problems. My first pressure sore wasn't huge but it took more than a year, mostly in bed, to get healed properly. Understanding that cushion was part of the problem took a long time. I tried several new cushions, incl

Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

swollen feet is something that I have dealt with for years. There are all kinds of treatments that can mitigate the problem. What frustrates me most, about any ailment, is a desire to understand the cause. Age and time since injury aren't satisfactory explanations, especially when the condition see

Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

For the first 12 years of my injury I had access to a pool and a sci-fit bike where my feet were strrapped in and propelled around by my arm movement. I had no idea how much good that was doing me. In the three years I have been doing nothing but handcycling my body is worse off and my feet swel

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

I haven't seen it but the description says she is paralyzed from the waist down. Was she a quad? On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Gmail wrote: > "Passion Fish" didn't make the list. Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > > On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: > > IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadrip

Fwd: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

You could be right, Ron. Let's hope it isn't his heart. Some exercise might help as well. My problem -- I don't have anyone to move them and certainly can't afford a therapist. Like most of us, I reside up fecal creek much of the time. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From:

Fwd: [QUAD-L] Upcoming surgery regarding avoiding indwelling cathater

-- Forwarded message -- You sure intermittent cathing wouldn't work? It's a little extra trouble, but is simple and quick. I had a bladder workup all done few weeks ago and found that im not emptying my bladder as well anymore. To avoid uti's . My Dr recommended a .sphincterotomy

[QUAD-L] Upcoming surgery regarding avoiding indwelling cathater

I had a bladder workup all done few weeks ago and found that im not emptying my bladder as well anymore. To avoid uti's . My Dr recommended a .sphincterotomy I always used a external texas catheter. I had this procedure done many years ago. Do you guys have any input on what to expect this time

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

The Bone Collector On Monday, November 3, 2014 1:43 PM, Gmail wrote: Thanks Ron. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Nov 3, 2014, at 1:37 PM, RONALD L PRACHT wrote: the bone collector > > > >On Monday, November 3, 2014 12:36 PM, Gmail wrote: > > > >What's the name of the movie with Denzel Wash

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

Thanks Ron. Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Nov 3, 2014, at 1:37 PM, RONALD L PRACHT wrote: > > the bone collector > > > On Monday, November 3, 2014 12:36 PM, Gmail > wrote: > > > What's the name of the movie with Denzel Washington has a quadriplegic, he's > also an ex police officer? Bob

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

The Bone Collector. On Monday, November 3, 2014 11:36 AM, Gmail wrote: What's the name of the movie with Denzel Washington has a quadriplegic, he's also an ex police officer?   Bobbie  Smile Everyday On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadripl

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

the bone collector On Monday, November 3, 2014 12:36 PM, Gmail wrote: What's the name of the movie with Denzel Washington has a quadriplegic, he's also an ex police officer? Bobbie Smile Everyday On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadriplegics -

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

What's the name of the movie with Denzel Washington has a quadriplegic, he's also an ex police officer? Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: > > IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadriplegics - > http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/1/list/ls051082586/ > > > >> On Sat, Nov 1

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

"Passion Fish" didn't make the list. Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: > > IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadriplegics - > http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/1/list/ls051082586/ > > > >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Nan wrote: >> Bobbie, the movie you asked abou

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

BTW Jim. 🎼 Happy Birthday 🎶🎶 Smile Everyday > On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Jim Lubin wrote: > > IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadriplegics - > http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/1/list/ls051082586/ > > > >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Nan wrote: >> Bobbie, the movie you asked about is "Rory

Re: [QUAD-L] Reclining?

I hear ya Larry. Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Nov 2, 2014, at 6:36 PM, lwillis...@yahoo.com wrote: > > After 43 years, my skin is as thin and fragile as a soap bubble. I have a > shallow but open wound on my butt that has plagued me for close to ten years. > Also one on my left hip. Any wound I

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

thanks jim On Monday, November 3, 2014 11:58 AM, Jim Lubin wrote: IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadriplegics - http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/1/list/ls051082586/ On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Nan wrote: Bobbie, the movie you asked about is "Rory O'Shea Was Here", > > > >On Friday, Octobe

Re: [QUAD-L] quad movie Sea Inside Me

IMDb: Movie's featuring Quadriplegics - http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/1/list/ls051082586/ On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Nan wrote: > Bobbie, the movie you asked about is "Rory O'Shea Was Here >

RE: [QUAD-L] hemorrhoidectomy

thanks Nan the surgeon said he felt the spinal was the way to go and I was not sedated when I had my bladder stones removed but I think I will prefer sedation for this J Nicki From: Nan [mailto:nlg52...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 10:32 AM To: zoocr...@windstream.net Cc

Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

I would bet a thousand dollars his heart is fine. If one foot is bigger than the other that could be something. He needs passive motion of his legs and feet. Rubbing them could help if you do it enough. On Monday, November 3, 2014 10:41 AM, Larry Willis wrote: Danny, wheel could be righ

Fwd: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

Danny, wheel could be right about the heart. My wife has heart problems (weak) and her feet swell something terrible. I would certainly ask the doc about it. Good luck, my friend. -- Forwarded message -- From: Date: Sunday, November 2, 2014 Subject: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

RE: [QUAD-L] adema or swollen feet

I can't promise you anything but sometimes edema is a side effect of certain drugs. I had the same problem with macrodantin. John s. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Danny Hearn Date:11/02/2014 7:34 PM (GMT-05:00) To: quad-list@eskim

Re: [QUAD-L] Reclining?

Thanks for explaining that, Greg. That was the point I was trying to make by suggesting a pressure mapping. For me, even a small change in my Roho can cause a sore and if it's not corrected, the sore/shear just won't heal. I wish someone who is creative could design a pressure gauge for Rohos