Re: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore--ROHO product

2013-06-24 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
swelled up and less circulation has led to this pressure sore. im going to try to swim once a week again when I get this taken care of.     Ron c7 From: greg To: RONALD L PRACHT Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure

Re: [QUAD-L] 24 inch Quickie manual chair wheels

2013-06-24 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
correction tires are 24x 13/8...i was thinking of whats on my current chairsorry   Ron From: "cviewe...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] 24 inch Quickie manual chair wheels

Re: [QUAD-L] 24 inch Quickie manual chair wheels

2013-06-24 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
The tires are 26 x 13/8 and have a tread on them, not offroad like ...just a little tread and they are grey..have no wear on them other than in a closet. Its a bargain if someone needs them. They are boxed ready to ship. Im going to put them on ebay this week. To buy these new your looki

Re: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore--ROHO product

2013-06-24 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
It bought the roho heal pad from Express Medical 84.95just go to the site and type in roho heal pad and a good picture comes up Looks like a good setup for any heal sore.   Ron  From: "jume9...@comcast.net" To: RONALD L PRACHT Se

[QUAD-L] 24 inch Quickie manual chair wheels

2013-06-23 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
   Hi, I have a perfect never used set of quickie 24 inch sw600 manual chair wheels with rubber coated pushrims and perfect non marring tires showing no use. I got these on a chair a few years ago, but needed 26 inch so these sat in my closet. Will let them go for $100.00 or trade for a set of 2

Re: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore--ROHO product

2013-06-23 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Saturday, June 22, 2013 4:32 PM > To: jume9...@comcast.net > Cc: RONALD L PRACHT; quad-list > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure > sore  Hi Ron, I always go to the > wound Center when I see any signs of the store, so they can > give me an expert opinion on what to

[QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore

2013-06-22 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Hi guys,   I looks at the bottom of my foot yesterday and on rthe heal was a blister looking sore with a little discharge. I took the top layer of the blister off because it was hanging there to look at the sore. It was red and had a couple spots on it, looked wet. I cleaned it, then put some tr

Re: [QUAD-L] Pain medication

2013-06-20 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Im a c7 quad 15 yrs post injury. The first six years I had minimal pain then was diagnosed with a syrinx in 04. The pain has increased since then and with any pain meds it takes more and more over the years to control the pain. Then my appendix burst and after that a hernia. Sometimes I cant har

[QUAD-L] toenail removal

2013-05-22 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I lost a toenail on my big toe. I just ripped off what was hanging then used hydrogen peroxide to clean it. It did grow back and became all yellow and didnt look normal. After at least two more times of losing it, I went to the foot doctor and had it surgically removed. Best thing I ever did. it

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Vehicle Production Group (VPG), producer of the MV-1, in recent news. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:20:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more who's VPG? Best Wish

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
VPG From: "cviewe...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more What was the name of the company that went out of business? In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Day

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I wanted to see how durable these vehicles were over the years. They needed more adaptation to be made as a wheelchair driver vehicle, but could of easily been done. I cant imagine who will buy the company. ron  From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcgl

[QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold ron

Re: [QUAD-L] Retirees

2013-05-10 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
you do it in such a way it doent affect your disability, may involve a lawyer...you can draw up a special needs trust to help keep your disability and have a nestegg.its not what you do its how you do it. ron From: Todd Daugherty To: quad list S

Re: [QUAD-L] Advice

2013-05-02 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Its more complicated than b4 but doable. You have to show confidence to potential partners and as far as the sex goes if your a spinal injured male you must get good at oral sex, and you can keep her satisfied. Go the extra mile that the walking joes wont do. It takes time to get

Re: [QUAD-L] Invacare

2013-04-27 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
The problem with all disabled related suppliers comes down to one thing..lack of competitition. They do whatever they see fit and we have to put up with it. The prices are out of line, the service is beyond poor and the disabled are afraid to say anything about it in fear of losing the l

Re: [QUAD-L] The List

2013-04-26 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Ron Pracht , rolled a geo tracker on the way home from work was ejected resulted in c7 quad. i was 21 yrs old , 8 weeks into my rookie year as a police officer in washington missouri. 15 years post now, biggest challeges to my health have been a syrinx in 04, ruptured appendix in 11 with a hern

Re: [QUAD-L] cell phones

2013-04-20 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
tom, I signed up for a family plan at sprint. I get 4 phones with a shared 800 peak time .Unlimited off peak starting at 7pm. 500 text messagesno internet. With tax its 25 dollars a person. I use a very basic touch phone with a slider keyboard. I attached a lanyard to it so I can put it ar

Re: [QUAD-L] Today the 17th is my 40th Anniversary!

2013-04-16 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
congratulations..i hope you have a good celebrationyou have taught us the ups and downs of being a quad and the part of you i enjoy the most is you tell it how it is...i hope you have many more accomplishments ron From: "bobbie...@aol.com

Re: [QUAD-L] please help!

2013-04-16 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
sounds like something is triggering a dysreflexic reaction, but only you can know this for sure. what happens when you normally go into dysreflexia? ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: caars...@hotmail.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, April 16, 2013 7:00:2

Re: [QUAD-L] swimming with SP

2013-04-10 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Ive seen people with foleys, sp, and even a colostomy get in my YMCA. I asked if a friend of mine could swim with a colostomy, they said make sure he emptys it then wrap saran wrap around himself and put a shirt on. Ive seen urine bags in the pool with clients,lol Lets get that bleack working!

Re: [QUAD-L] Botox

2013-04-09 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I had my rehab doc(psyiatrist) that I had since my accident in 98 start doing botox injections only. From what Ive personally seen and hear its just a money grab. One visit even if it helps will only lead to a visit every three months and another complication and possible addiction in your lif

Re: [QUAD-L] Accident

2013-04-05 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Quadum is a club that you earn that noone wants to be in. This boy did nothing that most every other boy does at one time or another, he just was unlucky that day. Just like most of us he never thought it could happen to him. I went out yesterday inmy chair around my two mile trek around the hoo

Re: [QUAD-L] Funny Story

2013-04-05 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I was at a strip club a few years ago and this dancer threw her legs up on each of my shoulders making me hold her bodyweight up with my arms basically ...then she tried to get me to stand up...at that point I knew I was truely paralyzed, lololol ron c7

Re: [QUAD-L] Time to get out the green can

2013-04-03 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Tell us some stories on the attendants and the butt greasing? Anything good,lol ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: gah17...@aol.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, April 3, 2013 7:02:44 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Time to get out the green can I bet you have a

Re: [QUAD-L] gun

2013-03-29 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i apologize for my last post, I was sending that to a buddy and accidentally tagged the quad-list, lol Ron Pracht From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, March 29, 2013 7:25:56 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] gun Did I

[QUAD-L] gun

2013-03-28 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
    ill let you know anything...the guys probally giving the guns that come in to the sqeakiest wheel..something will turn up...i always think the worst

Re: [QUAD-L] Wheelchair van power door motors

2013-03-20 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
store is you will get a warranty and probally get a free motor. If your rich just pay somebody. This is just for low budget quads that have a brother or uncle that is handy.   Ron          From: Thomas E. Cusack To: RONALD L PRACHT ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed

[QUAD-L] Wheelchair van power door motors

2013-03-20 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I just wanted to let people know on the list that the expensive motors they charge you 3-500 bucks to replace in either the duals side doors, single sliding, or transfer seat is nothing but a power window motor that can be bought on ebay or the auto parts store. You just pull the motor out and

Re: [QUAD-L] A Great Movie

2013-03-16 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Is this a new movie, I thought I saw a trailer for it on a commercial. Where did you guys see it at? Ron Pracht  From: Nan To: Jim Lubin Cc: "lwillis...@yahoo.com" ; "quad-list@eskimo.com" Sent: Sat, March 16, 2013 8:45:25 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] A Great

Re: [QUAD-L] Buy & sell?

2013-03-15 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
My name is Ron Pracht from St. Louis Missouri. Im all for listing items for sale. Ive got a perfect Easystand 5000 thats just gathering dust, a Ti Lite titanium rigid chair 18 inches wide hardly used, lots of unopened boxes of cathe tubes and honestly lots of things I just threw away because sp

Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable van.doc

2013-03-14 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
eek trip … and WHAT a trip. Did cat changes & BP programs in tent or back of van. Met some AMAZING people along the way … I would do it all over any day of the week!    Bobbie Smile Everyday -Original Message- From: Todd Daugherty To: Danny Hearn Cc: RONALD L PRACHT ; quad list

Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable van.doc

2013-03-14 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
ich to buy one. Dan H.* > > > > ________ From: RONALD L PRACHT >To: quad-list@eskimo.com >Sent: Wed, March 13, 2013 9:16:32 PM >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable van.doc > > >I was paralyzed in 98 and started drivin

Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: [SCIC] Re: File - Buying an accessable van.doc

2013-03-13 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I was paralyzed in 98 and started driving about 2000 after alot of effort and help from a few others. My dad found a 84 Ford econoline van in a barn for $1500.00 bucks and we bought it. It had a dropped floor, old transfer seat and a set of rusted hand controls in the back. I got the state to i

[QUAD-L] meditation

2013-03-10 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i lay there in bed and think about things with my eyes closed when my pain level is out of control..i try to get in the right frame of mind ron

[QUAD-L] standing frame and cathe tubes

2013-03-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I have an easystand 5000 standing frame with the ability to propell yourself from a standing position I would like to sell asking 1000.00 I also have 10 boxes of robnell dover 14fr stiff red cathe tubes. 100 tubes in each box, tubes are individually packaged, never opened. 50.00 a box, can work

Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] 7 years today...

2013-03-06 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I had a guy tell me once "if that happenned to me I would pull the plug" lol. I was like what plug are you talking about? Ron c7 From: "bobbie...@aol.com" To: tecn...@sbcglobal.net; lwillis...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, March 6, 2013 8:07:39 P

[QUAD-L] tempurpedic

2013-03-06 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I bought a tempurpedic queen size bed with massage and wireless remote about 9 yrs ago. It is the classic style mattress, I used a headboard from my previous bed and mounted a nice grabbar on the headboard to grab if I need extra help moving. The head and foot of the bed fully adjust to where yo

Re: [QUAD-L] 7 years today...

2013-03-05 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
they go by fast, but you become wiser and tougher as they go byim 15 into minecongrats dan on making it 7 successful years. ron c7  From: Danny Espinoza To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, March 5, 2013 2:53:29 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] 7 years

[QUAD-L] colonoscopy

2013-02-24 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i did it once about 7 years into my injury. i was put in the hospital, did a bowell routine and shit all over the place for the whole day b4 the procedure.the procedure itself to run the tube up my but was easy.i will never do it again unless i have good reasonto much risk of getting a p

Re: [QUAD-L] Losing weight

2013-02-23 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i know a few peoplein chairs that lost weight buying the pre prepared box meals from weight watchers...but its not cheap ron c7 From: Nan To: "linda...@comcast.net" ; "diannal...@aol.com" Cc: "quad-list@eskimo.com" Sent: Fri, February 22, 2013 10:44:55

Re: [QUAD-L] Dry Skin, Head Itching

2013-01-28 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
when your in the shower, wet your head..then put dry scalp shampoo on and rub around..then get a brush and brush your scalp good thin rinse. this process worked for me ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: g...@eskimo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent:

Re: [QUAD-L] fingers....

2013-01-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Wheelchair,     1 havent ever done the electric stem on my hands. I swam for over ten years and lifted weights and I believe that i got all the possible return back i could have. Would of loved to have tried more electric stem if I had the chance though. ron c7 __

Re: [QUAD-L] fingers....

2013-01-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i was told in rehab if i wanted to keep my tenodesis grip(curled fingers)...the key was not to stretch them out. I didnt listen and stretched them out during transfers and such, so mine are are straight now with lil movement since Im a c7 its hard to say which is better, maybe curled are more f

Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] My thanks for the day

2012-12-11 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
you need to see a dermatologist and ask for liquid nitrogen therapy. They will freeze them off a little bit at a time with either a q tip dipped in the superfreezing nitrogen or use a gun looking thing. Doesnt hurt to bad just stings. I had like 40 little warts on my hands from the ymca that I h

Re: [QUAD-L] holidays........answer to where the woman is

2012-11-24 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
ime for something to happen. Ron c7    From: Bobbie Humphreys To: RONALD L PRACHT Sent: Fri, November 23, 2012 1:17:07 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] holidays Ron,     This has been one HELL of a year for you! Can you get in touch with the kind woman who conv

[QUAD-L] Quadriplegic released from prison

2012-11-23 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Have any of you guys heard about the man convicted of rape and murder and was sentenced to 150 yrs Then six years into the sentence, another inmate stabbed him in the neck which resulted in him being a quad. Im not sure how many years he was in jail after he became disabled, but it was at a cost

Re: [QUAD-L] holidays

2012-11-23 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i made alot of strides in the beginninggot driving on my own, went back to school, found the swim program, dated a hand full of women, then things slowly regressed..got a syrinx, quit school , appendix burst, hernia, lost the gfs, dad ran everybody off. I have talked to people at par

Re: [QUAD-L] holidays

2012-11-22 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i had been with that organization called show me aquatics that helped the disabled  swim for 13 yrs.you can look the organization up online and my picture is there .basically the woman that ran the organization quit then all the therapists made their own rules. my thurs pt told me he couldnt he

[QUAD-L] whats up with lori michaelson?

2012-11-22 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I was thinking about lori. I know she made it to her sisters house in new york I believe. Does anybody know how shes doing? I always liked her input...smart woman . ron c7  

Re: [QUAD-L] holidays

2012-11-22 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Thanks dana for your thoughts. I live with my dad and hes home for the holidays, he has had the belief that the last holiday my family had when i was on my feet. he has so much resentment towards my disability he has ran everyone off. I should have got out years ago but i didnt. Things could a

[QUAD-L] holidays

2012-11-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i hope i have the strength to get through the holidays and onto january. these are the hardest and lonliest times for me each year. i wish i could escape somewhere until its all over. well...one day at a time ron c7

Re: [QUAD-L] What's up for Thanksgiving?

2012-11-19 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
my last thanksgiving i was invited to was 1998 , same year i was injured so its either tv dinner or my mom might bring a plate   ron c7 While the original plan was to go to my son in law's family, a little pack rat decided to chew through the wires of my van, and then to top it off my wheelchair e

Re: [QUAD-L] Today's my Birthday!

2012-11-15 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i enjoy the quad stories like bobbies, hopefully we can hear somemore. ron c7 From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: bobbie...@aol.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, November 15, 2012 5:00:00 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Today's my Birthday! Happy Birthday Bobbie!  I h

Re: [QUAD-L] Odd Doctor's names

2012-11-11 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Dr. Nyachowe..trauma surgeon that cut me open when my appendix burst ron c7 From: "diannal...@aol.com" To: bobbie...@aol.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, November 11, 2012 5:19:42 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Odd Doctor's names Mine is Dr. S

Re: [QUAD-L] SP / Bowel Sweating

2012-11-09 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i go through mild automomic dysreflexia during every bowell program, especially during digital stim. i just get through it, but its not fun ron c7 15 yrs  From: Glen House To: wheelch...@aol.com Cc: g...@eskimo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, November 9,

[QUAD-L] coats and pants

2012-11-08 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I fought the issue with the coats and driving early in my injury. I found personally the only thing that works for me is various weight hoodies. I can get them on and off myself, no zipper, can transfer easy and dont get in the way of the wheelchair tires. I also fought the battle of pants co

Re: [QUAD-L] Suppossitory blowout

2012-11-05 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
somedays. >any advice out there??? >> >> >> >>-Original Message- >>From: Danny Hearn >>To: RONALD L PRACHT ; quad-list >>Sent: Fri, Nov 2, 2012 9:13 am >>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Suppossitory blowout >> >> >>Ron, usu

[QUAD-L] Suppossitory blowout

2012-11-01 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
    Im 15 years into my injury.c7 level. do a bowell routine every other day, use a majic bullet suppossitory along with majic cleanse and a bisacodyl pill the night b4.Over the years its taken me longer and longer but my biggest problem is after im done and i get dressed and transfer into c

[QUAD-L] Pain Management

2012-10-17 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I went to pain management today and they helped me. Gave me what I needed and is willing to work with me. Thank God! I feel validated as a human being.  ron c7

[QUAD-L] Danny Hearn pain

2012-10-11 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
After dr. Wice moved to a different network, where did you go for help with your pain? What are you taking now if i may ask? Im having increased pain and my general doc wont help, so Im going to try pain management. I dont know what else to do. Any suggestions Dan would be appreciated. Ron c7

Re: [QUAD-L] Magic Cleanse

2012-09-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Hey, I have been using the magic cleanse along with a majic bullet suppossitory for probally 10 years of my 15 in a chair. Its hard for me to say how effective it is because any kind of laxative you use loses its effectiveness over time. When I changed from a regular bisacodyl suppossitory to t

Re: [QUAD-L] Shoulder pain

2012-09-20 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
If ibuprophen and heat takes the pain away you are golden. If not you may ave somethingmore serious. Its more than likely an impingement and rest , ibuprophen possibly heat could help. The only thing that will tell the whole story of damage is an mri. A ct scan can only tell you if the basic

Re: [QUAD-L] Breaking fresh eggs

2012-09-18 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Thats a useful idea i will try..good job Bobbie ron c7 From: Mandy T To: Bobbie Humphreys ; "Quad-list@eskimo.com" Sent: Tue, September 18, 2012 2:31:20 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Breaking fresh eggs Oooh interesting thought. I haven't tried that yet

Re: [QUAD-L] Giving up

2012-09-13 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Stay out of a nursing home as long as possible. Exhaust all options. There is hope ! ron c7 From: Toby Ausbun To: quad-list@eskimo.com Cc: "quad-list@eskimo.com" Sent: Thu, September 13, 2012 6:56:30 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Giving up Hi my name is Toby I'

Re: [QUAD-L] Hernia

2012-09-12 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Ive got a  hernia as a result of surgery from a burst appendix. The lower right side of my stomach is bulged out. Had it fixed but its still not right. I have alot of pain, not sure which is from the hernia and which is from my syrinx. I will look up a hiatal hernia Ron c

Re: [QUAD-L] Unmasking Wheelchair

2012-09-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I figure he either has a child thats a quad or is involved in the medical community, maybe both. He always takes the doctors side of things. In any case hes an asset to the list and Im glad hes here.

Re: [QUAD-L] Religion and Politics

2012-08-30 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Did anybody ever go in the WAPD chatroom yrs ago when it was booming? My name was n3ronnny or n2deep. Was a great chatroom that had the same people in it to talk to on most days, got me through alot of stuff. Its still there in some form , but not like it was. I actually met a girl in a chair o

Re: [QUAD-L] Religion and Politics

2012-08-29 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
that was amazing that dave got to go on his trip b4 he passed, what a great memory for his son and familiy ron c7 From: "diannal...@aol.com" To: c5sc...@gmail.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, August 29, 2012 11:30:34 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Religion and

Re: [QUAD-L] Re: [quad] list. Being a quad

2012-08-26 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I like the fact people have different feelings and express them on here about being a quad It depresses me when all I read is people saying that life is better since they have been paralyzed and everything is wonderful. I get energized when I hear the real stories of people making is through the

Re: [QUAD-L] Pain need input

2012-08-16 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Hi guys, Im a c7 quad completec for 15 years since Jan 16 98. Ive been pretty active swimming biking and such but started having considerable pain that altered my life in 2004. I was diagnosed with a syrinx at c7 which is where my initial injury was. I started on lorezapam 1 mg 3 times a

Re: [QUAD-L] protection

2012-08-15 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I drive a lift van, so the idea is to get in and close the doorsthen im in my safe zone. Behind the passenger captains chair I have a large knife thats been adapted for my use to defend myself or cut things if im in a jam. I can shoot a low caliber pistol , but not in a hurry, so thats out

Re: [QUAD-L] I'm going out of my mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2012-08-08 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Bobbie,    I can relate to how you feel..im only 15 yrs into my injury and i have a syrinx, pain, van broke down, kicked out of my swim program and my gf broke up with me along with my father who is my caregiver who over a hundred times has told me to make an adaptive device and kill mys

Re: [QUAD-L] icy ramps

2012-08-08 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
ramps Here is where I buy my anti-slip tape for my 35 foot ramp. I've bought the ksc brand since its cheaper then 3m. It lasts years w/o glue. http://www.kofflersales.com/anti-slip-tape.asp?cid=23 Derrick - Original Message - >From: RONALD L PRACHT >To: quad-list@eskimo

Re: [QUAD-L] icy ramps

2012-08-08 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
You are right wheelchair about the paint with some kind of sand additive. I have a fullsize van with a dropped floor that was painted with a sand additive..works great to.    

Re: [QUAD-L] icy ramps

2012-08-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I had a wood ramp for 10 yrs. i put a roll of black sandpaper with a sticky back to it. Was about 3ftx 10ft. Its a similar tape that guys put on their skateboards . thats solved alot of the prob along with a lil ice melt.    

Re: [QUAD-L] Ordering a new power chair

2012-06-29 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
.     Ron c7 mphreys To: RONALD L PRACHT Cc: "quad-list@eskimo.com" Sent: Thu, June 28, 2012 10:31:01 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Orde

Re: [QUAD-L] Ordering a new power chair

2012-06-28 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
in short you dont sign until the chair is delivered or given to you and have driven, tested and tried everything. Once you sign they wont remnember you or anything you told them. These vendors are corrupt because they have a monopoly.    

Re: [QUAD-L] Nightmare w/c supplier

2012-06-26 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Wheelchair is correct and dont sign until everything has been checked and double checked on your chair. Thats the only real power you have over the vendor. Once you sign, getting something changed will be difficult or impossible. I think every chair user gets screwed a couple times before they

Re: [QUAD-L] Hospital Fees

2012-06-25 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
The one thing you left out is the uninsured person pays zero. Thats whats breaking the system or part of it.     Ron From: Greg To: quad-lis

RE: [QUAD-L] The main causes of liver damage

2012-05-07 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
i dont believe this ad...anyway, as a quad what you think will bring you down probally wont be the case, we have a 1000 ways to kill us and give extra trouble.all you can do is the best you can and take one day at a time.    

Re: [QUAD-L] medical bill

2012-05-04 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Without all the complexity we as a nation need national healthcare. Many jobs dont provide adequate coverage or none at all. Thousands of people are crossing the border and walking into our hospitals. Many are disabled such as ourselves and coverage is complicated and unclear . Many times the t

Re: [QUAD-L] "Irrevocable"Supplemental Needs Trust Fund"

2012-04-08 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
these trusts are worth every penny, allowing you to get state aid without claiming anything in the trust . If you have anything and dont have a trust you are going to give everything you have awayat some point--- On Sun, 4/8/12, d...@unh.edu wrote: From: d...@unh.edu Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] "Irrevoc

Re: [QUAD-L] pool access comment I left

2012-04-04 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
ners would also discriminate against small children too? Patrick From: Eric W Rudd To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, April 4, 2012 5:35:06 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] pool access comment I left I would purposely visit on bowel day & hope for results.   Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com   From: RO

[QUAD-L] pool access comment I left

2012-04-04 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
This owner of this pool has no right to discriminate against an individual to access his pool due to race, gender or handicap. Just because a person uses a wheelchair gives you no right to assume they are going to have a bowell accident in the pool. People with aids go to pools and so do older i

Re: [QUAD-L] Dave AZ

2012-03-20 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
ollow facebook, I'm sorry to tell all that Dave O'Connell past away yesterday afternoon from complications after surgery. He was a dear friend to many of us and I for one will miss him deeply. Dianna -Original Message----- From: RONALD L PRACHT To: quad-list Sent: Tue, Mar 20

Re: [QUAD-L] Dave AZ

2012-03-20 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
thats a shock.that man lived a life that most quads never seewhat type of surgery went wrong??? --- On Tue, 3/20/12, diannal...@aol.com wrote: From: diannal...@aol.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Dave AZ To: quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 10:05 PM For those who don't fol

Re: [QUAD-L] What next?

2012-03-16 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
    Well bobbie Im going through similar stuff. Got diagnosed with a syrinx in 2004. Pain all the time, then last july my appendix burst and I spent a month in the hospital and almost died. I recovered ok but then developed a hernia and went into the hospital for another sur

Re: [QUAD-L] Syringomyelia ( cyst on spine )

2012-03-12 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Ive had a syrinx since 04. im a c7 quad 14 years post. i havent had surgery and have had no function loss although the pain from it isnt fun.I researched, read and talked to anyone that knew anything about it and you are at the right place. Craig hospital has done over 1000 surgeries involving a

[QUAD-L] what we have left

2012-02-08 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I was paralyzed at 21 years of age and was a new police officer. I lost my career,girlfriend,legs and the list goes on a long way. im still living with my father at 35 yrs old. I might tell my whole story on here at some point but it gets pretty crazy. One thing i learned six month ago when

[QUAD-L] Bad jock rot

2012-02-01 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
hey guys,       i just got out of the hospital for a hernia repair and noticed my groin area is all inflamed and peeling pretty bad Whats the best cream for this? The ol hospital will screw you up every time...   ron c7

Re: [QUAD-L] Lights 2

2011-12-27 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I was a police officer before my accident. A cop that gives a ticket to a person using a mobility device for being out at night on a public road is treading on thin ice. A wheelchair is not a bicycle, vehicle or anything else. All you are is a pedestrian, and its not illegal for a pedestrian to

[QUAD-L] How bad is this going to be?

2011-12-17 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
   Hey guys, I just fully recovered from a burst appendix which happenned in june. I looked down at my stomach last week and noticed a egg shape protruding out of the right side of stomach. I went to my primary doctor and I have a ventral hernia. This happenned due to the fact my stomach walls w

Re: [QUAD-L] Toe Nails

2011-11-29 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
They have to dig the root out to get rid of the nail permanently, you should go back someday and get it redone.no nail is better than the reoccurring aggravation of a nasty nail.   ron c7  --- On Tue, 11/29/11, Don Price wrote: From: Don Price Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Toe Nails To: "Dan

Re: [QUAD-L] Toe Nails

2011-11-29 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
I had my big toenail removed because it kept becoming ingrown and had a yellow look to it. Good news was I didnt feel a thing lol. It worried me how it would heal, but i didnt have a problem and im glad I did it.   ron c7 --- On Tue, 11/29/11, Dan wrote: From: Dan Subject: [QUAD-L] Toe Nails

[QUAD-L] code words

2011-11-18 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
All I can say is How can anybody living with quadriplegia be so thin skinned to get offended over a little sex talk with the things we go through on a daily basis. Whats the point of a dicussion list that you cant discuss anything on?   ron c7  

Re: [QUAD-L] rash

2011-11-16 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
From: pau...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] rash To: "RONALD L PRACHT" Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 6:44 PM #yiv2077505957 p {margin:0;} Thank you for your reply.I make sure my beautiful aids wash me in my groin area and I sleep in my birthday suit.I am a bi

Re: [QUAD-L] rash

2011-11-16 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Im not sure of the best cream, but you need some sort of anti fungal. The best treatment in the future is preventionin the shower you have to wash between your legs and let the water run awhile through your legs. Always pull you balls up and underwear out to get air down there. Before yo

Re: [QUAD-L] BED AND BACLOFEN

2011-11-14 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
For the past six years I have used a adjustable queen temperpedic. I sleep mostly on my stomach or side and this matresss is great for pressure relief I mounted a grab bar on the headboard to help turn myself.   ron c7 --- On Mon, 11/14/11, Danny Hearn wrote: From: Danny Hearn Subject: Re: [

Re: [QUAD-L] Need Help with my Health Condition (intestine) ?

2011-08-11 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Hey Yan,     What you need to do is have a procedure called a colonoscopy. In short a doctor will put you asleep and put a tube with a camera on it up your rectum and look for problems. You will have to take some sort of laxative to clean your colon out.   Your doctor telling y

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