Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Probnlem

2022-01-10 Thread Jeffrey Gaede
Hi, Greg. I was also wondering something after speaking with someone about your email over the weekend. You mention going back to this ablation and how it seems like everything started after that procedure approximately 8 months ago. Then at the bottom you mentioned that you get exhausted and h

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Probnlem

2022-01-10 Thread Aaron Mann
Greg, so sorry to hear you're going through this. I can't remember if I brought it up before, but have you had a MRI of your injury site done? Looking for possible spurs growing into your spinal cord. Probably 25 years ago a buddy of mine was having issues with his arms and breathing. After looking

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Probnlem

2022-01-04 Thread Eric Olson
How frustrating! I wish I had answers or even suggestions. When you first told us about this, I thought it was a heart problem. I'd suggest a second opinion, but it sounds like you've already done that. I know this doesn't help but I'm praying for you On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 6:53 PM Greg wrote

[QUAD-L] Breathing Probnlem

2022-01-03 Thread Greg
Just spent another three days in the hospital because of my breathing problem. I'm having a hard time inhaling without there being heavy pressure. And breathing like I just run a marathon. This time they did another CAT scan and at least found out my lung blood clots are gone. They also did a

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2021-07-29 Thread Greg
Thats how I feel, my mother has it. But the ER, heart, and lung doctors say my heat and lungs are in great shape. Greg On 7/29/2021 10:18 AM, Eric Olson wrote: Greg, I had a diaphragm pacer implanted about 20 years ago.  They never could get it to work.  They said I was an "anomaly"  You s

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2021-07-29 Thread Eric Olson
Greg, I had a diaphragm pacer implanted about 20 years ago. They never could get it to work. They said I was an "anomaly" You sound like someone with COPD On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 11:04 PM Jim Lubin wrote: > I knew someone who was a C2 quad dependent on a vent to breathe and > changed to a di

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2021-07-27 Thread Jim Lubin
I knew someone who was a C2 quad dependent on a vent to breathe and changed to a diaphragm pacemaker. She wrote an article about it https://files.wearesrna.org/newsletters/j5/journal-5-11.htm She suffered from depression and stopped eating then passed away a few years ago. On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at

[QUAD-L] Breathing

2021-07-27 Thread Greg
I'm still having problems with my breathing, I'm not on trech now, I was last year for a week or two. I am on a respirator but only at night, sometimes during the day if I'm really out of breath. I've been to so many doctors they just can't find my problem. My oxygen levels are fine, but I fe

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Tube

2018-08-14 Thread Don Price
Greg: Those plastic breathing gadgets aren't very accurate or scientific. They're meant as an incentive to get people to work on deep breathing (something we all should do.) Many years ago, when I was in rehab, my Respiratory Therapist made me use one of those. She knew I was bored with it so s

[QUAD-L] Breathing Tube

2018-08-06 Thread Greg
I’m supposed to use one of those breathing tubes you blow or suck in air. My last one I had to blow out, this one I suck in. I thought I was getting it to the 1000 line, but after a closer look, its only 500. What can use guys get to?

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-22 Thread Greg
I knew you could OD on water, but thats bad. Good luck. While in the hospital, The nurse thought my poop was not soft enough, so just before they were sending me down to surgery for the chest tube, she gave me a poop softener. A shot. Before I even got to the surgery, I was pooping liquid. I w

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-22 Thread Danny Hearn
Wow, Lori and Greg you guy's have sure been through a lot lately, I been in a lot of pain and depressed myself and I  don't have it near as bad as some of you...I hope you guy's and my Quad friends get to Heaven one day, because many of us have been through enough hell here on Earth. I guess we

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-22 Thread Lori Michaelson
After the bleeding my body of sodium after drinking too much water (despite adding Gatorade and other things to my water) I began to get confused starting on June 26. Very confused. I was on the phone with my sister in the morning (late warning) and had just finished my breakfast bar that I was hol

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-22 Thread Greg
Hey Don, We had one of those oxygen meters, my levels were always good, 95-96, until last week, it was 90. After my chair flipped on the 3^rd , I broke my clavicle. On the 10th, I was having bad breathing problems. Had to go the ER. They found a few liters of fluid around my lung. Was at the

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-16 Thread Don Price
Greg: I sometimes get a similar feeling when I'm hot or my blood pressure is low (usually due to dehydration.) I suggest you spend the $15 to $30 for one of those fingertip oximeters that measures your oxygen level and pulse rate. Use it daily at first to get a good baseline for you on normal d

RE: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-13 Thread Dave Krehbiel
t this. Good luck, and take care, Dave Krehbiel Olney, MD From: Amy Elizabeth Baldwin [mailto:the.littleq...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:38 PM To: g...@eskimo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Do you have a physical rehabilitation doctor?? They u

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-12 Thread Amy Elizabeth Baldwin
 Do you have a physical rehabilitation doctor?? They usually know what to say when you have a problem like this.  If maybe they will send you to a pulmonologist, who should have a answer for you! Many years ago when I went to one he gave me a breathing apparatus where I have to suck on a tube a

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-11 Thread John S.
You want to see your physiatrist and after you get done with him, there's breathing excersizes like that post surgical thing you should be using. Definitely call him. On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 6:24 PM, Greg wrote: My breathing has been strange for months now. Like I can’t get a big enough

[QUAD-L] Breathing

2018-07-11 Thread Greg
My breathing has been strange for months now. Like I can’t get a big enough breath. So I end up taking lots of fast quick breaths. I can take deep breaths but have to force myself. Wearing a binder really helped, but hasn’t been helping much lately. Its mostly when sitting up all the way, or l

FW: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks

2008-06-18 Thread William Willis
I take xanax instead of valium. It seems to work better for me. It doesn't give as much hangover. Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:01:47 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing AttacksTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com If you tell your doctor you are taking overdos

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks

2008-06-18 Thread Robert Brennan
Thank you John. Rob. - Original Message From: John S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Robert Brennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, 19 June, 2008 5:01:47 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks

2008-06-18 Thread John S.
es you miserable and closer to death. I sure wish you the best of luck. john - Original Message From: Robert Brennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:40:24 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks Doctor's here are trying to

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks

2008-06-17 Thread Robert Brennan
Thanks for reassuring me Dana. Rob. - Original Message From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 10:45:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks You are right you

Re: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks

2008-06-17 Thread Robert Brennan
- From: Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 8:28:05 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks Rather than to think of a drug to lower anxiety breathlessness, is there a drug you normally take which you have stopped taking? I have been cutting

[QUAD-L] Breathing Attacks

2008-06-17 Thread Merrill
Rather than to think of a drug to lower anxiety breathlessness, is there a drug you normally take which you have stopped taking? I have been cutting back on my morphine which a day latter gives me all kinds of bad feelings including anxiety and breathing. Merrill