Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly belt

2015-04-10 Thread Quadius
is a 12 inch for 10 inch abdominal binder from the company orthotics out of Tampa Florida. On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 7:17 PM, wheelch...@aol.com wrote: Hiya VC, Thanks for the info. Was this custom fitted for you or did it come off the shelf for general use? Best Wishes In a message dated

Fw: [QUAD-L] quad belly belt

2015-04-10 Thread lwillis82153
I wore a binder for my first 20plus years, then my quad gut started expanding. Now it is like 20lbs of sh_t in a 10lb bag. Fat extruding at every crevice. Sent from Surface From: wheelch...@aol.com Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎April‎ ‎9‎, ‎2015 ‎7‎:‎17‎ ‎PM To: vcler...@rogers.com,

[QUAD-L] Quad belly

2015-04-10 Thread ntpgrnmtn
Why can't they implant some mesh like for a hernia to help hold things in place?? Nancy

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-08 Thread lindakrn
:49:26 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly I'm curious about this girdle too. What is it exactly? Would it bother an SP catheter? I wore a binder for almost a year until it started to irritate my skin and cause more problems. Michelle On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 9:29 PM, diannal...@aol.com

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-07 Thread Michelle Kephart
Joan -Original Message- From: Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net To: 'Larry Willis' lwillis82...@gmail.com; quad-list quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, Apr 6, 2015 12:23 pm Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly I am definitely happy that I’m a female if I have to be a quad

RE: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-07 Thread Joan Anglin
, April 07, 2015 5:49 AM To: diannal...@aol.com Cc: Joan Anglin; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly I'm curious about this girdle too. What is it exactly? Would it bother an SP catheter? I wore a binder for almost a year until it started to irritate my skin and cause more

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread diannal767
. But we can force them back inside. LOL Joan -Original Message- From: Joan Anglin poaj...@sbcglobal.net To: 'Larry Willis' lwillis82...@gmail.com; quad-list quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, Apr 6, 2015 12:23 pm Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly I am definitely happy

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread wheelchair
Gas or Mass? Best Wishes In a message dated 4/5/2015 10:09:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time, g...@eskimo.com writes: After my stoma my quad belly went down a lot, but it sure came back. Bigger than ever. Even a binder does nothing for it. When laying on my back, my stomach looks pretty

Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread Danny Hearn
to eliminate it, other than starvation. Larry WillisRetired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: greg g...@eskimo.com Date: April 5, 2015 at 11:09:34 PM EDT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly After my stoma my quad belly went

Fwd: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread Larry Willis
g...@eskimo.com Date: April 5, 2015 at 11:09:34 PM EDT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly After my stoma my quad belly went down a lot, but it sure came back. Bigger than ever. Even a binder does nothing for it. When laying on my back, my stomach looks pretty flat

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread ntpgrnmtn
Willis Retired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: greg g...@eskimo.com Date: April 5, 2015 at 11:09:34 PM EDT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly After my stoma my quad belly went down a lot, but it sure came back. Bigger

RE: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread Joan Anglin
To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly Same here, Greg. It makes me miserable and even hard to breathe. It feels like my food sticks where my gut folds. I hate it but don't know how to eliminate it, other than starvation. Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Begin

[QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-05 Thread greg
After my stoma my quad belly went down a lot, but it sure came back. Bigger than ever. Even a binder does nothing for it. When laying on my back, my stomach looks pretty flat. But once I sit up... it just flop out. It actually gets uncomfortable. Exercising really does nothing for that area,

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-05 Thread Ed Tessier
My quad belly bothers me more than any other change in appearance that quadriplegia imposed. Gnarled fingers, atrophied legs, sunken chest? I can manage. But the slow expansion of my belly bothers me constantly. The fact that I can't seem to do anything to affect it is maddening. I know passing 40

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-17 Thread Quadius
...@gmail.com *Cc:* quad-list@eskimo.com *Sent:* Mon, June 14, 2010 2:23:00 PM *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly I used one for 28 years. I helped for the first 15-20 years, but now it doesn't do much. Though it does help with dizziness when I'm too active, like eating. Greg Mine has

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-17 Thread Dan
What really causes a Quad belly? I can't believe it is just our guts sagging down. To me, it must have something to do with our neurogenic bowels. I would imagine over time that our bowels stretch out and therefore fill out with more poop. So what do you think? Does anyone know if there have

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-17 Thread todd . daugherty
I was injured in '89 and have never gotten the quad belly. I'm very tall and thin, 6'1 and about 130 lbs. I try to put on weight to no avail. Todd c-6 Inc On Jun 17, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Dan d...@unh.edu wrote: What really causes a Quad belly? I can't believe it is just our guts sagging

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-17 Thread Quadius
I wish I could say that, but I now have a fat face and a belly to match. I do eat at pretty healthy amount, but nowhere near what some other people do. Then again, when you can't exercise it's difficult. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 8:37 PM, todd.daughe...@gmail.com wrote: I was injured in '89

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-17 Thread Danny Hearn
not rocket science  thats why its called PARALASIS   lol Dan H * From: Dan d...@unh.edu To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, June 17, 2010 7:18:04 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly What really causes a Quad belly? I can't believe it is just our guts

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-14 Thread greg
I used one for 28 years. I helped for the first 15-20 years, but now it doesn't do much. Though it does help with dizziness when I'm too active, like eating. Greg Mine has been growing lately also, but I think mine is more a matter of a little bit too much carbohydrates and the fact that I let

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-14 Thread Danny Hearn
that big ole quad belly is what makes us quad men so SEXY !   lol    Dan H. From: greg g...@eskimo.com To: Quadius quad...@gmail.com Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 2:23:00 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly I used one for 28 years

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-12 Thread Quadius
Mine has been growing lately also, but I think mine is more a matter of a little bit too much carbohydrates and the fact that I let my abdominal binders get a little too loose and now my organs have began protruding more. Do any of you guys wear abdominal binders? They helped me keep my quad

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-10 Thread Monty
amen to that one! I am starting to feel the same way about nine months ago at 16 1/2 years post injury it really does look like a Goodyear blimp? - Original Message From: greg g...@eskimo.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 8:04:02 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly My

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-07 Thread wheelchair
Those AB Belts, with batteries are not good according to the FDA which made the importer take the product off the market. Eliminate all white flour and sugar from your diet for a month or two and see what happens. Best Wishes In a message dated 6/6/2010 7:04:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-07 Thread Steve Crowder
- Original Message - From: greg g...@eskimo.com To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 5:04 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly My quad belly seems to be growing no matter what I do. It looks like if you poked me I would pop. I'm not over weight, fairly skinny arms and legs. I've been

[QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-06 Thread greg
My quad belly seems to be growing no matter what I do. It looks like if you poked me I would pop. I'm not over weight, fairly skinny arms and legs. I've been working out and watching what I eat. I feel like I'm pushing my stomach out trying to make myself look pregnant. But my belly is getting

Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-27 Thread Quadius
I use abdominal binders to keep my quad belly at bay, but unfortunately I have gained a little bit of weight over the last several years and am now a little more rotund in the belly region. I also let a couple of my binders get a little too stretched out and this allowed my belly to develop a

Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-25 Thread John S.
...@yahoo.com; diannal...@aol.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 11:45:16 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly That would be good advice for many, but I cannot reach for anything.  However, I am extremely flexible and I regularly-5-6 times daily lean forward and I can lay my head

RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-25 Thread Joan Anglin
...@yahoo.com; diannal...@aol.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 11:45:16 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly That would be good advice for many, but I cannot reach for anything. However, I am extremely flexible and I regularly-5-6 times daily lean forward and I can lay my head

[QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread Quadius
I don't know, but what I do know is that after 10 years I finally got heavy enough to develop a quad belly. I'm not really too much heavier than I was several years ago, but my belly sure is quite a bit bigger. Even an abdominal binder hasn't entirely kept my belly at bay, but for the most part

Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread Bobbie299
I don't know, but what I do know is that after 10 years I finally got heavy enough to develop a quad belly. Welcome to the club and all it's lovely side benefits :)- Bobbie Humphreys C-5,6.7 motocross jumping accident in 1973 at 17 Married to Sweet Pete Living in Parsippany,

RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread Joan Anglin
One of my aides suggested many years ago that I try a bodysuit to help control my quad gut and helped me sit up straighter. It works, but it is the bane of every one of my aides. After seeing made without one and how difficult it is for me to sit up nice and straight they have all agreed it is

Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread DiannaL767
In a message dated 10/24/2009 7:42:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, poaj...@sbcglobal.net writes: One of my aides suggested many years ago that I try a bodysuit to help control my quad gut and helped me sit up straighter. It works, but it is the bane of every one of my aides. After seeing

Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread John S.
...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 7:40:57 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly In a message dated 10/24/2009 7:42:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, poaj...@sbcglobal.net writes: One of my aides suggested many years ago that I try a bodysuit to help control my quad gut

RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread Joan Anglin
...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly In a message dated 10/24/2009 7:42:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, poaj...@sbcglobal.net writes: One of my aides suggested many years ago that I try a bodysuit to help control my quad gut and helped me sit up straighter. It works

RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread Joan Anglin
That would be good advice for many, but I cannot reach for anything. However, I am extremely flexible and I regularly-5-6 times daily lean forward and I can lay my head between my knees. It's a tremendous way to stretch my back, and while I'm in the wheelchair I do pressure relief by dropping my