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, 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 4/9/2015 6:09

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-08 Thread lindakrn
I've always worn an abdominal binder & I have a sp cath. The Dale 4 panel binder. Lindaf - Original Message - From: "Michelle Kephart" To: diannal...@aol.com Cc: "Joan Anglin" , "quad-list" Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 7:49:26 AM Subject

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

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-07 Thread Michelle Kephart
e sit up. But > we can force them back inside. LOL > Joan > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Joan Anglin > To: 'Larry Willis' ; quad-list < > quad-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Mon, Apr 6, 2015 12:23 pm > Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Quad B

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread diannal767
en we sit up. But we can force them back inside. LOL Joan -Original Message- From: Joan Anglin To: 'Larry Willis' ; quad-list 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! Tha

RE: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread Joan Anglin
I am definitely happy that I’m a female if I have to be a quad! That is why I wear “a girdle”, so I don’t have to have an apparent quad gut. J. I was not happy with binders as they would roll and pinch and cause more problems than it cured, and the body suit that I wear is smooth and doesn’t hur

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2015-04-06 Thread ntpgrnmtn
How about mesh like for a hernia ? Nancy Pritchard 802-355-3449 Pall Spera Company Realtors, LLC PO Box 507 Morrisville, Vermont 05661 nancy.pritch...@pallspera.com > On Apr 6, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Danny Hearn wrote: > > I'm just like most of you...Larry, Greg and othersuncomfortable Quad

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 flat

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 Danny Hearn
#x27;s not rocket science  thats why its called PARALASIS   lol Dan H * From: Dan 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 gut

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, wrote: > I was injured in '89 and have never gotten the

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 wrote: What really causes a Quad belly? I can't believe it is just our guts sagging down. To me, it

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-17 Thread greg
I must be pretty darn sexy by now..!     >> that big ole quad belly is what makes us quad men so SEXY

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 be

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-17 Thread Quadius
*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. >

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 To: Quadius 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

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 > le

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 bell

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 To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 8:04:02 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly My quad belly seem

Re: [QUAD-L] Quad Belly

2010-06-07 Thread Steve Crowder
I know what you mean. Mine is driving me nuts, too. When I eat dinner in bed (fed by someone), even though I'm hungry, my body feels full even before I start. Then, before I have even eaten much, I'm full. But I'm still hungry. So, a couple of hours later, I'm hungry again. Nick - Original

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

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 litt

RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-25 Thread Joan Anglin
.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 between my knees. It’s a tr

Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread John S.
.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 between my knees.  It’s a tr

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 h

RE: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread Joan Anglin
poaj...@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, but

Re: [QUAD-L] quad belly

2009-10-24 Thread John S.
To: poaj...@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 and

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 m

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 wo

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, New