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Decub from hell
- By pinkharleygurl · New reply 7:26 am
- In Health matters · 6 replies
- Hello from beautiful downtown Austin Texas. It's been quite a while since I have visited this site. I hope all is well, especially you Mikey. I'm in the hospital, have been since Aug 18th (after a week ...
I AM REALLY PISSED
- By mikey · Posted 12:33 am
- In Living your life · 0 replies
- The fact that I am REALLY PISSED perhaps won't come as any surprise. Yeah I really hate it that I am stuck in this F****** chair. But I am not pissed about that per se, because my feelings are such that ...
Need imput bizzare happenings at hospital
- By angelbrd67 · New reply yesterday at 11:03 pm
- In Health matters · 8 replies
- Ok this is something I would like to discuss and get any and all imput from everyone. Matt was admitted into the hospital sunday night. He has a sepsis infection in his bladder. No flu or stones in his ...
White stuff
- By goldy24k · Posted yesterday at 9:59 am
- In Living your life · 0 replies
- The weather man is talking about the white stuff. Now I have fond memories of snow but I want to know who actually likes the stuff? We can just enough to make thinga white. A few flakes would be nice ...
Publication
- By goldy24k · New reply November 16, 2009
- In Living your life · 1 reply
- Last Spring I had a story of mine published in an anthology called Blindness is not Black. The story is about some bubble gum I invent which allows me to float up to my sisters room. It's called Bubble ...
Looking for ideas to cope with partial paralysis pain
- By sailkjv · New reply November 14, 2009
- In Health matters · 4 replies
- I have partial paralysis affecting the front of my right leg and top of my foot from a spinal cord injury 31 years ago. Ever since, once or twice a year, I get electrifying pain somewhere in the paralyzed ...
Cecostomy for quadrapalegic?
- By proudmom2x · Posted November 10, 2009
- In Health matters · 0 replies
- Ok My daughter is 5 years old and has had a cecostomy for about a year now. It is wonderful. Well about 4 days after she had her surgery my Uncle whom is 50 years old had a 18 wheeler accident and rolled ...
NFCA webinar - Safe & Sound: How to Prevent Medication Mishaps
- By Amir · Posted November 10, 2009
- In Family, parents and caregivers · 0 replies
- Hello, Here is something that might be of interest for caregivers. The National Family Caregivers Association is hosting a free webinar titled "Safe & Sound: How to Prevent Medication Mishaps" which is ...
Neurontin versus Lyrica
- By Gimpa50 · New reply November 7, 2009
- In Health matters · 19 replies
- I am a C5 complete quadriplegic. I have been taking 2400 mg daily of Neurontin for nerve pain in my arms for 6 years since my accident. It helps some but does not eliminate the pain. I take Darvocet in ...
Urinary Tract Infection
- By DaveDempsey · New reply November 6, 2009
- In Health matters · 6 replies
- Hello All, I had a hemorrage to my T-4 about 10 years ago. I get chronic UTI's. I have grown resistant to oral antibiotics. I have a small bladder only holding 300 CC-white male. The Dr has recomended ...
LLLT(LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY) FOR SPINAL CORD REGENERATION
Antibiotics and blood sugar
- By Matt32 · New reply November 4, 2009
- In Health matters · 1 reply
- Is it possible for an antibiotic to cause your blood sugar to be extremely high? I ask because I had to be put on Amoxicillin for an infection last week and since being on it my blood sugar in the morning ...
scared to death
- By angelbrd67 · New reply November 2, 2009
- In Family, parents and caregivers · 13 replies
- Well let me ask what you caregivers out there do when your the sole caregiver and you come down with a possible case of H1N1... I am scared to death Matt is going to get sick. I am so sick I cant do much ...
see if you support 08 stem cell research
- By GB4 · New reply November 1, 2009
- In Health matters · 16 replies
- See if you support in 08 supports stem cell research : Joe Biden- voted in favor of federal funding for stem cell research in 2005 Sam Brownback- opposes embryonic stem cell research, voted against federal ...
685 Minus 1
- By mikey · Posted October 29, 2009
- In Living your life · 0 replies
- At around 9:30 am the call came. I was expecting it and in anticipation I had spent my sleep cycle unable to sleep. I had about 45 minutes to get up and I was going to just lay in bed for another 20 minutes ...
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Real Man
- By mikey · New reply October 24, 2009
- In Living your life · 6 replies
- I just did one set of 100 curls with 35 lb dumb bells. It was real painful. In fact, I am pissing on myself a little right now. That is the sign of a real man. Today was 3 years ...
A New Beginning
- By mikey · New reply October 24, 2009
- In Living your life · 4 replies
- It has been 3 years since I became paralyzed and there have been many changes in my life. In the attempts to deal with the sense of loss by the abject reality bestowed upon me by life, I have embarked ...
LET Medical treament
- By Echairsitter · New reply October 23, 2009
- In New paralysis/rehabilitation · 3 replies
- Is there anyone here used a LET Medical treament with the Cosmodic and S.C.E.N.A.R. units(EX735AG,VX735Ag,VX735L, EX 715AG, PS 705, PS 705 Mini,)? If you have gotten treatment or own one could you please ...
painful fingers
- By Nasrin · New reply October 22, 2009
- In Health matters · 6 replies
- I am a C-5 quad. My fingers are in alot of pain. Are there any excercises or other treatments for deformed and atrophied fingers ...
