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Decub from hell
- By pinkharleygurl · Posted November 5, 2009
- Discussion in Health matters · 5 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 ...
Antibiotics and blood sugar
- By Matt32 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
15 months baby Hana Rehan afected spinal nurve inju;ry
- By Rehana · Posted November 3, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- My grand daughter Hana Rehan affected spinal nurve injury during in surgery in Karachi Pakistan not by hitting something but reaction of anithesia orany thing else during surgery After surgery she Paralyise ...
To: Pain From: Me
- By Nina372 · Posted November 2, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- To: Pain From: Me Well hello pain, you might not want to hear this but you have out-stayed your welcome here in my body. You are the most annoying, agitating, distracting, way to needy, company that I ...
pots/dysautonomia
- By Nina372 · Posted November 2, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- Does anyone here have experience or knowledge about getting a pace maker for their postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (pots ...
Urinary Tract Infection
- By DaveDempsey · Posted November 2, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY WAS SO FUN
- By LindsayBovshow · Posted November 1, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I am so grateful to have such an amazing and successful life with great friends and family that are always around me. it helps to alway be having a great teim. LIFE IS GOOD! GOOD JOB! GOOD PEOPLE! and ...
The innocent
- By angelbrd67 · Posted October 31, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- Years ago I was faced with a question when I was 5 months pregnant with my daughter. The Doctor said your child is deformed, she has an open spine it didn't close and she could have down syndrome or turners ...
685 Minus 1
- By mikey · Posted October 29, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
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scared to death
- By angelbrd67 · Posted October 27, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
angel flight
- By greensmile · Posted October 22, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- a new angel has arrived on high he unfurls gossamer wings soft plumes for silken flight eyes so bright,face aglow,rosy cheeks ever so cherubic a new angel has come a guardian in heavens realm watching,praying,protecting ...
new contact info for accessible condo on Maui
- By bruceofmaui · Posted October 21, 2009
- Discussion in Assistive technology and equipment · 0 replies
- The toll free number for our accessible condo on Maui 800 820-8220 is very similar to a large stapler company in the US called Swing-line which is ph# is 800 820-6220 so unfortunately we have been inundated ...
new contact info for accessible condo on Maui
- By bruceofmaui · Posted October 21, 2009
- Discussion in Living your life · 0 replies
- The toll free number for our accessible condo on Maui 800 820-8220 is very similar to a large stapler company in the US called Swing-line which is ph# is 800 820-6220 so unfortunately we have been inundated ...
A New Beginning
- By mikey · Posted October 19, 2009
- Discussion 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 · Posted October 17, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
Real Man
- By mikey · Posted October 16, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
painful fingers
- By Nasrin · Posted October 16, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
CytoDyn Transfers Research on Unique AIDS Drug to Massachusetts General Hos
- By sheather · Posted October 15, 2009
- Discussion in Health matters · 0 replies
- The AIDS epidemic is spreading its arms as time passes by; many don’t even know they are infected while many have already fallen prey to it. As of today, about 0.5% of the total population (around 40 ...
