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pots/dysautonomia
- By Nina372 · New reply 3:08 am
- Journal · 6 replies
- Does anyone here have experience or knowledge about getting a pace maker for their postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (pots ...
What do you know about Midodrine?
- By Nina372 · Posted yesterday at 3:42 pm
- Discussion in Health matters · 0 replies
- How much do you know about midodrine? I take 10mg 3x daily and my BP is still really low. Does it have to build up in your system before it starts working? Or for those of you who take it can you feel ...
I AM REALLY PISSED
- By mikey · New reply November 20, 2009
- Discussion in Living your life · 1 reply
- 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 ...
Decub from hell
- By pinkharleygurl · New reply November 20, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
Need imput bizzare happenings at hospital
- By angelbrd67 · New reply November 19, 2009
- Discussion 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 November 19, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
Finally home
- By Nina372 · New reply November 18, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- I am finally home after being in the hospital for a week. Last Friday I was sick all day and kept having black-outs. Around midnight I asked my mom to take me to the er because something felt very wrong ...
COURAGE
- By tmichaelroche · New reply November 18, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared, and how not to fear what ought not be feared. From this knowledge comes an inner strength that subconsciously ...
Matt in Hospital
- By angelbrd67 · New reply November 17, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Last night Matt asked me to feel his head. It was on fire..he then started to tremor goose bumps head pain so we went through the steps for disreflexia first to rule out all his issues but the fever that ...
Publication
- By goldy24k · New reply November 16, 2009
- Discussion 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
- Discussion 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 ...
School = feeling horrible. need advice
- By Nina372 · New reply November 11, 2009
- Journal · 16 replies
- I go to the University of New Mexico it’s been about a month since I have started my classes and it is HARD I am taking 14 credit hours. I am always worried I will pass out on campus as I almost did ...
Cecostomy for quadrapalegic?
- By proudmom2x · Posted November 10, 2009
- Discussion 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
- Discussion 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 ...
To: Pain From: Me
- By Nina372 · New reply November 9, 2009
- Journal · 10 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 ...
Neurontin versus Lyrica
- By Gimpa50 · New reply November 7, 2009
- Discussion 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
- 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 ...
LLLT(LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY) FOR SPINAL CORD REGENERATION
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · New reply November 4, 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 ...
Antibiotics and blood sugar
- By Matt32 · New reply 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 ...
