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What do you know about Midodrine?
- By Nina372 · Posted yesterday at 3:42 pm
- 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 · Posted November 20, 2009
- 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 ...
White stuff
- By goldy24k · Posted November 19, 2009
- 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 ...
Need imput bizzare happenings at hospital
- By angelbrd67 · Posted November 17, 2009
- 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 ...
Publication
- By goldy24k · Posted November 15, 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 · Posted November 11, 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 ...
Decub from hell
- By pinkharleygurl · Posted November 5, 2009
- 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 ...
Antibiotics and blood sugar
- By Matt32 · Posted 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 ...
Urinary Tract Infection
- By DaveDempsey · Posted November 2, 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 ...
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 ...
More Pictures
scared to death
- By angelbrd67 · Posted October 27, 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 ...
new contact info for accessible condo on Maui
- By bruceofmaui · Posted October 21, 2009
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 ...
