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Have you had a blood test thyroid function? Feeling cold can be a symptom of hypothyroidism, (under active thyroid or low thyroid hormones). If...

When you have some symptoms of a urinary tract infection, think... go to the doctor to get an order (or call the doctor's office for an order) for a...

I am a lot of things and have been called a lot of things...but passive isn't one of them. Also posted here to see if anyone else has experienced...

There is a broad misconception about secondary insurance. Medicare pays for 80% of covered charges. The other 20% is left to the patient to pay...

Roho is a Permobil company. Tom is not a "rep," he is the President of the the Roho group. I think Tom monitors all things Roho/Permobil, so I am...

If you are covered by Medicare, it is highly unlikely that Medicare will fund either one of these lifts. Medicare doesn't usually cover electric...

A more specific location may help us to suggest a spinal cord injury rehabilitation center where you could get a thorough work up, a treatment plan...

Where do you live?

Very probably Jim is right that many of these forum features aren't working. But, on the odds out chance, check the size of the image you are trying...

:welcome::welcome::welcome: Hi Sarah!

I get it "Nick047." But on a site like this, we deal in possibilities based on minimalistic descriptions of symptoms. It is not unusual for posters...

You don't necessarily have a choice of the brand of bed you are going to get. The brand of bed depends largely on the region of Medicare you are in...

I think your experiences and similar experiences that I have had living in or in near proximity to a large metropolitan area with several major...

Anne Suskind at UCSF (University of California San Francisco) should be plugged into the staff of neurourologists at UCSF. Emil Tanagho is or was at...

Preventing and treating orthostatic hypotension: As easy as A, B, CJUAN J. FIGUEROA, MD, JEFFREY R. BASFORD, MD, PhD, and PHILLIP A. LOW, MD ...

Since sleep studies are recommended for either sleep apnea or narcolepsy diagnosis, the good news is that if the original poster finds a doctor who...

What kind of a pattern can you discern in five sentences?

You are experiencing orthostatic hypotension. One aid often recommended is a sacral lumbar support. Possibly that strap is working much like a...

Another possibility is Narcolepsy. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Narcolepsy-Fact-Sheet What is...

Let us look it this way...a spinal cord injury is a lot like many cables have been severed. See the attached photo. Some how, all of those...

In my experience the phlegm/mucus accident is cause by mucous membrane irritation, i.e., bisacodyl remaining in the rectal vault after a bowel...

Just a reminder, as our SCI nurses have done when the subject of these electric devices have been mentioned on this forum, nothing pejorative. It is...

Not to mention, you can get a nasty burn from electric blankets, throws, and mattress covers when they are resting on an area where you can't feel...

I don't perceive that the original poster, "Alan", is asking about mattress recommendation. He says "I needed new bed. I know I need a prescription...

It is unclear in your question what you are looking for. There are many ways that you can get or have a leg bag cover sewn. You are responding...

This article maybe of interest to you. The entire study is printed here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4777792/ How botulinum...

If you bed will be funded by Medicare, you don't have much choice in make or features. Medicare has a few beds that they will cover and if that...

I had this discussion with a Permobil representative at the Abilities Expo in San Mateo last week. She said when deciding when to charge your...

Invacare has been in "deep yogurt" for some time with the FDA and other regulatory agencies. There have been many warnings on Care Cure Community...