PinkLady

I just want him to get his medicine and get home. He is due to get out Saturday. I don't want them to ask him to leave today and then we can't afford his meds. I have already applied for medi-cal

We have had insurance forever and he was paralyzed in an accident. Insurance was supposed to last for 9 months but union told us 18 months so they messed up and suddenly say we "ran out of insurance" since Jan 2007... So as he lay in the hospital the union cancelled our insurance. I know because i tried kp.org and said I wasn't a member so I called and found out. * husband was in the electrician union

My husbands employer screwed up and to make a long story short my husband is in the hospital with no insurance. They just cancelled it. When the docs and nurses chart him etc. will they see that he is cancelled? Does it happen that fast in the system computer etc.? Thanks!

people that have suffered spinal cord injuries are prone to certain things an able bodied person is not. That being said, common reasons for death in someone with SCI is kidney failure (bladder care needs to be managed effectively or else, well, you know), complications from bed sores (this is how Christopher Reeve died), and or liver failure (medications are hard on the liver). Also, poor circulation could result in a pulmonary aneurysm. My husband has a filter to prevent clots but most people don't. However, people with SCI live a lot longer than they did 20 years ago and it is my firm belief that we are close to a cure. I wouldn't let your fears stop you. You may get hit by a bus and killed today. Similiarly your new friend might have a heart attack unrelated to his injury and die tomorrow. Life is short, nothing is guaranteed.

I know plenty of people that have very happy lives living with and loving a quad or para. The "labeling" is only referring to whether or not the injury is cervical or thoracic. My husband can't feel below his nipples and he is considered incomplete. Beleive it or not, incomplete is referring to whether or not you can feel you anal sphincter. I could go on and on. Hey, maybe I should be a spinal cord injury nurse!! Anyway...As long as the love is there, I think you can absolutely be in a fufilling relationship with him. Also, he is already on a "program" with a caregiver so that is another plus. Doesn't sound like he is vent dependent, so I say, follow your heart.

Every level of injury is different. Quadriplegic is not waist down however, if the injury is incomplete, he may have feeling below the level of injury.

My husband is a paraplegic. The best thing to do with regard to understanding more about it, is ask him. Every level of injury is different and some people recover things others do not. I have done a lot of research about spinal cord injury. If you have specific questions, you can send me and email!!

Now that I decided to become an RN, I want to hit it full throttle! After being out of school for about 10 years, I just completed math and Nutrition. Now I want to take Chem and Anatomy. I cannot skip ahead to something without a lab because I need Chem first. Am I overloading? I am interetsed in hearing some success and also some failure (student) stories!! Thanks!