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Chronic Health Issue and FT Life - Will it Work for Us?
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My husband and I have been planning to go FT RV Living for about 3 years now and we are finally getting within 9 months to a year away of being able to make it happen. Well you know life - just when you think you are doing ok !! About 6 months ago I (Jeanne) found out the issues I have had with GERD and esopha...
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Taking a Sabbatical---Temporarily!
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Still suffering with shortness of breath; angina and fatigue even though I exercise by biking and walking twice a day for about 1/2 hr total. I am not leaving the RV living as I'm nestled down in Lebanon, Tn. where I hope to get healthcare from the VA, most vets in the RV Park use them and are well-satisfie...
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Another Family member died from Alzheimer's!
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I got informed of the death of another brother taken by this horrific disease. The spring of 2006 he was in the hospital for surgery and removal of 16" of a perforated large intestine. That fall he was diagnosed with alzheimer's and was admitted to a nursing home in the Spring of 2007. Been there e...
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Funding Health Savings Account
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I too am in the situation of providing my own health insurance -- self-employed for the last decade. Called my insurance agent today to find out if I can change from a local network to a national network of providers and if so what will it cost. No answer on that, but he did tell me something interesting...
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Update on Pierre!
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Went to the Doc yesterday and he said I should feel .15-20 yrs younger in 3-6 months. Now I have to be patient to let everything heal proper. I can't lift over 10 #'s, no over exertion and have to give up Ice-Cream. I wish to thank everyone for their support and well-wishes! Maybe after I get my retirem...
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Serial criminal is Caught!!!!
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http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Former-hospital-employee-charged-in-hepatitis-investigation/-/9857858/15607852/-/7ymxi6z/-/index.html#comments
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Lucky Mike
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Old Stallion Confined to the Barn!
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This is Something like the "OLD GRAY MARE". And I am not like I used to be. Tried to climb the roof rack ladder this AM, got to the top and could not position my leg up to boost myself up on the roof of the RV. I finally got a capacitor for the roof A/C and was going to install it and hope for the best. M...
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Miracle Stuff
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The internet is great. My 93 year old dad lives and RVs with us. He suffers from dementia and has a catheter due to an enlarged prostate. I have found two miracle remedies. I saw an article about coconut oil helping to improve the cognitive function of people with alzheimers & dementia. I star...
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The Bear II
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Medical update alert...!!!!! please read!!!.....Important
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http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/AP-Med-tech-s-arrest-shows-flaws-in-system/-/9857858/16105494/-/qwi53p/-/index.html
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Lucky Mike
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Moved closer to medical care!
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I had to give up my workamping job due to the extreme heat and humidity. The heart Doctor wanted me to get an ultra-sound done in July. So; moving on; gave the opportunity to come down near the Nashville; TN. VA hospital. I am just getting settled in at Shady Acres RV Park in Lebanon; TN where I will be able t...
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ProTime test
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We are new to blogging and getting ready to go FT RVing. Hank has to have ProTime test about once a month. Does anyone have any advice for us? We now live in Wa. and plan on making Reno are permanent address as we have a lot of family in that are. (but no doctors yet) Also we plan on spending most of our ti...
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A Blog To Follow
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We don’t follow this blog because one of these full timers is physically challenged. We follow it because they are always on the go and are prolific posters of pictures, CG info, events, historical sightings, etc. etc.. They also post a lot of very useful information very informative to any physica...
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Pet Medications
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We received the word this week that our 13 year old beloved dog, Berry, is in renal insufficiency. Our long time vet (we're currently at "home base") has prescribed two differenet medications for her as well as a special renal diet. Of course when we leave here in two weeks we will have a su...
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UNEXPECTED MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE!
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Woke up Friday the 30th of March with extreme pain in my shoulders, chest, arms and hands tingling. Arrived at the hospital about 1 hour later and was rushed to Triage. Here it was the massive heart attack that we are warned about. I wasn't even afraid that I was literally dying! My fear was that I was n...
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Prescriptions
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How do folks handle medicine refills. Do doctors cooperate?
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In case of Fire
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Has anyone had to escape because of fire while in their RV? Are there special ladders or anything else for the emergency windows? I am partially disabled and it is a little scary thinking about getting out in time.
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Sometimes things just happen!
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For years my husband and I tried to begin this Gypsyish way of life. I was dealing with health issues but was at a point where I though I was in the clear. The cancer was in remission several years and the nasty lupus flare (several years worth of flare) was abated. Then we took our first work camper job in Ca...
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Migraine headaches
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What do you do when your better half is fighting a migraine? Sometimes Cindy suffers for hours. We end up sleeping in different rooms so I don't rock the bed. This is not an option in the rv. In a smaller space it will be harder to be quite and stop the rv from rocking. James
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health insurance for fulltime RVers with health issues
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Greetings to all! This is my first attempt at the RV-Dreams forum which I just discovered this morning. Great site! Due to some recent changes (husband was laid off), my husband and I are once again considering full-time motor-homing. We are both 59 years old with no real ties as our children mo...
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RV'ing on Peritoneal Dialysis
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Should you need to go on dialysis due to kidney disease or failure or for numerous other reasons. You can still have a fairly active lifestyle of RV'ing while on peritoneal dialysis or PD as it is known by. You do have to have a machine about the size of an old electric typewriter and storage area for a 4'x4...
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Best insurancy company for high deductible coverage?
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It seems that most full timers out there have medicare or company retirement plan provided health care. We are planning to start up this Fall, losing our company health plan, and we're too young for Medicare. We're in good shape and can afford monthly premiums similar to what H&L pay, but we're...
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How to make interior RV steps safer?
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Would appreciate any suggestions on how to (hopefully) make some alteration to our interior steps...leading up to and down from our bedroom and bath/toilet area. We haven't even left the driveway yet and I've already fallen twice..once going up and once going down I'm on social security disabilit...
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Your Itch May Be A Warning
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Just a little friendly advice.... If you have a spot on your nose (or other area of your skin) that always itches and occaisionally might bleed. Have a dermatologist look at it. I just spent the week taking care of my Dad after having most of his nose removed due to cancer. He's had a spot just above his...
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Special Diet Needs
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Diabetic needs are fairly easy to find. What about some of the other diet issues like celiac disease etc? Can they be found easily on the road? I know there are other special diet needs how does every one handle finding the special things they may need? Anna:confused...
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Ability Equipped RV
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HI I'm in need of some help. I work for a RV manufacturer and we are looking at making a few floorplan that would be accessible for someone in a wheelchair. I was wondering if anybody has customized their unit to make it more accessible? If you could please send me your idea's and recommendations it...
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When things don't go according to plan
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We left Las Cruces on May 21st for the summer out in our fifth wheel. We had a great 3 weeks in Cloudcroft NM even after a week of camping with our 3 oldest grandchildren. After spending a couple of days at Manzano State Park and then a couple of days in Taos shopping we headed for Red River. We had plan to go to...
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Handy Hospital Locator Web Tool
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Just an FYI... I ran across the American Hospital Directory web site (www.ahd.com) which has a freebie hospital locator tool. Try a search by just selecting only a state. What is very handy is they added a "map" view to their "list" view of search results making your travel plan...
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Inogen One
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Very close to purchasing a Inogen One. Yeah, I know--$5K, lot of 6 packs. However, I've got a lot of RVin' to do and want it to be as enjoyable as possible Any imput would be appreciated. Thanks, Larey Keep on travelin'
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