RVing With Physical Challenges And Health Issues - RV-Dreams Community Forum

WestWardHo · WestWardHo

It's so interesting the Lucky Mike started his thread "What would you do....." on January 21st which is the day my wonderful husband, Jesse, got his diagnosis. Some of you might remember I had posted back in January that we were handed a Big Detour Sign. This is it. We are dealing with exact...

PIEERE · PIEERE

Went to the VA for an EKG for 8:00 AM. Guess I thought I was back in the military as awoke at 4:30 AM; left at 7:15 am. I then waited until 9:00 am to speak with the Cardiologist. He said the EKG hadn't changed since July 2013. The way it looks my health will not change to much; unless it gets worse; I have to be t...

Parrish · Parrish

My wife (with mulitple sclerosis and a disabled veteran) and I have been planing on full timing for a couple of years. We love our fifth wheel boondocking in the desert southwest and keep a boat at Lake Amistad for the long weekends. Her multiple sclerosis has turned for the worse in the last couple o...

Lucky Mike · Lucky Mike

Your on the road and its your time......your doctors say they have come to the end of options , your bucket list isnt finished and your timeline is not defined.....you know its only going to get worse as you go! Do you give up head for home and family do you pick one of your favorite spots and head for it do yo...

Kitties Mom · Kitties Mom

I have to say that this section is an inspiring section for me. I have arthritis in my spine. Most days are painful to say the least but it doesn't stop me. They may have to fuse my spine later on, but right now the meds gets me through. I feel like I have no problems when reading what some of the others are d...

suse1023 · suse1023

we are leaving the east coast for texas and hope to move our medical care there too. dh has medicare and I have blue cross so hopefully it won't be too difficult to find someone who can take over our primary care. we appreciate a dr who doesn't whip out the prescription pad at every complaint, if at all poss...

maddogscot · maddogscot

Is anyone out there full timing with Fibromyalgia? While I am a number of years away from FTing, I am hopeful to see America from a motorhome. I have Fibro and was in remission, but symptoms are coming back. Just started meds again. I also see an accupunturist weekly. Wondering how do you manage your sy...

PIEERE · PIEERE

Yes: My dream will become reality!!! Spoke to my daughter this evening and the grandkids are growing to fast. Sydney the Grand daughter is 8 and just took third place in the Michigan State Cheerleading finals for 2014. Poco Glen the grandson is 10; and is mildly autistic; but is in regular school clas...

2 KOZs · 2 KOZs

I was diagnosed about 1.5 yrs ago with systemic sarcoidosis. I had never heard of it, most have not. We had already been planning our FT RV dream for over 2 years when this occured, and we have decided not to let the illness change our dream. We actually bought our 5th wheel last Friday!!! Now to buy...

PIEERE · PIEERE

I made it to see another Christmas which is certainly better than the year of 2012! Had my heart tests done in July and although they are not great here is the prognosis....the echocardiogram shows Coronary heart disease; CHF. The left ventricle is mildly enlarged with the lower wall having decreas...

PIEERE · PIEERE

Am I daydreaming??? With my Heart problems am I thinking Crazy; Or is it time to start planning for a change-over? I've been pondering over the idea of not having to spend another lower than 40 degree night. Maybe I'm Dreaming cause I use to live in the Arizona desert and in Feb. and March seen low 30's....

Alie and Jims Carrilite · Alie and Jims Carrilite

Has anyone had it recently? Just wondering what the healing time is, and cost. My right arm is feeling like its about to fall off at the elbow.

PIEERE · PIEERE

A bit of disappointing news! Went to my primary Dr. on Friday, noticed a small amount of wheezing in my lungs. I may have a touch of COPD; ordered a pulmonary bronchial exam. Was given Spiriva inhaler for daily and Albuterol puffer for if I get a quick loss of breath. I feel a bit more secure knowing if I...

PIEERE · PIEERE

I awoke about 6:50 AM; to a room spinning; at least that is what my eyes envisioned. It took a few attempted tries to get out of bed before success. Came in to the easy chair; took my Blood pressure; 155/108; sat and turned on the TV; the motion was to much for my eyes to bear. I then got all my meds together; c...

2 KOZs · 2 KOZs

Hello, Well I will have Medicare come January which makes it possible for my hubby to retire then, whoppie! Then we can put the house on the market and get this FT plan on the road. I am researching Drug plans and my question is what to make sure a plan has so I can get my Rx drugs on the road. We are thinki...

PIEERE · PIEERE

THIS IS THE TOPIC WE ALL DON'T LKE TO TALK ABOUT! My dau...

2 KOZs · 2 KOZs

Hello, I have posted before about my chronic health condition that was diagnosed after we made the decision to live a FT RV life. We don't want my condition to end our dream. I need to be prepared for possible medical care on the road and need to get IV infusions every 6 weeks. I want to have my medi...

PIEERE · PIEERE

Well RV Family; finally got a little financial windfall that will help get some of my back indebtness paid off. When I checked my bank account yesterday I practically fell down; got weak in the knees and started sweating. I've waited so long for something to come through; and I had almost giving up hope...

PIEERE · PIEERE

You are all going to love me; hate me or quit listening. I have the results from the Nuclear Heart Viability tests. I have no wall motion on the frontal middle to the bottom of my heart and over the septum which divides your Left and right ventricles which push oxygenated fresh blood out to our body parts....

PIEERE · PIEERE

Still smiling but the nerves are rattled!! The first words the Dr said were; "You sure look a lot healthier than what the test results show." I said; Is this a good thing? I have a quite a lot of moderate to severely decreased activity in the entire mid heart wall extending into the interior wa...

PIEERE · PIEERE

I took my last two puffs on a cigarette the early AM of the 30th of March; the day of my Heart Attack. I am now a reformed Smoker. My one yr. anniversary of the heart attack was the same day; but my survivor date is the 6th of April as this was my release day from TJ Samson Community hospital in Glasgow; Ky by Dr....

PIEERE · PIEERE

Monday June 10th is the day of my nuclear stress test!!! I'm a bit uneasy as now I will have to face what ever outcome that the tests show. I was told I have ischemia on the 9th of May by the Practicing nurse when I and her looked at my EKG. Ischemia is lack of oxygen going into the fresh blood supply. Have been r...

PIEERE · PIEERE

To quote Dr. King; "I have a Dream".!! I remember my brother-in-law's; brother; Lloyd who had bought a 1983 full-dressed Harley Motorcycle on his retirement from the paper mill. Three months later he had a stroke which paralyzed the left side of his body. In 2007; I was there visiting and a...

PIEERE · PIEERE

Went to the Appt. with the Primary Dr. today and what a day it was. Spent about 1 hour with the nurse practicioner. Answered many questions; then another hour with the Dr. Recieved blood work; chest X-ray and EKG whiche shows I have ischemia which is inadequate oxygenated blood circulation; that is wh...

PIEERE · PIEERE

Sure hope this is a sign of some good news!!! Recieved a call from the VA Hospital this P.M. been given an appt. for May 9th to finally get to see a primary Doctor. Hope this is leading to a referral to a Cardiologist so I can get my echocardiogram done and see if the damage from the HA healed some and also why I...

2 KOZs · 2 KOZs

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...

PIEERE · PIEERE

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...

saltfevr · saltfevr

Hello Friends: DW and I purchased our first ever RV last July, being a 2013, 31' Outdoors RV Timber Ridge Bumper Pull Bunk House. She picked it out, and only used 3X. Her foot bone disease known as "charcot" (char koy) has progressed to a point where a a wheelchair(to avoid amputation) has...

PIEERE · PIEERE

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...

Ckerr · Ckerr

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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	Reposting this because I suspect it got buried and we'll be meeting many at the Spring Rally ALS (Preview) It's so interesting the Lucky Mike started his thread "What would you do....." on January 21st which is the day my wonderful husband, Jesse, got his diagnosis. Some of you might remember I had posted back in January that we were handed a Big Detour Sign. This is it. We are dealing with exact...	WestWardHo	17	1920	08:36 PM Jul 2, 2014 by The Restless Youngs
	Another update! 1/15/14 (Preview) Went to the VA for an EKG for 8:00 AM. Guess I thought I was back in the military as awoke at 4:30 AM; left at 7:15 am. I then waited until 9:00 am to speak with the Cardiologist. He said the EKG hadn't changed since July 2013. The way it looks my health will not change to much; unless it gets worse; I have to be t...	PIEERE	16	2253	11:01 AM May 27, 2014 by PIEERE
	RV living with a disabled wife? I have really appreciated all the great feed back on RV-Dreams Forums (Preview) My wife (with mulitple sclerosis and a disabled veteran) and I have been planing on full timing for a couple of years. We love our fifth wheel boondocking in the desert southwest and keep a boat at Lake Amistad for the long weekends. Her multiple sclerosis has turned for the worse in the last couple o...	Parrish	22	4615	11:46 AM Apr 12, 2014 by BiggarView
	What would you do!!!!..........opinions only Think on it!! (Preview) Your on the road and its your time......your doctors say they have come to the end of options , your bucket list isnt finished and your timeline is not defined.....you know its only going to get worse as you go! Do you give up head for home and family do you pick one of your favorite spots and head for it do yo...	Lucky Mike	38	2302	12:23 PM Apr 7, 2014 by WestWardHo
	Wow and inspiring (Preview) I have to say that this section is an inspiring section for me. I have arthritis in my spine. Most days are painful to say the least but it doesn't stop me. They may have to fuse my spine later on, but right now the meds gets me through. I feel like I have no problems when reading what some of the others are d...	Kitties Mom	5	1217	08:47 AM Apr 5, 2014 by PIEERE
	looking for a primary dr near corpus christi, know of one i should check out or maybe even avoid? (Preview) we are leaving the east coast for texas and hope to move our medical care there too. dh has medicare and I have blue cross so hopefully it won't be too difficult to find someone who can take over our primary care. we appreciate a dr who doesn't whip out the prescription pad at every complaint, if at all poss...	suse1023	4	768	05:30 PM Mar 13, 2014 by GENECOP
	FT wih Fribromyalgia? (Preview) Is anyone out there full timing with Fibromyalgia? While I am a number of years away from FTing, I am hopeful to see America from a motorhome. I have Fibro and was in remission, but symptoms are coming back. Just started meds again. I also see an accupunturist weekly. Wondering how do you manage your sy...	maddogscot	24	5674	04:33 PM Feb 4, 2014 by Talensnana
	"I Have A Dream" quoting MLK!!!! (Preview) Yes: My dream will become reality!!! Spoke to my daughter this evening and the grandkids are growing to fast. Sydney the Grand daughter is 8 and just took third place in the Michigan State Cheerleading finals for 2014. Poco Glen the grandson is 10; and is mildly autistic; but is in regular school clas...	PIEERE	2	747	07:49 AM Jan 21, 2014 by el Rojo and Pam
	RV lifestyle with need for limited sun exposure (Preview) I was diagnosed about 1.5 yrs ago with systemic sarcoidosis. I had never heard of it, most have not. We had already been planning our FT RV dream for over 2 years when this occured, and we have decided not to let the illness change our dream. We actually bought our 5th wheel last Friday!!! Now to buy...	2 KOZs	4	712	10:49 AM Jan 12, 2014 by WestWardHo
	Have the Healthiest Merry Christmas Possible! (Preview) I made it to see another Christmas which is certainly better than the year of 2012! Had my heart tests done in July and although they are not great here is the prognosis....the echocardiogram shows Coronary heart disease; CHF. The left ventricle is mildly enlarged with the lower wall having decreas...	PIEERE	6	792	01:40 PM Dec 27, 2013 by rvingft
	Am I Dreaming! Or am I willing to make a change! (Preview) Am I daydreaming??? With my Heart problems am I thinking Crazy; Or is it time to start planning for a change-over? I've been pondering over the idea of not having to spend another lower than 40 degree night. Maybe I'm Dreaming cause I use to live in the Arizona desert and in Feb. and March seen low 30's....	PIEERE	12	1122	07:07 PM Dec 17, 2013 by SnowGypsy
	Carpal Tunnel Surgery (Preview) Has anyone had it recently? Just wondering what the healing time is, and cost. My right arm is feeling like its about to fall off at the elbow.	Alie and Jims Carrilite	4	755	06:32 PM Dec 9, 2013 by WestWardHo
	Nov. 22 Health Update! (Preview) A bit of disappointing news! Went to my primary Dr. on Friday, noticed a small amount of wheezing in my lungs. I may have a touch of COPD; ordered a pulmonary bronchial exam. Was given Spiriva inhaler for daily and Albuterol puffer for if I get a quick loss of breath. I feel a bit more secure knowing if I...	PIEERE	1	630	10:27 AM Nov 24, 2013 by manycats
	Another ER Trip! (Preview) I awoke about 6:50 AM; to a room spinning; at least that is what my eyes envisioned. It took a few attempted tries to get out of bed before success. Came in to the easy chair; took my Blood pressure; 155/108; sat and turned on the TV; the motion was to much for my eyes to bear. I then got all my meds together; c...	PIEERE	9	1094	04:57 PM Nov 17, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Medicare Drug Plan Question (Preview) Hello, Well I will have Medicare come January which makes it possible for my hubby to retire then, whoppie! Then we can put the house on the market and get this FT plan on the road. I am researching Drug plans and my question is what to make sure a plan has so I can get my Rx drugs on the road. We are thinki...	2 KOZs	8	914	02:50 PM Nov 1, 2013 by dewwood
	Living Will or Advance Care Directive! (Preview) THIS IS THE TOPIC WE ALL DON'T LKE TO TALK ABOUT! My dau...	PIEERE	6	953	10:21 AM Oct 24, 2013 by WestWardHo
	Traveling with personal health record (Preview) Hello, I have posted before about my chronic health condition that was diagnosed after we made the decision to live a FT RV life. We don't want my condition to end our dream. I need to be prepared for possible medical care on the road and need to get IV infusions every 6 weeks. I want to have my medi...	2 KOZs	5	977	05:55 AM Sep 24, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Some thing finally worked in my favor!!! (Preview) Well RV Family; finally got a little financial windfall that will help get some of my back indebtness paid off. When I checked my bank account yesterday I practically fell down; got weak in the knees and started sweating. I've waited so long for something to come through; and I had almost giving up hope...	PIEERE	13	1636	09:57 AM Sep 7, 2013 by PIEERE
	Updates: 07/12/13 (Preview) You are all going to love me; hate me or quit listening. I have the results from the Nuclear Heart Viability tests. I have no wall motion on the frontal middle to the bottom of my heart and over the septum which divides your Left and right ventricles which push oxygenated fresh blood out to our body parts....	PIEERE	13	1108	11:37 AM Jul 20, 2013 by SnowGypsy
	The Nuclear Stress test result are in!!! (Preview) Still smiling but the nerves are rattled!! The first words the Dr said were; "You sure look a lot healthier than what the test results show." I said; Is this a good thing? I have a quite a lot of moderate to severely decreased activity in the entire mid heart wall extending into the interior wa...	PIEERE	11	1176	07:02 PM Jun 25, 2013 by RickandJanice
	One Year Heart Attack Survivor on the 6th of April!!! (Preview) I took my last two puffs on a cigarette the early AM of the 30th of March; the day of my Heart Attack. I am now a reformed Smoker. My one yr. anniversary of the heart attack was the same day; but my survivor date is the 6th of April as this was my release day from TJ Samson Community hospital in Glasgow; Ky by Dr....	PIEERE	19	1334	10:27 PM Jun 20, 2013 by telco
	Monday is the Big Day! (Preview) Monday June 10th is the day of my nuclear stress test!!! I'm a bit uneasy as now I will have to face what ever outcome that the tests show. I was told I have ischemia on the 9th of May by the Practicing nurse when I and her looked at my EKG. Ischemia is lack of oxygen going into the fresh blood supply. Have been r...	PIEERE	20	1011	06:28 PM Jun 11, 2013 by nightsky
	Don't give up on your DREAM! (Preview) To quote Dr. King; "I have a Dream".!! I remember my brother-in-law's; brother; Lloyd who had bought a 1983 full-dressed Harley Motorcycle on his retirement from the paper mill. Three months later he had a stroke which paralyzed the left side of his body. In 2007; I was there visiting and a...	PIEERE	7	1057	07:43 AM Jun 8, 2013 by SnowGypsy
	Update; a bit more positive news!!! (Preview) Went to the Appt. with the Primary Dr. today and what a day it was. Spent about 1 hour with the nurse practicioner. Answered many questions; then another hour with the Dr. Recieved blood work; chest X-ray and EKG whiche shows I have ischemia which is inadequate oxygenated blood circulation; that is wh...	PIEERE	3	782	01:15 PM May 10, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Start of Some Good News for Pieere!! (Preview) Sure hope this is a sign of some good news!!! Recieved a call from the VA Hospital this P.M. been given an appt. for May 9th to finally get to see a primary Doctor. Hope this is leading to a referral to a Cardiologist so I can get my echocardiogram done and see if the damage from the HA healed some and also why I...	PIEERE	19	1259	07:17 PM Apr 25, 2013 by NWescapee
	Chronic Health Issue and FT Life - Will it Work for Us? (Preview) 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...	2 KOZs	1	940	01:32 PM Apr 24, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Taking a Sabbatical---Temporarily! (Preview) 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...	PIEERE	9	1114	08:59 AM Mar 28, 2013 by PIEERE
	Transport DW Wheelchair and Bumper Pull TT (Preview) Hello Friends: DW and I purchased our first ever RV last July, being a 2013, 31' Outdoors RV Timber Ridge Bumper Pull Bunk House. She picked it out, and only used 3X. Her foot bone disease known as "charcot" (char koy) has progressed to a point where a a wheelchair(to avoid amputation) has...	saltfevr	16	1781	09:28 PM Mar 4, 2013 by saltfevr
	Another Family member died from Alzheimer's! (Preview) 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...	PIEERE	12	1043	09:56 AM Feb 26, 2013 by PIEERE
	Funding Health Savings Account (Preview) 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...	Ckerr	7	4063	02:57 PM Jan 19, 2013 by Jo And Craig
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