I wrote to you about Bivona trachs........ I don't know if you visited My Web
Page or Not.? Http://www.netzone.com/~cody/prtime.htm ,,, Their Is a picture
of me & My Trachs !!! My Bivona trachs. are custom in which I mean custom
curve, custom length specified my my Doc... Also they make my Flange Pediatric
Y style! Annette maybe that's what you might need, for comfort of course! I
like it best, that's why I still get em' Y flange.. About being too soft, You
would have too be the "Linda Blair" The Exorcist "Movie"! to bend it shut! Im
not saying this to be an As* Hole or A Jerk, "I don't Wanna get In A Rant!" but
Doctors have never had trachs or even have mental capacity to care how the
patients feels, by rule of thumb most Doctors think That Patients w/ trachs
are Paranoid Babies! So its Our jobs to TELL them "What The HELL WE WANT!"
because we are the Ones that have to live with IT! But that's Just my opinion!!
annette wrote:
> I am still dealing with some defective trachs. Since mid September I have
> tried 5 Shiley size 6 cuffless trachs. Each one has had severe leakage
> between the trach tube and the inner cannula. The only way it is sealed is
> by using a rubber band. It is very frustrating. My medical supplier has
> talked to Shiley several times. So called Quality Control at Shiley has
> narrowed the problem to what I described. (So I am not crazy), But they
> cannot figure out way it is happening.
>
> We have looked into other companies..but had little luck from some reason.
> We did get a Simms Portex trach today. I haven't tried it because I not
> sure I like it. Does any of you vent users have such a trach and tell me
> what you think of it? It just looks different from what I am used to...
>
> I could use some help..I am becoming very very frustrated with this whole
> situation.
>
> Thanks...
> Annette Hanna
> nete1(AT)midwest.net
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