In a message dated 8/3/2011 6:10:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I seem to have gotten much more tippy as I've gotten older. I use to drive my chair out and about as fast as I could go, sitting up straight, with no chest strap. I would accidentally fall forward onto my lap and not be able to sit back up once every year or so. But over the years it has really gotten bad. I have to tilt my chair back quite a bit every time I do anything so I don't fall forward. All I have to do is move my arms forward to type or brush my teeth and I fall forward. I don't dare go out by myself without my chest strap on. Just hitting a bump going out my door can make me tip forward. Once I'm tipped, I can't get back up. If my chair is in tilt mode I can use the joystick to tilt back and then rock myself up. I tried getting an extra set of tilt switches put on the front of my chair to use if I fell forward, but the repair shop said this system can only use the joystick and 1 set of buttons to control the tilt/recline/seat/legrest options. I use a 4 button switch on my lateral support to control everything. Anyone else get so tippy after 25 years. Greg Not to make light of your situation but I do when I walk my dog! I have to wear my lap & chest belt. She's a Boxer, Sheppard mix & very strong. I have my chair on high but can't go fast enough for her. Yes, I know she needs ALOT of training being 2 years old. We have a bunch of rabbits in our neighborhood so it's a challange. I know...whole different subject. Nite all, Dianna
