Thank you for your post, I currently have a Invacare Ranger X that is a piece of crap! And they are trying to get me approved for the brand that you mentioned and we are waiting to hear from the insurance company?? This next chair will be my fourth since my accident and they have only last me just over five years each time. The unreliability of the electronics and other mechanical pieces of this chair is costing the insurance company thousands of dollars just to keep me on the road! Just the other day I covered over 20 miles on the road just traveling around, just knowing this chair it's on its last leg. I sometimes get rear tires three times a year and batteries at least once a year. This current chair was just over $20,000 and now they are saying that the new one could cost up to 50,000 that's why were waiting for the insurance company response. I am unable to drive my own vehicle, so my chair is my vehicle to get me where I need to go! Yes I use public transportation depending on the weather conditions and the time frame to get to my destination. I am a very active individual I volunteer at a local elementary school five days a week, work at target on Saturdays and have church responsibilities on Sundays. So I have individuals relying on me to be there and can't understand when I call because I'm in bed due to the chair being in the repair shop again. I only have Medicaid and Medicare insurance so if they deny me I already have vocational rehabilitation Waiting to see if they could pick up some of the tab along with the real services. Another idea of mine is contacting some local companies to sponsor my new chair much like NASCAR and will drive around with their logo indicating their sponsorship? I live in Indiana so I will keep you guys posted on what their reaction will be and will not ever have another Invacare product again! Take care and have a great day. From Monty of Indiana 3/4 complete post 18 years
________________________________ From: Dan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm I wish it was that easy, and in the past it was. Now you can have all the OTs, PTs and the best doctors in the world but if Medicare or Medicaid or your private insurance says they will not pay for a stage 4 chair, you're not going to get one. How do they expect us to get out of the house unless we have a good reliable chair? Especially those of us who rely on Ventilators? My first chair was an Everest in Jennings. It was a piece of crap. But extremely simple. You could get most of the parts you needed to fix it from RadioShack. After dealing with the constant repairs of that chair. I got a really good one called Century 21. I still use the same company today. Each chair last me at least 12 years. I'm sure I could go longer, but the electronics eventually go out of date. Unfortunately, the Century 21 is considered a high-end chair. That is to say it's very expensive -- $22,000. But it's worth every penny, because I know it won't break down, and it will last me more than a decade. Would someone please give me an answer as to why insurance companies will not pay for a good chair? Don't they realize that our chair is our bodies? And how miserable we are when our chair is not working? I see! They just don't give a damn. Dan On 6/5/2012 7:53 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Joan, an OT eval is step #2. DME's like to tell you they have ATS > that are just as good. An ATS works for the DME. An OT works for > your Doctor and You. Knowing this important equation is valuable in > achieving your future goals. Best Wishes In a message dated 6/4/2012 > 10:29:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > It would be great if Reno had a rehab Dr. That dealt with quads, but > most of ours are primarily sports medicine which is the main thing in > Reno with snow skiing, water skiing, rock climbing, hunters, fishers, > not to mention football, baseball, soccer, basketball and not to be > left out, golf! > > My Dr. and I started the procedure today for a new wheelchair. I am > on Medicare and AARP and I do not have a clue about the procedure as > I only received one chair when I was first injured, the quickie, and > 1 7 years later and Invacare. I do have a good DME and he will help > me through the procedure. They have been fantastic keeping my omega > trac running, and even obtaining parts for me that they were not > going to install. > > I really wanted to stay with a front wheel drive but will really have > to see what is available and go with the flow. > > Wish me luck Joan *From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *Sent:* Monday, June 04, 2012 6:38 PM *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm The human body was designed to last almost 100 years, but not everyone is so lucky for that time. Government funded chairs are designed for indoor use and light outdoor use. However, when the chairs are used by Quads, they often get much heavier use. This is one reason why I recommend using a Occupational Therapist with a Rehab Doctor to get a chair that will last much longer......... Best Wishes In a message dated 6/4/2012 4:08:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> writes: What makes it really tough is these wheelchairs are meant to last 5 years with mild use. If your up in it and stacking up hours and miles, good luck. These things aren't very well made and making them last the minimal time has been a reoccurring problem for me. Best Wishes. john *From:*"[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *Sent:* Friday, June 1, 2012 4:08 PM *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm Anybody have an Invacare Storm they are parting out? Glenn Henry On 6/5/2012 7:53 AM, [email protected] wrote: Joan, an OT eval is step #2. DME's like to tell you they have ATS that are just as good. An ATS works for the DME. An OT works for your Doctor and You. Knowing this important equation is valuable in achieving your future goals. >Best Wishes > >In a message dated 6/4/2012 10:29:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: >It would be great if Reno had a rehab Dr. That dealt with quads, but most of >ours are primarily sports medicine which is the main thing in Reno with snow >skiing, water skiing, rock climbing, hunters, fishers, not to mention >football, baseball, soccer, basketball and not to be left out, golf! >>My Dr. and I started the procedure today for a new wheelchair. I am on >>Medicare and AARP and I do not have a clue about the procedure as I only >>received one chair when I was first injured, the quickie, and 1 7 years later >>and Invacare. I do have a good DME and he will help me through the >>procedure. They have been fantastic keeping my omega trac running, and even >>obtaining parts for me that they were not going to install. >>I really wanted to stay with a front wheel drive but will really have to see >>what is available and go with the flow. >>Wish me luck Joan >> >>From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 6:38 PM >>To: [email protected]; [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm >> >>The human body was designed to last almost 100 years, but not everyone is so >>lucky for that time. Government funded chairs are designed for indoor use >>and light outdoor use. However, when the chairs are used by Quads, they >>often get much heavier use. This is one reason why I recommend using a >>Occupational Therapist with a Rehab Doctor to get a chair that will last much >>longer......... >>Best Wishes >> >>In a message dated 6/4/2012 4:08:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >>[email protected] writes: >>What makes it really tough is these wheelchairs are meant to last 5 years >>with mild use. If your up in it and stacking up hours and miles, good luck. >>These things aren't very well made and making them last the minimal time has >>been a reoccurring problem for me. Best Wishes. >>>john >>> >>>From:"[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 4:08 PM >>>Subject: [QUAD-L] Invacare Storm >>> >>>Anybody have an Invacare Storm they are parting out? >>> >>> >>>Glenn Henry >>>
