Bobbie, The most important thing you need to do is what wheelchair said, write down all the options, needs, size and possible chairs you want down on paper. You can do some investigation on your own on the net to figure out as much as possible before you go in for thev meeting/eval. The more you know b4 you go the better your going to be. You dont want them to tell you what you should have and completely take everything over. In most cases an ot evaluation wouldnt be mandatory, but I can understand where that could be helpful and possibly get you a chair best suited for you .All vendors probally arent corrupt, but I get so angry when I hear about people being totally taken advantage of when these chairs are over 30,000 dollars. We live in these chairs......how good the chair is will affect your quality of life.
Ron c7 mphreys <[email protected]> To: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, June 28, 2012 10:31:01 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Ordering a new power chair Ron, What should I expect from the OT, PT and rep from vender? What should happen during the first visit? It's been 11 years since I went though this and I wasn't in as much pain as I am now. Also I have a chronic sore on my right ishium (sp) The chair I have now dose not tilt back very far, I'd like the new chair to tilt back much further. I have a list of 18 specifications. I would LOVE to get a power head rest that I positively know that the Quantum Edge 500 has but I don't know what the qualifications to justify a power head rest or how would determine that. Bobbie Sent from my iPad On Jun 28, 2012, at 10:41 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote: in short you dont sign until the chair is delivered or given to you and have driven, tested and tried everything. Once you sign they wont remnember you or anything you told them. These vendors are corrupt because they have a monopoly. > > &n > bsp; ron c7 > > > > ________________________________ From: Bobbie Humphreys <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Thu, June 28, 2012 5:31:33 PM >Subject: [QUAD-L] Ordering a new power chair > >Hi All, > After the wheelchair provider went called my Doctor for a RX behind my >back, I found another provider Wilpage. But how do I know how good THEY are? I >made an appointment at Kessler in the wheelchair clinic, they work with this >new >provider. I go August 2nd and meet with an OT, PT and a rep from Wilpage. BUT >I >have to pay out-of-pocket $125 per hour to Kessler because Kessler's >"wheelchair >clinic" dose not except my HMO. Wilpage definitely dose except my HMO. Kessler >said it might take between 3 to 4 visits before everything is worked out. I >already know I want to get a Quantum Edge 500 after going through everything >with the other "bad" provider … at least they were good for something. I even >got to test drive it. > I'm going from rear wheel drive to center wheel drive and I'd like to get >ho/low which I've never had before. Is there anything else I should do or look >for/at before my August 2nd appointment? When should I sign for the chair, and >what do I tell them if they ask me to sign the first meeting? >Bobbie > > > > >Sent from my iPad >
