Thats an interesting story. I see the positive here is you are determined to be independent and you never give up. You may need to look into a different type of footrest maybe that sticks out , so it would hit the shelf instead of your foot. a guy on youtube about your same level has such a footrest.....type in Chris Colwell. This quad has some awesome vids. I knew a girl with spina bithida that switched to a power chair and broke her leg going in the doorway.......she was 24 and died in the hospital from an infection. Ron
________________________________ From: "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com> To: aa999...@yahoo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Unidentified subject! Good Luck with your new batteries, keep them both well charged, each night. Being independent also means that you have to be wiser then your environment because Nature can be unforgiving and cruel. But you have experienced that already. Are you doing Methodist in Indy or Memorial in South Bend? Best Wishes In a message dated 9/30/2013 6:09:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, aa999...@yahoo.com writes: I know it has been quite some time since I have posted anything and sense on bed restriction due to a broken leg. Has anybody else had any experience with 21st-century products? Well last year I received my new chair, but the breath control was a lot more sensitive than Invacare! After months of trying to reprogram and to adjust it with no difference. My local people finally shipped it off to the manufacturer on their dime and found some issues that they resolve. Knowing that I'm a road warrior no matter the season in northern Indiana. They threw on some lithium ion batteries that's supposed to have a range of 30 miles? Yes that's right and as far as I know the only chair in my area powered by these batteries over $2000 worth. So upon receiving this chair back it was much better but far from perfect. Like with anything whether it's a chair or some other form of technology whole load of luck and practice. After finishing my routine at the local elementary school as a volunteer and paid homework tutor after school for one hour. Just needed to pick up a few things at my local dollar store and is not unusual to be out most of the day without anybody with me. Upon turning onto a main isle I caught my foot on the display shelf and never knew that my foot was in harms way. About halfway through my heard the two bones break about 3 inches above the ankle. At first I just thought I must've caught something on my armrest but after asking the cashier the condition of my foot confirmed my suspicions. I have broken my other leg a couple different times but nothing quite like this. Being my independent self I just thought travel across town to get it x-rayed and a sample boot type of support device. Boy was I wrong and somebody that knew what was going on call 911 for me and took a trip in a ambulance. Placing a temporary cast almost all the way to my knee and thinking the orthopedic doctor would put a regular cast after examining me the following day. He is wise thinking the temporary would just do fine and not to worry?? Our personalities and his bedside manner was absolutely horrible or horrifying. I went about after that appointment to get a second opinion and have great difficulties finding a specialist willing to do that. At first they told me my insurance Medicare and Medicaid would not cover that opinion, well at least here in Indiana they do. On a follow-up appointment the bones were all lined up and told me to remain on bed rest. Then three weeks into this waiting game the bones shifted and he was not happy with my attitude with him and vice versa. He gladly sent me to another doctor to deal with this misalignment of bones. I will be having surgery was a nail and screws this coming Thursday and hoping a couple weeks from now to at least get up in my chair? Sorry this post is so long and will be celebrating my 20th anniversary coming up in November 14. Take care and you dear friend. >Monty C3/4 complete
