I have a motion concept chair and just had the batteries changed ... then I got a sore. But I remember the guy changed the batteries in about 1 minute from the fount. I would say it is a coincidence because I'd been having problems. Bobbie
Smile Everyday > On Sep 4, 2015, at 1:10 PM, fragile <[email protected]> wrote: > > Was the seating system from Pride as well? When I had one, 7 years ago, the > seating system was from Motion Concepts. It worked well until time to change > the batteries. Then, there wasn't enough room to remove the rear battery > without also removing a bunch of electronics. > >> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 10:27 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> ~Thought I'd share my story with everyone in hopes of preventing this of >> happening to anyone else!! Finally got in my new chair July 1. By August >> 14th, I was in the hospital getting surgery on a sore on my butt. I'm home >> now with a sore the size of a 50 cent piece and 3/4 of an inch deep. Hooked >> up to a Wound vac and hopefully next week, I'll get this pic line out. >> ~The wheelchair rep made countless visits to my home to adjust the back, >> then finally changed it to a air back cushion. Worked on programming the >> controls that still are 'crazy'. Through the month, Dave said "Your butts >> hanging out the back". I thought he meant to say, it was big because that's >> how it felt to me reaching back. What he should have said was, "Your cheeks >> are hanging over the back of the cushion" ! I was sitting out on my patio & >> looked in my bay window to actually look and see from the suns reflection, >> what my butt looked like in this chair. This was a Saturday. I was feeling >> chilled that weekend, wearing a sweater while it's 80 degrees out. Anyway, I >> immediately said to Dave, "My butts hanging over the cushion, my butt looks >> huge"! Dave:, "I told you" Saturday night, he noticed a pencil size sore >> on my butt, by `Monday morning, it broke open a little with bleeding. I had >> already had an appointment Monday with my wound doctor for a healing sore on >> my ankle. She sent me to the E.R with a letter requesting a plastic surgeon, >> Dr Raj. I also encountered two >> infections from the wound, one being staff A and another letter to go with >> it...couldn't care less at this point. Eight days in the hospital, I just >> wanted to go home. >> ~That Monday morning, Dave announced he could fix this, (6 weeks too late) >> Moved the plate under the cushion 3 inches, now the cushion is correct and >> so is my butt. The wheelchair rep should have checked and caught my seating >> in corrections!! >> ~Not finished. I had waited about 2 months for a prior authorization from >> Medicaid to get the driving equipment installed on my chair. Three inches >> now has my head about an inch from the door post in my car. Driving it now >> slightly reclined but it throws everything off, steering wheel, brakes. I >> had to resubmit another prior to adjust either EZ-Lock or bolt on my chair >> from the adjustment on chair. >> Quantum 6000, I do not like it. The ONLY feature I like about this chair is >> recline. >> Dianna >> If you think your butts bigger than you think, in a new chair....check it >> out >
