Yes I have Medicare and Medicaid but I can NOT wait for 2 weeks or more for DME supplier to come and do assessment, order the batteries, schedule appt to put them in L Would have loved to be able to just wait but my batteries didn’t charge at all and they were very warm when a friend came out to get me the # off of them. I watch my 4 yr old nephew in the afternoons so sitting in 1 spot or staying in bed isn’t an option.
From: Danny Hearn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 4:01 PM To: nichole rohling; [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BATTERY PROBLEM You have the same batteries I use group 24 ....they usually last about 3 years but some places try to get you to change them sooner, won't insurance or medicare help pay some on your batteries? Dan ** On Thursday, March 24, 2016 3:42 PM, nichole rohling <[email protected]> wrote: Last week on Monday and Tuesday morning my house smelled like sewer gas/sulpher/rotten eggs. Called a plumber and he couldn’t find anything but while chatting and looking around he asked what kind of batteries I had in my chair. I decided not to charge my chair Tuesday night and Wednesday morning there was no smell. Called wheelchair company and told them my scenario and they suggested using spray air to clean out the charger. We did that, nothing really came out and plugged charger in Wednesday night. No smell until this morning. Anyone else have similar issue and was it your batteries, the charger or both? I was outside yesterday and my chair has shown full battery bars every day, however, my chair wouldn’t move and looked at joystick screen and it says low battery. Chair did not charge last night and obviously hasn’t charged for at least a week. Wheelchair vendor can’t come out until Monday to assess the chair, then order batteries etc, will have to schedule another day to install once they come in……………they don’t do emergency calls. Spent $340.76 out of pocket for new batteries………..should I be looking for a new wheelchair dme company or is this just the way it is? I just can’t believe they couldn’t loan me batteries to get me through the weekend, nor would they sell me any. Nicki
