Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair

[RONALD L PRACHT]

Ive gotten two manual chairs since 1998. My first one was an action mvp and the 
second and current chair is a quickie 2 which I have held together from ebay 
parts from (2001-2017). I have replaced everything on the chair at least once 
except the red frame, which is wobbly because its a folder. Ive had 10 sets on 
rear tires, 4 sets of casters, 2 jay backs, 3 jay 2 cushions, 8 sets of scissor 
brakes, 6 sets of sideguards 7 seatbelts, 4 seat platforms, I found every part 
either at sportaid, ebay or somewhere else online. In 2001 I got lucky and was 
presented a brand new p-222 special edition Darryl Gywnn Racing power chair. 
That chair has some guts, it will climb places you shouldn't go. The first week 
I had it I took it close to a mile on rough grassy hills to get to the lake and 
popped a front tire. I was stupid and got air filled front casters(8x2) and to 
make it worse you couldn't take the wheel off without taking the tension off 
this spring system used for the suspension. I  called the dealer that presented 
it to me and he said, I learned the hard way with a chevy nova not to take 
things apart I couldn't handle, he was telling me not to get my father to fix 
it, but the price was 180.00, so my dad pulled it apart in the living room and 
I replaced the air filled tires with foam filled. That chair now sits in the 
corner with dead batteries and Im still in my quickie 2.
The biggest problem how things are handled with mobility solutions for the 
disabled is inequality. One guy gets a house given to him, free vans and 
another guy is given one hospital chair. Nothing is equal or even close to 
fair, the squeaky wheel and the best insurance plans get the most and the best. 
We need something that's equal across the board for every disabled individual. 
Im so tired of one golden boy or girl getting everything while someone else is 
laying in a bed that they cant get a new mattress for with half a dozen bed 
sores. Am I the only one that's heard the stories and had disabled friends die 
over a wheelchair cushion they never got?
Ron  

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 8:39 PM, greg  wrote:
 

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Joseph's wheelchair clinic, with a dealer rep. 
They said Medicare wont cover seat raisers anymore for any reason.Even with a 
docs orders. We are going to write it up and hope. I'll try appealing.Have to 
at least try.Greg > A medical doctor that specializes in rehab medicine, can 
order such> based on your medical needs. Best Wishes  >> In a message dated 
1/19/2017 7:07:42 P.M. Central Standard Time,> g...@eskimo.com writes:> Had 
an appointment>> yesterday, getting fit for a new chair. They said my AARP>> 
Medicare Replacement does not cover seat elevators or bigger>> motors. I 
understand not covering faster motors, but I need the>> seat raised to get 
transfered. It costs like $2,500-$3,000 to add>> it. Same for bigger motors. 
Thats $5-6,000, just for that. Plus>> 20% Ouch... Greg

   

Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair

[wheelchair]

Have YOU consider a written appeal to your insurance.
Best Wishes
 
 
In a message dated 1/19/2017 8:39:32 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
g...@eskimo.com writes:

I was at St. Joseph's wheelchair clinic,  with a dealer rep. 
They said Medicare wont cover seat raisers anymore for  any reason.
Even with a docs orders. We are going to  write it up and hope. I'll try 
appealing.
Have to at least try.
Greg
 
> A medical doctor that  specializes in rehab medicine, can order such
> based on your medical  needs. Best Wishes  
>
> In a message dated  1/19/2017 7:07:42 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> g...@eskimo.com  writes:
>
>>
>> Had an  appointment
>> yesterday, getting  fit for a new chair. They said my AARP
>> Medicare  Replacement does not cover seat elevators or bigger
>> motors. I  understand not covering faster motors, but I need the
>> seat raised to get  transfered. It costs like $2,500-$3,000 to add
>> it. Same for bigger  motors. Thats $5-6,000, just for that. Plus
>> 20% Ouch...  Greg

Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair

[greg]

I was at St. Joseph's wheelchair clinic, with a dealer rep. They said Medicare wont cover seat raisers anymore for any reason.
Even with a docs orders. We are going to write it up and hope. I'll try appealing.
Have to at least try.
Greg
 
> A medical doctor that specializes in rehab medicine, can order such
> based on your medical needs. Best Wishes  
>
> In a message dated 1/19/2017 7:07:42 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> g...@eskimo.com writes:
>
>>
>> Had an appointment
>> yesterday, getting fit for a new chair. They said my AARP
>> Medicare Replacement does not cover seat elevators or bigger
>> motors. I understand not covering faster motors, but I need the
>> seat raised to get transfered. It costs like $2,500-$3,000 to add
>> it. Same for bigger motors. Thats $5-6,000, just for that. Plus
>> 20% Ouch... Greg

Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair

[wheelchair]

A medical doctor that specializes in rehab medicine, can order such based  
on your medical needs.
Best Wishes
 
 
In a message dated 1/19/2017 7:07:42 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
g...@eskimo.com writes:

Had an appointment  yesterday, getting fit for a new chair. They said my 
AARP Medicare Replacement  does not cover seat elevators or bigger motors. I 
understand not covering  faster motors, but I need the seat raised to get 
transfered. It costs like  $2,500-$3,000 to add it. Same for bigger motors. 
Thats $5-6,000, just for  that. Plus 20% Ouch...  Greg

[QUAD-L] New Chair

[greg]

Had an appointment yesterday, getting fit for a new chair. They said my AARP Medicare Replacement does not cover seat elevators or bigger motors. I understand not covering faster motors, but I need the seat raised to get transfered. It costs like $2,500-$3,000 to add it. Same for bigger motors. Thats $5-6,000, just for that. Plus 20% Ouch... Greg

Re: [QUAD-L] Back, pain, back!!!

[greg]

I keep a small pillow on my lap at all times. I use it for many things.
I put my phone or tablet on it when using them. I put a lot of things I eat on it. Like I just had a slice of pizza. I set it on a paper towel and set it on the pillow. I can then just lift the pillow up to eat it. When I try to hold the pizza, I drop it too often.Greg
 
> I, also, stack towels in front of me to lay my arm to relieve neck
> pain pain from my syrinx.
> Bobbie
>
> "You must fail in order to succeed"
>
>> On Jan 18, 2017, at 11:00 PM, Larry Willis
>>  wrote:
>>
>> Ok guys, things are getting serious. My neck and right shoulder
>> hurt so bad I want to cry. It seems to start in the back of my
>> neck and radiate into my right shoulder joint. The only thing
>> that helps is to stack some thick towels in front of me and lay
>> my arm on top of them. Does anyone have a better solution? I've
>> tried salves and lotions, Percocet and ibuprofen. Nothing.
>> Btw,one year ago this week, my wife MELISSA, had her harrowing
>> experience with a pacemaker. Prayers for her and a few miracles
>> for all of us! Night peeps.
>>
>> Larry Willis
>> Retired and proud of it

Re: [QUAD-L] Back, pain, back!!!

[Bobbie Humphreys]

I, also, stack towels in front of me to lay my arm to relieve neck pain pain 
from my syrinx.
Bobbie 

"You must fail in order to succeed"

> On Jan 18, 2017, at 11:00 PM, Larry Willis  wrote:
> 
> Ok guys, things are getting serious. My neck and right shoulder hurt so bad I 
> want to cry. It seems to start in the back of my neck and radiate into my 
> right shoulder joint. The only thing that helps is to stack some thick towels 
> in front of me and lay my arm on top of them. Does anyone have a better 
> solution? I've tried salves and lotions, Percocet and ibuprofen. Nothing. 
> Btw,one year ago this week, my wife MELISSA, had her harrowing experience 
> with a pacemaker. Prayers for her and a few miracles for all of us! Night 
> peeps.
> 
> Larry Willis
> Retired and proud of it
> 

RE: [QUAD-L] Back, pain, back!!!

[Dave Krehbiel]

Sorry to hear about the pain. I don't know if any of these ideas will help,
but here goes.

Some time ago, I had a problem with shoulder pain, and I scheduled an
appointment with a physical therapist. She said that in many cases shoulder
pain can be caused by poor positioning in the wheelchair. We made an
appointment for someone to check the armrests on my chair. The armrests were
replaced with wider armrests, and they were raised several inches, and my
shoulders started feeling a lot better.

A second option might be electronic stimulation. Your shoulder joint
requires a certain amount of stabilization by muscles and tendons, and I'm
guessing that some of those muscles are falling down on the job these days.
You can hook up a device which will stimulate and contract and strengthen
those muscles, helping to stabilize the joint, and possibly also reducing
the amount of pain. I don't know what the regulations are where you live,
but the preference of the physical therapists in Maryland is to train aides
to set up and turn on the equipment two or three times per week.

Another thing which has helped me is hot showers. I have a shower chair (I
can send a picture if you like) and a shower I can roll into. These days I
mostly get bed baths. But I had an aide a few years ago that would give me a
shower once a week, and that always made me feel better.

I am a C-4/C-5 quadriplegic, and so I have partial control over my
shoulders. When I'm laying on my back, I contract and exercise the muscles I
have, and that seems to reduce the pain for me.

Good luck, and take care,

Dave Krehbiel


-Original Message-
From: Larry Willis [mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 11:00 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: [QUAD-L] Back, pain, back!!!

Ok guys, things are getting serious. My neck and right shoulder hurt so bad
I want to cry. It seems to start in the back of my neck and radiate into my
right shoulder joint. The only thing that helps is to stack some thick
towels in front of me and lay my arm on top of them. Does anyone have a
better solution? I've tried salves and lotions, Percocet and ibuprofen.
Nothing. Btw,one year ago this week, my wife MELISSA, had her harrowing
experience with a pacemaker. Prayers for her and a few miracles for all of
us! Night peeps.

Larry Willis
Retired and proud of it


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