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Getting a New Wheelchair Soon! Mar 27, 2015 13:31:15 GMT -8

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Post by cbdives on Mar 27, 2015 13:31:15 GMT -8

Can't believe how quickly our medical folks are going...Last week I presented the wheelchair provider with a script from my Neurologist. Today I get a call from the rehab center to schedule up an evaluation for a new chair! That happening April 8!

Go Medicare!!!

My present chair is a Quickie II that I had for 6 years. It's been a good chair but starting to show it's age. New chair will be much lighter and more maneuverable...I just can't decided on a color. This one is deep blue with speckles...I'm leaning to green for the chair.

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ladylame5 New Member Posts: 10 Post Likes Received: 13 Date Joined: February 2015 Injury: SCI-T10 paraparetic Date Injured: July 2013 Member is: Offline Send PM	Getting a New Wheelchair Soon! Mar 27, 2015 15:59:18 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ladylame5 on Mar 27, 2015 15:59:18 GMT -8 I have lime green and get a lot of compliments on it. It's a fun color, my grandkids like it. Good luck CBdives!
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Lαrα Global Moderator STAFF Posts: 7,350 Post Likes Received: 3,100 Date Joined: August 2013 Injury: CES Date Injured: March 2011 Member is: Offline Send PM	Getting a New Wheelchair Soon! Mar 28, 2015 3:49:59 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Lαrα on Mar 28, 2015 3:49:59 GMT -8 Great news cbdives!

DJ Administrator STAFF Posts: 8,162 Post Likes Received: 2,829 Date Joined: July 2013 Injury: C6 - ASIA B Date Injured: June 2011 Member is: Offline Send PM	Getting a New Wheelchair Soon! Mar 28, 2015 5:23:45 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DJ on Mar 28, 2015 5:23:45 GMT -8 That's great cbdives, glad to hear that Medicare is ontop of things! Green would be good. I know chris's chair is green and it looks pretty nice.

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Getting a New Wheelchair Soon! Mar 28, 2015 20:37:49 GMT -8

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Post by wavewolf on Mar 28, 2015 20:37:49 GMT -8

cbdives, wonderful that things are moving along. But the kicker is that Medicare is not paying for ultralight chairs now without a huge fight, and sometimes not even then. I have been trying to order my first custom chair for almost two years, and finally bought a used one. Medicare will not pay for a chair that I can lift to load into car. the chair I got at rehab weighs 56 lbs, and is not usable to function with ADLs. I have RA besides disease which caused my SCI, so medical documentation is there. My DME company did not help much in selection of chair or documenting function. May try with another company, as deadline for second order is about to expire.

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Getting a New Wheelchair Soon!

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