Gracie
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- Feb 13, 2013
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Well...it's getting close to that time where we have to have some help getting around. Driving, no problem. STANDING and WALKING long distances (like grocery stores, shopping, etc) IS a problem. I have a bulging disc in my lower back and for the past 4 days I have been more or less not moving at all. Hurts too much. Doc suggested surgery. I said no. Afraid they will clip a nerve and I wind up paralyzed permanently. My ex boss that owned the property I managed for 17 years was spry, stood upright, had no problems but he had back situations as well. So, he had the surgery. Next time I saw him, he was doubled over, with a cane, grey faced and in lots of pain. He said he wished he would never have had it done. I keep visualizing that, so I am afraid it will happen to me, too.
Anyway...explanation given up there ^. Now I am on a hunt. What I want is...
1) lightweight, so I can ride it to my car. Be able to load it in my van. Able to lift it. Which means....
2) foldable. Or the ability to take off the battery which has its own carry casing feature and detachable.
3) adjustable seat and arm rests so if MrG has to use it as well, he will fit it nicely. He is a big man, so that is a must. Arm rests that can be adjusted on each side to make it wider for him.
4) preferably under 1000 bucks.
Not sure if I want a 3 wheeler or a 4. I read 4 wheels are less likely for you to tip over but it looks bulky to me. I THINK I would prefer 3 wheels..that can be unlocked if it stops moving for whatever reason, and I can either push it to a safe location or have someone else push it. Locking wheels won't let it budge at all. Someone here had a Jazzy. That thing weighed like 100 lbs and you couldn't move it at all due to wheel locking. 5 people finally got it outside and a forklift used to haul it off.
Anyway...it's not really a wheelchair....its more of a scooter that I want. A walker won't cut it because I have not been able to walk much these past few days. I have to SIT, so the bulging disc is at peace and not causing me to eat so many advils and norcos just to escape the pain. Long as I am sitting, I am ok. Walking the length of the hallway, getting on elevator and having to stand, walking the length of another hallway all the way out to the street to get to my car? I am in agony by then. Soon as I sit in the car...I'm fine.
And..with MrG having issues with his legs, soon to have gall bladder surgery, getting a biopsy on his lung, he might have to use it as well.
So my question is.....does anyone have/know such a machine in question that they recommend?
Anyway...explanation given up there ^. Now I am on a hunt. What I want is...
1) lightweight, so I can ride it to my car. Be able to load it in my van. Able to lift it. Which means....
2) foldable. Or the ability to take off the battery which has its own carry casing feature and detachable.
3) adjustable seat and arm rests so if MrG has to use it as well, he will fit it nicely. He is a big man, so that is a must. Arm rests that can be adjusted on each side to make it wider for him.
4) preferably under 1000 bucks.
Not sure if I want a 3 wheeler or a 4. I read 4 wheels are less likely for you to tip over but it looks bulky to me. I THINK I would prefer 3 wheels..that can be unlocked if it stops moving for whatever reason, and I can either push it to a safe location or have someone else push it. Locking wheels won't let it budge at all. Someone here had a Jazzy. That thing weighed like 100 lbs and you couldn't move it at all due to wheel locking. 5 people finally got it outside and a forklift used to haul it off.
Anyway...it's not really a wheelchair....its more of a scooter that I want. A walker won't cut it because I have not been able to walk much these past few days. I have to SIT, so the bulging disc is at peace and not causing me to eat so many advils and norcos just to escape the pain. Long as I am sitting, I am ok. Walking the length of the hallway, getting on elevator and having to stand, walking the length of another hallway all the way out to the street to get to my car? I am in agony by then. Soon as I sit in the car...I'm fine.
And..with MrG having issues with his legs, soon to have gall bladder surgery, getting a biopsy on his lung, he might have to use it as well.
So my question is.....does anyone have/know such a machine in question that they recommend?