More Suggestions on Motorized w/c

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The Question about w/c's and motorized w/c's has came up in the last few

week's. I had the suggestion for Belinda as to where she may want to take her

perscription for the w/c that her doctor gave her, but that was about all I

had to suggest until today. You know that our Neurologist wrote a

perscription for a motorized w/c for Fred. I gave it to our MD and he has put

it in for the authorization. They have started that, but they did want to

know some specific information as to why he needs it and they sent out a

Rehab Technology Specialist today to see what he would suggest for Fred. The

first thing he did was ask question's about what Fred has. I already had a

list of everything for him. Med's, DME, when he came down with the MSA, plus

all the dates that he has fallen. Also a printed copy of what the MSA is and

what can happen. He said that all the things I gave him was really a help.

After he talked to Fred, he said that he needed to measure a few things. So

he went into the different room's and when he came back he said that he had

some suggestions for us. The one thing was he would suggest that we put door

jam's on the doors that open flat, so that the door will open to where it is

right next to the wall. This will give us about two to three more inches to

get pass the door with a motorized w/c. The other things he suggest was the

kind of motorized w/c that Fred should have. He said that he still would like

to see Fred try to use the walker some, but thinks that either the Jazzy 1122

or the Quickie G 424 would be best for Fred. One because of Fred's size 6'1 "

256 and the other is because right now Fred can get himself up some, but at

sometime he won't be able to and these you can add things to later if need

be. The one that he thinks would be best for Fred is the Quickie G-424. He

said that it will turn on a dime, it's easy to run , the arm will go up so

Fred can tranfer himself from the bed to w/c. Also he said that we can get

two pieces of lumber to lay at the back of the van, as wide as the wheel's

on the chair, then we can turn the motor on so that it will go up the ramps

into the van to travel with. Also it will go over the door in the back of

the house, so that Fred will be able to go out side. He said that he was

going to go back and put in the report and it would be about two weeks until

we got the authorization and then another two weeks until the wheel chair

would be shipped out to him and then he would bring it out to us and show

Fred how to tranfer himself and some other suggestion for him to do everytime

he is using the w/c. So he said it would be around the last week in April or

the first part of May that he would have the w/c. Also he said that we would

have a copayment of 20% with Secure Horizons so that would mean that the

copayment would be around $1100. Then he said that was what Secure Horizons

copayment was for DME. When he said DME , I tolded him what Secure Horizons

tolded me about not having a copayment on any DME when it was requested from

the doctor and it was authorizated. So he said he would call and check with

Secure Horizons. Of course you know me, I have to fine out for myself, so as

soon as he left, I called Secure Horizons to fine out, and was tolded once

again, that because Fred went out under his company , that he had no

copayment on any of the DME , so that he wouldn't have the copayment on the

motorized w/c. Also Gray the rehab tech gave me two web site's to see what

the wheel chair's looked like

www.pridehealth.com this is for the pride-jazzy 1122

www.sunrisemedical.com this is for the quickie G-424

Anyway I just wanted to let you know some of the suggestions that he gave us,

they may help some of you with things like the door jam. He did say the

quickie would get pass the door jam that we have, but it would be better with

the other door jams that are flat.

Take Care and good night

Vera

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> Belinda:

> You asked >>>>

> The doctor wrote me a perscription today for a wheelchair. I

> don't have a clue where to go with it. I hope someone on here might

> be able to help me.

<<<<

>

> Each time that Fred's Neurologist has given Fred a perscripton for

a wheel

> chair, We have taken it to his MD, who then put's it in for an

Authorization.

> If it is ok'ed, we get an authorization in the mail with a phone #

as to

> where to call to have them bring one out, or they call us to set

it up. This

> maybe what you have to do.

>

> Take Care

> Vera