LiZA Scooter questions

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Liza

Can you send me a picture of that scooter?

Do you have a link on the internet that would show me?

I have Rx for scooter and my insurance will pay for it but my issue is

picking it up to put in my Subaru.

How much does each piece weigh and do you have issues with your

hands/wrists?

I do and it is very difficult for me to grasp, pull, push and lift as well

as un-doing. That is a real issue.

It is hard to find people that have scooters.

Some sort of stigma it seems but that would be best for me and besides my

doctor refuses to write a Rx for a chair. something about me turning into a

" little old lady " or the like.

Debbi

AKA: jetskideb

SoCal EDS'er

Re: Sorry....another question.

In a message dated 8/26/2004 5:09:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,

gracieb1@... writes:

For you that

have Wheel chairs. How hard was it to get one? I mean did your doc

have to request one for you or can you just get one? Did your

doctors tell you that you needed to get one? My husband and I

wanted to take our kids to the zoo before school started but I can't

go cause I know I'll never be able to walk it.

For places like the zoo, Disneyland, etc you can always rent an electric

scooter for the day. I tried one first before buying a small Pride Go-Go

scooter

for myself. Just hauled it in my car to the mall today for back-to-school

shopping! My insurance wouldn't consider any sort of scooter or chair for

me

because they knew if my hip was eventually replaced, I should be fine

again....however then they fought me for years over replacing the hip and I

was hurting

like heck trying to walk! So I forked over $900 myself for that scooter,

which

has been the best $$ I ever spent. Since I bought mine, I've seen them on

Ebay even for as little as $300 brand new, so check online. The scooters

are

often less weight than the chairs. Mine comes apart in 4 pieces which

easily

fit in the under-shelf spot in my PT Cruiser. But if my son or hubby is

with

me, we just lift it up in one piece and it fits nicely with one of the back

seats down.

Liza

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In a message dated 8/26/2004 9:20:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,

jetskideb@... writes:

Do you have a link on the internet that would show me?

I have Rx for scooter and my insurance will pay for it but my issue is

picking it up to put in my Subaru.

How much does each piece weigh and do you have issues with your

hands/wrists?

Scooter Store - Pride Mobility Handicap Scooters

Mine is the Go-go with the upgraded seat. The heaviest piece is about 28

lbs. I can take it apart & put it together alone, but I do get family to do the

lifting. I do have injured wrists, but the real issue is lifting anything

with my bad hip while on crutches. While I was just using one crutch i could do

it, but lately I'm non-weight bearing at all with 2 crutches, so bending over

and any lifting is getting harder! I'm going to look into a ramp from an

off-raod store, so we can just drive it up into the Cruiser (by hand)!

Liza

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In a message dated 8/26/2004 9:20:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,

jetskideb@... writes:

Do you have a link on the internet that would show me?

I have Rx for scooter and my insurance will pay for it but my issue is

picking it up to put in my Subaru.

How much does each piece weigh and do you have issues with your

hands/wrists?

Scooter Store - Pride Mobility Handicap Scooters

Mine is the Go-go with the upgraded seat. The heaviest piece is about 28

lbs. I can take it apart & put it together alone, but I do get family to do the

lifting. I do have injured wrists, but the real issue is lifting anything

with my bad hip while on crutches. While I was just using one crutch i could do

it, but lately I'm non-weight bearing at all with 2 crutches, so bending over

and any lifting is getting harder! I'm going to look into a ramp from an

off-raod store, so we can just drive it up into the Cruiser (by hand)!

Liza