Kristina1
Senior member
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2017
- Messages
- 822
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 03/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- MA
- City
- Grafton
How often will insurance pay for a wheelchair- is it one per every certain amount of years? And how hard is it to get approved? I can still walk but fatigue utterly after short distances. I'm worried if we request a wheelchair eval insurance will decide that my ambulation is not impaired "enough." What do you think?
We are using a cheap manual chair right now but it sucks on grass/gravel. We are avid, avid hikers and I don't want to give that up. I know I will probably never be able to traverse steep, rocky, narrow trails again..but I'd at least like to be able to go on accessible trails with an appropriate all terrain wheelchair. The ones we have found that look promising are all $2500 or $3000 or more.
Not to mention that entering PWC territory means needing a wheelchair van and complicates air travel.
I feel totally lost!
We are using a cheap manual chair right now but it sucks on grass/gravel. We are avid, avid hikers and I don't want to give that up. I know I will probably never be able to traverse steep, rocky, narrow trails again..but I'd at least like to be able to go on accessible trails with an appropriate all terrain wheelchair. The ones we have found that look promising are all $2500 or $3000 or more.
Not to mention that entering PWC territory means needing a wheelchair van and complicates air travel.
I feel totally lost!