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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Belgium, Europe
Posts: 832
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Belgium, Europe
Posts: 832
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I use a crutch to get around inside (I live in a small studio, so basically it's a few steps here and there) and have a manual wheelchair standing by or I use my desk chair in case I've walked too much and it's hard to get around. The other alternatives are staying seated for a few hours or to lay down for a few hours until it passes and my legs will cooperate again.
Outside, I can't get far and I need help, so I always use an electric scooter. Freedom!!! Unfortunately, my scooter broke down last year. So now I'm applying for a new one. The application process is a long one. My papers were filed December 16th. In March, we heard that it won't be reimbursed by one government institution (Riziv), because I don't have one of the 6 diseases they reimburse for (only 6 diseases are okayed and RSD is apparently not one of them). Now I have to wait until half of May for the other government institution (VAPH) to decide on whether they will reimburse a part of it. Until that decision comes, I can't go get one (unless I intend to pay for it fully). I've been cooped up since September / October last year when my electric scooter broke down. Not fun! And these things are so expensive, about 4.500 euro! I have no choice but to follow the application process.
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All the best, Marleen
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Work related (car) accident September 21, 1995, consequences:
- chondromalacia patellae both knees
- RSD both legs (late diagnosis, almost 3 years into RSD) & spread to arms/hands as of 2008
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