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Old 01-30-2013, 10:54 AM
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B2You, I went through what you're going through. It went on for years. There was just one chair at home that I could sit in--and it had to be supplied with a special cushion of some kind. I tried air-filled, water-filled, and foam.

When I got my manual wheelchair for distances and bad days, I found that it was really comfortable to sit in because it braced my legs and feet and I could "custom design" the seating. Here again I went through several possibilities but in recent years I've used an inflatable cushion that is indeed costly--but Medicare/Medicaid covers it. It costs about $250.

Comfort doesn't come cheap when you have MS, unfortunately, and I wish this answer didn't involve a wheelchair as I'm sure you don't want to think about that. But it's what worked for me.
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