Many people buy a gel seat, to add to it. I heard they are comfortable and removable. They cushion your hind end.

I have a manual chair, but not much arm strength, and a small house scooter that comes comes apart to travel. When in relapse I have used both. Or I use a store scooter when I needed to.

Remember my relapse used to last 6 to 8 weeks. If I have to go somewhere or to the doctors I use them with someone pushing my chair or taking apart my scooter. I don't have a van.

Since LDN I haven't needed either, but they are there if I do need them. We never know, right?

I did hear that Medicare won't pay for a chair unless you would be in bed if you didn't have an electric chair. If it lets you get up and go around your house. Need a doctors script for it too.

Not for outside use, but they do have ones with big tires and more power to use out of doors. Will they pay for these? I don't know. Rules change.

As for transferring, they sell a transfer board. Put it on the electric chair and couch. and slide over on it. Same in a van seat. The toilet you go on backward. Face the back of the toilet, using rails. Roll right up to it and pull on the back rail or side rails.

I hope this may help. Others will know better than I do.


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Thanks to you few who answered here and to Kicker, who PMed me, I've decided that maybe I'm not yet ready to sink that much money into a powerchair. I only have simple Medicare - no supplimental.

I can still manage a cheaper scooter, physically, so I may just get a little better one-more reliable.

Thanks for your helpful replies.

Walgreens.com has a cheap, lightweight, easy to dismantle scooter. its about $600 which is half what the cheapest I could find was.

My mother had a wonderful scooter, and my druggie sister used to claim her back hurt, and would ride it everywhere when my mother wasnt on it. She was going on vacation somewhere and asked to borrow it for the long weekend, and when she brought it back, it was more dead than alive, the plug had been pulled out of the charger, and the seat was off its hinges. it was like it was in a wreck! She felt no shame, and made no offers to replace it or fix it. I went to Walgreens.com and got my mom that light weight thing, and she love it!

I sure hope you're right, because I just ordered it!! Free delivery 599.00 + Tax.

you could also go to Goodwill and ask them about obtaining one of the donated wheelchairs (power and/or manual). It requires a Rx from your doctor, but the cost is free. You would be surprised at the quality of powerchairs they get donated to them - and it is yours if you ask fo rit and your MD says you would benefit from it.

I hope that this works out for you being you never get to see it and try it out first. Let us know how it goes

Thanks Jane, I'm ok for money, so I wouldn't use a charity. There are too many people who are in need and I wouldn't want to take their mobility devise.

Kitt,it couldn't be worse than the one I have. It had a lot of good reviews and only a few negatives. I hope it's ok too, otherwise, back it goes.

Way to go Sally! its a nice little scooter, and easy to dimantle. Each part is lightweight and easy to take apart to pop in your trunk.

Im glad you found one!