crackerjack21
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- Jan 4, 2009
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Hi all,
We leave for Disney August 6th. 3 days ago I fell a broke one ankle in 2 places and severely sprained the other. As of today I can only walk a few feet with aircasts on both feet and using a walker. By the time we leave the Dr hopes the sprained ankle will be in a brace instead of the cast, but my broken ankle will still be in a cast - so possible I will be on crutches by the time we leave. Regardless he highly recommends I use either a wheelchair or ecv for the trip because of the amount of walking and it would be too painful. So my question is, which one would you recommend? I was leaning toward an ecv as it would give me more mobility and not have to slow down my group (there are 5 others going, all boys) and be a "bother" to them. For some reason my husband keeps pushing a wheelchair. I'm not excited about a wheelchair because I really don't want to rely on the 'boys' to push me around without leaving me or hitting something! I think he's thinking I'll have more flexibility getting on buses and such if we can just fold up the WC and I hop in and then unfold it when I need it. I was hoping some other folks out there with experience could give me some of the pros or cons of using either. Thanks!
We leave for Disney August 6th. 3 days ago I fell a broke one ankle in 2 places and severely sprained the other. As of today I can only walk a few feet with aircasts on both feet and using a walker. By the time we leave the Dr hopes the sprained ankle will be in a brace instead of the cast, but my broken ankle will still be in a cast - so possible I will be on crutches by the time we leave. Regardless he highly recommends I use either a wheelchair or ecv for the trip because of the amount of walking and it would be too painful. So my question is, which one would you recommend? I was leaning toward an ecv as it would give me more mobility and not have to slow down my group (there are 5 others going, all boys) and be a "bother" to them. For some reason my husband keeps pushing a wheelchair. I'm not excited about a wheelchair because I really don't want to rely on the 'boys' to push me around without leaving me or hitting something! I think he's thinking I'll have more flexibility getting on buses and such if we can just fold up the WC and I hop in and then unfold it when I need it. I was hoping some other folks out there with experience could give me some of the pros or cons of using either. Thanks!