crhbrault
Always planning my next trip to the Mouse House!
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- Jun 21, 2011
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My family (DH, DD8, DS14) will be at Disney for a week the end of Sept. I have arthritis and chronic pain - broke my hip, back, ankles in an auto accident. I can't stand for long periods, and walking so much is going to really wear me out.
I'm 33. I use a cane at times when i am in severe pain. I have a ton of nerve and muscular damage in addition (Rhuematologist treats it as fibromyalgia - similar type pain, though traumatic in cause) , so I tend to stay sore and stiff anyway. Disney is definitely going to be an adventure that pushes me to my limits and then some.
I do NOT want to make the family push me in a wheelchair. I am not talented enough to handle using a motorized scooter, and frankly, I don't NEED a full time chair. Been considering purchasing a rolling walker with a seat attached. They weight about 12 lbs, and fold up fairly easily.
I saw another post on here that someone was thinking of using one, am hoping to get some thoughts from others - good idea or no? To be honest, husband is not in favor of it, basically he thinks there will be no place to put it to get on a ride, it will be a hassle, etc. My response was, then go ahead and plan for me to be stuck in a hotel bed by day 4 and enjoy the rest of the vacation without me. We have done Hershey Park, and NYC/ Washington DC daytrips and by the end of a day, my leg is literally dragging and my legs burn, I sit down and cant get back upright. I really do not want to spend my entire vacation on pain killers. I do plan to get some pre-trip prednisone as it usually gives me a lot of relief for about 10 days, and of course will take my usual ton and a half of meds with me.
Any thoughts, suggestions, etc would be a huge help, esp on the idea of using the roller - walker.
I'm 33. I use a cane at times when i am in severe pain. I have a ton of nerve and muscular damage in addition (Rhuematologist treats it as fibromyalgia - similar type pain, though traumatic in cause) , so I tend to stay sore and stiff anyway. Disney is definitely going to be an adventure that pushes me to my limits and then some.
I do NOT want to make the family push me in a wheelchair. I am not talented enough to handle using a motorized scooter, and frankly, I don't NEED a full time chair. Been considering purchasing a rolling walker with a seat attached. They weight about 12 lbs, and fold up fairly easily.
I saw another post on here that someone was thinking of using one, am hoping to get some thoughts from others - good idea or no? To be honest, husband is not in favor of it, basically he thinks there will be no place to put it to get on a ride, it will be a hassle, etc. My response was, then go ahead and plan for me to be stuck in a hotel bed by day 4 and enjoy the rest of the vacation without me. We have done Hershey Park, and NYC/ Washington DC daytrips and by the end of a day, my leg is literally dragging and my legs burn, I sit down and cant get back upright. I really do not want to spend my entire vacation on pain killers. I do plan to get some pre-trip prednisone as it usually gives me a lot of relief for about 10 days, and of course will take my usual ton and a half of meds with me.
Any thoughts, suggestions, etc would be a huge help, esp on the idea of using the roller - walker.