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[Alin Steglinski]

what are you in. powerchair or manual, and is it from SCI or brain damage. and after voting please reply with the year brand and model if know example 2006 Invacare TDX5 if you really want to give us the poop what kind of seating do you have, and do you have tilt recline, headrest if any? example below

2005 Invacare TDX5, Tarsys 2GTR, Contour U seating, Stealth Comfort Plus 10 Headrest.

thats actually my friends powerchair configuration.

and if you can take photos PLEASE DO!!!

i myself will be getting an invacare TDX5 as soon as i raise the 23 thousand dollars i need for the one that fits my needs + wants http://www.apparelyz...?showtopic=4370 you can see the quote there.

so i put my vote in BEFORE i got my powerchair.

Edited by Alin Steglinski, 04 July 2007 - 08:33 PM.

[Alin Steglinski]

Alin Steglinski, on Jul 4 2007, 03:30 PM, said:

what are you in. powerchair or manual, and is it from SCI or brain damage. and after voting please reply with the year brand and model if know example 2006 Invacare TDX5 if you really want to give us the poop what kind of seating do you have, and do you have tilt recline, headrest if any? example below

2005 Invacare TDX5, Tarsys 2GTR, Contour U seating, Stealth Comfort Plus 10 Headrest.

thats actually my friends powerchair configuration.

and if you can take photos PLEASE DO!!!

i myself will be getting an invacare TDX5 as soon as i raise the 23 thousand dollars i need for the one that fits my needs + wants http://www.apparelyz...?showtopic=4370 you can see the quote there.

so i put my vote in BEFORE i got my powerchair.

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Edited by Alin Steglinski, 04 July 2007 - 10:01 PM.

[Survivor35]

Hey Alin, hopefully this is all your protocol requires... Um, I'm in a Manual, 2007 Quickie GT with Jay extreme back and Jay Easy cushion.... and I'm SCI!!

[Alin Steglinski]

Survivor35, on Jul 5 2007, 10:07 AM, said:

Hey Alin, hopefully this is all your protocol requires... Um, I'm in a Manual, 2007 Quickie GT with Jay extreme back and Jay Easy cushion.... and I'm SCI!!

FRIGGIN THANK YOU, THE FIRST PERSON TO FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL!!! HALLELUJAH.

gawd that wasent hard was it. thanks man

if everyone could just follow protocol like he did i will be very happy. and if you have photos please post them.

[Survivor35]

Your welcome Alin, but I gotta point out that maybe I followed it because I'm a girl... LOL

[Alin Steglinski]

Survivor35, on Jul 5 2007, 10:13 AM, said:

Your welcome Alin, but I gotta point out that maybe I followed it because I'm a girl... LOL

he he.

[hgurmilan]

sci c6 inc, power quickie p200 (old school) roho cushion n some jay back i cant remember or look around to see

[wildandcrazy]

Hello Alin,
Oh my I want to definetly follow the protocol Master!
I have SCI- Syringomyelia with a Power Wheelchair - 2007 Pride Quantum 6ooE with headrest,
tilt and using a ROHO Cushion.
http://www.pridemobi.../600E/600e.html
I hope for all the best Alin for you getting your Invacare TDX5.
Stay cool,
Philip

[itsjustme]

Alin, is it because you are 16 years old and a powerchair is like your first hot rod that you think it's the absolute only way to go rather than simply a necessity for some of us when a lightweight easy wheeling manual would be so much more empowering and maneuverable?

BTW thumbs up on the ROHO! I've been on one 2 1/2 out of my 3 years and wouldn't be without it. I never have to think about pressure relief shifting.

[edlee]

Sorry Alin, but you can take your " friggin protocal" amd use it for a magic bullet.

We are all here to help and support each other, not take orders from a teenage power chair obsessed Poll nazi.

How about trying to get something else in your life besides the chair. It's just a tool we use to get from point A to point B.

Your real worth comes from inside not what you're riding in or on.

Sorry about the sermon, you caught me on a bad day.
ed

[Alin Steglinski]

edlee, on Jul 5 2007, 01:42 PM, said:

Sorry Alin, but you can take your " friggin protocal" amd use it for a magic bullet.

We are all here to help and support each other, not take orders from a teenage power chair obsessed Poll nazi.

How about trying to get something else in your life besides the chair. It's just a tool we use to get from point A to point B.

Your real worth comes from inside not what you're riding in or on.

Sorry about the sermon, you caught me on a bad day.
ed

??? wow... i really think that was not necessary to post that, if you dont like whats in a thread just exit the thread and leave it alone, but you dont need to "heat up" the thread by flaming the original poster.

(message for admin if deleting above post delete this post too)

Edited by Alin Steglinski, 05 July 2007 - 10:56 PM.

[Alin Steglinski]

itsjustme, on Jul 5 2007, 01:11 PM, said:

Alin, is it because you are 16 years old and a powerchair is like your first hot rod that you think it's the absolute only way to go rather than simply a necessity for some of us when a lightweight easy wheeling manual would be so much more empowering and maneuverable?

BTW thumbs up on the ROHO! I've been on one 2 1/2 out of my 3 years and wouldn't be without it. I never have to think about pressure relief shifting.

all depends on the case. see i cant do a manual as i tire extremely easily. but im glad that that works for your case. personally think a powerchair would do better in my case especially since i have the spinal problems and would benefit from specialized positioning and seating. everyone has different needs.

Edited by Alin Steglinski, 05 July 2007 - 11:07 PM.

[Bethany]

I'm a SCI C7 complete, using a 2006 Permobil C400 Corpus powerchair. It has a power adjustable seat lift with 8 inches of height, power tilt and recline. [size=1]

[oldwheelz]

I have a Invacare A4 titanium and a TDX 5 Use a Roho hi profile All about 4 years old. Have put about 10 miles a year on the TDX, Wear out tires on the A4 in less than a year, You can see what i prefer, And yes the TDX can get stuck on wet grass

[Alin Steglinski]

oldwheelz, on Jul 7 2007, 07:35 PM, said:

I have a Invacare A4 titanium and a TDX 5 Use a Roho hi profile All about 4 years old. Have put about 10 miles a year on the TDX, Wear out tires on the A4 in less than a year, You can see what i prefer, And yes the TDX can get stuck on wet grass

hmm every TDX ive driven has NEVER gotten stuck in wet grass. maybe your TDX5 doesent like you

[Dancingdolphin]

Invacare Terminater 2005 Super V memory foam cushion

[Joed]

Invacare (hate that name )....Pronto Sure Step M71...reclining w/headrest...Synergy Solution cushion.

[Lucydog]

RGK Performance with 6 degrees camber
Tilite XR with 2 degrees camber
Tilite XC with no camber

oh Im spoilt for choice!!

cant rememebr what my cushion is, only its a memory foam one supplied by RGK

[jakhep]

QUICKIE TI TITANIUM

QUICKIE GT

LEVO LAE

JAY ACTIVE CUSHION

Edited by jakhep, 08 July 2007 - 06:26 PM.

[milosh]

i'm using a manual chair... before used the power one. but, i'm very mobile/active and travel a lot so it's not doing me good any more.

[tomer]

SCI + Brain Damage...
Quickie Neon Swing + Spinergy Spox wheels
tempur cushion

[wriggley]

T12 inc. with higher neuro deficit after a blood clot post RTA

Kuschall Air Lite Pro

Jay Extreme cushion (just got it seems pretty stable so far thumbs up)

[wheeliebear75]

Although I have a brain injury it does not effect my neuromuscular and balance not too much ( a little balance issue front to back but not side to side....but would not prevent me from being totally ambulatory). I have a "spinal cord abrasion" at L2 which means I have a "gross bilateral neurological deficit". I do use forearm crutches here and there, but they wont get me very far. I can get from one end of a room (of my house) but can't get out with out a chair. I have 2 Quickie XTRs both have 24" in wheels & frog legs. My older one does not have push handles the new one does. Also the new one has 5 degree of camber the older one has none. My older chair was not fitted to me correctly so we got plate extenders for it to make it work, my new chair was done right the 1st time. My new chair has a couple of goodies the older one did not:#1 side guards (my clothes love em) #2 arm rests (my shoulders love those when we are just sitting around)#3 wheel guards (I pulled a finger nail O-F-F- OFF getting it caught in the spokes of my 1st XTR). I went for a brighter more visible color this time around too, my other one although pretty was harder to see at night than the red one I've got now, we like taking strolls at dusk through our trailer park and not all drivers pay attention. Next chair NO frog legs for me....you can't just change a tire, you have to buy a whole frog leg system to do so.
Sorry for the length of this post.

[Buehlar]

C6/7

manual Quickie GP 10+ years old , its ok

power Invacare Ranger X 10+ years old. love it.

power TDX3 almost 3 years old. hate it.

ROHO

J back

[rkzenrage]

SCI, sort-of, birth defect/diesase.
I can walk with a walker or cane for short distances, like the above, across a room. But, more than that, I need a chair.
Hoveround Teknique FWD

[Katherine]

T8 incomplete spinal cord tumor removed & degenerative disc disease. I can go short distance on forearm crutches but use chair for longer periods.
Invacare sure step m51 (borrowed chair)
I am in process of looking at other chairs, I was just put on Medicare so I am not sure what I can do yet. cushion sounds good! this chair is not comfortable at all.

[KarenFerguson]

I use a Quickie titanium - it's pretty basic. Seriously, if they made a cardboard box with wheels on it I'd probably use it as my wheelchair.

I also had Quickie GPV's for years. They were great (are still are) great chairs. But you just can't beat titanium.

Also, as a side note. I was one of the first people to get a Quickie wheelchair. When I was three I got my first one from them. Quickie was still based in a quansit hut in Fresno, CA. I wish I still had that chair, it was so tiny and cute!

[khalgren77]

T12 Incomplete after a hit and run motorcycle accident
I have a Jazzy 1121 Powerchair and LOVE IT!!!!
Tilt seat, headrest,knee abductor guards, removable foot rests and arm rests
Roho cushion- DEFINITE must have!
Short backed so my fat roll will fit better and I can sit more comfy since alot of days I am in it 12-14hrs.

I have a manual chair too but hate it. I dont feel safe in it!

I also just got a new power chair which I don't like! Will likely be exchanging for something "I" want not what the guy thought I should have...thats a whole nuther story tho!