My husband has been denied a new power chair by his insurance (medicaid) until he has a diagnosis (they never would provide a manual one, we fortunate to find a very beat up used Quickie for $100 on craigslist). He has been searching for a diagnosis for years now, to no avail. He needs a chair that is a tilt and recline chair. He does not have any paralysis and can sit up under his own power. He has muscle spasms and extreme fatigue. Even sitting upright for more than an hour totally wears him out. So he really needs the tilt feature. We are currently borrowing a basic chair from his parents' church.
The very nice wheelchair supply guy gave us the contact info for someone who got a tilt and recline chair and then died 3 weeks later. The husband is looking to sell the wheelchair. My husband's measurements for the chair are 18 inches deep and 16 inches wide. The chair that we are looking to possibly buy used is 18 deep and 20 wide. This is the same measurements as the chair he is currently borrowing from the church. The guy selling the chair is selling it for $5000.
The wheelchair supply guy says that the width won't matter for my husband and his needs. That the base of the chair is going to be the same width no matter what the chair width will be. So it would be the same for going through doorways etc. But I've read online that width is really important.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Should we go ahead with this used chair?
For the record, I think I've been able to discern the chair's base is Quantum's Edge X, the chair part is something in the TRU-Balance 3 family, with TRU-Balance 3 Power Articulating Leg Rests, a Q-Logic 2 drive control system, an assistant controller in the back, and solid (not air-filled) tires. Beyond that, I haven't been able to determine from the pictures what the specs are.
Used power chair- width matters?
The very nice wheelchair supply guy gave us the contact info for someone who got a tilt and recline chair and then died 3 weeks later. The husband is looking to sell the wheelchair. My husband's measurements for the chair are 18 inches deep and 16 inches wide. The chair that we are looking to possibly buy used is 18 deep and 20 wide. This is the same measurements as the chair he is currently borrowing from the church. The guy selling the chair is selling it for $5000.
The wheelchair supply guy says that the width won't matter for my husband and his needs. That the base of the chair is going to be the same width no matter what the chair width will be. So it would be the same for going through doorways etc. But I've read online that width is really important.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Should we go ahead with this used chair?
For the record, I think I've been able to discern the chair's base is Quantum's Edge X, the chair part is something in the TRU-Balance 3 family, with TRU-Balance 3 Power Articulating Leg Rests, a Q-Logic 2 drive control system, an assistant controller in the back, and solid (not air-filled) tires. Beyond that, I haven't been able to determine from the pictures what the specs are.
