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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - Introduce yourself and meet others
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Will RA inflame and swell your feet and legs so as to keep you in a wheelchair for two months until it slowly goes away and you can walk again? And as I also have Psoriatic arthritis who knows which one is doing this or is it the both of them together? Going through thus again off and on for three years. But the worst is: I now have carpel, tunnel trigger finger and the arthritis in my right hand so that without the use of this hand I go around in circles in the wheelchair. I am 83 years old and the doctor refuses to give a prescription for an electric wheelchair. The hand surgeons will not operate because of the Corona virus and my age. As the old song goes "Stuck in the middle again!" I need an Ombudsman to represent me but they only want me to go into assisted living. I want my freedom and to continue to live in my home that I have paid for these many years. I clean my house myself and take care of my precious dog and cat very well. Shame on them if they think this is the easy way. "GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES" Any ideas anyone? Please. Peach
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Hello Peach,
Shame on your doctor not giving anRx for a electric wheelchair.
As you may know you can always buy one at a medical supply store, they are expensive, but perhaps your private insurance will pay?
I don’t understand some doctors.
At 83 you need to be kept comfortable. Have you talked to your primary care doctor, or maybe the hand surgeon?
Nobody can force you into assisted care
If housework becomes a burden, there are always cleaning crews willing to clean.
How do you get around? Errands,etc?
Just a thought, some medical supply stores will talk to doctors about a patient needing durable equipment.
Maybe there are others at connect who have different answers.
Good luck
Funcountess
i have had ulner nerve trans position surgery 4 years ago. because the ulner nerve was being affected by spurs inmy right elbow. when the surgery was done the surgeon said i will have permanent numbness in the rightside of my hand and he was right. i wear a mueller brace for stabilizing my right hand for driving , cooking, etc. these can be bought at walmart. ... relative to your need for an electric wheelchair, try your local state representative for help..... also i have been fighting RA for 31 years. i have had 20 operating procedures in 20 years. i am 68 yeas old. pain is a terrible thing to put up with..... also contact your local news station and tell them your problems. a little press may go a long way perhaps in some manufacture to donate a wheelchair to you.... god bless and do your best... kozlo52
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You haven't mentioned if you go to a cardiologist. I have the bad swelling ing legs and ankles but is because of vascular disease and not my psoriatic arthritis.