I need advice for my fitting!
hii!! so, I'm a full-time wheelchair user, and I cannot stand or walk. I've previously had very negative experiences with medical professionals around my inability to stand, ranging from forcing me to stand assisted even though it causes extreme pain, to fake-claiming me and accusing me of factitcous disorder (munchausens). I have diagnosed Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Functional Neurological Disorder. I have gait issues, severe pain, and numbness, and functional paralysis from my FND, as well as POTS and severe pain and instability from my EDS. because of this, I've used a wheelchair for around a year now, and using mobility aids for almost 4. currently, I use a second-hand chair (ki mobility little wave clik), and it does suit my needs well enough for me to live a full life. the problem is, since it's second-hand it's very worn, and it doesn't fit me very well anymore (I'm too tall, which causes my legs to be at a bit of a weird angle). the backrest is also too high for my level of activity, the cushions too thin, and the center of balance too far forward. my physical therapist has been trying to get my insurance to approve a fitting for almost a year now, and she finally has! I know I probably want the same brand and model, just actually made for me. sorry for the rambling 😭. anyways, I have a fitting next month, and I'm really nervous about what will happen. I don't have a spinal cord injury, so a lot of medical professionals have tried to put me back in a hospital chair. I'm also scared that they'll make me try walk to, yk, prove I can't. It's so so painful and uncomfortable for me to stand, let alone try to take a step, so there's no way I will agree to that, but when I've refused before I've had doctors get mad at me and think I'm faking and stuff. people who've been to fittings, what should I expect? do they make you like prove you can't walk? also, how do I advocate for myself to get the chair I want and the upgrades I need?