u/Shanaishere

Hey everyone. A little rant incoming.

So I'm an L2 incomplete. I have zero feeling or leg function but my bladder and bowel are good, no damage there, full function. I recently started wheelchair basketball and I love it.

Almost everyone on the team is lovely. However there's this one guy that's always starring daggers and passing comments. From the little I talked to him, he's a S2 complete and everytime we cross paths he always brings up the fact that I still have full bladder function.

Seriously, he doesn't miss a chance to huff and puff about how I got the long end of the stick. He's constantly saying I can't compare myself to "true" paralyzed people since I don't have the need for a catheter.

There are other incomplete paraplegics on the team, and some are even ambulatory non paralyzed people, however he only does this with me.

I try to not let him get to me, however sometimes it leaves me feeling guilty..and feeling like I don't belong in the paralyzed community.

Have anyone else ever experienced something like this?

Hello! I am thinking of going swimming next Friday at Ghadira. I was wondering if beach wheelchairs are available in may?

If they're not available, are there walkways for wheelchairs?

TIA

Hey everyone! I'm looking to get silicone handrim covers since the metal will be too hot in summer, but I have a question.

I have 24 inches wheels, and when looking through the listings I am seeing a lot of disclaimers saying "22 inch for 20 inches wheels". Is this standard? To order covers slightly bigger than your wheels?

I am so confused.. I never ordered covers before... please help me 🥺

I became paralyzed 4 months ago but since it was winter I didn't bother shaving. Now that it's almost summer I want to get rid of my leg hair but I think shaving is going to be difficult? For reference, I'm an L2 incomplete. So my question is, as paraplegics, what is the easiest way for you to get rid of leg hair?

I became paralyzed 4 months ago, and since it was winter I didn't bother shaving my legs. But now that summer is approaching I want to get rid of my leg hair. I used to shave before, but I think that's going to be extremely hard now. So my question is, as paraplegics, what is the easiest way for you to get rid of body hair?

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I'm sorry for the long post but I need to vent about my horrible flight experience with the Malta International Airport.

So yesterday I arrived in Malta for a 2 hour layover before continuing home. I was told by security that it's better to go check at check in desk to check if the ambulift and aisle wheelchair were ready.

We went to the check in, and we were told there was no booking for assistance. We told them we had booked it MONTHS in advance, and we were told there was nothing. Not even the fact that I'm traveling with a manual wheelchair. After waiting for almost 40 minutes, she finally printed a new wheelchair tag and told us that there will be an ambulift and an aisle wheelchair.

Then we went through security. I was not even asked if I can walk, they just demanded that I get off the wheelchair. I then told them I can't walk and everything went smoothly. Then came boarding. When they were checking the passports before boarding I asked them to check if assistance was really booked, and without checking they said yes and that I'll be boarded first.

Great.

Then came boarding. I was sent down to the tarmac to wait for the ambulift. But no ambulift came. I could see people boarding the bus to go board, even tho I was told I'd board first. After waiting for ages, I was starting to panic, everyone had boarded, check in was closed. The flight was already delayed by 10 minutes, then 20, then 30, then 40. Finally I was boarded the ambulift and transferred to the aisle wheelchair. I told them to take care of my chair and they just rolled their eyes.

I was being pushed on a full plane, going through elbows with people staring daggers at me for "delaying the flight". A woman also loudly said " we could have left on time if it weren't for her non working legs". The staff on board immediately told her to cut it out. Finally arrived at my seat. I transferred out and the flight finally took off. The rest of the journey was smooth sailing but oh god was the experience in Malta so bad.

I never felt so humiliated in my life 💔 have any of you ever had terrible flight experiences?

Can anyone recommend wheelchair accessible pools please? Preferably with a pool lift but ones with ramps are also good! TIA

I am so happy but I have no one to share my happiness irl!!

Basically I moved to a very hilly area 6 months ago and just until yesterday I thought I couldn't go out alone. But yesterday I tried and omg I found a long road to the bus stop that by passes all the hills and I easily propelled myself the whole way 🥺

I am so proud of myself because just last January I couldn't propel myself more than a hundred metres. I'm going longer and longer distances 🥹

Is it common not to get your period after Norethisterone? I stopped them 5 days ago and I still haven't gotten my period.