u/pel1canfriend

Let me preface this by saying that I am extremely grateful to have the capability to spend £700 on a wheelchair right now, and I'm not taking that for granted at all!

I found a deal for a second hand (only used twice by prev owner) quickie argon 2, and a benoit system light drive 2.1, all for £795. The battery on the Lightdrive is dead as it hasn't been used since its first use, so will only be about an extra 100 to fix, all in all very cheap!! I was sent an offer for £700 and impulsively bought it as I had my heart set on it and knew it was a good deal, and if the seller was sending offers to the other people who had it in their basket then I needed to act fast.

It arrived today, and I was startled by how big and clunky it felt?? I really struggle to do wheelies in it, and despite it being the correct seat size, it's so much wider than my usual non-active chair of the same seat size (18"). So wide that I'm struggling to manoeuvre it around my flat. To top it off, I'm really struggling with how tiny the wheels are and how far back they are, it's hurting my shoulders a lot. It also seems a lot heavier than 8kg but I presume that's down to the battery holder that is installed in case you want to use the power assist (not the actual device, but just the brackets etc).

I don't know, I'm just feeling pretty down at how difficult it is to manoeuvre and it's not quite what I had it in my head as. I'm aware this is probably just stupid but if anyone more knowledgeable has ideas on how some of these things can be alleviated or changed (I'm awful with alterations but if I know what I'm doing I can) then I would be so, so grateful.

I am thinking of buying a new power assist for my wheelchair which costs a lot new, but since it needs a new battery is being given away with the chair (the person buys wheelchairs second hand and sells them so doesn't want to bother sorting it out). It specifies the battery in the manual as this:

11.4Ah, 292Wh Lithium-ion battery

Do any battery experts here know where I would go about sourcing one of these and how much about it would cost? (if it doesn't fit in the battery holder that's okay, as long as it would be safe to use if I mounted it properly)

Thank you in advance!!

Needed to check what my minimum payment is for this month, but when I went to check on the app, it just wasn't there. I've had this glitch before and fixed it by redownloading the app so I tried that, and still not there.

I then tried opening it on the website on a separate device, but to no avail.

I THEN tried to open it via my emails of "Your PayPal Credit Statement is ready" but all I get is a screen telling me "Sorry, nothing was found at this location. Maybe try one of the links below."

Not really sure what to do besides calling them, but I'd rather not if there is an easier way of doing things, especially as this has been the case for a week now.

Would be so so grateful for any advice, or to see if anyone is experiencing the same thing? Thank you!!

I've been experiencing something whenever I've only just started titrating onto a different dose or medication, where it almost feels like my vision is accelerating down a motorway.

I need to clarify, it's not a high or hyper feeling at all, it's purely a temporary side effect visually (and kinda physical feeling in my head of like the g-force from driving fast on a road).

It's like the sides of my vision don't exist. They do in a literal sense, like if I focused on my peripheral vision it exists, but it's like when you move quickly and the sides of your vision don't really play a huge part in what you're actually looking at.

Is this tunnel vision?? I'm so confused and besides other more common side effects of elvanse, this has been the least explained for me.

Any insight would be really helpful, thank you! :)

My partner and I have been looking for a cheap-ish break this year, and with the potential for jet fuel to be limited, we were toying with the idea of going somewhere via ferry.

Package holiday places like loveholidays and onthebeach only have flights as travel, and I was wondering if there were any websites that didn't change extortionate prices for the same sorta thing. I've seen Brittany Ferries come up a few times but they seem to be madly expensive- even more expensive than getting a plane somewhere.

Its not something I've ever done really, I've only been abroad a couple times so I have no idea what the landscape of this sort of thing is.

Grateful for any pointers on how to find something non-flight-based that doesn't break the bank!