I was wondering if people with wrist problems have used the off-site rental scooters while at Disney World. I am going to have proximal row carpectomy surgery on my left wrist on October 20 and on my right wrist sometime next year. The surgery will remove bones from my wrist which will allow me to extend and flex my hands back and forth, but with little side to side motion. I'm hoping I'll have a little side to side left, but it won't be "normal."
I also have bad knees, a bad back and a bad neck ( ) and had planned on using a scooter for my Disney World trip. However, I slipped on some wet leaves last week, aggravating my arthritic left knee. I tried using the scooter at Kmart and discovered how painful and mechanically difficult it was to hold in the accelerator lever with my thumb and make the thing turn. Needless to say, I thought of my planned Disney trip and just about cried!
I've tried looking at the rental scooters at a variety of sites and they all look to be the handlebar type. I'm sure some company somewhere builds scooters that I could use, but I don't need one at home most of the time and don't want to buy something I'm sure would be very expensive. Any observations would be helpful! Thanks.
I also have bad knees, a bad back and a bad neck ( ) and had planned on using a scooter for my Disney World trip. However, I slipped on some wet leaves last week, aggravating my arthritic left knee. I tried using the scooter at Kmart and discovered how painful and mechanically difficult it was to hold in the accelerator lever with my thumb and make the thing turn. Needless to say, I thought of my planned Disney trip and just about cried!
I've tried looking at the rental scooters at a variety of sites and they all look to be the handlebar type. I'm sure some company somewhere builds scooters that I could use, but I don't need one at home most of the time and don't want to buy something I'm sure would be very expensive. Any observations would be helpful! Thanks.