Assessment for a major buggy

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I dont know whether I have mentioned before but we have applied for a major buggy. DD has her assessment next week to see if she needs one. They will prioritise and then if they think she is bad enough they will put her on the list. I dont know whether it will be sorted before we move. We applied ages ago and they just dont seem very motivated.

Anyway going off track now. Just wondered what the assessment actually is. I have got to travel 15 miles with her on the bus to another hospital and may have to take ds with me aswell (most likely) How long does it take? and what do they do? Thanks

hi
never tried wheeling myself my arms not very strong is the pushchair on ebay newer 1 than mine
hope u get sorted lou thanks again talking 2 me
some 1 ask mum today were she got my pushchair from she bought it she said secondhand so i no its quite old 1 i think about 8 years ago r they old these models coz she was talking to this lady outside this shop and i was getting cold even with all the rainwear on and she was saying it takes ages for them to descide to get 1 so she got her own she said meaning mine ok
some real trendy wheelchairs about tho i dont think my arms be strong enough
for 1 but then id be happy with a new buggy maclaren elitte is nice

someone help me please I have the higgest bid on ebay now, got a bit carried away. But how do I get the damn thing? do they pay for postage or do i have to collect it? worry worry arrgghh - why am i so impulsive

p and ps 13 quid, if its the one om looking a, the louis blue one?

yes charlie thanks you will know my nickname now I am just being dumb

Since theres days left on it id stop bidding for now...or youll end up paying a mint for it. And while your waiting for that auction to end id keep looking up the same item, in case someone else puts one on for a lot cheaper. I am charlie cat on ebay too!

yes i was going to stop now I chose tillybunny on ebay might use it on mumsnet too

does it suit me? just thought though people will shorten it to tb not nice

hi forget to ask are you all got raincovers with your major buggies i have 1 on mine and i no y children kick up when they have to have them on i hate it on must admit but im 16 so i grin and bear it but i can understand little children not liking it ours 1 with the buggy it dont fit other maclarens only majors and its old 1 when its over me it smells funny abit told mum she thinks im making excuse not have it over me but im not just thought id ask if you have had your child or teenager mention it just she heard they hard to get so ill have to put up with it
thanks debbie

oh fio what a pain the HA is. Did you buy one off ebay???
Hope your dd gets a major buggy asap

they are delivering it this morning but from a different health authority (????) they must have begged one off someone else I was out bid on ebay, good job really

Its here sorry for moaningabout my ha when it is here in less than a week!!! .........wow

Hoorah!

hooray fio

hi all so cold what buggy did you get old maclaren 1 so jelous see a maclaren elite to day this lad was in it about 12 years old but his mumsaid it was his legs that r bad and could talk ok y is it when u see a child in a maclaren major people think you cant talk at all just because my joints in my legs r bad dont mean i cant talk annoys me but was jelous of this new buggy
debbie

Viva, why don't you contact wheelchair services to ask them to reassess you?

ok persuade my mum that id be better in a wheelchair than a maclaren major are they better mum thinks being in a major or a wheelchair is the same until im older she says

You don't need to persuade her, that would be wheelchair services job if you get an appointment.

hi
do you think i would get the latest maclaren buggy mum dont think i will just that she did buy this 1 be nice if i got a brand new 1 do i ask for 1 being 16 will they take notice of me
thanks lou and jolly mum be in touch be nice there was other people onn here my age do you know if there is thanks

You don't know unless you try Viva. Give them a call.

hi thanks lou seeing see the weelchair services next week mum got appointment she saying all i talk isnew buggy but i might not get 1. should i this 1 is old tho but do they still do the blue stripy ones at weelchair services if there still giving them out mum sed i got no chance is she right

If you have outgrown the major they will recommend you another one. They are the experts, not your mum, so I would go with their advice on the whole. Good luck.

hi all
seeing wheelchair services thursday just ill be excited if i get a new 1 let you know

Hey Viva, is there any chance of you getting an electric wheelchair? I know they're really expensive but maybe Social Services could help. What music do you like, my kids are into Avril Lavigne (dd aged 9) and my oldest is nearly fourteen and he goes from thing to thing so quickly that if I mention something he did last week "Oh Mum, you are such a Kev etc etc!" Are you still at school and what would you like to do, after exams. You must be doing GSCE's soon, I think, but maybe not. I'm not quite into the exam stuff yet, although my 10 year old is doing practice SATS at the moment. Is your Mum really protective, maybe that's why she wants you to have a "bugggy". It must be really hard for her to push you round and it would be great for you to have a bit more independence. Hope everything goes well at the assessment, keep in touch. xxxxxx

hi went to see about new buggy upset a bit still got me old 1 just this lady said that mines still ok for me just not fare

have just been told that ds is too big for a major buggy by wheelchair services !!! He's not even 4 yrs yet . They have said he'll need a wheelchair which is totally unnecessary in his case. All we need is a big buggy cos he's outgrown his 'normal' on e. I am so bl**dy angry. (doesn't help that i'm also jetlagged and was felling v mellow after 3 wks in the sun!!)