AshtonsMom99
Stitch's Intergalactic Wife.......
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- Jan 20, 2009
I still get that niggly feeling in my tummy that I have to use a ECV to get around. I know I need to accept the fact but it's hard.
In my every at life I don't use a wheel chair because I can limit the amount of walking I do and if I'm having a bad day I can take it easy. I have Rheumatoid Arthritus and even though I can walk for a good couple of hours there is no way I could walk for an entire day around Disney.
Plus when you are at Disney and you park the ECV and walk to a regular seat or get up to stretch your legs you get those looks or comments from other people that don't see you as having a disability.
Hubby tells me to be sensible and just use the ECV because if I did over do it on my feet I really wouldn't be able to walk at all. The first time I ever went to Disney I refused to be in a wheel chair and walked around for most of the day even though my feet really hurt and by the end of the day I couldn't walk at all. I couldn't even make it from my bed to the bathroom without being carried.
I'm sure others that don't have an obvious disability or can do normal activities for a couple of hours before feeling tired or being in pain must feel funny about having to be in a wheelchair or ECV.
I suppose I'll get over it and make sure my 3 boys have a great time, DS10, DS6, and DS2.
Thanks for listening,
Anita
HI, I am also new to the EVC world. We have been to disney going on 6 times in the last 3 yrs.. I always ignored my back pain thinking it was from my knees.. In 08 I played womens tackle football and had my knee taken out.. I had my ACL replaced and 2 months later walked threw disney in pain . The last day , day 9, i let my kids get me a wheelchair for EPCOT. There are plenty of times i wished I had gotten a EVC but felt un easy. This past yr I have been having considerable pain in my back and I have burcistuis in my hips and arthritis in my knee.. Last week I had my first Sinvisc shot in my knee, and april 8th a week before we leave I am recieving my first set of Facet injections, I finally told my hubby that i was getting a EVC and he siad finally...lol... I have always been a very active person , I was a firefighter for 15 yrs, I played womens football. My son told me i was a guy trapped in a female body.. I am pooh sized now since i have not been able to exercise but It is to the point i have trouble sitting in my chair at work and walking. I am having problems excepting this but i know I will enjoy Disney so much more than I have in the past. Besides the people that I plan to meet there anyway I really don't care what anyone thinks... Does anyone have any special advice for me about where and how to get around? I have prefered sports for 4 nights and AKL for 4 nights... thanks for listening to me....
DH, DD (5) and I are going in May for the first time. Staying at Contemporary and getting an offsite ECV.
I'm 40 with fibromyalgia. I look healthy and expect "the looks". (I get them w/ my handicap car sticker too). Oh well. I can barely walk around my house lately w/o pain.
Can dd sit/ride on it with me if she wants? Wondering if we need a stroller for her too. DH will have to walk
Will I need to get one of those disability type bracelets (GAC card?)
Does being on an ECV affect line waits or FastPass or anything?
I can take the ECV on the Monorail, right?
We're mainly doing MK. Epcot 1/2 a day. DHS 1 day. I have to still figure out our rest breaks.
DH, DD (5) and I are going in May for the first time. Staying at Contemporary and getting an offsite ECV.
I'm 40 with fibromyalgia. I look healthy and expect "the looks". (I get them w/ my handicap car sticker too). Oh well. I can barely walk around my house lately w/o pain.
Can dd sit/ride on it with me if she wants? Wondering if we need a stroller for her too. DH will have to walk
Will I need to get one of those disability type bracelets (GAC card?)
Does being on an ECV affect line waits or FastPass or anything?
I can take the ECV on the Monorail, right?
We're mainly doing MK. Epcot 1/2 a day. DHS 1 day. I have to still figure out our rest breaks.
Thanks!! I can walk, just not too much. (it's a cumulative thing for me)
IF I didn't rent an ECV(outside source) while in WDW I could not go. ... When I told my daughter how we will get on the rides quickly she said well I will feel guilty.
I'm sure if you've been reading around here, you've already figured this out, but just to make sure - rent your ECV from an off-site vendor. That way you don't have to depend on getting to a park in time to get one, and you'll have it to get to and from the busses. I've always used Walker Mobility, and they've always been great. One time my scooter died in the one of the parks, and they were there in under and hour with a new one. Their batteries seem to last forever, too. I've used their scooters for 16+ hours and it seems that the needle showing the charge level barely moves. I'm sure the scooters from other companies are probably just as good; I just don't have any experience with them.... My son told me i was a guy trapped in a female body.. I am pooh sized now since i have not been able to exercise but It is to the point i have trouble sitting in my chair at work and walking. I am having problems excepting this but i know I will enjoy Disney so much more than I have in the past... Does anyone have any special advice for me about where and how to get around?
Amen about parking them on the busses! And of course, I'm already self-conscious because of the people waiting to get on the bus. Some bus drivers are terrific about loading the EVCs, though, and that really helps!...The hardest thing to do is parking them on the bus, so the more familiar you are with them the better...Most important... ENJOY YOURSELF!
I'm sure if you've been reading around here, you've already figured this out, but just to make sure - rent your ECV from an off-site vendor. That way you don't have to depend on getting to a park in time to get one, and you'll have it to get to and from the busses. I've always used Walker Mobility, and they've always been great. One time my scooter died in the one of the parks, and they were there in under and hour with a new one. Their batteries seem to last forever, too. I've used their scooters for 16+ hours and it seems that the needle showing the charge level barely moves. I'm sure the scooters from other companies are probably just as good; I just don't have any experience with them.
Oh, and as a PS - I've always thought I was a gay man trapped in a woman's body! I wasn't a tomboy - I always like hanging with my gay male friends, LOL!
Hi have rented one for the whole trip threw Randys mobility.. They were very nice over the phone. I get in late monday , so they said to call monday night when i get my room # and the guy will be out at 8 am at my room with the EVC... I have used the ones in the stores on and off do to my knee surgerys and more recently cause i had done to much one day ...lol...