I feel bad having a non art post that isn't a reblog but I feel like I need to rant/explain some stuff for my small followers and incase my blog gets bigger!
So I'm physically disabled and am diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, and anxiety, I use crutches and a wheelchair part-time and they help for the most part but I still experience pain because of them and honestly sometimes think I'd be better off without them. (I wouldn't just to clarify, I'm in even worse pain the next day when I think I'm okay for a few hours and don't use my aids.
I've only just realised that using my crutches alleviates my back pain quite well, but because of the shoes I wear for either euphoria or better balance my feet get sore VERY easily, and if I'm not wearing platforms my left calf which I have issues with gets sore alot quicker. My crutches also have hard plastic handles instead of softer plastic like my walking stick (which is now retired for the most part unless I need to stand while using my wheelchair) so my hands get sore very easily.
Having suspected POTS also means that it's not a good idea to use my crutches on a flare up day/week, which is a pain because I go to an inaccessible school.
Now the problem with my wheelchair is that it's second hand. My wheels are fucked and are currently mostly flat because of a presumable slow leak of the tubes, the push bars/hand rails?? (or whatever they're called) are scuffed up and leave my hands, but mostly my thumb raw and sore after self propelling for longer than a half hour. Because my chair is second hand it's not a custom wheelchair, the cushion I have is cheap and does nothing to alleviate hip pain or pins and needles in my butt when sitting too long. The back rest is fabric with padding and does nothing to help my back pain and actually makes it worse most times.
Before anyone asks (I doubt anyone will- I barely have many followers) I am in the process of getting a custom wheelchair, but I don't have the funds to pay for a 3k wheelchair so I need to get a medical professional who knows about my back and leg issues more in depth, my GP, and an occupational therapist which I currently DONT HAVE (frustratingly) to sign off and recommend me to actually have a wheelchair for my funding to be allocated to actually be able to buy the custom wheelchair that suits my needs.
I might make another post at some point that's more in depth and less of a rant, but I'm exhausted atm and honestly just needed to get this out lol
Thanks for coming to my angry rant
