Trouble using scale

[Guest guest]

Yikes.

My son with CMTX has been trying to lose weight and really doing a

good job HOWEVER he is frustrated because he can't find a scale to use

to weigh himself... his lack of balance seems to mess up any scale he

has tried... and even the weight balance scale won't help him because

of his tremors... he can't set it.

Anyone have this problem and solve it?

His is getting frustrated and I don't blame him.

Thanks,

Barbara

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/9/2006 9:50:24 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

bsmith562001@... writes:

.... his lack of balance seems to mess up any scale he

has tried... and even the weight balance scale won't help him because

of his tremors... he can't set it.

I have a scale I bought at Walmart . It has a rough surface so I can feel

the bottom of it when I am standing. It is wide so I can stand comfortably. It

is digital. The numbers stay displayed long enough for me to read them. I

only have to stand kind of still while I count to 20. I count fast so about 10

seconds maybe 15 seconds. What helps the most is being able to feel the bottom

of the scale.

super-brite scale

Walmart

[Guest guest]

I can relate. MDA has a scale that wheelchairs and scooters can roll up on.

They weight the equipment first, then you and equipment. I have an appt. May

4th and hopefully can get weighed there. Also they have a chair than someone

can sit in, etc. If I could get up out of the chair, I could do it that way,

but I can't get up from a seat lower than 21 " off the ground.

ADA accessible restrooms here still have a low toilet with several grab bars

around, but who could get up that way, I sure can't. I have to be above and

feet dangle and come down on feet, then rise.

Anyone else have problems getting up out of a chair or toilet? I bet most of us

have this problem, as well as stepping up on anthing higher than 2 " like a

doctor's scale. Forget digital, you're never still enough for it to register,

really not accurate.

Donna B.

[Guest guest]

-My mom is in a wheelchair (she can stand somewhat) she goes to a

local nursign home to use their scales. you could look into that.

sorry about the lowercases. my hands are cold and it makes it harder

to type.

-- In , " bsmith562001 " <bsmith562001@...> wrote:

>

> Yikes.

>

> My son with CMTX has been trying to lose weight and really doing a

> good job HOWEVER he is frustrated because he can't find a scale to

use

> to weigh himself... his lack of balance seems to mess up any scale

he

> has tried... and even the weight balance scale won't help him

because

> of his tremors... he can't set it.

>

> Anyone have this problem and solve it?

>

> His is getting frustrated and I don't blame him.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Barbara

>

[Guest guest]

My GP has a scale set up is an alcove narrow enough that I can get on

the scale and balance myself using my arms against the walls. I usually

involves fingering all three walls. After I get reasonable balance I

remove my arms and the electronic scale quickly grabs my weight.

I also have Meniere's disease so my balance really skewed!

Larry

>

> Yikes.

>

> My son with CMTX has been trying to lose weight and really doing a

> good job HOWEVER he is frustrated because he can't find a scale to use

> to weigh himself... his lack of balance seems to mess up any scale he

> has tried... and even the weight balance scale won't help him because

> of his tremors... he can't set it.

>

> Anyone have this problem and solve it?

>

> His is getting frustrated and I don't blame him.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Barbara

>

[Guest guest]

i can relate! i too like to sit with my feet dangling so i can just stand.

Sometimes while sitting, i try to turnaround and hold onto the back of the

toilet to get better leverage to stand when i am not home. We have a digital

scale at home that registers in probably less than 3 seconds, which is all i can

do before i lose my balance. i first tap it for it to turn on and than stand on

it and it registers fairly quickly. i will check out the brand and email again.

jackie