Re: need tips on getting out of bed

[Guest guest]

Edith, I have for gotten which leg is your worse but I use my right leg to

drop and grab the mattress then I push up with my strong arm ( like Geo said)

and push my self up and reach for my walker. You probably sleep on the side of

the bed thats closet to the bathroom. Just using your arms is hard you need

at least one leg to drop down first then push up using your grab

bar..............Slippery nightgown works to but don't slip off

either!!.......Flora

[Guest guest]

Hi Edith is most of your problem getting from lying to sitting ?if your arms are

strong enough which ever one is strongest you need that under you .Get into a

semi fetal position so all your going to push up is your upper torso making sure

your knees are close enough to the edge of the bed so as you raise up your legs

can go out . If you lay on your strong arm you push up .I do this and i make

sure i have the back of my knees so they hang off the side of the bed when im up

..I sometimes have trouble turning over without alot of work .Were not as supple

as we once were .Somebody here once said they slithered out of bed backwards and

the worked for them LOL we are Masters of Make Do GEO need tips on getting out of bed

I'm finding it ever harder to get out of bed during the night for

the bathroom. I hate to wake my husband, but last night I had no

choice. I have a small rail that sits under the mattress and gives

me some leverage, but it isn't always enough. Does anyone have any

tips for getting up and out of bed? Thanks.

Edith

[Guest guest]

Hi Edith,

Don't know if you need help getting to a sitting position or help

getting on your feet.

We have an antique sewing machine across from the bed. Husband took a

3/4 " electrical conduit pipe, Welded 3 " pipe to it in 3 places to raise

it up for holding. The pipe is the length of the bed and fastens to the

sewing machine in 2 places and to the back of a chest at the head of the

bed using adjustable clamps, like C clamps, to hold in place. This lets

me pull up and walk down it to the walker, about 4 or 5 sideway steps.

I was having troube getting to sitting position a yr ago but can not sit

up by using elbow and swingng legs over sde. I actually think CoQ10 and

creatine has helped with that. For a time I could not turn over in bed

without having to hold to the spindles at the head of bed, but now I

turn over on my own.

If your bed is close to the wall, what about installing a couple of

" grab " bars?

Boy, how simple life used to be!!

Arlene

[Guest guest]

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Edith, We did something like Arlene. We started out with hand rails

on the wall to help navigate when she was walking. Then as things

got worse she would pull her Jazzi in and use it for pulling. Then

we bolted a hand hold to the bed as the bed platform is plywood with

a tempuric mattress. that lasted a while and then we found a chrome

micro wave stand with handles on each side (Big Lots) we used velcro

straps and anchored one side to the hand rails. this gave her hand

holds like a stair step. She would use the one on the bed to start

and get her elbow under her then grab the next one up, and as she

came up her feet lowered to floor from the fetal postion. We have

about 32 inches from bed side to the wall. This has worked out real

well. After she is up she transfers to the commode. We have the

commode on gliders so when she gets up she can move it back and get

to the Jazzi which she parks right behind the commode. ( also the

micro wave stand has shelves and lot of room to put all of her

essentials.) You just have to figure out what will work in your

situation. I won't get into ramps as every door has a different

highth. I've made about a dozen for house and van. Hope this will

help you and good luck.

Byron and in FL

In PLS-FRIENDS , riddlea@w... wrote:

> Hi Edith,

> Don't know if you need help getting to a sitting position or help

> getting on your feet.

> We have an antique sewing machine across from the bed. Husband

took a

> 3/4 " electrical conduit pipe, Welded 3 " pipe to it in 3 places to

raise

> it up for holding. The pipe is the length of the bed and fastens

to the

> sewing machine in 2 places and to the back of a chest at the head

of the

> bed using adjustable clamps, like C clamps, to hold in place. This

lets

> me pull up and walk down it to the walker, about 4 or 5 sideway

steps.

> I was having troube getting to sitting position a yr ago but can

not sit

> up by using elbow and swingng legs over sde. I actually think

CoQ10 and

> creatine has helped with that. For a time I could not turn over in

bed

> without having to hold to the spindles at the head of bed, but now

I

> turn over on my own.

> If your bed is close to the wall, what about installing a couple of

> " grab " bars?

> Boy, how simple life used to be!!

>

> Arlene