Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Better late than never...Found it in my drafts folder. A few years ago I got two tub rails and a bath chair. One is an L-shaped one for the wall and the other is one for the side of the tub. I find I really need both to pull myself up. The chair, I just take in and out of the shower. The seat was inexpensive and came from Sears. The two rails came from a home health care centre and were about $50 each. The only thing you have to watch is if you get one that screws on to the side of the tub that it has to be kept tighlty fastened on because one end can pop up if you have to pull hard on it. The two keeps you from pulling yourself sideways just trying to use one. I had a tub bed out on trial and found it displaced so much water and took up enough space in the bottom of the tub that there wasn't much water on me. Since one of the main things I use the tub for is to soak my aching joints, this really didn't work. Maybe if someone has a really deep tub. I got a raised toilet seat that my OT recommended. It is a 1 1/2 inch raised ones. The highest raised one made my back hurt as soon as I sat down. I remember it being called a Savannah style raised seat. I would advise you check on the heights and try them first. I found if I sat on a high one, like is used for people with total hip replacements, that I couldn't " go " . I would sit there and sit there! I used to work as a nurse and on Ortho a fair bit. I thought this was the only size until my OT told me otherwise so it is worth looking around. I think you can get one that is even less raised than mine. Only problem is you can't get the toilet seat top down with the seat there. Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 In a message dated 8/30/2004 6:06:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, whuzzy@... writes: I got a raised toilet seat that my OT recommended. It is a 1 1/2 inch raised ones. The highest raised one made my back hurt as soon as I sat down. I remember it being called a Savannah style raised seat. I would advise you check on the heights and try them first. I found if I sat on a high one, like is used for people with total hip replacements, that I couldn't " go " . When we remodeled our bathrooms last year, we ran around the home stores sitting on different models ....and ended up with chair-height toilets. I'm wondering if they will be OK for me still after hip replacement, as most of the padded ones with the rails I've seen are muc taller....I'm very short & couldn't even begin to cope with them, LOL! Liza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Thanks! My dad put my rail in a couple of days ago. Although I have not, thankfully, had to pull hard on it I know my dad is aware that this might happen and screwed it in really tightly. Thanks for the additional information! Debbi AKA: jetskideb SoCal EDS'er Tub bars Better late than never...Found it in my drafts folder. A few years ago I got two tub rails and a bath chair. One is an L-shaped one for the wall and the other is one for the side of the tub. I find I really need both to pull myself up. The chair, I just take in and out of the shower. The seat was inexpensive and came from Sears. The two rails came from a home health care centre and were about $50 each. The only thing you have to watch is if you get one that screws on to the side of the tub that it has to be kept tighlty fastened on because one end can pop up if you have to pull hard on it. The two keeps you from pulling yourself sideways just trying to use one. I had a tub bed out on trial and found it displaced so much water and took up enough space in the bottom of the tub that there wasn't much water on me. Since one of the main things I use the tub for is to soak my aching joints, this really didn't work. Maybe if someone has a really deep tub. I got a raised toilet seat that my OT recommended. It is a 1 1/2 inch raised ones. The highest raised one made my back hurt as soon as I sat down. I remember it being called a Savannah style raised seat. I would advise you check on the heights and try them first. I found if I sat on a high one, like is used for people with total hip replacements, that I couldn't " go " . I would sit there and sit there! I used to work as a nurse and on Ortho a fair bit. I thought this was the only size until my OT told me otherwise so it is worth looking around. I think you can get one that is even less raised than mine. Only problem is you can't get the toilet seat top down with the seat there. Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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