Just bought a shower bench with cut out and my son can't get comfortable on it. It is a Carex. He is 6' 3" and 215 lbs. Maybe this bench is too small or something. Does anyone use one of these benches and what kind?
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I don't know what kind you are talking about but I use a shower bench with a cut out and I turned it around so the toilet is backwards so I can get to my butt.
Mary
You would have to tell me the kind you are talking about.
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Mary,
I did the same thing with my seat. I turn the "U" backwards so that I have better access to my backside and my leg doesn't flop into the void when I transfer.My blog: Living Life at Butt Level
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Carex is the brand of the chair she mentioned...It's actually made by Rubbermaid...I'm not familiar with the one that has a cut-out however...Originally posted by maryonwheels46'Chelle
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Is this the one you have?
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Yes, That's it. I took it back yesterday. My son struggles to wash his private area with the bench he has been using for the past year. He has a lot a spasticity that makes it hard for him to spread those legs open and wash and rinse etc. We thought one with a cut out would work - but he said it was too uncomfortable to sit on.
Any help would be great.Comment
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The higher my feet are the more my knees seperate.
can you put his feet on a foot stool? I actually have two rubbermaid footstools stacked on top of each other but I'm only 5'3.
I know that you can buy smaller foot stools that he might be able to use.
Hope that helpsShannon
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Shannon-
I never heard of the foot stool trick- I will have him try it tomorrow.
Thanks for the idea!!
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That is the same kind of chair that I use. I don't have as much trouble because I'm only 5'4 so I have more room.
Hey the foot stool thing is a great idea. Yes turning the seat around was a great idea because my legs would slip into the slot.
MaryI want to Rock you Gypsy soul and together we will flow into the Mystic.
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Now that I've seen the picture, that's the same bench I was sent home with. I didn't experience any discomfort from it except at first my leg would fall into the trough and I wasn't strong enough to pick myself up high enough to get out of it. I'll have to remember the footstool thing...My blog: Living Life at Butt Level
Ignite Phoenix #9 - Wheelchairs and Wisdom: Living Life at Butt Level
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
Dawna Markova Author of Open Mind.Comment
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I use a regular padded bench. I took the backrest off it to give me a little more in a 30x32 inch shower stall. I am 6'3" and a lot more than 215.Comment
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KevinH, did you notice that this post is 12 years old? Most of the people above are no longer on our forums.
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Missed that part about it being 12 years old! LOLComment
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Since I posted here and could find it again easily. Here is a heavy duty sliding seat shower bench that I found.
https://www.amazon.com/EagleHealth-S...SIN=B001KNNWYW
It also has a padded version.Comment
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I?ve been use active aid shower/ commode chairs,nice padded back & armrests.the seat is padded,no seams,hold up well.
rolls easy,8? front casters and 24? back wheel..you can get it with four 8? casters as well.
most of these chairs aren?t very comfortable.
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