Thanks for the input-we can borrow one but it is and hour and half drive to get it one way-so unless my husband REALLY wants it I won't push getting it.
exspeically if he is only using it for a few days.
Hard to believe his surgery will be in 2.5 weeks!
Thanks again for your help!
Colleen
I didn't have a recliner, but what I did was use the cushions from my loveseat and put them on the sofa to make it taller. That helped a lot. Also a huge help that I had which was very inexpensive was a handicapped toilet seat. It raised the seat about 4 or 5 inches which helped getting on and off the toilet. It only cost about $20 and I found it at a medical supply store. I have also seen some pharmacies with them. Best $20 I ever spent.
Ladies, I'm a lurker here but would like to offer a suggestion. In the town where I live there is a local group, "The Female Charitable Society" (the group is over 125 yrs old ... hence the name.) that lends all kinds of medical aids, from crutches to beds and even patient hoists, to local residents at no charge. They take monetary donations gracefully but do not ask that you pay anything. We've borrowed wheel chairs and bathroom aids when we've had elderly guests and crutches for broken legs. You might want to contact your local ambulance corp. or fire department to see if there is something like this where you live. It might make the few days after surgery easier.
recliner with recovery?
