Just wondering if any of you used a recliner to sleep in while you were recovering-Do you think it is helpful and why?

Thanks for your help as always
colleen

Yes I did. It was easier to get up and down out of the recliner than the bed.

Oh yes... I slept in my recliner for about 5 days or so... less strain on the stomach muscles getting up from lying flat. I would recommend it.

I didn't and did ok...wouldn't run out and spend a ton of money on it but if I had one already I would use it.

Angela

i didn't use a recliner - and came out fine!!!! honest!

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

Those few days can seem verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long if your in pain... JMHO

You can always use lots of pillows to prop him up on the bed or couch as well...just makes it easier and puts less strain on the tummy.

Also, some people have a higher tollerance to pain so he might not even need anything.

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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.

J-Ann

Very cool J-ann.... very cool !!!