anyone rent a "lift" chair after tummy tuck

Melissa M.
on 12/7/09 12:14 pm, edited 12/7/09 12:14 pm - Seabrook, TX
I rented a lift chair and it was a godsend!  You don't realize how helpful it is until you have one.  Sure I could have managed without one but it was wonderful having the chair lift you almost to an upright position.  You also don't have to get down low to sit either.  I slept in mine for 2 weeks as well.  I didn't need help getting in or out of it so that was nice. I'm all for making things as easy as possible!

I also shopped around for the lift recliner. There were more options in a medical supply store than at rentacenter.  I sat in all of them until I found the one that was the most comfortable for my height.  The other poster is right in that they don't all recline the same.  The one I got reclined almost to a lying down position.
BuckeyeSylvia
on 12/7/09 2:02 pm - Small Town, OH
I actually borrowed one for my TT this past Friday (dec 4). I have two other recliners in the house. To be honest, I don't like the lift chair and still sleep/sit on our older recliner. It's just more comfortable to me. The lift chair seemed to hurt my back for some reason. I also think that once I realized that the trick for me was to stay bent over and pivot out of the chair, I was good to go. Everyone's different though and I actually borrowed the chair based on high recommendations from lurking on this board.

I'm still sleeping in the recliner. It's just more comfortable...no pull like if I were laying down. Also, I'm a side sleeper and that's a no-no with these drains.

HW/SW/CW/GW    231/225/123/130-125
~Surgeon's Goal of Normal BMI reached at 6 months Post Op~
~Personal Goal Range achieved at less than 10 months Post Op~
 

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