Guest guest Posted September 24, 2002 Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 i use a ceiling track hoist which i find great. i have a sling around me, and you can get ones that support your head. the track on my bathroom ceiling goes from the toilet to the bath, so once the sling is on me i can go from my chair to the toilet, and then from the toilet straight into the bath. i know some people who have a bathroom adjoining their bedroom and so once the sling is under them can go from bed to toilet to bath and then into their chair. linda uk Lift > My lovely nursing agency informed us today that we HAVE TO purchase a lift to pick my heavy 53.2lb self up. Let me just say dat I’ve been w/ dis agency for almost 2 yrs, and I weighed appox 56lb when I started w/ dem. Well the story is, I hired this 25 yr old who wanted to smoke while on my shift, I SPECEFICALLY told this nurse dat the smell of smoke bothered me! Needless to say, she didn’t work out bc she was lazy and a habitual liar. So then she tells da agency how I have to get a tub bath everyday, which was a problem for her bc she can’t get me in and out of da tub. So now after all this time, I have to get a lift. Can these things support my neck? > > ~s, the unique princess~ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 Hi s, My son Danny (20 with sma2) has used a Hoyer Lift for years with a Hoyer sling. The lift he uses is the Hoyer Hydraulic Lift (Model C- HLA-2) and the Sling is a Padded U Sling Head Support. You can go to www.sunrisemedical.com to check em out. Danny has to have his head/neck supported and this sling works great for him. Also, the padded back is firm enough so that his back doesn't twist or bend uncomfortably. We like the hoyer lift instead of a ceiling track cuz it fits our lifestyle better...we take the hoyer lift on vacations, to our beach house, etc. He has a hospital bed and found that raising the head to a slightly reclined position works well when using the sling/lift into and out of his wheelchair. Down side is I don't know if this lift really works for baths cuz we have a roll-in shower with reclining shower chair. Guess the type you need depends on if you travel and what you need it for. Take care, > My lovely nursing agency informed us today that we HAVE TO purchase a lift to pick my heavy 53.2lb self up. Let me just say dat I’ve been w/ dis agency for almost 2 yrs, and I weighed appox 56lb when I started w/ dem. Well the story is, I hired this 25 yr old who wanted to smoke while on my shift, I SPECEFICALLY told this nurse dat the smell of smoke bothered me! Needless to say, she didn’t work out bc she was lazy and a habitual liar. So then she tells da agency how I have to get a tub bath everyday, which was a problem for her bc she can’t get me in and out of da tub. So now after all this time, I have to get a lift. Can these things support my neck? > > ~s, the unique princess~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 In a message dated Wed, 25 Sep 2002 7:41:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, ccoxcgc@... writes: > Guess the type you need depends > on if you travel and what you need it for. > Take care, > I only need it for da lazy ass NURSES! The agency says it's for workmans comp reasons, but I know a lot of nurses will claim workmans comp for like petty stuff. For instance, I accidently ran over my nurses toe w/ my electric chair, and she was saying she was gonna claim workmans comp, WHAT A JOKE! ~s, the unique princess~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 HAHA!! you ran over her toe! sweet!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Yes, it helps. Pshew, I was doing them correctly. I'm glad I have not been doing them wrong. I get to measure on Tuesday to see what my results are after a week. Oh boy! Thanks again!!! > Hi , > > Let's make sure that you're doing your LL's correctly. Blow through the > golden straw, take in a deep belly breath: you want your stomach to > expand as you're taking in your breath, hold it for a few counts, Pah it > out (slowly) without force. While you're " pahing " your stomach should be > starting to deflate so to speak. Hold your breath and do the lift: the > way that I explain the lift is you're lifting your guts up toward your > neck and flatten your stomach as flat as possible, now hold your breath > while doing the lifting and the flattening as long as you can. You may > feel a little tightening in your butt while your flattening your stomach. > > > When I do LL with other exercises I do a LL breath and while I'm holding > my breath I then do the exercise. This isn't the case when I walk just > when I do it with Pilates or other exercises. You could also do 10 LL > breaths then do the Callanetics tape and then do 10 more. Another idea is > do a whole LL breath then do a callanetic exercise do another LL breath > then do another callanetic exercise etc. etc. etc. > > Does this help? > Love, Liz > --- > On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:44:58 -0000 " yeeehaaawww " <yeeehaaawww@y...> > writes: > > I would think it would be hard to do the lift with some of the > > exercises. > > > > I need to make sure I'm doing the lift properly too. I can totally > > > > do it while I use my commuter CD in my car because I suck my stomach > > > > in and up toward the back of the seat, but other times I don't think > > > > I am. How do I know if I'm doing the lift properly? > > > > Thanks all > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Probably not, but your surgeon will know.GMCLADY98@... wrote: At the time of my BA I had a lift the type that just goes around nipple ...would I need another after explant ? I had small implants a C before Ba I had saggy B__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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