Guest guest Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Try Walgreens.com or cvs.com. Their stores carry them. Good luck Tami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Hi RA, Sammons Preston is a catalog of medical equipment that the OTs (I am an occupational therapist) and physical therapists in my office use. They are online but I'm not sure if you need to be a professional (license number) in order to purchase. When I go into work tomorrow, I will look for other catalogs that may be of help to you and offer equipment for purchase by civilians PS When you are in rehab, before you leave the hospital, the OT or PT staff will most likely work with you on any equipment you may need. You might want to check this out with the hospital or Dr. before you buy. Good Luck and good health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I hope the best for you, RA. My own comments on the reaching device would mirror the one you received about OT's during rehab, checking the hospital before you buy, etc. Don Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 RA, I had my hip replacement a little over two years ago now. The PT department provided me with the following equipment for home use before discharge: a reaching aid a device enabling me to put on my own socks without bending over a very long-handled shoehorn to enable me to slide on my shoes without bending over a very long handled bath scrubber so that I could wash my feet and legs without having to bend over and crutches (but within a week or so I was able to return to using my cane, and within 3 weeks I was walking unassisted.) What I do recommend you obtain on your own are: an elevated toilet seat and a bath chair or bench for your bath/shower. PT did not provide me with those, and I found them necessary. Luckily I had obtained both beforehand. Drei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 There is a device to help you put on your socks?? I would be interested in something like that!!! Mel <mommytojared@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 <<Mel <mommytojared@...> wrote: There is a device to help you put on your socks?? I would be interested in something like that!!!>> Yep. I don't know what the name of it is (and it certainly is odd looking; sort of like a plastic " half-pipe " with ropes attached to one end. You slide a sock over the opposite end, take a rope in each hand, and slide your foot into the deivce and sock, after which you gently pull on the ropes. The device slides out of the sock, and your foot stays in the sock), and I don't know where it might be obtained from, but as I said, when I was discharged from the hospital after my hip replacement, that was one of the items the PT sent home with me. " dreimutter1957 " <dreimutter1957@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 There is a catalog with items to help people with different medical needs. It is Dr. Leonards. This catalog has some of the coolest ideas to make life easier. My Grandmother used to get it and I would thumb through it just for fun before I had PA. http://personal-care.drleonards.com/Personal-Care/0800/products_page.cfm or http://tinyurl.com/6owad2 Specifically the Sock helper is under Support & Mobility/Canes and Helpers or at this link.: http://support-mobility.drleonards.com/Support-Mobility/Canes-Helpers/Deluxe-Soc\ k-and-Stocking-Aid/19657.cfm or http://tinyurl.com/2xapd3 " tweetygodess " <tweetygodess@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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