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The Wave Master posted...

I was worried about showering (As my place doesn't have a walk in shower, just a tub shower combination) and using the restroom, but I have new specialised equipment and a sliding board to transfer to the various places I need to go.

After my mother's surgery, we had a specialist home tech install metal support bars in our bathroom (they anchor them straight into the wall studs with braces to make sure that it will support full human weight) that she can use to get in and out of her tub. She basically has one vertical bar on the outside she can hold on to to get in and out, and then another horizontal bar across the back wall she can hold while in the tub/shower.

She also has a shower chair she can sit on while she's in the tub, and I installed a shower-head with a detachable nozzle she can pull off and basically angle at herself while sitting down, so she doesn't have to stand while showering.

Assuming you don't need anything too complex (or if you do you already have it, especially based on what you've already mentioned), but if not those might be things to consider looking into for yourself.

In her case we also installed a third metal support bar on the wall next to her toilet she could use to push herself up if she was having trouble standing without aid, and a booster seat sort of deal that raised her up so she didn't have to sit down as far to reach the toilet. She doesn't actually need most of this stuff now, but it was pretty much a necessity right after her surgery (and it's good to have in case she needs it again in the future).


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