toileting

I may be going for tracheotomy and the ventilator next week. the bipap that I'm using gets unplugged rather easily -- both the electrical power and the air hosing -- I am hoping the ventilator will be much more robust. I've got some international traveling that I would like to do. I want to...

It has been some time since I have written in. The fall has brought on may changes for Mom.At the beginning of September, she went for her PEG surgery. I don't know if she had a chance to ever fully recover from the procedure, anesthetic, hospital stay and bladder infection that followed. She...

I need some travel advice/tip from the more seasoned travelers. I plan to go to India in Nov 2009 to beat the winter and meet family and friends while I am there. I plan to get back in Feb/Mar 2010. Now here is my problem, I am completely wheelchair bound and cannot stand on my own. The trip...

Sit to stand lift- (similar to this pic- http://www.phc-online.com/Stand_Up_Lift_p/invacare_rps350-1.htm) This was a lifesaver for our family. If we had it sooner we could have prevent a serious back injury to one caregiver. Allows easy transfers to wheelchair, reclining chair or toilet (works...

I have a Quantum 6000z power wheelchair that is about 5 months old, however only used 3 months. It has electric hand controls and also the rear joystick for the caregiver to control from the back of the chair. POWER TILTING & RECLINING SEAT & LEGRESTS with an additional rear joystick that is...

Choosing a wheelchair is a major decision. Making the right choices is essential in determining your long term happiness with your chair as well as factors like comfort,maneuverability,dependability and long term usefulness. In my experience most prosthetic people are not educated about the...

My hands are almost useless now but thanks to an amazing product I am still able to completely take care of my own toileting (as long as I get help with some of my clothing). It's called a Toto Washlet. I'm not going into detail here cause it is such a personal topic but one thing I will say...

My mom has advanced ALS and I have learned that things can always get worse. I am not my mom's primary caregiver, in fact I don't do that much hands on stuff with her because I have a 3-year-old and a 9-month-old. I feed her when I'm around, buy her foods and drinks she likes, take care of phone...

We got a shower chair slide system (that slides over the bathtub side) on loan from our local MDA Assoc. It is made from PVC material. The detachable chair fits over the toilet also. Do other PALS use it for toileting ? Does that work well ? We are also planning on getting a Toto washlet...

I haven't been care giving all that long, I'm employed to do two hrs work along side another caregiver. Those two hours consist of toileting, bed bath, dressing and transporting to day bed in lounge, feeding through peg tube, and some days shampooing her hair. Sometimes it all goes so smoothly...