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Leg lifter

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erika61265
erika61265

Do you purchase one? Solid you find it necessay? Thank you

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  • erika61265
    erika61265

    Posted

    I meant did you find it necessay? My RTHR is May 4th
  • sarah1996
    sarah1996 erika61265

    Posted

    I got this blue leg lifty thing from hospital but i do find it important. As i cannot yet lift my meg myself it means i can get myself into bed without having to wake my mam up like 6 times during the night. Well iv only just been able to start using it this last week but its incredibly important x
    • erika61265
      erika61265 sarah1996

      Posted

      Thank you Sarah. I am trying to get the last of my necessities. I need a leg lifter and an ice pack.
    • sarah1996
      sarah1996 erika61265

      Posted

      Where in the world are you? I assume the nhs give them out. Thats how i got mine
    • erika61265
      erika61265 sarah1996

      Posted

      Moline, Illinois USA they will only give me compression socks. I have to take my wallet and cane
    • sarah1996
      sarah1996 erika61265

      Posted

      Ahh yes then i assume you will have to pay. Such a shame, although cels idea sounded pretty good and if you have a scarf it will cost you nothing 😊
  • steve86482
    steve86482 erika61265

    Posted

    I just called my wife😀 To get in bed I put my good leg under the sore one and lifted the bad leg it did hurt for a few weeks.
  • CelsB
    CelsB erika61265

    Posted

    I did consider buying one but then tied a loop in a scarf and hung it by the bed just in case.  I didn't need to use it though.  

    Cels x

  • linda38528
    linda38528 erika61265

    Posted

    Hi Erika and welcome to the wonderful world of hippies. 

    I didn't know about leg lifters but improvised with a pashima when my husband was not around (similar to cels). 

    It also is very useful to have some loose underwear and sleep pants to lounge in this migth help accomodate swelling and the sore incision (I actually used my husband's flannel sleep pants with a t-shirt). 

    Good luck with everything. I wish you a skillful surgeon, sympathetic nurses who are not run off their feet and many caring family and friends to support you.

  • AnnieK
    AnnieK erika61265

    Posted

    I got one and it was a waste of money. It was too painful for me to use it. So for the first few weeks, I had to have my husband or sister help me get my legs lifted into bed for me.
    • erika61265
      erika61265 AnnieK

      Posted

      Sorry to hear that!! Hopefully you are better today!!! Thank you
    • joanne-1970
      joanne-1970 erika61265

      Posted

      Hi Erika

      I'm 12 days post op and I'm finding the leg lifter a huge help. Good luck for the 4th May

    • AnnieK
      AnnieK erika61265

      Posted

      Erika, my op was last July! I know many people have found them to be helpful. And I was able to use it a few times without too much pain, before I got a 4" thick mattress topper which made my bed higher, and for some reason that made it impossible for me to use the lifter. 
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