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linzh1974
linzh1974

good evening peeps! I'm slowly purchasing things to help me both pre and post op, I'm looking at grabbers at the moment, as most people on here use and recommend them, now ones I'm looking at come in different lengths! I'm 5'4" tall what sizes have people got? Thank you rolleyes

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  • dene32609
    dene32609 linzh1974

    Posted

    at pre accesment they asked me what i got the  physio.gave me mine ,i have had both knees done and hips and never used grabber or shoe horn you can get elastic laces for your shoes , if you do not like you cruchers when you go see your doc ask if you can have fisher cruchers they grip round the top of you arm and were you hold it is more comfortable to hold ,  , you can buy them from things from disability shops 
    • linnet2015
      linnet2015 dene32609

      Posted

      Hi dene

      i had never heard about elastic laces do they work well?

      Linnet 

    • dene32609
      dene32609 linnet2015

      Posted

      yes they work ok with them being elastic  you dont have to untie them a bit like a thik shearing elastic 
  • eileen64__UK
    eileen64__UK linzh1974

    Posted

    Hi Linzh

    Are you in the UK.....you shouldnt have to buy equipment.....well a lot of it anyway.

    I was given mine {dont know what size} by the hospital, along with, a chair for 6 weeks, toilet seat raiksers, trolley, thing to put socks on, long handled shoe horn, perch stool et cetc.

    Love

    Eileen  UK

  • mic71403
    mic71403 linzh1974

    Posted

    Hi Eileen,

    Well it guess it depend where in UK, which hospital trust:

    in Exeter my crutches free, raised loo seat free, but paid £12 total for grabber, shoe horn and sox putter on, sold by the hospital physio.

    All in all tho, I got seen a month after doctor referall to senior physio produced a strong letter requesting my op, and indeed an op I'd probably pay ?£8,000 for in USA, so not complaining....NHS is OK, very

    Mic

    x

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK mic71403

      Posted

      Hi Mic

      Thats awful

      I knew in other parts that you had to pay for things {eg: USA}

      I thought Occupational Therapist provided things free all over UK

      Like I said I'm in the North East.

      My secnd grabbermy husband saw at a car boot sale and decided to buy itcheesygrin  50p

      Like you say we are lucky having the NHS but I'm surprised about the charge...thats all

      Love

      Eileen

  • mic71403
    mic71403 linzh1974

    Posted

    is your grabber black and white, or (best) red and white, depending on football team!

    Mx

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK mic71403

      Posted

      Hi

      Thy are both yellow and black  wink

      Black and white would be the favourite if I had a choicecheesygrin

      Eileen

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