Sommers16
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United States@leslie2548 - Welcome! Do you have a thread set up yet for your journey?
I've been intrigued by the zero gravity chairs after reading about them here too. I had never heard of them, so I Googled to see what they looked like. I haven't seen one in real life.
I think I'm going to just keep winging it. Your left THR is June 17- my left THR was May 17. We both share the "posterior" method. I have found getting comfortable sitting to be a challenge at times because you're literally trying to sit on the work that has been done. Sitting on a pliable ice gel packet helps. Ahhhh!
You'll have to see what works best for you and your needs. I'm still experimenting and making tweaks as I improve physically.
It can be a little Goldilocks feeling, as in "this is too hard, this is too soft, this feels about right."
For me, having something firm, but not hard, and also not too low, has been important. You want comfort, obviously, but not to be "swallowed up" in something mushy.
I have a bedside potty for emergencies, and you wouldn't think it, but a cushion on top of the closed seat isn't bad. This is where I often use my hip kit tools for dressing. Do you have a hip kit yet?
For longer sitting stretches, I have some pillows and a cushion in a living room chair. My friend elevated it for me by placing bed risers under the chair's legs. That makes both sitting down and getting up easier. For the back of the chair I have a thick wedge pillow. It not only provides good back support, but it reduces the length of the sitting area front to back by moving me closer to the seat's front edge. I don't know if I am describing it very well for you to get what I mean.
I just wanted to encourage you that you will figure it out. I like to prepare and plan, and many things I did pre-surgery I am grateful I did. But there are other things that you have to figure out and modify along the way.
I have to say I've used my grabber stick contraption a lot. Having a few pair of men's boxers was nice for undies as they were/are loose and soft. My incision drained a good bit initially, and I didn't care about it draining on those. Using some floral wire to attach a basket to my walker has been helpful to carry things around. I don't know where you are prep wise, but this site has some very helpful and practical checklists. Something as simple as having lip balm at the hospital really does help.
Wishing you the best!
I've been intrigued by the zero gravity chairs after reading about them here too. I had never heard of them, so I Googled to see what they looked like. I haven't seen one in real life.
I think I'm going to just keep winging it. Your left THR is June 17- my left THR was May 17. We both share the "posterior" method. I have found getting comfortable sitting to be a challenge at times because you're literally trying to sit on the work that has been done. Sitting on a pliable ice gel packet helps. Ahhhh!
You'll have to see what works best for you and your needs. I'm still experimenting and making tweaks as I improve physically.
It can be a little Goldilocks feeling, as in "this is too hard, this is too soft, this feels about right."
For me, having something firm, but not hard, and also not too low, has been important. You want comfort, obviously, but not to be "swallowed up" in something mushy.
I have a bedside potty for emergencies, and you wouldn't think it, but a cushion on top of the closed seat isn't bad. This is where I often use my hip kit tools for dressing. Do you have a hip kit yet?
For longer sitting stretches, I have some pillows and a cushion in a living room chair. My friend elevated it for me by placing bed risers under the chair's legs. That makes both sitting down and getting up easier. For the back of the chair I have a thick wedge pillow. It not only provides good back support, but it reduces the length of the sitting area front to back by moving me closer to the seat's front edge. I don't know if I am describing it very well for you to get what I mean.
I just wanted to encourage you that you will figure it out. I like to prepare and plan, and many things I did pre-surgery I am grateful I did. But there are other things that you have to figure out and modify along the way.
I have to say I've used my grabber stick contraption a lot. Having a few pair of men's boxers was nice for undies as they were/are loose and soft. My incision drained a good bit initially, and I didn't care about it draining on those. Using some floral wire to attach a basket to my walker has been helpful to carry things around. I don't know where you are prep wise, but this site has some very helpful and practical checklists. Something as simple as having lip balm at the hospital really does help.
Wishing you the best!
What I love about the zero gravity chair is that it provides just the perfect position for comfort and recovery. Plus I'm outside, altho it certainly could be used inside too. And nobody better sit in my spot! 
