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Is Low Diastolic Blood Pressure common with Stage 3 or 4 CKD?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Nov 10 10:13am | Replies (160)Comment receiving replies
Julie, if he has any upper body strength, but the angle of grab bars is wrong, there is an device with overhead grab bag like a trapeze. Also, are you using a toilet seat riser - 3", 5", even 6". Also some have attached grab bars that might be easier to use.
Do you use a transfer belt when assisting him? It gives you different ways of helping him up. You both might benefit greatly from a home care safety assessment with some training. Couched in terms of "I need training on how to you safely at home," of course.
I applud you as you handle this situation so well!
Sue
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He has no strength except in his hands (grabs me a lot lol). He is 88 and I'm 81. I did get him set up with a walker and he actually used it the other day when we went to get our Covid-19 Booster and flu shot. He hardly made it home and we are only about a mile away from CVS. At least he could sit on it while waiting the short amount of time. We've tried all the different heights on the bars. I started looking into a riser seat (left a message with doctor's office regarding it but haven't heard back yet. Everything seems to go to voice mail and gets lost in cyber space. I'm not sure I would be up to using a transfer belt. Daughter Robin is fairly close and I'm supposed to call her immediately if I need help and neighbors have offered as well. Of course Robin is 62 but you would never guess it! Grandkids are about an hour drive away. He just never wants me to call for help. Hasn't been able to get out of a tub since 2014 - well I had to get him out and boy was that a production! We do have a bench and handheld shower head which he has consented to use part of the time.