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This kind of awkward in a way. I have
tried it in a twin bed, a hospital bed, a regular size bed, and a queen-size
bed. I have only been able to accomplish the feat in a regular size bed
and a queen-size bed. A twin size bed and a hospital bed don't allow me
enough room to maneuver.
When I am in the bed, and I am lying on my right
side and my chair is behind me, I extend my right arm as straight as I can get
it with the use of my left arm since I have no triceps in my right arm, to help
lift my upper torso while using my left arm to hook under my left leg for
support and balance. While pulling up on my leg, I slowly inch my way up
with my right arm until I am sitting upright in the bed. I then uncross my
legs and and and slow methodical increments I push down on the mattress and
slowly slide my rear end toward the chair. For every 4 in. that I move my
rear end I then lean forward to advance my legs to the left of my torso toward
the chair also. If you are on an air mattress or a waterbed, forget
it. My arms are very short but I try to exercise my shoulders as much as
possible with wrist weights and doing push-ups in bed while lying prone. I
have learned to turn myself from lying on my right side to flipping over to lie
on my left side or to flip totally over and lie prone. I sometimes lie on
my back but without my bed ladder I am just like a turtle on his
back.
Once I scoot over close enough to the chair
after removing the sliding board from the chair, I lean to the right and slide
the board under my left hip. And then push down on the mattress and
continue sliding into the chair. Contrary to what they try to teach me in
rehabilitation, I leave the footrest in position on the chair. I slide most
of my butt into the chair first and then I pull my legs one at a time onto the
footrest. I then strap my safety belt on and roll my chair over to my
oblong trash can where I keep my armrest upright in order to not have to pick it
up off the floor. Just make sure you leave your armrest somewhere where it
is easy for you to get. I make sure that I leave the board on the bed
where I can reach it in order for me to reverse the process to get back into
bed. I do this unassisted and am confident enough to perform this one I am
alone at home.
The first time that I attempted this with
assistance on standby it took me approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end
to get into the chair. But I was so happy and it was worth every minute of
it. If I am lying on my right side it takes me approximately 10 to 15
minutes to get into the chair if I am lying on my right side were my triceps are
better, it takes me approximately five to 10 minutes to get into the
chair. Leaving the chair and getting into bed takes sometime less than
five minutes. After I get into bed, and make sure I place the board in the
chair in the right position in case I need to get back up again. It is
very hard to explain however. I will try to get my daughter to record me
on a short video clip that I can send to you. It doesn't take as much
muscle as it sounds however it does take persistence and stamina.
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