Déjà vu- I had a shower chair years ago that the seat cracked on. We added padding and duct tape to it (and at the time I had a dry crack of skin on my butt,) not a good idea, the rigged up seat held moisture and bacteria, it led to an infection that eventually turned into osteomyelitis. Now I have a Guardian shower/commode chair. The seat that came with the chair (about six years ago) had a wood base and it was wider than the padding, so eventually I would bottom out onto the wood base. I took my seat to a local upholstery place and they added more padding and recovered it so I wouldn't bottom out to the wood base. However- it wasn't the best for my skin because my skin would get red (the redness would go away,) but over the years it has left me with leathery like patches. The re-fabricated seat finally gave out about five months ago and I had a new cushion made. The old seat was totally shot- so they made a new one. The new seat hasn't been working very good, it has high and low spots, so I do not sit straight on the chair. I too am looking to find a new seat for my shower/commode chair. I believe Sunrise makes Guardian? I hope they have revamped the original seat that came with my chair. Tim c5-c6 www.geocities.com/onemofortom www.whoopiekatjewelry.com
----- Original Message ---- From: kaye allard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:44:02 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] shower commode seat I hope this isn't a repeat of someone else's question. I have a shower/commode chair that used to have a very soft cushy seat. The problem with that one was that the lining would crack and expose the wood underneath. Now Invacare has discontinued that replacement seat with one that is harder. It is too firm, but made so that the cracking problem does not occur, I suppose. Have you guys come across this, and how do you deal with a compromise? I have been duct taping a thick piece of foam, cut in the shape of the seat. Still not as perfect as I would like it to be. I think it is still a little too firm. Plus, I have get someone else to do the duct taping which encourages my tendancy toward procrastination. -k -- Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine. -Henry Miller ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
