Is a L-Z-Boy a useful piece of equipment after surgery?

Hahaha...maybe GFMPH!

A couple days or a week, not weeks. (Unless this is already your normal habit)

Yes, Yes, Yes!

I wish I had one when I had my daVinci surgery. I found it was very painful to try to lay down or get back up out of bed because you are using your abdominal muscles. Instead the first two nights I slept out in my Toyota Highlander parked in the garage. I found that to be very comfortable having electric leather bucket seats and handles to aid in getting in and out. It as very cold outside and I was snuggled up with several blankets. I told my wife if I had an emergency I would start beeping the horn. It was a nice solution to the problem, but a nice reclining lounge chair would be far nicer.

Yes made life easier.

Cajun Jeff

actually it's a medical requirement. Check with your insurance company and doctor, maybe you can them to buy you one.

That and a good cable connection, a video streaming service, DVDs and plenty of batteries for the remote...

:)
Andrew

Recliner makes the first few weeks much easier.

Sorry that I got a good chuckle out of your question. When you said "Lazy Boy" recliner, all I could think of was my grandfather's house (long gone).

Personally, my recommendation for focus post RP is more on getting up and out. Go for walks on day one when home, multiple times per day. Walk, and drink lots of water. Walk further every day. Walk, walk, walk. This should be the focus and objective of your recovery period. Sure, take a nap in between, but don't grow roots (like my grandfather did, hahaha. Also, if you go with the Lazy Boy, ask a trusted friend about whether your house starts smelling like grandpa's.)

I think I had one after my surgery. Definitely a "nice to have" item, but in my case not completely necessary. I slept in my bed, didn't roll over, put the night time collection bag inside a small plastic garbage can bedside, and got by all right. After a few days at home I was pretty mobile and not kicking back in the recliner all the time.

The biggest thing for me in terms of comfort was getting the danged catheter tube secured against my thigh. AS you can imagine, you don't want it tugging. My hospital gave me this ridiculous little adhesive pads with velcro that wouldn't stay on my leg. But after I complained they dug around and found a traditional catheter thigh strap that really increased my quality of life for the time I had the cath. Something like this: http://amzn.to/1yKhks8

At home, it was hard to sleep, that was the main annoyance. If you get a nice recliner that you can sleep in, that might help. Either way you'll get by.

I borrowed a neighbor's recliner for use after my surgery. I tried it once, and didn't find it any better than my bed.

-Gedman

Galileo ,
A couple of strips of duct tape and you can have the TV remote, telephone, and A/C control mounted right on the arm rests. That gives you Viewscreen, communicator and climate control without going through Mr. Sulu! ("Captain, Do you really think you should be watching that?")

In case someone is still reading this and taking my recommendation seriously, form a small vertical loop of the tubing near the sump pump to as a gravity check valve to reduce bacterial intrusion. It will act like the "U" shaped trap on your toilet and sink.

lapilot - I can't wait to see your face in the next Toyota Highlander 1st person ad. "And the seats are washable!"

Jeff

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Other uses! Now you tell me - when it's too late. Thanks a lot Pal! ;-)

Jeff