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[stephy]

so like, i'll have to have a hospital bed of course once i go home. how would we go about if he's wanting to sleep in the bed w/me???

[Angel of Ten + yrs]

stephy, on Jul 4 2009, 10:17 PM, said:

so like, i'll have to have a hospital bed of course once i go home. how would we go about if he's wanting to sleep in the bed w/me???

Why do you have to have a hospital bed? Have you had any Occupational Therapy?? My husband is a T5 and we have always slept in a Queen bed. Do you know this for sure or are you assuming you will need a hospital bed?
Do you have arm function??

Edited by Angel of Ten + yrs, 05 July 2009 - 03:04 AM.

[qbounce]

I'm in a regular king bed. All I did was get rid of the box spring matress to lower the bed to wc height, and added a memory foam cover. You can buy a foam cover at most department stores that sell bedding sheets and comforters.

Edited by qbounce, 05 July 2009 - 04:20 PM.

[CollegeGirl]

qbounce, on Jul 5 2009, 11:12 AM, said:

I'm in a regular king bed. All I did was get rid of the box spring matress to lower the bed to wc height, and added a memory foam cover. You can buy a foam cover at most department stores that sell bedding sheets and comforters.

My boyfriend and I talked about beds for future use. I think this is interesting. I'll definately have to remember this for future use!

[gordonr]

My bed is a queen. Shared for twenty years with my spouse.

I also have no box spring. I have a quality latex mattress directly laid on a two-by-four and plywood frame. This is a very firm and solid arrangement. It is easy to move around on and do transfers.

The main point is to do what you have to do to get the bed to the best height for your purposes.

The one thing about a hospital bed is that you can have a grab bar rigged, to help you pull yourself up. I functionned for a long, long time without one. But at one point my shoulder was stopping me from doing transfers by pushing, so I put a bar, right across the bed from one wall to the other (it is not easy to get a solid bar attached only from the ceiling). Using this bar I could transfer by chinning, which is pulling rather than pushing into the bed. I eventually healed the shoulder, but I kept the bar because it is so useful. Looks odd, but works.

Best,

Gordon

[maxiboy]

When I stay at my boyfriend's place, we sleep in his double bed. I suppose it is like a hospital bed, with all the electrics, but it looks like a regular bed with a nice wood frame. He uses a Tempurer mattress which is so much more comfortable then my sprung one.

[stephy]

Angel of Ten + yrs, on Jul 5 2009, 03:01 AM, said:

stephy, on Jul 4 2009, 10:17 PM, said:

so like, i'll have to have a hospital bed of course once i go home. how would we go about if he's wanting to sleep in the bed w/me???

Why do you have to have a hospital bed? Have you had any Occupational Therapy?? My husband is a T5 and we have always slept in a Queen bed. Do you know this for sure or are you assuming you will need a hospital bed?
Do you have arm function??

i do have arm function..and im still in the nursing facility now..and i cant sit up on my own..i have to elevate the head of bed to grab my legs & do my bed mobility on my own..yes i have OT & still am at the time. ill ask again my ot if i'll for sure need a hospital bed. does ur bed level w/his WC to transfer into ok??

[cowgirl]

[size=5][/size] Hi, you are just starting out a life where you just have to do things different is all. You will look back many times and see how much stronger you have become, you will be able to do things you could not do before, so keep trying them.

I would hope he, (I assume your husband or other half) would want to sleep with you, snuggle, massage your neck or what you feel that is good. If you need more room because you are still healing and need the room, have him scoot over some. When you have healed and are stronger, I hope you are somewhere that has good, positive thereapy and teaches you the ability to be as independent as possible, but as you gain more strength back and maintain exercises to keep you limber, you should enjoy whatever sexual activities you will both enjoy and experiment with.

Life can be great, even with a spinal injury.

I had a kingsize regular bed, it happen to have a decorative iron top rail all around the top, I added a strap to it so I could use it if needed. I now have a remote control bed that I can raise the top or foot part of the bed (great for any foot swelling). It was an investment I made that I am so glad I did, it is such a comfortable bed. I use pillows to pad myself off at night to prevent any skin breakdowns, and now I only change the direction I sleep each night, not several times each night.

Anyway, enjoy all the good things, it sounds like a blessing to have your husband with you. My soul mate and love was killed in the accident we were in 6 years ago.

I have had a relationship with a man about 2 years ago for a year, until he ended up in trouble and I had to ask him to leave. But we had a good sexual relationship, just get creative. I tend to run on, and on - sorry, Good Luck to you!! Cowgirl

[newwife08]

My hubby and I sleep on a Queen size regular bed. Box spring and mattress. He bought a shorter frame, so the bed is the same height as his chair. Great for transferring.

He had back surgery in February 08 to add a metal rod to the lower quarter of his spine. This has greatly reduced his ability to bend and move, so his OT ordered a bar for him to use. It's mounted to a wooden platform that slips under the mattress of the bed and it has made rolling/repositioning super easy for him. We love the fact that it's not mounted to anything, so we can take it with when we go on vacations/stay in hotels.

[Texas Angel Ang]

When I first got home, being on a ventilator and still adjusting to the blood pressure stuff... I had a twin sized hospital bed with an air mattress. I hated it!

Somehow someway my mom got my insurance company to get me a queen size hospital bed with a Roho cushion for my side of the bed.

I still have it but I don't use it anymore because I have gotten stronger to where I don't need to be elevated before getting up. However, my mom does all the transferring, I still have the Roho cushion mattress on the regular queen size bed.


You'll get it figured out, it's all a learning process