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Norwich, CT

Does anyone use special medical equipment due to Fibro? I use a cane sometimes, a walker, and a medical toilet seat which sits higher than the regular seat to prevent falling when I have vertigo.

September 14, 2016
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Members shared a wide variety of adaptive equipment and home modifications they use to manage fibromyalgia symptoms, with canes, walkers,... Read more

Members shared a wide variety of adaptive equipment and home modifications they use to manage fibromyalgia symptoms, with canes, walkers, shower stools, grab bars, raised toilet seats, and wheelchairs being the most commonly mentioned tools for mobility and fall prevention. Several members described creative home adaptations including kitchen counter seatings, rope assists on stairs, elastic bands on car seatbelts, long-handled shoehorns, and reachers to avoid bending, while also finding relief through TENS units, braces, and Epsom salt baths. A recurring theme was the balance between accepting needed support and wrestling with feelings of vanity or loss, as members navigated both the practical necessity of equipment and the emotional weight of needing it.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Handles to get I and out of the bath or to hold onto in the shower, handles on the wall in the kitchen to hold to while I lift the kettle so I don't fall backwards, a rope down the stairs because most times by the end of the night I'm on all fours and pulling my self up on the rope is easier to reach then a bannister that looks just so dang high at that point .... Long handled shoe horn because I hate having to slide my all stars on and off and on and off again to get them just right lol
So many little quirky things in my house Hun ... You're not alone x I have elastic bands on my cars seatbelts laced together to grab easier and they stay tucked away because they are rubber :) (tried other things first) x

September 14, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Canes are rubbish they out so much stress on the hands and wrists and provide no support to anywhere else, I too have pelvis issues and youMUST get a frame .... It allows you walk at your pace, to lean on one side whilst pushing against the other for a rest, the ones with the wheels on the front and feet on the back are the best they don't take so much strength to move .... Good luck Kenya

September 14, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

and a GREAT AMEN AND PRAISE BE TO GOD ! love peace ,joy and happiness !always michele

September 19, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I am suppose to use a cane and the sit down walker ! but i do not thank i can find friend that might lead to be a husband one day , with GOD BLESSINGS ! besides i feel to old to use them! vain i know ! just saying . love, peace, joy and prayers michele

September 15, 2016 (edited)
A MyFibroTeam Member

I also have back, neck, ankle, wrists, elbow and knee braces. I have a massager with heat that i love

September 15, 2016

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