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Wet floors, slippery lotions/shampoos/body washes/soaps, height differences, and temperature changes make for a very dangerous room. I would venture to say that amputees actually take more baths than people with all of their limbs, especially we who have lower extremity limb loss. This is due to a number of factors, including: Personally, I take a bath almost every night when it starts to get cold outside (November-March normally), and I do it because I really enjoy the “me” time for relaxing, and it’s just so warm and cozy. I also take a bath or sit on the edge of the bathtub to shave my leg (yes, just the one leg!). I’ve never used a video before, but there’s a first time for everything. This is how I safely maneuver getting into and out of the bathtub in my own house, in my bathtub, using my grab bar as an adaptive tool. Everybody’s set up is different, but I figured that a visual would help understand the safety aspect a bit better!That’s the biggest thing I think I could show you from this video.
Notice how slowly I’m moving, and this tub is bone dry. It’s worth it to take that extra second to make sure you have your balance before moving on to the next step. In that second video, notice how I didn’t actually lift my residual limb off the tub floor until I regained my balance from sitting on the tub. I also made sure I held onto the grab bar, and used it a lot to get out of the tub until I put my foot on the floor and swung my residual limb over, and that’s when I transferred my hand from the grab bar to the tub edge. What I’m going to do next is break it down into levels of amputations. There are, of course, a ton of differences between body types, limb differences, combinations of limb differences, and bathtubs. But I’m going to try my best to nail the ones who have the hardest time getting into and out of the bathtub safely and efficiently, and with as little equipment possible! The following are all acceptable ways of entering a bathtub safely: Exiting a bathtub is an entirely different story.
I do it by drying off the tub edge against the wall, swinging my legs over the tub edge, and using my arms to push myself up and out of the tub. I’ve also knelt to get out of the bathtub, and I’ve stood up to use the grab bar if I was going to shower. There’s loads of different ways, and you have to find the one that works for you best, but REMEMBER: The equipment listed below is some of the equipment that could be very useful, depending on your level of amputation or limb difference. As you can see, I use a grab bar and non-slip strips to help me safely enter and exit the bathtub, as well as for when I shower. Grab bars help to keep you safe getting into and out of the bathtub, as well as while you’re in the bathtub. These can be drilled directly into the wall, use suction cups (less sturdy and not so great for putting a lot of weight on them), or can be other, bathtub-specific grab bars that help you to be safe. All of these are easily found on Amazon or other website, in Lowe’s/Home Depot, or in medical supply stores.
Getting in and out is the hardest part of taking a bath when you’re missing limbs, and if you’re knees aren’t up to being able to kneel on a porcelain or plastic surface or help you lift yourself up and over the tub edge, then kneeling pads or a safety step could be your best friend. Kneeling pads takes the edge off your knees when you’re outside of the tub preparing to go in, and could also be used for bilateral or unilateral above knee amputees to increase comfort instead of standing directly on their residual limbs, or having to go in with prostheses on. These are actually made with parents in mind, so if you’re an amputee with kids, it’s double handy for you! A bath safety step is helpful for amputees who don’t feel safe sitting on a tub edge to don or doff their prosthesis, or who are bilateral below knee amputees and need somewhere comfortable to kneel that maybe isn’t as far of a drop as a bath kneeler it. They can come with or without a grab bar, which is a help as well!
Bath mats or adhesive stickers are, of course, things that every single bathtub should have if they’re not inherently made with some crazy awesome material (but let’s face it — most are not). Below are an example of each! Bath mats are easy to use and install, but can get dirty quickly and are hard to use if you want to take a bath and have to take it out each time to do so. Some people can get away with that, but my husband sheds worse than our goldendoodle, and that’s definitely not an option for me unfortunately! Adhesive stickers are what I have in my tub! The only advice I have for these is please please please make sure that your tub is completely and utterly clean and bone dry before placing these on, and ensure that you’re leaving them on without getting them wet for at least the time on the packaging, more if you can allow it. We started out with 8 strips…it’s just about time to put down some new ones! To wash our hair in the bathtub, we need to rinse it, which can be really difficult in the sudsy, bubbly, or dirty tub water.
We also need to make sure that we’re washing our nubs, because those get super yucky stuck in those liners all day long! Below are some great tools to help you actually rinse out your hair and wash your body. A spout cover is a great way to be able to stick your head directly underneath the faucet while it’s on to wash your hair, because it doesn’t allow as much splashing and it’s a much more controlled flow. There are also spout covers that guide the water out more, allowing you to lean back less to get your hair washed. These can be transferred to the sink as well if you ever need to wash your hair in the sink. A shampoo rinse cup is a fantastic way to rinse your hair safely, and you can use it to pour water over your hair using the tub water or the water from the faucet. A handheld showerhead is a solid go-to when using a tub to shower, or using a shower chair. I always switch my shower heads out for hand held shower heads if they’re not already, and it saves us a lot of time and effort with shower safety.