If anyone awake - re Foot rest thing for my mum - just a quick thing - i can google

[BasiliskStare]

So just quickly in case any one is about - I am looking for a present for my mum - she has had a pin put through her ankle and has a plaster on for the next few weeks and then one of those boot things. I am trying to find a little something to help her put her foot up more comfortably , but not the approx £200 medical things , more , given the cast won't be on too much , is there something I could buy her just to make her ankle / foot a bit more comfortable , or am I wasting my time - Thank you . Sorry a rubbish question.

A poufee? (Acute on the second e)

Scratch that, pouffe.

I can highly recommend these guys

www.ableworld.co.uk/004b-footstool.aspx

They also do foot rests and troughs for the bed. Unlike other mobility and disability companies they don't seem to see it as a license to print money. They do have stores as well as online.

Don't forget she may qualify for VAT free purchase if she is disabled.

thanks thirty - I am frantically googling for some putting your foot up thing - unhappily I live 250 miles away so a pouffe ( whether with accent or not ) would be a bit big to take on the train - but I very much appreciate your answer - I am sort of googling for the sort of thing you get to support your neck on an aeroplane but for her ankle. Dad has got the footstool arranged - but thank you thank you for answering - v much appreciated

Memory foam cushion for the coffee table? And a coffee table if necessary?

Something like www.amazon.co.uk/Lumbar-Support-Memory-Cushion-Protect/dp/B01IE8EHIA/ref=sr_1_20?keywords=memory+foam+cushion&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1544147609&sr=8-20 should keep her foot from rolling off the support.

Ooh, this one's got a nice notch in it. Just don't mention the haemorrhoids.... www.amazon.co.uk/Cushion-Tailbone-High-Quality-Haemorrhoids-Post-Surgery/dp/B07FNTNW4D/ref=sr_1_72_a_it?keywords=memory+foam+cushion&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1544147734&sr=8-72

AnnieOH1 thank you as well - I wonder if I could just get delivered rather than taking it with me - also she is not generally disabled but will be incapacitated after this operation - I may have a look round that website - Thank You

Thank you both for replying.

My mum is very fit , well , 80 ( which is relevant because she had to have a test before general anaesthetic ) but she has come through it and now just can't walk - foot in plaster and generally a bit incapacitated which tees her off a bit.

Spoon another good idea - she will be sleeping downstairs for a while until foot betterI might have to investigate that as well

Thank you all for replying.

In other news I have bought her a lovely scarf in a sale as a cheering up thing.

Thank you all

B

Get well soon BasiliskMum!

She'll want a couple of pillows in bed as well, to keep the cast at comfortable angles.

Thank you all - you have given me ideas & I very much appreciate that. Off to google all of those and also pillows thank you @spoonblender

So nice that in the early hours of the morning people can come up with such lovely ideas when I have for various reasons been up and about and just run out of ideas

Thank you all
Basilisk x

I have an inflatable one I use on cars and planes. I bought it from Amazon. Might do the job especially as she only needs ot temporarily and you need to take it on a train.

@Vriagoknows thank you - adding it to my list especially as could go on train - Ah - I think you get this - she has her foot in a plaster cast for a while and then will have it strapped up - so she will be somewhat immobile for a while. The cortisone injections did not work so we are hoping this pin through her ankle will work - She is somewhat elderly , but nonetheless otherwise fit and healthy ( so e.g. played golf 4 x a week and also crown green bowling ) I know it's not exactly Bear Grills but she is a pretty able woman and being "laid up" is not what she likes

Oops meant @ViragoKnows - my misspelling apologies

and being "laid up" is not what she likes

I know how she feels. It really does drive you batty (and for reasons you wouldn’t necessarily anticipate). I hope she’s on the mend ASAP.

Thank you @ViragoKmows - I know full well that some would not care a fig if they could not walk round 18 holes of golf 4 x per week - and rightly so - it is not for everyone - but she did and in between that she went to see her friends and do some bowling . Others may just prefer walking out or taking dogs for walks , or , or , or , it sort of doesn't matter does it. She was an active woman of 81 ( age only relevant because of doctors having to assess whether operation would be OK ) and now for a while she isn't & it is making her grumpy because she has to sit with her leg up for a while. Oh I am sure it will all work out well but thank you for best wishes and I am going to see her a week tomorrow ( they live a fair distance from us ) with my son and I hope we can cheer her up a bit. My father is going to drive her down to the bowling team so at least she can sit and do the scoring ( quite competitive , my mother , unlike me )

Oh FFS @ViragoKnows - sorry about spelling - previous post meant for you

Thank you for best wishes - it is driving her batty !