hello~ welcome to idris's ⋆｡°✩ tips and tricks for crips ⋆｡°✩ !
thought it might be helpful if i made a list of stuff i use that makes my life easier (with side commentary present) !
feel free to reblog and add more items/tips and tricks!
showerchair
(get an official one, i used a repurposed like stool type thing and brained myself in the shower and caused myself worse back pain, luckily got one of my docs 2 prescribe me one)
heating pad
(bottled and electric, the electric one that Vibrates is most excellent when you are dying in/of pain and kinda acts as a mini-massager)
thermal pad
(okay so this is most excellent for my back and neck pain, the cold is MWAH, the one i had has straps so i kinda wear it like a lil cold frozen backpack)
cane
( i borrowed my grandma's, my rheumatologist refuses to prescribe me one rn bc he thinks i'm lying,, haha...... [UPDATE: fired him])
compression items and braces from @bibipins store
(you can get these items from many stores but i personally love the galaxy design & that i'm helping support a small business owned by a disabled queer Black creator!) [p.s if you are an Artist or Writer or use your hands quite often, try a wrist brace or hand brace and see how it feels! also stretch out your wrists and hands, i know the guides are floating around somewhere]
baby wipes
(now the days where you are too fatigued to do anything but remain convalescing a la the Victorians, a baby wipe or a towel set aside will do! v gentle on the skin!)
basket to keep my meds in
(i've tried using pill boxes/organizers before but personally they just don't work for me, may work for you tho!, got mine from the 99cent store)
gigantic sunglasses
(okay so back in the day i kept my sunglasses after my cataract surgery which were AMAZING bc they blocked out sm light but someone borrowed them n they never gave it back..., so, i got these ones outside my doctors office bc a dude was selling em, these are oversized and perfect for the days my eyes are THROBBING and feel like shriveling up and dying like a withered plant)
shoe inserts
(standing for too long burns my feet and custom orthotics are mad expensive, i got a set of shoe inserts for i think $18 off amazon)
liquidiv
(revived me when i had an extremely terrible flair and felt like i was dying or gonna pass out-- but that shit is so expensive, Costco or others stores may sell them in bulk/they go on sale occasionally. alternatively, you can make your own home-made version!)
memory foam cloud slippers
(i use these around the house, they are live-saving, i get mine from whatever local 99 cent store has 'em)
memory foam pillow
(i sleep with like five & use 3 too keep my head elevated and a few extra for my back)
a wide brimmed baseball hat
(my eyes are so so sensitive that whenever i go outside i must wear this hat. it gives me some measure of relief, got mine from the same guy who sold me my sunglasses)
blackout curtains
(perfect for when i just can't handle any stimulation)
