Comfortable chair problem

3peaches · 03-08-2010, 12:35 AM

I am currently waiting for surgery for a prolapsed disc and can't find a chair to sit on comfortably!

DH has bought me a couple of different ones here and here to use when sitting at my desk, the first being too high and the second just the right height but not comfy enough... does anyone have any ideas, apart from standing to scrap but i've found that after 10-15mins my legs go weak and i have to sit and end up with 'dead' feet.... I am desperate to scrap and start stamping now!

Any ideas would be helpful

Efemera · 03-08-2010, 09:33 AM

What about getting a smalll piece of memory foam to 'line' the second chair

3peaches · 03-08-2010, 09:46 AM

Thanks for that! what a fab idea!

will send dh out for some later on

Fairy · 03-08-2010, 10:17 AM

brilliant idea gail!

DianeR · 03-08-2010, 01:40 PM

What you need is a Backfriend - then you can have a comfy chair regardless of what you're sitting on. I have two - one for home and in the car, and the other is for my chair at work, which they kindly bought for me. I have herniated discs amongst other things, so can fully empathise!

LME · 03-08-2010, 04:20 PM

Sometimes it helps if you use a stool for your feet so they are not floating in the air ie if your feet don't reach the floor.

If a stool is too high a few thick books work.

okey · 03-08-2010, 07:20 PM

the first chair looks adjustable height wise - I take it you have tried it at the lowest height (not being silly but it is always worth checking)

3peaches · 03-08-2010, 07:52 PM

bit of a brain donor here, sorry all, meant to say first chair is too low!!! d'oh! thanks tho Diane, will look for a backfriend asap

Samantha Read · 03-08-2010, 08:23 PM

I have a disc that slips in and out at will, it's been going on for 10 years now. I have 2 back friends also, one for home and one for the car. I have a memory foam mattress which has helped enormously. I don't feel that I can be of help, but you are not alone. Keep smiling and keep crafting x

DianeR · 04-08-2010, 08:15 AM

Oh, I'd say you've just been of help Sam! You're someone else with a backfriend or two, so that's an endorsement of how good they are

03-08-2010, 12:35 AM	#1
3peaches Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Way Out in the West Country Posts: 18	Comfortable chair problem I am currently waiting for surgery for a prolapsed disc and can't find a chair to sit on comfortably! DH has bought me a couple of different ones here and here to use when sitting at my desk, the first being too high and the second just the right height but not comfy enough... does anyone have any ideas, apart from standing to scrap but i've found that after 10-15mins my legs go weak and i have to sit and end up with 'dead' feet.... I am desperate to scrap and start stamping now! Any ideas would be helpful __________________ Lisa life-with-me-lisa Some folk might say I talk a lot.... they'd be right

03-08-2010, 09:33 AM	#2
Efemera Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 5,147	What about getting a smalll piece of memory foam to 'line' the second chair __________________ Efemera Ink

03-08-2010, 09:46 AM	#3
3peaches Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Way Out in the West Country Posts: 18	Thanks for that! what a fab idea! will send dh out for some later on __________________ Lisa life-with-me-lisa Some folk might say I talk a lot.... they'd be right

03-08-2010, 10:17 AM	#4
Fairy Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northumberland Posts: 273	brilliant idea gail! __________________ Clare xxxx ::Blog:: ::Stuff::

03-08-2010, 01:40 PM	#5
DianeR Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Corton, Wiltshire Posts: 1,099	What you need is a Backfriend - then you can have a comfy chair regardless of what you're sitting on. I have two - one for home and in the car, and the other is for my chair at work, which they kindly bought for me. I have herniated discs amongst other things, so can fully empathise! __________________ Diane My Blog - Watch out, Spoilers about!

03-08-2010, 04:20 PM	#6
LME Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,414	Sometimes it helps if you use a stool for your feet so they are not floating in the air ie if your feet don't reach the floor. If a stool is too high a few thick books work. __________________ http://lindamollyellen.blogspot.com/

03-08-2010, 07:20 PM	#7
okey Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 829	the first chair looks adjustable height wise - I take it you have tried it at the lowest height (not being silly but it is always worth checking) __________________ Jackie my crafty blog my gallery

03-08-2010, 07:52 PM	#8
3peaches Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Way Out in the West Country Posts: 18	bit of a brain donor here, sorry all, meant to say first chair is too low!!! d'oh! thanks tho Diane, will look for a backfriend asap __________________ Lisa life-with-me-lisa Some folk might say I talk a lot.... they'd be right

03-08-2010, 08:23 PM	#9
Samantha Read Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Evesham, Worcestershire Posts: 2,092	I have a disc that slips in and out at will, it's been going on for 10 years now. I have 2 back friends also, one for home and one for the car. I have a memory foam mattress which has helped enormously. I don't feel that I can be of help, but you are not alone. Keep smiling and keep crafting x __________________ www.crafty-sam.blogspot.com

04-08-2010, 08:15 AM	#10
DianeR Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Corton, Wiltshire Posts: 1,099	Oh, I'd say you've just been of help Sam! You're someone else with a backfriend or two, so that's an endorsement of how good they are __________________ Diane My Blog - Watch out, Spoilers about!

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