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I'm a tax accountant and march and April are my busiest times of the year for work. I work for myself so unproductive time means no money coming in.
Products I bought that I think others could benefit from.. Ranked by my personal level of importance.
- iWalk hands free crutch -$100 on FB marketplace
- Reusable shower bag $16 on Amazon
- Shower /tub transfer chair -$70 on Amazon
- Oculus vr headset "immersed virtual workspace" - $500 on Amazon
Broke fibula and dislocated ankle/torn ligaments from a fall in the early part of March. Needed to wait almost two weeks for surgery becaue of the swelling which is hell that I know many of you can relate to.
1 - Iwalk-
First few days on crutches strict nwb were absolutely awful. I've never been on crutches before and honestly never realized that it meant you also lost use of your hands while trying to move... Was looking up a pouch or something for the crutch and stumbled upon Iwalk. Found a used one on FB marketplace. It came in a week after the accident when I was probably at my absolute lowest mentally.
It was a legit savior for me. Within 30 mins I went from being completely bed/couch ridden to walking around and helping my girlfriend with dinner. I could now move my computer between my office and couch.. Prep and Bring plates of food with me places. Gave me a huge amount of autonomy back. Just a few days ago I was legitimately in my back yard practicing my fly fishing casts on it... It's incredible and makes me feel like I can live an almost normal life.
also the way it supports my leg made it much more comfortable. Having my foot pointed while using traditional crutches always caused a throbbing painful sensation. I can use iwalk much longer without feeling uncomfortable. I haven't seen anyone mention this in this subreddit but I did want to tell people and get the word out. I should be pwb soon so would be glad to ship mine to someone soon... Will make another post later when it's available.
2 & #3 - shower
I'm sure these have been discussed.. But the transfer chair made things way safer and more comfortable. The shower bag was almost 100% waterproof and 10x better than my plastic bag and packaging tape approach. I tried to take a shower every day and I think this helped my mental health a lot.
4 - oculus immersed
Lot of money - but as I mentioned I'm super busy with work and I need multiple computer screens to be productive. The Immersed virtual workspace software allows you to connect your laptop to the software and display your screen in virtual reality and then also have 4 additional "virtual displays".
The clarity is not amazing but it does the job. I would switch from a few hours at my traditional workspace with my three displays.. And then when my leg would hurt and need additional elevation I would go lay on the couch with my pillows and hop on the VR. I probably have spent about 50 hours working in VR over the last month (I work a lot 😔). I would recommend this if you need to continue to work remote.
That's it. Hope this helps someone out there! Dm me with any questions.
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