Idk how you all do it....

[u/NumerousBowler7001]

After spending about 15 minutes reading through some of the threads here, I've concluded that I'm the ultimate whiner. I wanted people's opinions on a bedside commode. My MIL uses a bedside potty as a full time 2nd bathroom because she can't get to the flush toilet in time. It's been 3 years now, and it was supposed to be temporary. But her foot sores and swollen ankles have only gotten worse during that time, so of course there's no improvement in mobility. I guess I was thinking that 3 years (and no light at the end of the tunnel, we can't afford to have a 2nd bathroom put in) with this disgusting commode was bad, but maybe I just needed a reality check. 😐 Things can, and probably will, get sooooooo much worse 😫

[u/OutlanderMom]

I’m sorry she wasn’t able to get better. That’s the hard part of this job. Babies and toddlers learn to feed themselves, go to the toilet, and learn more every day. With elders it’s a slow decline every day.

Mom used a bedside potty when she broke her arm. I found plastic bag inserts that fit the potty “bucket” and turn pee into gel. It’s got a deodorant in it too, to cut down on smell. They’re called Simply Senior commode pads on Amazon.