Extra Wide Tall-Ette Elevated Toilet Seat with Aluminum Legs

I was about a week away from having Total Knee Replacement surgery and knew that I would need an elevated toilet seat. There are many options here on Amazon, and I spent a few hours reading the reviews, before deciding to purchase this unit. Keep in mind, if you have never had a knee replacement, it is nearly impossible to prepare ahead of time for all of the items you take for granted on a daily basis. Using a toilet is one such item, especially the first few weeks after surgery. I noticed that the lions share of people reviewing these products do NOT provide vital information on reviews to help with the decision making process. Since I am so satisfied with this unit (and I am NOT being compensated in any way shape or form), and I have NOTHING better to do post knee replacement but recover, here are some items you may find useful.1) I have a standard height Kohler toilet that is 32 years old.2) BUY the unit a week or so before your surgery and practice using it with your bad leg being straight out stiff as it will be post surgery! Don't wait until you get home..!3) The feet of the unit worked perfectly fine on a ceramic tile floor in my home. The tile in our home have a flat finish, but I am nearly certain it would work on a gloss finish tile and certainly laminate, vinyl goods and carpeting.4) and probably most important - I am 5'10" tall, and weighed in the day or surgery at 195#'s (birthday suit) I have a medium frame. My legs fit into size 30inch jeans and I have a 38 inch waist. and YES , my feet DO TOUCH THE FLOOR, when sitting on this...! I had absolutely NO problems what so ever getting on or off of the unit. I see the units are made in several sizes for different size behinds etc.5) For the guys - there "is" a bit of a challenge peeing in the unit due to the way it is raised - NO BIG DEAL...! At the hospital they have pee containers that hold about a quart with a flip lid, I'm sure you can find these on Amazon (my wife said she saw these at Wally World). Simply pee in the container and dump into the toilet - PROBLEM SOLVED and it is actually much easier. My wife has a container she uses in the boat, that I am sure would work for the ladies having knee replacement, if you so desire.6) Finally the unit has a design such that a "tongue" of sorts fits "under" both the toilet seat and lid that secures the unit. I have NOT felt insecure not even once getting on or off of this unit, and it has not slipped or budged a fraction of an inch when doing so. Our home has 2 full baths and one half bath – so I have NOT had a reason to remove the unit for ‘others’ to use the toilet, so I can NOT speak to ease of removal. To be honest, once you have your knee replaced, you have to be selfish and focus 100% on your self and your safety. Having said this – the unit went on easily and I would ‘guess’ it comes off just as easy if you only have one toilet where you reside. Of all the items I purchased before the surgery, in preparation of the surgery, this was, by far THE BEST INVESTMENT I made...! This all being said, I give this a STRONG 5 stars. I hope this review helps those that are wavering - if you didn't get enough technical information from other reviews. If you are having TOTAL knee replacement surgery - GOOD LUCK ...!! Keep in mind that it is a process..! Your knee(s) did not go bad in just a couple months (unless you had an accident) and they won't get better after the surgery in a couple months. But know this , if your surgeon is competent as mine is - you will ONLY get better...!!

Provides stability and confidence. Design prevents falls; has stability features in addition to having legs (details below).Used by a 94-year-old lady daily (about a month now); she leans more heavily on one arm than the other because of a VEry weak knee (injured in an industrial accident and had surgery 50 years ago). This seat has No slippage, No shifting.Lightweight unit moves as one piece. Replaces any other toilet riser. Can use over the regular toilet seat or instead of that seat. Extends over and beyond the left and right sides of the toilet. (Person wearing back brace could lift and move it with no difficulty; had to lift/hold it to put it in place because it will not "slide" on the floor to be put into place because of the excellent resistance slippage.)Designed for elongated (i.e. oval-shaped) toilet, but manufacturers make different toilet heights, widths, and lengths (from front to back to the water tank), so you must adjust or customize it.--to lower seat height: push the plastic seat evenly downward on the legs--to raise seat height: cut the foam (seems to be about an inch thick) on the front and back of both the left-side and right-side arms. We did not get them all evenly cut and the metal shows between the seat and foam on one, but the foam has not shifted once after daily usage (and by several people) over the last month.--to move the seat forward (away from the water tank), just move the entire device forward as needed.--to move the seat backward (toward the water tank), cut the flat plastic piece as needed. Use heavy-duty cutters. The very hard plastic shaped like a tab with rounded corners is thin enough to cut without a professional. The flat area looks like 1/8" thick and a little edge lip. It sticking out like a beaver's tail at the back of the seat and slides under the water tank while laying flat on the porcelain. This piece is part of the stability design. Do NOT Remove it.Weeks after installing it, she still raves about it. (All unsolicited accolades.)Manufacture:--Heavy duty plastic one-piece seat that goes over the left and right sides of the toilet. Textured, but easy to clean.--Firm foam completely covers each arm's tube; foam is covered by a smooth, blue, plastic-type painted seal that is easy to clean and grip. My petite arthritic hands did not squeeze it much, but a 6'4" man with large hands and long fingers squeezed it deeply. We both felt a solid grip, and neither had any hand slippage or shift when sitting down or standing up. (My sensitive hands did not hurt from pressure leaning on the inner metal tube.)--Loadbearing design uses entire weight to push the seat firmly downward, which is why you can put lean more weight on one arm than the other and still have reliable balance.**Design: each side (left and right) uses a Very strong one-piece aluminum tube to create the leg and arm. Back-to-front description: up through the seat; forms the back, top, and front of an arm; then back down through the seat to the floor in the front. Engineering design has multiple stability features In addition to having legs.**Typically, seats with arms and no legs curve the arm pieces inside the seat to point left/right, which can move the unit left/right with the weight, potentially causing falls. A couple of units with leg pieces that are separate from arm pieces are vulnerable to shifting from slight misalignments between the top/arm and bottom/leg-foot, potentially causing falls. Only a couple of units with legs had that less stable design, which had each arm piece separate from the leg piece.