Other cushions/kneeling chair

[Faith]

I really need to find a cushion so I can at least sit and eat a meal. Does anyone recommend other cushions than the IC or a slanted/wedge cushion. I have tried both without any relief. I have pain right at my "sit bones" which I think is coming from the obturator internus muscle. I am pretty skinny too which doesn't help I have also tried the "Backjoy" which doesn't help either. I have thought maybe I just need to buy a kneeling chair...anyone tried one?

[Amanda]

Faith

i have a kneeling chair which is great and allows me to sit or perch for a little while, I do use a normal pillow under my butt, which helps too.
I have brought mine to many restaurants .......it has had strange looks but has allowed me to sit for a lot longer than on a normal chair.

[HerMajesty]

I have a kneeling chair which is in fact very nice on the pudendal, as it puts my weight onto the front of my thighs. My problem with it, which is why I never use it, is that it keeps my feet suspended in space, which drives me nuts because I have neuropathic itch in my toes and habitually rub them up against the bottoms of my shoes or the ground, for relief. Neuropathic itch is very rare though...however I saw you said you have some foot / leg issues, so you might want to go try a kneeling chair out for a few minutes at a store and make sure it does not bother your legs and feel, before purchase. I got mine from walmart online and it was a great bargain, really nice chair for under $100, but if I had tried one 1st in person, I never would have made the purchase. When I received it, it took me about 5 minutes to realize I had made a mistake.

[Violet M]

Faith, I have a roho cushion (the contour select). It's a bit of a dinosaur to carry around and very expensive but it helps a lot and my insurance covered it at 100%.

[Faith]

Violet,

How does the roho cushion work? Do you take certain 'cells' out to make a cut out area for the pudendal nerve? How long does it allow you to sit for at a time?

[Violet M]

Faith, no it does not allow you to take certain cells out. I think it has four different sections but only one port where you fill it so you can't really adjust which area fills the most. You can adjust it for firm or soft though and the one I have has a cut out in the tailbone area which has been a problem area for me.

I can sit for several hours at a time but if I sit all day every day I start to run into problems and keep in mind that this is post-surgery. Even with the cushion I could not have done that pre-surgery. I am lucky that my job does not require constant sitting all day -- it helps to be able to get up and walk around frequently.

If sitting on a toilet seat helps -- you may want to consider the toilet seat cushion Judith posted. I never really had relief from the toilet seat shape but each person is different.