Swivel seat pads for car

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Banana boards are really only used for side to side transfers.. and again the problem is that car seats are rarely completely level.. and removal of said board would be very awkward.

You could ask your OT dept at the hospital for the loan of a banana board to trial and then buy one if it helps. Personally, transferring with one would be far safer than sitting on something that is not integral to the structure of the car seat.

I use a black bin bag. I don’t remove it either, but maybe it’s because I’m a rebel.

I was advised carrier bags for hip surgery too.

Taking them out for travel and putting them in again sound awkward though.

If there is a mobility shop near you like Care co etc your husband could try one out before you buy.

I successfully used plastic bags post hip surgery fir getting in and out of the car, but some plastic worked better than other types so try it out first.

Thank you for those suggestions. I will try carrier bags.

The swivel circles only work if the seat is absolutely level.
Two crumpled plastic bags/binliners placed on top of each other provide enough 'slippage' to help slide round. But ideally should be removed for travel...

I had a swivel circle for the seat and found it useless unfortunately.

I was going to suggest that too. It worked well after my hip and knee ops.

I’ve no experience of swivel seats but a tried and tested solution to this is to put something like a carrier bag or a piece of polythene on the seat. Makes it much easier to help someone to swivel round.

I would like to know about this too as the slippy ones are supposed to be removed whilst travelling and then presumably put back in somehow when you want to get out.

The best option is a swivel seat I expect.. I don't know if that's an adaptation worth considering?

That should be 'has' not 'had'.