Lessa,

TKY for the update.

These new aids will vastly improve your quality of life. I wish that every person who has difficulty showering would be advised to acquire a shower chair asap. I lived without one for almost a year, shear torture-denial.

If you half fill the commode bucket with water it will reduce odor and staining. At one time Amazon sold an odor reducing, charcoal filter which could be stuck to the commode lid. Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Activated-Char...odor+absorbers

Also, a plastic bag is a good item to use for transferring. Another item I like is a handle that attaches to the cahttp://www.amazon.com/Stander-HandyBar-Automotive-Standing-Emergency/dp/B000GUKKMW/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1448017991&sr=8-1&keywords=Door+handle+car+handicappedr frame.I originally bought mine to help my mother
get in and out of cars-now I use it.