O.T visitng today

only49
only49 Member Posts: 1,207
edited 12. Sep 2010, 09:55 in Living with Arthritis archive
finnally i getting a visit from a comunity O T after phoning them in july, just wondering what i should ask them, what do they do?

I have always worn the heals of my trainers uneven, is it worth mentioning this to her?

any advice on this would be helpful.
sylvia :)stern02.gif

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  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope appointment goes well. Make a list of daily living things you struggle with/need help with/can't do and she will hopefully suggest gadgets and adaptions to help.

    She may well want to observe you doing things to see how you cope/don't.

    Not sure about the trainers - would think that was more of an orthotist/podiatrist "thing."

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I think speedy is right only49. She will look at domestic arrangements regarding where you might need a grab rail, or an extra seat, she will check your bathroom and see if a bathboard might be handy, she might ask you to make a cup of tea or do some task in the kitchen - you tell her anything you can think of and she might be able to help or tell you who can. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi only49

    just to wish you luck with OT appointment

    (now make me a coffee please i am parched) :lol:

    love juliepf x
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    OT lady been a gone and what a difference from the last person i saw a long while ago, she left me with a perch stool and coming back with a better bath lift tomorrow, and fitting a rail, in the bathroom, and we see if it would be possible to maybe raise my chair, wow i am totally amazed i cant believe how quick she doing this, well its only what i expect people to do, after all we are the ones that need help and they are the lucky ones, they can do lots we cant do.

    that has restored my faith in them, would rather someone be straight with me as i getting older i cant be doing with people who muck about and dont give me a straight answer, i leave that to other members of my family mum, sister, and in-laws.
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,137
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Only!!!

    Very very pleased for you that the apt was so good :)

    She did exactly as she should have done :)

    That's you sorted then?

    I am pleased - hope life is a lot easier now then

    Love

    Toni xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sounds good only49 - there are some good people out there who understand their job and don't mind doing it! I hope the new kit comes tomorrow. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dreamdaisy wrote:
    Sounds good only49 - there are some good people out there who understand their job and don't mind doing it! I hope the new kit comes tomorrow. DD
    so do i D D i rather looking forward to it a bit like Christmas and birthdays well maybe not so much birthdays but we all getting older and not a thing you can do about it, much the same as the weather just put up with it. :):)
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • dippydoodah
    dippydoodah Member Posts: 350
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good to hear your appointment went well, doesn't it make a lovely change when you deal with someone who you feel actually cares?

    Hope these adaptions and aids help you :D x
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good to hear your appointment went well

    Love
    Hileena
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello, I'm really pleased that you had such a helpful visit. Thats just the sort of help we all hope to get. Love Sue xxxx
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sounds like the appointment went well. Hope the new equipment makes a big difference - how fab they have it in stock. You'll wish you had had an OT referral years ago ...

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    speedalong wrote:
    Sounds like the appointment went well. Hope the new equipment makes a big difference - how fab they have it in stock. You'll wish you had had an OT referral years ago ...

    Speedy
    hi speedy yes this one was a good one miles better than the one i saw the last time, i even think she knew what i was going through as she had suffered from gout and said that there was not words to describe the pain she suffered.
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Great outcome Sylvia :D

    hope (am sure) the new aids will make a big difference to you. :wink:

    Iris xx
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dorcas wrote:
    Great outcome Sylvia :D

    hope (am sure) the new aids will make a big difference to you. :wink:

    Iris xx
    hi iris no one likes to ask for help i am one of those, but i will say one thing i have already used my bath lift twice and my perch stool and would not be without them now, just a few more days before i get my stairlift fitted and i be well set up, as going up the stairs is getting harder and i just want to make life just that little bit easier.
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Only49, have you got your new bathlift yet?

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thats really good news Only, Do you have a date for the stair lift?
    So you have got the hang of the bath lift etc. Must give you a feeling of independance.

    Lv, Ix
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    speedalong wrote:
    Hi Only49, have you got your new bathlift yet?

    Speedy
    oh yes the lady brought it the very next day, and it makes life so much easier, just got to wait for them to fit the rail.
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    ironic wrote:
    Thats really good news Only, Do you have a date for the stair lift?
    So you have got the hang of the bath lift etc. Must give you a feeling of independance.

    Lv, Ix
    i known for 2 weeks as i had to phone them and find out when it was getting installed, and its getting fixed on wednesday this week and D hopefully wont be around while they are here as i hoping he be back at school as he had a cold, kept him off on Friday he seems to be over the worst of it. :):)
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    ... all sounds so positive Sylvia :D:wink: hope you feel the benefit of having these aids.... impressed just how quickly it was all put into place for you. :!:

    hope that D is over his cold... there's a lot about just now :roll:

    Iris x
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dorcas wrote:
    ... all sounds so positive Sylvia :D:wink: hope you feel the benefit of having these aids.... impressed just how quickly it was all put into place for you. :!:

    hope that D is over his cold... there's a lot about just now :roll:

    Iris x
    well if we really do have to live with arthur :( then i just want a little help lets face it and its so true no one knows what its like unless you've been through it,
    sylvia :)stern02.gif

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