Advice please re crutches after hip op

anxioussarah
anxioussarah Member Posts: 34
in Living with arthritis

Hi Friends

Can anyone advise when they went from walking with 2 crutches to 1 in the house ,?,

Also after that when is best to go it alone or did you still use 1 walking stick ?

Thanks in advance ☺️

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  • Trish9556
    Trish9556 Member Posts: 773

    I'm in day 9 and when i was discharged my physio said not at all until they say so. I see them on monday so see what happens

    Trish

  • Janlyn
    Janlyn Member Posts: 600

    @anxioussarah I would say definitely go by the advice of your hospital/physio but I actually found myself using one stick and holding onto the furniture within days and my physio was happy with that saying if I felt secure then all was well. I kept to two sticks outside though. I can't remember exactly when I dropped the remaining stick but it was when I found myself across the room having not used it and carried on rather than going back for it. I think a lot depends on circumstances and how you feel, but please take advice from the professionals if you're not sure.

    Take care.

  • Denis68
    Denis68 Member Posts: 60

    Hi, trying to think back I reckon it was when I felt able to move carrying something a short distance that I began using 1 crutch indoors, probably in week 2. This would only have been for odd times, I think it was a bit longer before I started using 1 all the time indoors.

    But, as others have said, follow the advice of your physio/surgical team

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