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  • efleure
    efleure Non-active member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks to Speedy, Marion and Joan for all the really helpful and practical advice which I bet you don't get from the docs!!! I live in a flat, as when my hip got really bad I swapped with a lady and lost my little house as the stairs and stuff were just too hard daily. Miss my garden but at least no dreaded stairs...Sorry to hear you still have a limp Joan, but then you have a lot going on and have been through a lot, and as people say on here, to walk without pain is the goal in all this, so thanks for the input. I'm feeling better and better about joining the thr gang since being on here....helps so much to have a fly-on-the-wall view of all your recoveries... I'm now dieting in the hope of helping my recovery/surgery...nothing like the thought of managing on crutches to focus my appetite...can I just ask Speedy, Hileena, Marion et al, when should a ot come round to give advice on seating, etc?? Or does this not always happen..bit confused about the best chair height, and toilet stuff...hope everyone is having a good day...x
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Efleure,

    This is usually sorted out at the pre-op ... though of course every hospital has it's own way of doing things. An OT will usually take/ask for your measurements (of your lower leg, your toilet, your bed and your main chair ) They will provide and deliver equipment to ensure everything is the right height ie raisers for bed/chair if necessary, raised toilet seat if needed and a frame to help you get off, grabbers for dressing and picking things up, trolley sock-putter-on-er if you want one and so on. They will look and see if you need rails anywhere (no stairs makes things easier all round - shame about the garden- but good move - do you have window boxes?) Mine was delivered the day before my op ...

    Once you have a date, you can always ring the hospital to check arrangements.

    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.
  • efleure
    efleure Non-active member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks, as ever, Speedy.....no window boxes yet, but a small balcony with a lovely view of some spectacular trees so I'm happy...ok, will prepare myself for the pre-op with some measurements...how are you today?? Is S at school? How has he been handling all this? x
  • marion1952
    marion1952 Non-active member Posts: 963
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Efleure

    Your flat sounds lovely.. you can enjoy the trees without having to worry about looking after them!

    Glad you are feeling more optimistic about the THR..

    I t's 2 years since I last walked without 1-2 sticks, and I was worried I would have forgotten how to walk 'properly', but in fact it's 'come back to me' quite easily!!

    Different areas do things a bit differently, but when I received the date of my pre-op assessment I also received a form on which I had to record the height of my toilet, bed, chair, length of leg from knee to floor, etc, and I took the form with me to the pre-op assessment and when I saw the OT she then ordered any equipment I needed. I have found the trolley and the 'perching stool' useful - in fact as you are on one level at home you should find the trolley useful for moving things from kitchen to lounge and for moving clothes/towels, etc, into the bedroom and bathroom too...


    Marion
  • efleure
    efleure Non-active member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    marion1952 wrote:
    Hi Efleure

    Your flat sounds lovely.. you can enjoy the trees without having to worry about looking after them!

    Glad you are feeling more optimistic about the THR..

    I t's 2 years since I last walked without 1-2 sticks, and I was worried I would have forgotten how to walk 'properly', but in fact it's 'come back to me' quite easily!!

    Different areas do things a bit differently, but when I received the date of my pre-op assessment I also received a form on which I had to record the height of my toilet, bed, chair, length of leg from knee to floor, etc, and I took the form with me to the pre-op assessment and when I saw the OT she then ordered any equipment I needed. I have found the trolley and the 'perching stool' useful - in fact as you are on one level at home you should find the trolley useful for moving things from kitchen to lounge and for moving clothes/towels, etc, into the bedroom and bathroom too...


    Marion



    Thanks Marion....yes, no gardening that's true!! I try to walk with my stick now, but find it very awkward to be honest and only use it if really necessary as in long walks,etc. I'm so looking foward to just walking without always having to work out if I can manage it, and if it's worth the pain. Hope you're doing well today,and good to follow your progress.x

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