Well I'm home and as soon as I hit the door I did the walker and picked up my cane. It is a lot easier to use a cane to get around the house then it is to use a walker. A little history about me before I did have the surgery I was walking with a cane anyway so it is all second nature to me right now the only issue I have right now is getting out of the bed in the hospital I got in the bed with my right foot first at home his left foot first which is my operated legs
So glad you are out of hospital and on the road to recovery.
Agreed, a cane or stick is so much easier than a bulky walker.
The info i was given was to try to arrange things to get into bed with operated leg first - but this is not possible at home, so I made sure i practised in hospital going in/out both ways round with the physio there.
What I do is to press my legs together, I find the good leg helps the bad one. Then I do a 'fosbury flop' (google it, or wikipedia) onto the bed, and use the momentum from throwing myself backwards to naturally bring my legs up.
Best wishes
Graham - 🚀💃
The further back you can get your rear end on the bed
the easier it is to swing both legs onto the bed.
I am finding getting up from a lounge chair totally without using my
hands as support to be very challenging. An osteo advised my
that it was very ageing to get up or down, as advised after the op,
relying on the hands as a guide.. First we have to learn something
then unlearn it!
Cathie
Getting up from a chair without using the arms was something that my physio class started doing after 6 weeks, and yes it is hard, especially when doing it repeatedly for the three minutes that I am doing it.
Graham - 🚀💃
Hi Tru, I agree the getting in and out of bed is the trickiest in the early days post op as it creates the most pain!! I found each day got easier and easier. Keep taking the pain killers to allow you to move more easily do your exercises and in turn progress positively. I'm almost 5 weeks post op now and can't believe how far I've come. Best wishes Annie