Anyone any idea how to get in and out of a right hand drive car, five on the floor, with a left hip replacement. This leg, of course, operates the clutch.
Tallulah,
i preempted this and got myself an automatic car, which was a decent height, exactly for that reason and the hip, after I had to have both wrists done (dequavious syndrome) ,last year.
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First and foremost - carefully!
Put a slippery plastic bag on the seat.
Backup to the seat and sit down first.
Bring your right leg in next as far as you can (to help you manoeuvre).
Slide in with the help on the plastic bag and then bring your left leg in last.
PS not too sure what you mean ‘five on the floor’ though.
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The car is a right hand drive car which means that the operated leg - left goes into the car first. The bag issue is already in hand. To do as you suggest, I would have to cross the operated leg over the right leg, which is exactly not what is recommended, and would be very awkward to avoid the steering wheel in bringing one leg in over the other.
The operated leg as to go in the car first. I already know to push the driver's set back and then readjust ots position.
"Five on the floor" is an American expression, that I guess is not known in the UK. It refers to the position of the gear shift which is located on the floor of the car, as opposed to the steering column, or an automatic transmission. I dislike automatic transmissions, it takes the fun out of driving. Always drove five on the floor in San Francisco, although I burned out a lot of clutches!
Many thanks for your advice, but only approptiaite for entering and exiting from the passenger's side in the UK.
Very carefully !
I use a sliding sheet (plastic bag does as well) to help me get in - I drive a manual right hand drive with left THR as well. I also use a small square soft cushion as I find the sides of the seat rub my scar area.
Many thanks.
I will take a look at how the seats of my car are molded, and see if I need to find something to raise me to a position where I do not rub against anything. I heal very quickly,but all the set backs have not helped. Scar still tender, but just entering my fourth week.
The scar on the left hip is at least twice the length of the scar on the right. Two different surgeons with wildly differing post op criteria. First op - lateral, 2nd - lateral posterior.
I had a bad feeling about this op from the word go. I should have followed my instincts.
All the best
I drive on the right hand side. I'm in no. Had left hip done.
Not only push yr seat back but also lay the back of yr seat back a bit changing yr sitting angle to way more than 90%.
Plastic bag or, I have a swivel cushion. Like a lazy susy.
Back up to seat. Sit. Lean back. Swivel legs in as you would learn at finishing school. Go carefully and take yr time. Took me a while to be comfortable driving my hubby 's manual. Prefer my auto for my leg still. I'm at 3 months.
I mean I'm in NZ. Silly autocorrect.
Hi Denise:
Many thanks for the feedback. I am wondering what the trouble is that you have with the clutch pedal? Is it the amount of pressure that you have to apply to change gear? I think, when I am ready, I shall do a couple of trial runs up and down our cul de sac I will make sure that I have my mobile with me, in case the emergency services have to come out to fish me out of the car....!
Rocketman suggested a round cushion, but I think I shall take a look on Amazon and see what they have on offer, but one needs to be careful with the depth, as they could cause issues negotiating around the steering wheel!.
I will also have a word with the physiotherapists when the time comes.
Oops.
Lucky you. So very civilized out there!
I think it is suggested we ask a friend to join us on our first trip out. Also insurance companies and doctors say make certain that you can do an emergency break. I suppose it is those who have had their right hip done who would have that problem though.
Not in the UK. I have had two ops, and first time around on the right hip, just got into the car and drove around the cul de sac. No problem. The problem is with the skill in getting the left leg into the car to operate the clutch. And, no, as someone suggested, I am not proposing to get rid of my shiny new Merc to loose loads of £s just for the sake of a couple of weeks and buy a manual transmission, which I deplore. I am an experienced driver, and (stupidly) would use the clutch and accelerator at the top of the hills in San Francisco, waiting for the lights to change. the folly of youth and the expense of burned out clutches.
Cannot see how I could not do an emergency stop as that would involve my right and left feet simultaneously. More to the point, I would not dream of going on the road, unless I was certain that I was safe. Not only for my own sake, but for that of others. Best resource would be the advice of the physios who deal with sort of thing on a daily basis, I would think.
Rather sorry, now that I posed this question.
The swivel cushion has next to no depth if you can find one. It's good.
Yes. For using, or not using the clutch. I think it is the pressure to push the clutch in that's the problem. I'm having a bit of trouble with my knee and thigh muscles. I didn't have that trouble with my other hip op so you might be sweet as.
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I was driving around the cul de sac about a month after my first THR, but that was an entirely different story - Right hip. I may try to get into the car at the end of this week, which will be the end of week four, and see how things work. Gingerly, of course, and with the aid of plastic bag on the driver's seat to swivel. I have looked at some of the swivel cushions on Amazon.
If I can operate the clutch, all should be well. A good start maybe just be by simply operating the pedals of the piano, which are somewhat harder to depress, and further off the floor, but a good start, and probably good exercise, too!