Dear Richard, what a terrible saga. I do hope you are recovering OK. I was talking to an orthopaedic surgeon friend a couple of days ago and he said he always had masses of sheepskins to protect the patient. I think they also use that memory foam nowadays too. I had a spinal with no sedation and do not remember seeing any sheepskin around although I may be maligning them.
Hi Synergy,
Just follow the doctor’s and nurses’ instructions. You’ll be OK!!! 😀
Good luck Synergy1, I had a 10-week restriction for yoga and any movement like crossing my legs that might dislocate the hip while it was still healing. No restrictions on walking. I stopped taking pain pills well within my three week allotment and easily weaned myself from walker to crutch. I was an energetic and trim 68 at the time. Too bad my surgeon probably didn't use cement to immobilize and cushion the stem. It would have been 100% success. I hope your surgery is.
Dear Ptolemy
Thanks yes I've made a good recovery though because of the fall and cracked pelvis I was instructed by my surgeon to stay put and not be weight bearing for five weeks. That was more than frustrating because just before the hip wore out I was due to have my total ankle replacement revised and that had to be put on hold and I'm now back on the list for that.
Cheers Richard
Dear Richard, what a nightmare. I cannot imagine not being weight bearing, particularly as I am rubbish with crutches.
Dear Ptolemy
Yes it was soooo frustrating just basically having to lie on my bed cooped up in my bedroom all those weeks when I just wanted to get going so that I could then have the ankle revision done which was giving increasing concern due to osteolylis destroying the bone in my TAR leg. All I could do was very mild exercises, read and watch TV. Trying to move around a very small bedroom on crutches was very fraught but at least the bathroom and the shower was just feet away.
Cheers, Richard
Hi, you’ve had loads of good advice already. I was really worried about the restrictions and general lack of mobility, because I’m normally v active, but actually it was ok.
The physios will show you how to walk and go up and down stairs using crutches. To begin with I was a bit sore and sleepy with all the meds, so there was no temptation to want to bend! After a few days I was v mobile on 1 crutch inside, but I was told to use 2 outside, I think so people don’t bump into you. I could bend ok by sticking my leg out behind. (As has already been said, you can watch how to bend without breaking the 90 degree rule on YouTube.) Once I was steady on 1 crutch life was much easier, bit of cooking, hoovering, mowing the lawn!! Having said all that, my grabber was definitely my best friend.....
All the best!
I don’t know what i’d do without my grabber!!!!!!!!!!!$