Re: Hip replacement
Originally Posted by
Uncle Joe
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Right matey, as the resident 'expert' (have had three hip replacement operations), there are a number of things your OH needs to do and arrange
BEFORE she goes into hospital. Firstly she'll need the services of the hospital occupational therapist to measure the chair she sits in and arrange to have it raised. Next she'll need a frame around the toilet and a raised toilet seat. If yoou have a shower cabinet, a seat inside the shower would be helpful.
Then there are the various aids to assist her - go visit the mobility section of:
www.helpinghand.co.uk and you'll see what I mean about 'mobility aids'.
If you or your OH have any other questions or concerns, come back to me.
In the meantime, may I wish your OH good luck (not that she'll need it) with her operation.
She's got her assessment appointment on the 29th of May Joe.
Raising the chair isn't possible - she normally sits on a 2-seater sofa but we've got another chair for her to use though and it's already in the living room ready to swap over.
There's no way we can fit a frame around the toilet Joe - not enough space!
The cistern is hard-up against the bathroom wall one side and 4" from the washbasin on the other!
We will be getting a raised toilet seat for her to use though - maybe two as we have a downstairs loo.
We've looked at various aids and decided against the sock one for starters -
how do you get socks off with that she said, and to be honest I can't see how either!
We also already have a "grabber" to pick things up because I brought one home from work for her to see if it would be useful then bought our own one in ASDA!
I'm going to be taking time off for the 1st week
at least because we're assuming that as she goes in on a Wednesday she probably won't be out until the following Monday as they don't discharge from our hospital over a weekend, or so they've said. stevmk2