Re: new to the list...many questions...1 at a time

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Welcome Lisel (Love your name!!) I'm sure someone will write and help you... I am a knee person, but I just wanted to welcome you... I believe it wont be as difficult as you think ....try to stay calm and read all you can...

Marguerite

On Dec 30, 2007 9:00 PM, lisel schwarzenbach <momzilla@...> wrote:

Hi everybody...I've been reading for about 10 days everything that'sposted, and have some questions of my own that haven't been talkedabout yet. I was given the diagnosis and set a date for a total right hip

replacement to happen in March. I've been frantically touring theinternet about all this, and have a lot of questions answered but someare needing more information. WARNING: some are pretty trivial, but

nonetheless, freaking me out! So first off: Any information you all may have about the ESSENTIAL " hardware " needs I may have to consider; ie, toilet seats, crutches,walkers, canes, clothing helpers, and anything else you can think of....

thanks, and looking forward to " meeting " my fellow bionic jointrecipients. Lisel

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>

> > Hi everybody...I've been reading for about 10 days everything that's

> > posted, and have some questions of my own that haven't been talked

> > about yet.

> >

> > I was given the diagnosis and set a date for a total right hip

> > replacement to happen in March. I've been frantically touring the

> > internet about all this, and have a lot of questions answered but some

> > are needing more information. WARNING: some are pretty trivial, but

> > nonetheless, freaking me out!

> >

> > So first off: Any information you all may have about the ESSENTIAL

> > " hardware " needs I may have to consider; ie, toilet seats, crutches,

> > walkers, canes, clothing helpers, and anything else you can think

of....

> >

> > thanks, and looking forward to " meeting " my fellow bionic joint

> > recipients. Lisel

> >

> >

> >

>

A long shoe horn is very helpful. There is also a gadget (which I gave

someone to use and I forgot who) to put on socks. It's a plastic item

with ropes attached. You might also want to get raisers for you bed if

needed.