Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 hi steve depending on where you are having the op, there may be a pre- operative clinic you attend , where an occupational therapist may assess you. if they do, then they will go through your home circumstances with you and order any euipment you may need so its there for you, readyt when you've had the op. this may include a raised toilet seat, chair/bed raisers, dressing euipment, kitchen trolley and stool. but as you're having a bilateral op, you will probably benefit from social services for a while, where someone could come in eg once to three times a day (if needed) and help with washing your feet (and anywhere else if needed!) brekfast etc. but don't worry, as all the euipment and care that you may need will be sorted out and in place ready for when you go home. The occupational therapist will also check you are ok with managing in the kitchen and on/off chair/bed and toilet. try and inform the ward staff that you may need help on discharge as soon as you can, so they can refer you to the social worker early on, as yoiu don't want that to hold up your discharge if everything else is in place. hope that puts your mind at rest a bit! maybe you can train your dog now, to fetch you useful things and even to make you breakfast in bed!! good luck :-) nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I'm single and live alone (except for my dog, who isgoing to be of no assistance whatsoever in this ;-) ). I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to manage the first 2-3 weeks post-op. Steve, I think you need to have someone available for at least the first week. Someone that could stay with you would be ideal, but at least someone that you could call for help 24/7 if need be. I needed help getting in and out of bed for the first few days. Other than that, my dog could have helped me with anything else I needed. She also cooked and did laundry (and took care of the dog--he learned very quickly to bug her for potty runs and food refills instead of me ;-). During my pre-op appt, I had a long discussion with the nurse about how I was going to be able to take care of myself afterwards. I suspect they will arrange for some kind of home care or perhaps short-term rehab for you. After all, they do not want to spend all that money on a new hip for you and have you fall or do something else to cost them more money! I was very fortunate in that my mom is a retired RN and a hippy herself, so I had great help. Hmmm....there's an idea for a new job-travel around the country taking care of new hippies for a week or so... Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 _______________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Hi Nic Thnaks for logging on and for posting on this site. I just replied to a couple of UK prospective patients who weren't sure that the replacement was being carried out free of charge in NHS hospitals. I mentioned I had mine done on 16 February at St. Cross's in Rugby. I did say that I will write more about the op shortly (I'll post your picture then as well). Thank for all your help last week. Regards Dan occupational therapy > hi all, > > i'm new to the group and was introduced by someone who has just had a > cormet replacement. > > i'm an occupational therapist at rugby hospital and work on the > orthopaedic ward. if anyone has any questions regarding managing day > to day activities straight after your op, then i'm happy to share my > knowledge. > > nic > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Hi Nic: I will probabaly take you up on your offer post op. Im in Exeter. Thats if I can ever get my GP to get me on a waiting list. Phil phildeem@... occupational therapy hi all, i'm new to the group and was introduced by someone who has just had a cormet replacement. i'm an occupational therapist at rugby hospital and work on the orthopaedic ward. if anyone has any questions regarding managing day to day activities straight after your op, then i'm happy to share my knowledge. nic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 hi dan, thanks for the message from reading some of the messages, the NHS sounds like the best place to have your op. privately or in USA, the after care sounds poor or non-existant! hope you are still doing well with your hip, and get back to bikig soon!! will be good to read of your op experience! take care nic > Hi Nic > > Thnaks for logging on and for posting on this site. I just replied to a > couple of UK prospective patients who weren't sure that the replacement was > being carried out free of charge in NHS hospitals. I mentioned I had mine > done on 16 February at St. Cross's in Rugby. I did say that I will write > more about the op shortly (I'll post your picture then as well). Thank for > all your help last week. > > Regards > Dan > occupational therapy > > > > hi all, > > > > i'm new to the group and was introduced by someone who has just had a > > cormet replacement. > > > > i'm an occupational therapist at rugby hospital and work on the > > orthopaedic ward. if anyone has any questions regarding managing day > > to day activities straight after your op, then i'm happy to share my > > knowledge. > > > > nic > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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