After Hip replacement
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I am having hip done soon and am really frustrated i cannot find any information on how to bend and even if you can bend? I have dogs and cats and will need to get their bowls off floor to feed them and drinking water. Also no shower, just a bath (that i know you are not supposed to use) so how do i get a proper wash and wash hair without bending??? I don't want the worry of waiting until told how to to all this after op, i need to be thinking now and be prepared how to manage. Only info. i can find is how to sit and lie in bed. Can anyone please tell me if they know any of this information. Thank you Helen
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louise22940 helen09386
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juliette39133 helen09386
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juliette39133 helen09386
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ros007 helen09386
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Have you thought about exercise - I found that early walking required enough concentration and the thought of tangling a lead round a crutch would have been scary and how you would poop scoop I don't know. If a friend is helping with exercise could you change feeding times to coincide with exercise. Your grabber will pick up empty bowls.
Until your scar is healed do take care that the animals don't pass on infection - in the hospital we all had our own chairs.
You have a strip wash and washing between your toes is not very satisfactory whatever method you use, you can get a bath board and paddle your tootsies - the long-handled shoe horn will push flannels or towels between toes.. I have a handy local hairdresser and got my hair washed there with a bit of fiddling but I've got long hair which I wear up so frequent shampooing can be avoided if necessary.
There is a thread on tips for living alone after THR and you might find some useful tips there - get your assisted bin service organised, it can take a week or two.
Ollieboo helen09386
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Hair wash - again dry shampoo or I also used the mixer tap in the kitchen sink after a week or so when I could bend again. Bath boards are useful too
Skiers bend is something they tried to teach me in hospital but I was never strong enought for it.
I've had 3 replacements now and I find that the things I worry about beforehand are never the problems I have in the end. As juliette says you do end up becoming very creative with problem solving and come up with all sorts of little routines for yourself. I know it's easy to say don't worry and tricky to do, but in the end it does all sort itself out. The first few days out of hospital are tough, but it gets much easier and after a few weeks, you've got your little routines all sorted and manage fine, it just takes a little longer and some patience.
I also found that my 2 dogs were amazing after my op, very gentle and just knew I needed lots of cuddles and quiet time - again, I was worried they'd be too crazy as they were only a year old at the time, but they were fab and a great comfort
helen09386 Ollieboo
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Ollieboo helen09386
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Jodi-France Ollieboo
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Oh that is what it is for. I have been a bad girl and sitting on the toilet when my pajama pants have fallen all the way to the ground, I have bent over and grabbed them.
I guess I don't understand why you can dislocate your hip early on after surgery by say bending past 90 degrees, but not later on. This isn't going ot be a rule for life, right?
Ollieboo Jodi-France
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kaleani75551 helen09386
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eck2go helen09386
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I am 3 weeks post open and feeling fantastic. Just follow the advice given and you will be fine.
Paulus1949 helen09386
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good luck.
Happyhopper helen09386
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carol87667 helen09386
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Regarding feeding your pets i know I am short but Milleys store on the internet sell a novel cat feeding and water bowl which is a cat with the tail as the
handle and the two bowls one each side of the cat my cat had no problems feeding and drinking from it (not upset by cat stand) and I do not have to bend
down too far to be able to hold the tail/handle and picking it up The down side
is it cost about £40 but it is very well made and I am sure it will last for a very
long time
iris60148 helen09386
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would love to hear how you got on after your operation
regarding washing hair bathing etc
regards Iris