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Bilateral protrusio of hips

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mary50027
mary50027

Hi

i had a left hip replacement in January and still have mobility problems.

i am 56 and since surgery can't do as much as I use to.

one of my biggest problems is I can't bend Down far before I get pain and almost get stuck.

I have had to go back to work as I am divorced and on my own with 4 cats and a dog. So the lower parts of house constantly need cleaning and so I have to get down on my knees with difficulties and crawl around which hurt my knees and getting back up I have to have something solid to pull myself up.

i am a nurse in out patients and finding as the week goes on it hurt more and more so by end of day. And weekends want to sit and do nothing.

can any one advise /help. Please

 

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  • eileen64__UK
    eileen64__UK mary50027

    Posted

    Oh Mary

    I'm sorry to hear all that.....Nursing isnt the best thibg to go back to after a replacement.  I know its heavy work ....from experience....I used to nurse but that was before OA

    Are you back full time? Can you not get back part time?

    I know sometimes the NHS isnt the most sympathetic to things like this {although they should be}

    I have problems getting down to do the lower part of the house but bless him my husband does those bits.

    The only thing i can sugest is long handled tools. eg dusters.....I use an ordinary mop }squeege sp?? type one for skirting boards etc. Not ideal but better than nothing. I look through ctalogues online {disabled ones} and try to get ideas

    Hope someone else comes on with better ideas biggrin

    Love

    Eileen

    • mary50027
      mary50027 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Thanks eileen

      i divorced a couple of years back and my x left me with a big financial mess.

      i have to work full time to survive and to get a bit of a pension.

      since the op I am worse than before it.

      my grandson has just turned 5 is partially sighted and one need to get to his level and this I find hard to do

      think that hurt most

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK mary50027

      Posted

      Oh Mary

      Yes that must hurt.....your grandson and not being able to get down to his level.

      I was out with the family {hubbys} a couple of days ago and there was a new baby in the family.

      By the way family consists of husband and 3 brothers/sisters...they have spouses, they have children and now they have childre so its massive. Dont see them often.

      Anyway we went to a Forrest where there was a playground, water {you know what kids are like, vast green spaces to play football.

      All I could do was swit with my crutches beside me and I felt really left out......No one even noticed. Anyway this new baby.....they were sitting on the grass....no chance...I have 2 crutches and if I got down I could never get up again cheesygrin I couldnt stand and let go of the crutches and hold the baby....did anyone bring the baby over for me to see...NO

      Sorry I'm going off the topic.

      Let the housework that you cant do go a bit....I remember my consultant telling me that once the dust is there for a couple of weeks it wont get any worse SO LEAVE IT ALONE was what he said to me asking about bending.

      What do the hospital say about your mobility?

      Do you have physio?

      I'm sorry I cant think of anything to help you....just to empathise with you

      Love

      Eileen

    • mary50027
      mary50027 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      I go to physio twice a week and have done so for sometime.

      i don't think it have made any difference to the bending problem.

      though walking and stuff it has

      also if I sit on a low seat or toilet  if for to long I have the catching feeling and pain trying to get up

  • Jayive
    Jayive mary50027

    Posted

    Hi Mary,

    Poor you, I know what you mean about bending as I've also had a hip replacement but I can't understand why you feel you need to do so much cleaning. I have cats who are very clean and just need the few hairs hoovered up and I also used to have a dog. Can't you just vacuum without bending? I also use a steam mop where needed and a grab stick to pick up and put down food dishes - plastic ones - ceramic are too heavy. Put a towel under water dishes, when it gets wet/soiled you can pick it up with the grab stick, takes a bit of practice but is fine once you've learned to use it.

    A grab stick is the most useful piece of equipment I have, it reaches high shelves as well as down onto the floor and since my THR when the NHS kindly gave me the stick I wouldn't be without it.

    I hope this helps and wish you well.

    • mary50027
      mary50027 Jayive

      Posted

      Thanks jayive

      i was told I would be able to do every thing I could do before my op, other wise I would not have had it.

      i find either the cats or dog rub up against closed doors as there are often dirty marks near where doors open

      not sure if they try to get in certain rooms or what

      they do have a cat flap to go in and out when they want but don't think I can stop them now as they have always had this freedom as woods behind us.

      think they would scratch in house if they didnt

      mary

    • patricis
      patricis mary50027

      Posted

      Mary, my cats (2 of them) are indoor cats and I have one that if she finds herself behind a door will scratch it until her paws are bloody,so I have to have all doors open....I also just took in a l0 years old rescue, poodle, who is both blind and deaf (just have had him 5 months), and to feel his way around he rubs his head against all surfaces, needless to say if you look at the bottom l2"of all my walls, cupboards, furniture you will see nice dirty smudge marks and now and for foreseeable future I can't bend to clean it off...but you know what I've learned to accept as much as I don't like it that just is the way it is and I love my dog (dirt and all) and if my friends don't like it then really how much are they my friends (of course they could always offer to clean  it for me??), and yes my cats shed but for myself I've learned early as I've suffered from migraines (sometimes 20 a month)  to appreciate what I do have and find enjoyment out of what I can do because we never know what is around the corner (and trust me I used to be a clean fanatic)!!!!  
    • Jayive
      Jayive mary50027

      Posted

      Mary, yes I understand just how frustrating it is not to be able to do the same as pre op and I've had well over a year of trying to adapt. I also wish I;d never had the op but, as they say, hindsight is a wonderful thing and so I now 'invent' things for myself so for dirty door frames I use an old back sponge, one of those things on a long handle, spray some liquid cleaner onto the sponge and rub it from standing up, a bit difficult for cleaning the cat flap but what can't be cleaned has to be endured.
    • mary50027
      mary50027 patricis

      Posted

      Hi patricis

      it is I am mad on cleanliness in fact as I get older I don't worry as much as I did about how clean my house should be but I got divorced as my husband lied and stole from me.

      we were about to have our house reposed and had utility bills not paid. We were in a mess he worked from home so hid the post

      found out when he tried ti kill himself

      i have been gradually clearing the debts but am also trying to sell the house to get something smaller and more manageable and hopefully one day be able to live and not worry about the bills etc

      so to sell I need to keep the house reasonable and 8 months have gone by and the house is starting to tell

      mary

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK Jayive

      Posted

      Hi Jayive,

      Thats similar to me....I use a mop to do the skirting boards and bottom of doors etc.....not brilliant but it helps. I also have an old bat brush which now gets used to clean the inside of the bath without bending too much.

      Its wonderful what you can adapt to.

      My washing for instance. Upstairs in the bathroom....normally I would put the clothes in a plastic basket and carry them downstairs and put them in the washer. No I sit down on the toilet and pack a nylon bag with stuff for one wash......drag it across the landing....check the cat isnt about downstairs and just drop it dowstairsbiggrin Then come down and drag it into the kitchen where the machine is. Sit down on a kitchen chair, put things in with the help of the grabber.....pushing them in. That it until the end of the cycle. Then its back to the washer and normally I would pull the washing out and put it in the plastic basket nd carry it outside and hang up. Now I sit down again and pull the clothes out {some of them with the grabber} and as they come out I put them over my shoulders, stand up and walk outside and then hang them up from my shoulders...not muh bending biggrin

      Sounds complicated when I try to explain it but its not.

      Love

      Eileen

       

    • patricis
      patricis mary50027

      Posted

      Mary, I am so sorry for your troubles....you must be under an enormous amount of emotional strain, let alone physical due to surgery....I am glad that you are taking control and thinking of your future by selling your house...I hope that you have a good groups of friends and family for support, Patricia
    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK patricis

      Posted

      Hi Patricis

      I didnt look out for her the first time I did this and it hit her....didnt do her any harm but shook herbiggrin So now I always look down to see if she is aboutwink

      The things we have to do  wink

      Love

      Eileen

    • patricis
      patricis eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Eileen, I have two and honestly they just full out lay around the house anywhere they want and if I'm trying to squeeze by to around them, do you think for one moment they would move, NO, it is just the "look" like what do you want and make sure you don't step on me......only when you have a cat do you know the crazy stuff they do and what personalities they have!!!!
    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK patricis

      Posted

      Hi Patricia

      Thats so true  LOL

      They are the boss in the house.....not like a dog who has a master......a cat is the owner of the house  LOL As you say just lieand look at you and let you {crutches and all in my case} dodge round thembiggrin

      Love

      Eileen

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK patricis

      Posted

      Hi Patricia

      I was in Scotland today and saw a placque and it said

      "The cat and her house keeper live here"biggrin

      I immediately thought of you and our conversations  cheesygrin

      Love

      Eileen

       

    • patricis
      patricis eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Hi Eileen,  that is too funny..what I'm going to tell you I could never tell my friends as they are all NOT cat lovers....but I truly always swore that my cat would never sit on the kitchen table..have never seen her...well at some point last year I came home from work early, and who was sprawled on my kitchen table??????
    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK patricis

      Posted

      Hi Patricia

      I loved it...nearly bought it

      As far as the table is concerned I always swore that as well but when your backs turned........well they have a mind of their own dont they cheesygrin

      Love

      Eileen

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