Fastening shoes
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am I able to try fastening shoes if my feet against wall and legs slightly lower than hip where I can reach my laces without stretching is my question.
I at home now use no sticks and no sticks going up stairs.
at work I use sticks to get to work, walking through shop floor, but in office walk around with none and sometimes one.
at end of day my hip is fine but noticed a little discomfort if my pelvic area when I go to relax on the bed which lasts for 30 mins to 1 hr.
I sometimes forget I've had a n operation. dont get me wrong I'm not bending (well I do slowly and slightly now and again but not too low if you get me, and very rare I do this but want to be honest)
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john43580 vickie1976
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When i asked my team about the shoe fastening thing they said it was a major milestone and dont think about it.So I focused on other things and one day without any ceremony, I found had tied my shoelaces perfectly normally without thinking. Week 8 it was. I got attached to the daily trials and triumphs and actually miss them.
aetl vickie1976
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Age might be relevant-I was 58 the 1st time and 61 the 2nd time. The 1st was a quick and easy recovery. The 2nd took much longer. Reason for the replacement? Osteo or rheumatoid arthritis? Hip fracture? I have osteoarthritis. I had one hip done at a time. With both it took 4 weeks before I automatically began to pick things up from the floor.But putting on and tying shoes was harder for me the 2nd time. It's been well over 5 years and it's still hard to bend so far down and to stay long enough to tie the shoe. So I lift my leg and cross it (typical man crossed leg). But ... my best friend(s) is a long shoe horn and laceless shoes or in appropriate weather, ankle boots with a zipper. Good luck.
john43580 aetl
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I had a good gadget for picking things up, and another for putting on socks. Very cheap from Amazon. I don.t need them any more but occasionally use the picker upper to spare my back. If I remember, I got two for $10 or so and they work from picking up a small coins to a pair of boots or a tennis ball.