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Thursday_Next
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at 4 1/2 weeks I'm doing extremely well but I still find stairs, particularly going down, very difficult.  I think it is more the fear than the physical action that worries me.  I can do them, I just dread them and am frightened as I do them. I'm just about to go to hairdressers and would only take one crutch if I didn't know about the steep step into and out of the shop but will have to take both to cope.

any tips?

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  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK Thursday_Next

    Posted

    I suddenly found at 5 or 6 weeks, that they suddenly became easy - I don't know why. Much easier if there is a good solid hand rail or bannister though.

    Graham 🚀💃

  • sarah1996
    sarah1996 Thursday_Next

    Posted

    I havent even had my op yet and im terrible going downstairs. My knees feel like they are going to give way when i go down the stairs. So i have to walk down the stairs like they teach you when your on crutches. Unfortanetly i dont have any tips that i can think of atm. Sorry. Hope it gets easier for you soon and enjoy your trip to the hairdresses. Getting anything nice done?
    • cathie38426
      cathie38426 sarah1996

      Posted

      We had a banister rail put both sides. It might not be needed,

      but mentally is a great comfort.

      Cathie

  • sue1957Geo
    sue1957Geo Thursday_Next

    Posted

    I had to learn in hospital as i have so many stairs in my home. The physio told me to put one crutch in the other hand then going up use good leg coming down put down bad leg first, do one step at a time its hard at first but it gets easier.
    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK sue1957Geo

      Posted

      Up and down stairs - UNDO -

      Up with Non-operated first, Down with Operated leg first

      That's how I remembered it.

      Graham 🚀💃

    • Thursday_Next
      Thursday_Next sue1957Geo

      Posted

      That is not the problem. I know what to do and like you was taught it in hospital.  It is the fear of leading off with the bad leg and leaning forward that frightens me.  I feel I might topple forward.

      i Kew it as Up with the good, down with the bad.

  • marilyn_92910
    marilyn_92910 Thursday_Next

    Posted

    Take both I would I still do at 6 weeks post op and I still get a ache in the thigh when I do steps
  • Thursday_Next
    Thursday_Next

    Posted

    I shouldn't complain really.  I was telling my good friend how I felt and she said she feels like that every time she gets off a train or a bus as she doesn't know where the ground is.  She is totally blind so of course things will never change for her.

    at the moment I'm at hairdressers with my roots being redone.  Then it will be trimmed.

  • vicki00016
    vicki00016 Thursday_Next

    Posted

    I know how you feel! At the moment I'm not weight bearing on the op leg so have to phsyche myself up to hop. Going up is hard work. Going down is easy but a bit daunting when taking the first step. I've not yet tried either without somebody with me.
  • diane80279
    diane80279 Thursday_Next

    Posted

    just take your time going down and up stairs, going up good leg first then bring op leg up to same step.  Going down do the opposite.  Took me quite awhile to feel comfortable doing regular way
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