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Hi everyone! My 81 year old father had his right hip replaced 7 days ago. He came home 2 days ago and I think is doing really well. The big problem is getting out of bed. In hospital he had a hanging handle above the bed to pull himself up on. His bed is an adjustable one but he can't have it too far up or it'll go over 90 degrees and he can't twist so , even with a plastic bag under his bottom, he's struggling to go from lying reclined to sitting on the edge of the bed. He can get up from chairs by pushing down on the arms and is walking well with crutches but this problem with the bed has meant I've resorted to buying a urine bottle today as moving out of bed can take 20 minutes and is leaving him flustered. Any ideas?