The info in this thread is a bummer! Give up baths? For me, showers = personal hygiene and baths = an ahhhhh relaxing, de-stressing, slice of heaven! A good book, a cup of tea or a glass of wine, and the the big, jacuzzi tub...well, it is simply orgasmic! Please say it isn't so!
My shower is on the bath so I will have to at least step over the side to get a proper wash I am assuming that it will be possible to do that a very long time before you can lie in the bath
Have a shower instead! I wouldn't recommend trying to take a bath for the very :wink1:reasons Janet gave.
I live in a first floor flat. There are three flights of stairs between the front door and my flat (which is all on one level). There is a lift and three steps down from the lift to my flat. Problem is the lift is not opening on the ground floor currently. I've been nagging the managing agents about this for ages and they know I have a TKR planned. Three steps seems doable post-op but 16 in 3 flights - that is not so good.
Please don't respond with an unthinking "don't worry you'll be alright". This is a practical question. Has anyone got any experience of dealing with steps immediately post op i.e. on return from hospital. I know they train you to go up and down steps but I've seen the pictures - they're only little artificial flights of say 3, 4 or 5 steps.