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I have my bedroom up stairs at my house. Does this meen I have to live up there for a few weeks???:pzld::pzld::pzld::sct::sct::sct:
After the surgery and before you go home, they will show u how to mannuver stairs. Now i lived in a house with the bedroom upstairs, so i just slept on the reclyner downstairs and quite honestly it was more comfortable than sleepinig in the bed with that stupid pillow abductor, or whatever it was called. The thing you have to put between your legs so they dont cross.
They teach you how to do steps one at a time. I'm stubborn and don't like to be confined to one place so I slept upstairs and spent my day downstairs. As long as you take yor time you'll be fine. They teach you to do it so all the pressure and strength is on your good leg so it really doesn't hurt. Plus I think it forces your muscles to work sooner...and you feel more normal and therefore mentally you heal faster.
I am going to need both done, I believe the doc wanted to do one and about a week or two later do the other. Boy am I in for a world of hurt:shk: