@AnnYo , I will put in an order for the ice bodysuit and my husband wants one too. I love it!
@SnowHare , My stomach will never be the issue with anti inflammatory drugs. I take a proton pump inhibitor daily for hiatus hernia and reflux so my stomach is well protected. However, my GP says taking diclofenac for long periods of time increases your risk of heart attack by 40 percent. The literature does say this. Now, I don’t know if this is really the case and at my age (65) your chances of heart problems rises anyway; all part of ageing. So I will continue to take the occasional diclofenac when I really need it. Only a 25mg tablet so it’s not as if I’m overdoing it!
As @mendogal suggested, I am concentrating on sit/stand exercises now as I am still having trouble getting up from the loo. Last time I didn’t have the sore shoulders and could pull myself up on things but now I realise how out of condition my body is. I suppose when I think about it, I have been limping slightly for years. It didn’t help having two foot operations which required months of sitting down and only walking to the loo. All of this meant I went into this tkr very out of condition.
I think hourly sit/stands from the dining chair might help. It’s slightly higher than the loo seat and I can do it without pushing up on anything. I just put my hands on my knees and lean forward as Ealing Gran suggested.
I know I’m writing a lot here but it might help someone else.
@SnowHare , My stomach will never be the issue with anti inflammatory drugs. I take a proton pump inhibitor daily for hiatus hernia and reflux so my stomach is well protected. However, my GP says taking diclofenac for long periods of time increases your risk of heart attack by 40 percent. The literature does say this. Now, I don’t know if this is really the case and at my age (65) your chances of heart problems rises anyway; all part of ageing. So I will continue to take the occasional diclofenac when I really need it. Only a 25mg tablet so it’s not as if I’m overdoing it!
As @mendogal suggested, I am concentrating on sit/stand exercises now as I am still having trouble getting up from the loo. Last time I didn’t have the sore shoulders and could pull myself up on things but now I realise how out of condition my body is. I suppose when I think about it, I have been limping slightly for years. It didn’t help having two foot operations which required months of sitting down and only walking to the loo. All of this meant I went into this tkr very out of condition.
I think hourly sit/stands from the dining chair might help. It’s slightly higher than the loo seat and I can do it without pushing up on anything. I just put my hands on my knees and lean forward as Ealing Gran suggested.
I know I’m writing a lot here but it might help someone else.