Trying to stay positive

[C Mac]

Hi Sqwerlie,

I did not have any restrictions after surgery and did not use a toilet seat riser. My home-pt gal showed me to turn the walker around, place it at the back of the toilet seat and then use it's bars to either lower or lift myself as needed. I just did this for a while and it worked out ok. I also struggled with the notion of the toilet contraptions and the rest of my family as well -- actually I thought I had to have a bedside commode and knew that there was no one in the household that would help with *that*

Your sink/windowsill might work out, but does it require you to lean forward much to reach and use them? With the walker, it's a bit more like the frame of the riser contraption and you can push from a more upright position -- like this gadget but without the bucket and bar in front of the bucket.


Just another idea...
Take care,
Cardie

 

[sqwerlie]

Thanks Cardie...I had the same thoughts about a commode No, I don't need to move at all to reach the sink and window....it's a very tiny bathroom!

 

[dede62]

Thanks Cardie...I had the same thoughts about a commode No, I don't need to move at all to reach the sink and window....it's a very tiny bathroom!

Sqwerlie, you might want to practice a bit before your date. Have someone watch you to make sure you're not breaking the 90 deg rule (not leaning forward too much). Also try standing with the to-be-operated leg in front and make sure you don't use it to help yourself push up. Hubby and I did lots of practicing (especially after my pre-op appointment/class) and the OT personnel were pretty pleased with the results.

 

[sqwerlie]

Good idea dede62, I will do that! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms here! My girls all went in on a Kindle Fire for me. I am somewhat of a geek, so am loving playing with it. Skipped church today, did way too much walking last week and am paying for it this weekend. But only 5 weeks to go!

 

[Littlejem]

I've been thinking all day that it's 4 weeks tomorrow so was sad to just read your post and realise that it 5 weeks not 4!!!

 

[sqwerlie]

Awww...don't worry Littlejem, the next few weeks will fly by!

 

[ByGosh]

Littlejem yes, sqwerlie is right. The time will fly. Are you both surgery buddies? That would be nice!

 

[sqwerlie]

Yes, we are ByGosh. Except Littlejem has done this before and I am a THR virgin.

 

[ByGosh]

sqwerlie Hahaha Good one!!

 

[Littlejem]

Do you work sqwerlie? I sometimes wish I didn't have to go into work but on the other hand if I'm busy I have other things to think about, although it does sometimes make me forget to take my pain meds then my hips do complain, well the bad one mostly!! It's typical though that when the alarm went off this morning I was fast asleep but come 7am on Saturday and Sunday I'm wide awake and end up getting up anyway

 

[sqwerlie]

Well, I don't get paid for my work I'm an RN, but haven't worked since my 18 year old was born. We live on a farm and I do the books, keep the house, chauffeur the kids around, mediate the occasional World War between the girls and so on and so forth. I know what you mean about forgetting the pain pills....sometimes I get so distracted by so many things, it's noon before I take my morning meds!

 

[ByGosh]

sqwerlie I knew there was a reason I liked you besides your sense of humor ---- I'm an RN, too. You don't work because you work at home. Don't you have 7 daughters? Any more children you haven't mentioned? 7 is plenty of kids to keep you busy full-time, I'd say. I only worked part-time since my kids came along, and it was during their school hours anyhow.

 

[sqwerlie]

LOL...no, just the 7 (like that wasn't enough!). I worked part-time too, until #5 came along. Then it was just too hard to coordinate all the schedules and sitters and that. Plus we've home schooled them all, so I kind of had my hands full. I volunteered for a week or two every summer as camp nurse, and took care of others that we knew who had strokes, etc and needed help at home. So I did get to use all that schooling! What kind of nursing do you do?

 

[ByGosh]

sqwerlie You have been a busy little bee, haven't you! Home schooling them, too? You definately get the gold medal here for hard work and mothering. I do pediatric nursing. When I had my first, I wanted to find out just how to take care of the little tykes, so decided to get a job at a pediatrician's office to learn all that I could. Instead of having to call the doctor every time he sneezed or pulled on his ear, I figured I'd learn it all straight from the
source. It's served me well, even just that my kids never tried to pull a fast one and get out of school by faking it. They knew I'd know. But I was pretty easy anyhow, and would give them a day off every now and then...so they never really had to fake it... Shucks, I'm a softie for the kids.

 

[Vetgirl]

Hi. I'm new here. Just thought I'd say hi and good luck.

Any news on your aspiration?

 

[Littlejem]

Wow sqwerlie you work really hard and make just going out to work sound real easy!! RN, registered nurse, right? I bet you and ByGosh make wonderful nurses, with such a caring nature!! Love the fact that you could suss out the fake sickness bygosh!!

 

[sqwerlie]

Hi Vetgirl....I guess there wasn't enough fluid to do the tests the dr wanted to do. I decided if he's not worried about infection, I won't be either.

 

[zauberflöte]

as you go down Rte 28 into Falmouth, past the hospital road, wave at Minot St on the right...that's where I grew up

sqwerlie well I'm sorry i haven't been to visit since the beginning of May!!! I didn't get tagged b/c you misspelled my name LOL. So I didn't wave...but I did look at the train tracks! You keep hangin in there-- homeschooling 7 kids, all girls, that's gotta take it out of a person! I only did one, for only a few short years, and fired him (tho he will tell the story that he fired me!)

Wow sqwerlie you work really hard and make just going out to work sound real easy!!

Littlejem Hubby and I used to play tag-team parenting. He had a 9-5, I worked days, nights, and weekends. But I would often be waaaay more relaxed playing a concert than I'd been all day at home with the boys! It is always very helpful to know exactly what's going to happen next! ♫♫

 

[Poppet]

Welcome sqwerlie, I am a bit late in welcoming you aboard BoneSmart.. not long now, the weeks will fly by and you will be on the road to recovery

 

[sqwerlie]

Thank you Poppet, just a little over 4 weeks to go!