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Hello thisismarilynb:
I enjoyed your post. Keep on keeping on. At 83, I already need help around the house. I'm likely due for a new hip this summer if I understand what the MRI is implying. I am in total agreement with staying in my own home as long as possible. I've just had the exterior painted because now I can deal with the decisions needed and I can't predict how I'll be in 5 or 10 years. It will be nice to have the house-painting done! Fortunately, I have a wonderful woman whom I enjoy having here to do the heavy cleaning for a wage I'm willing to pay and she is willing to accept. It is a good arrangement for both of us.
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I have been trying to get a friend in the frame of mind to do what you all are doing (as I am too) but she doesn't budge. She is 82, has two bad knees, gets out of breath, and is overweight. She lives in a split-level house with 3-4 staircases (5-6 steps) and no bedroom or bathroom on the main floor. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to motivate her?
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I had a full hip replacement when I was 87. I had a wonderful surgeon and I only have a small scar on the front. From talking to others who have had hip replacements their surgeons went in from the back and they have large scars. I was told I have this small scar because I had a good surgeon. The aftermath was not good, however. Because this was after my husband had died, I had no one to look after me. They do not keep you in the hospital, where you should really be. They shipped me off to a "skill nursing" facility. The skill and nursing were not there. In the three awful weeks I had to spend there I was never given a shower or shampoo; not even a bed bath, and I had to beg to get water to brush my teeth. Simply put, it was a hellhole. So I would definitely find out from your surgeon how they handle patients after surgery. If you can afford it, get someone in to look after you in your own home. I don't wish on anybody the horror I had to go through.