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Posterior Approach for Total Hip Replacement
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@grammato3 Quite a few years ago, I had posterior total hip replacements 6 weeks apart, then 4 years later 3 revision surgeries within 3 months.
We prepared with a raised toilet seat (just steps from out bedroom), a shower chair, a non-rolling waiting-room-type chair with a memory foam cushion, a passive ice machine (much better than ice packs), a reacher/grabber, a sock putter-oner, and lots of pillows for positioning. We put a small desk for my computer in the guest room, where I slept for the first week or so. (I was working part-time from home after a very few days.)
My husband is a very comfortable and patient caregiver, so it was fine for us to be on our own, with my two RN daughters nearby if needed (we didn't.) I had good mobility from day one with crutches (arthritic hands & back cannot do a walker) and was able to slowly do the seven stairs in and out of the house right away.
If your husband is nervous about being your caregiver, having someone for a few days or a week to "show him the ropes" would be good.
Make sure you are CRYSTAL CLEAR to the agency & the aide exactly what you expect, and don't hesitate to reject someone who is not providing what you need. We had to do that when we were getting assistance caring for our Moms.
Have you been thinking about how to prepare your home for your recovery?
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@sueinmn: This is very helpful, thank you! I do have a combined toilet/shower seat on my amazon wish list and just added a 7 piece THR collection based on your recommendation (grabber, sock aid, leg lifter, etc). I'd stayed in our guest room - which has a much lower bed and is closer to the en suite bathroom there - for quite some time during my convelescence for my colitis when my husband learned to be very good at providing my PICC line meds and care -- but prior to that my C-diff experience was very draining to him between caring for our two dogs, maintaining the home and his community commitments. So that all factors into his post-op concerns for me, a former RN myself who admittedly has high standards (for better or worse!). I do have a walker from when I had the enteropathic arthritis and fortunately no stairs in the house. I'm familiar with the home health agency I contacted as we used their services for years for my dad. I'm trying to be proactive in planning ahead but any other suggestions are welome and much appreciated! (sorry to hear about the need for revision interventions, was that due to failed hardware?)