@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?)