| Hip replacement surgery is no fun, especially the fifth | | | | he had to twist and bend to get onto the seat. At first |
| time around. Let me explain. At first my husband had | | | | we put a plastic bag on the seat to make it more |
| his right hip replaced. After surgery, he went to rehab | | | | slippery but it kept crumbling up and falling on the floor. I |
| for a couple of weeks and when he came home he | | | | finally discovered a seat that swivels and a handy bar |
| was fairly self-sufficient. A year later he had the left | | | | gadget to put in the car door frame to hold on to as |
| hip replaced. Having been through surgery just a year | | | | an aid in getting into the car (both inexpensive). Getting |
| prior he knew what to do to speed up his recovery. | | | | in and out of the car became easier and less painful. |
| We were happy to have the surgeries behind us and | | | | After three months we scheduled surgery to get a |
| glad we did them. My husband could walk without the | | | | new hip joint. Unfortunately the infection came back, |
| terrible pain in his hips. We of course thought this was | | | | and he had to have surgery again to wash out the |
| the end of hip surgeries. | | | | infection and wait four more months for surgery |
| Approximately 8 years later my husband called me | | | | without a hip joint. |
| from work because he had terrible chills and wanted | | | | Finally he had surgery, but had to wear a brace for 3 |
| me to bring him a sweater. By the time I got to him he | | | | months which again limited his mobility. During that time I |
| was not making much sense so I took him directly to | | | | embarked on a search for inexpensive products to |
| the emergency room of our local hospital. After | | | | help improve his mobility and give me a break. I also |
| several hours it was determined he had a serious | | | | found some entertaining things to do to maintain our |
| staph infection ( not MRSA fortunately) in his left hip. | | | | sanity during nine months of constant togetherness. |
| The doctors still don't know what caused it. He needed | | | | Today, he is walking with the use of a walker and the |
| to have the left prostheses removed and be on | | | | brace will be removed next month. Meanwhile, the |
| antibiotics for 6 weeks. This surgery left him without a | | | | arthritis in my hands is causing me some issues, so I |
| hip joint and he was unable to move his left leg. Also, | | | | think I need to find some nifty little gadgets to help me |
| being 8 years older than when he had his first surgery, | | | | out! |
| he was not quite as strong as he was back then. He | | | | If you have found yourself in a situation whereby you |
| could not get around as well by himself as the first | | | | need a little bit of help with mobility challenges, please |
| time around. We needed additional gadgets to help | | | | visit my website where you will find unique, inexpensive |
| with every day tasks. | | | | gadgets to help get in and out of the car, help in the |
| Getting in and out of the car was an ordeal because | | | | bedroom and bathroom and some fun things to do. |