Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I'm having the same surgery Feb. 4, and have exactly the same question!!! What do we need to get beforehand, and where are these things sold? I definitely know I will need a special toilet seat, but where does one get it? Surgical supply store? ---- dwatts4827 <dwatts4827@...> wrote: > I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to > what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. > Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What > would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up > stairs. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 You can get toilet seats and shower seats at Lowes, Home Depot for sure.most likely Wal-Mart.as well as home health stores.I have had knee replacements and needed the toilet seat and shower seats and highly recommend them for a while. _____ From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of jcraig@... Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 4:28 PM Joint Replacement Cc: dwatts4827 Subject: Re: things needed at home I'm having the same surgery Feb. 4, and have exactly the same question!!! What do we need to get beforehand, and where are these things sold? I definitely know I will need a special toilet seat, but where does one get it? Surgical supply store? ---- dwatts4827 <dwatts4827 (DOT) <mailto:dwatts4827%40> com> wrote: > I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to > what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. > Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What > would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up > stairs. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 my insurance paid for a rental hospital type bed. That way i stayed on the first floor. On 11/29/08, dwatts4827 <dwatts4827@...> wrote: > I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to > what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. > Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What > would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up > stairs. > > -- P Kollin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I went into rehab for 6 days after my surgery and they were able to get what I needed. The reacher was great -be sure and get that. Also - I picked up some satin pj's (someone on this site recommended them - a really good idea for ease of getting in and out of bed. Good luck you will not believe how you will get your pain-free life back again. Barbara 11/04/2004 - RHR > You can get toilet seats and shower seats at Lowes, Home Depot for > sure.most > likely Wal-Mart.as well as home health stores.I have had knee replacements > and needed the toilet seat and shower seats and highly recommend them for > a > while. > > > > _____ > > From: Joint Replacement > [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of > jcraig@... > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 4:28 PM > Joint Replacement > Cc: dwatts4827 > Subject: Re: things needed at home > > > > I'm having the same surgery Feb. 4, and have exactly the same question!!! > What do we need to get beforehand, and where are these things sold? > > I definitely know I will need a special toilet seat, but where does one > get > it? Surgical supply store? > > ---- dwatts4827 <dwatts4827 (DOT) <mailto:dwatts4827%40> com> > wrote: >> I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to >> what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. >> Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What >> would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up >> stairs. >> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 the only thing I really needed was the toilet seat extender (used it for about the first two months). I had a shower seat I never used because once my staples were out, I would just lower myself into the tub and keep the affected leg hanging outside. No problems. I didn't need a grab-it thing as I could get people to get stuff for me. I certainly didn't need a thing to help put on socks as I didn't wear any, I just wore slippers. When I was in the hospital, after surgery, the medical supply came as I ordered what I needed and it was delivered to the hospital on the last day I was there and I took it home with me. I imagine you might have the same experience. If not, any medical supply store, in fact probably any Walgreens has the toilet seat extender. Re: things needed at home I'm having the same surgery Feb. 4, and have exactly the same question!!! What do we need to get beforehand, and where are these things sold? I definitely know I will need a special toilet seat, but where does one get it? Surgical supply store? ---- dwatts4827 <dwatts4827@...> wrote: > I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to > what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. > Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What > would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up > stairs. > ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Satin pj's--what a good idea!! Probably can't get them at Lowe's, though : ) Jane ---- " Barbara Dail wrote: > I went into rehab for 6 days after my surgery and they were able to get > what I needed. The reacher was great -be sure and get that. Also - I > picked up some satin pj's (someone on this site recommended them - a > really good idea for ease of getting in and out of bed. > > Good luck you will not believe how you will get your pain-free life back > again. > > Barbara > > 11/04/2004 - RHR > > > > You can get toilet seats and shower seats at Lowes, Home Depot for > > sure.most > > likely Wal-Mart.as well as home health stores.I have had knee replacements > > and needed the toilet seat and shower seats and highly recommend them for > > a > > while. > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: Joint Replacement > > [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of > > jcraig@... > > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 4:28 PM > > Joint Replacement > > Cc: dwatts4827 > > Subject: Re: things needed at home > > > > > > > > I'm having the same surgery Feb. 4, and have exactly the same question!!! > > What do we need to get beforehand, and where are these things sold? > > > > I definitely know I will need a special toilet seat, but where does one > > get > > it? Surgical supply store? > > > > ---- dwatts4827 <dwatts4827 (DOT) <mailto:dwatts4827%40> com> > > wrote: > >> I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to > >> what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. > >> Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What > >> would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up > >> stairs. > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hi - Good luck with your upcoming surgery. I had a left THR on 6/17/08. I too was completely worried about what I would need at home. My ortho's nurse practitioner told me that the hospital would get everything that I needed and that indeed was true. Meanwhile, you might want to check with your doctor's office. Anyway, here's what I needed (and it all worked out well): 1) a so called " 3 in one " toilet seat. It is an adjustable seat that has a pot underneath (i.e. bedside commode) which you remove. It fits over the toilet, easily, and you can gradually lower it as you recuperate. It also doubles as a shower seat. The hospital arranged to have it delivered to my house and my insurance paid. But even if insurance is an issue, the total cost was only something like $45. My husband brought it downstairs for the day and upstairs at night - if I had had two, then that would have been unnecessary. 2) The hospital gave me a kit that included the " sock tool " , a reacher/grabber and a couple of other useless items. The sock tool is essential for putting TEDs on yourself, and also other regular socks. The reacher is absolutely essential - for various reasons I had 2 and kept one upstairs and one downstairs - wish I had 3. It made me able to dress, able to pick up things I dropped (who knew how many things you drop on an average day?!), able to get the paper from the front yard and able after 2-3 weeks to do laundry. You can find these kits on the internet, but check to see if your hospital may provide one. (The kit included a back scrubber which was useless, a long shoe horn which was useless in the summer for me - female, slip on shoes - but would be more useful with shoes that were harder to get on, and a leg lifter which I used for 1 day to get into bed - PT told me not to use it and I stopped and once I figured out the technique, didn't need it anyway). 3) I also have a 2 story house. Stairs were actually the least of the problems, although if I had lived alone they would have been an issue. I went up and down stairs twice a day at first - using crutches and the hand railing - with my husband behind me, both guarding me and carrying the walker, since I needed that once at the top/bottom of the stairs. 4) One thing that really helped, even in the hospital, was a small backpack with all essentials (book, meds, cell phone, ice bag, Kleenex etc ...). A lot easier to be independent if you have most of the stuff you are likely to need with you. Good luck. FYI I used a walker at first and graduated to a cane on Day 9. Never actually used the crutches other than to go up and down stairs for the first 9 days. And your hospital will definitely provide you with walker/crutches/cane. Betsy From: dwatts4827 Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 4:19 PM Joint Replacement Subject: things needed at home I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up stairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I bought some 3M Command hooks. Put them on the back of doors, cabinets etc. Very handy, for trash bags, grab sticks and others. Also got grabit stick at Home Depot, made by Unger , i think. good luck On 11/29/08, elizlwil@... <elizlwil@...> wrote: > Hi - > > > > Good luck with your upcoming surgery. > > > > I had a left THR on 6/17/08. I too was completely worried about what I > would need at home. My ortho's nurse practitioner told me that the hospital > would get everything that I needed and that indeed was true. Meanwhile, you > might want to check with your doctor's office. > > > > Anyway, here's what I needed (and it all worked out well): > > > > 1) a so called " 3 in one " toilet seat. It is an adjustable seat that > has a pot underneath (i.e. bedside commode) which you remove. It fits over > the toilet, easily, and you can gradually lower it as you recuperate. It > also doubles as a shower seat. The hospital arranged to have it delivered > to my house and my insurance paid. But even if insurance is an issue, the > total cost was only something like $45. My husband brought it downstairs > for the day and upstairs at night - if I had had two, then that would have > been unnecessary. > > > > 2) The hospital gave me a kit that included the " sock tool " , a > reacher/grabber and a couple of other useless items. The sock tool is > essential for putting TEDs on yourself, and also other regular socks. The > reacher is absolutely essential - for various reasons I had 2 and kept one > upstairs and one downstairs - wish I had 3. It made me able to dress, able > to pick up things I dropped (who knew how many things you drop on an average > day?!), able to get the paper from the front yard and able after 2-3 weeks > to do laundry. You can find these kits on the internet, but check to see if > your hospital may provide one. (The kit included a back scrubber which was > useless, a long shoe horn which was useless in the summer for me - female, > slip on shoes - but would be more useful with shoes that were harder to get > on, and a leg lifter which I used for 1 day to get into bed - PT told me not > to use it and I stopped and once I figured out the technique, didn't need it > anyway). > > > > 3) I also have a 2 story house. Stairs were actually the least of the > problems, although if I had lived alone they would have been an issue. I > went up and down stairs twice a day at first - using crutches and the hand > railing - with my husband behind me, both guarding me and carrying the > walker, since I needed that once at the top/bottom of the stairs. > > > > 4) One thing that really helped, even in the hospital, was a small > backpack with all essentials (book, meds, cell phone, ice bag, Kleenex etc > ...). A lot easier to be independent if you have most of the stuff you are > likely to need with you. > > > > > > Good luck. FYI I used a walker at first and graduated to a cane on Day 9. > Never actually used the crutches other than to go up and down stairs for the > first 9 days. And your hospital will definitely provide you with > walker/crutches/cane. > > > > Betsy > > > > From: dwatts4827 > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 4:19 PM > Joint Replacement > Subject: things needed at home > > > I am having hip replacement on tuesday. I am still confused as to > what kind of special things I will need at home when I am in recovery. > Are such things as a special seat unit needed for the toilet? What > would be nice to have? My house is two story so I will be going up > stairs. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.