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