Advice: take apartments without any stairs. I've taken with 8 stairs, believe me, I thought that will be easy but actually in that condition is A LOT. I have to pay for the extra help now because I just can't climb up or down on my own.
Quote from: MorningStar on August 31, 2021, 09:17:35 AMAdvice: take apartments without any stairs. I've taken with 8 stairs, believe me, I thought that will be easy but actually in that condition is A LOT. I have to pay for the extra help now because I just can't climb up or down on my own.
How about ramps? Are inclines hard too or just stairs?
Quote from: canterk on August 31, 2021, 06:25:16 PMHow about ramps? Are inclines hard too or just stairs?
There is no ramp in my house. The hardest part is to climb down the stairs. Finally today I was able to climb up on my own.
Are you staying near the PT centre? It is hard to find airbnb's without entry stairs-- even those apartments with elevators/lifts ultimately have 5-10 stairs in the front. I am booking for my trip today.
Quote from: LU213 on August 31, 2021, 10:29:42 PMAre you staying near the PT centre? It is hard to find airbnb's without entry stairs-- even those apartments with elevators/lifts ultimately have 5-10 stairs in the front. I am booking for my trip today.
I had to go 5 km away from PT centre to find good place without stairs. In any case, you should do it, climbing stairs every day is crazy at this point. I was in the same room with Morning Star, so I can really tell that he is a savage hahahaha.
Quote from: LU213 on August 31, 2021, 10:29:42 PMAre you staying near the PT centre? It is hard to find airbnb's without entry stairs-- even those apartments with elevators/lifts ultimately have 5-10 stairs in the front. I am booking for my trip today.
I am 3 km from PT center. Yes, I took exactly what you are talking about. With elevator but with 8 stairs in the front. Believe me, better do how V21 did. If you are not able to find near the PT center without a stairs, better take a little bit further, but still without a stairs.
Things get a lot harder after 6cm and don’t even really get that hard at all until 4cm, so if you stop at 6cm you shouldn’t have that bad of a journey. Best of luck!
@HobbitMan thanks!
6 day: no pain at all while laying on the bed and about 4/10 while walking. Sleep is perfect. Now walking improves a bit slower after several days of fast improvement. Yesterday was a first PT. Today is a second. Hope it helps to move forward.
I've made some notes about daily life while being with broken legs and living alone. Later I'll add more advices but for today I have these. Hope they will help to someone.
1. Rent an apartment without stairs. Better further from PT center if not possible to find near but without stairs. Believe me, extra challenges is the least you want under these conditions.
2. If not possible to find house without stairs: climb stairs not looking forward (like normal) but being turned by side while handling handholds behind your back. It's way easier.
3. Attach a bag to the walker. Otherwise you don't have a way how to bring bigger things with you while walking to the kitchen or so.
4. Buy a toilet lift because it's difficult to standup from the toilet because they are normally short.
5. If you have no lift there is another way: walker has telescopic legs. So temporary collapse walker legs to the shortest position and standup with it's help.
6. Buy washing stool.
7. If you are doing some kind of externals (LATN, LON, etc. included): buy XXL or bigger shorts.
8. If you are doing some kind of externals (LATN, LON, etc. included): buy or take from the clinic soft wool padding and put it on the top of the pillow which you use for keeping legs on it while laying on the bed.
9. Take 2 bottles for pee near bed. Sometimes it's really hard to walk to the toilet. And better have 2 bottles.
10. Always have a bottle full of drinking water near bed.
11. If possible, make a stick with a hook and keep it near bed. It will help to take things near the bed which you can't reach by hand.
12. If pain is harsh - don't pretend a hero and take a painkillers. If pain is not too harsh - enjoy it. It's for a greater good.
Are you concerned about scarring? Are you planning to do anything about them?
Quote from: Want-3-inches on September 01, 2021, 08:16:12 AMAre you concerned about scarring? Are you planning to do anything about them?
No, I am not at all. And I have no plans. Honestly, I don't see any point to do something if you are not a girl.
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