Planning on surgery in July / August of this year with precice 2.2 femurs ... I work at a desk all day but i'm wondering how useless I will be mentally and for how long before I can get back to work (on a laptop or whatever)
and right after surgery, how long before i can walk with a walker? or am i completely wheelchair bound?
Prepare to be wheelchair bounded for 4-5 months. Can’t comment on the mental part.
honestly i feel that the mental is so much worse than the physical. going to the bathroom you have to learn on the fly how to transfer from wheelchair to toilet. and if your bathroom is tiny like mine then you will have to transfer from bed to wheelchair to another smaller chair that rolls and can fit in bathroom (like a computer chair) and THEN to toilet. all the while your knees are clicking, muscles are stressed and sore. im not gonna lie taking a is the hardest thing of the whole process while you’re in a wheelchair. i could not do this without my caregiver whom i pay $40 per 24 hr shift. im practically convered in sweat and panting like i ran a half marathon. by the time my caregiver rolls my limp body back into bad i have just enough energy for one more transfer, and then he basically has to pick up my legs and navigate them to my bed. then it’s time for a painkiller and some thc vape and im out for at least 4 -6 hrs.
Quote from: silverlining on March 19, 2022, 03:01:48 PMPrepare to be wheelchair bounded for 4-5 months. Can’t comment on the mental part.
I thought walking with a walker was encouraged for bone healing? so the entire time i'm going to be in a wheelchair for 4-5 months?
Quote from: jlk on March 19, 2022, 03:44:33 PMhonestly i feel that the mental is so much worse than the physical. going to the bathroom you have to learn on the fly how to transfer from wheelchair to toilet. and if your bathroom is tiny like mine then you will have to transfer from bed to wheelchair to another smaller chair that rolls and can fit in bathroom (like a computer chair) and THEN to toilet. all the while your knees are clicking, muscles are stressed and sore. im not gonna lie taking a is the hardest thing of the whole process while you’re in a wheelchair. i could not do this without my caregiver whom i pay $40 per 24 hr shift. im practically convered in sweat and panting like i ran a half marathon. by the time my caregiver rolls my limp body back into bad i have just enough energy for one more transfer, and then he basically has to pick up my legs and navigate them to my bed. then it’s time for a painkiller and some thc vape and im out for at least 4 -6 hrs.
Was this right after surgery ? or how long was going to the bathroom like this hard? that is actually one of my concerns
no precice is not weight bearing. you are in a wheelchair
You can use a walker for short distances, like within your room and to get to the bathroom, toilet, and shower chair. But you will need the wheelchair for longer distances.
How do you find a caregiver for only $40 for a 24 hour shift? Also how does a caregiver work 24 hour shift, do you mean live in caregiver?
yeah he sleeps on the couch. it’s very cheap to live here. my average meal via room service is around $3.
im 21 days post op, but im also 13kg over the weight limit. so im the exception not the standard. most people that do lon femurs walk MUCH better and faster than i do. how much do do you weigh if you dont mind my asking?
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