My mum is having a hip replacement op next week

[spudmasher]

and I will be looking after her post op. What can I expect?
Any experiences please!!!
TIA

Hello my dad had one in august and the recovery was amazing, the day after op they had him up and by the end of that same day walking on a frame. After 4 days he came home on crutches. Needed help getting dressed for first few days and especially putting socks on but overall we couldn't believe how quickly he recovered. Good vibes coming your way for the op. ( ps my dad is 72 so no spring chicken) x

has she had an occupational therapy assessment to check heights of toilet, bed and chairs? hospital should have arranged this?

Thank you lovely ladies.
Yes the hospital people have been round. I am slightly concerned as she lives 6 hrs aay from me and is recently widowed. Also she is having the sort where the bone grows into the new hip so she can not put weight on the leg for six weeks. She is only 65 so recovery should be quite quick?
Will I be wiping bums?

when you say you will be looking after her do you mean moving in with her post op?

If not the area should have a kind of rehab place where she can stay for a few weeks because she lives on her own...

She ids refusing to go into a nursing home...very young 65 year old. I will be staying with her for a week after she gets home. Will I need to organise something else? She has got a stair lift fitted and my brother lives a mile away. But he is a man. Oh dar...have I done enough?

make sure you start her on arnica 5 days pre op - it will her with her recovery

Dad has his last Nov and the difference it has made to his life is fantastic, his recovery was slightly slower than my aunt who had hers done last year - she was up and walking the day after it bored waiting on me to arrive

she won't manage stairs straight away, although some physios like them to be able to do this before being discharged

are you collecting her from the hosp - its easier for her to get in and out of a higher car e.g a 4x4 or a people carrier - a poly bag on the seat to ease the slide over helps too

will have a think what else

Thank you dizzy. Great advice.

a hand rail/shelf something to help her get up off the toilet

she has to get into to bed with her good leg and OUT of bed with her good leg so if you've got a single bed you could use that should make it easier

they should give her a long shoe horn thing to help with her shoes

for in the hospital I would get her a long nightie and pants too big - they will be checking on the wound a lot and a nightdress is easier to lift up - getting on trousers/pants etc is not easy for the first wee while

do you know how hard it is to find long men's nightshirts these days?!!?

Toilet is sorted. She has a high memory foam type bed but she does have a single bed in the spare room. Will suggest that. Love the plastic bag idea. I remember doing that for my dear old dad.
I am worried about her emotionally too....not 18 months since dad died. She has already said she feels very alone and scared.

oh spud how heartbreaking. My mum passed in July and Dad has his op in the Nov, over her birthday and in the same ward that she had spent a lot of time in. The nurses/ staff all knew him and were so kind. I fortunately was on matty leave with new baby so left the DDs with my aunt and managed to spend a lot of time in with him (private hospital)

can I suggest she'll be tired the first few days, it IS major surgery, and then some sudoko/news papers/ds games etc to keep her mind occupied

and he kept introducing me to all the nurses as his wife as he was so confused and upset - it is utterly heartbreaking, am so sorry for your loss.