I'm having surgury on both of my feet in late Jan. or early Feb. I'll be in a cast for a really long time. For the first 6 weeks I can't put my foot on the ground but for the next weeks I'll be in a walking cast. We have a 3 story house and my room is on the top floor along with the other rooms this is bad because I don't know how to go up stairs in a cast. Any ideas on how I could make the recovery eaiser? Please no stupid answers or people saying not to have the surgury my feet really hurt me and I could have so many other worse problems in the future if I don't do this.
2007-01-02 04:53:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Hi,
I had 'cluster warts' on one of my feet for years. I don't know if your familiar with the term, so I'll give you a brief definition: Cluster warts (paraphrased) are hard nodules that have the tendency to swell up and down on their own - and with them, of course, the nerve. PAIN! on the feet!
I saw quite a few dermatologists and others for relief - all well meaning - but in the end...surgery...had to be done. I had several surgeries in fact by a Podiatrist (a foot Dr.)
I thought it important for you to know that I have had severe pain on a foot that got worse, and the only way was finally surgery.
Therefore, I support your decision to have the surgery, and I can only say that, "If you can't change the circumstances" "you might have to rearrange your environment" - if that is possible. For example...sleep down stairs....stay at a relative or friends house while recooperating...ect.
In any case, God Bless you and I hope this matter will soon be resolved for you.
2007-01-02 05:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by fret work ed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to consider where the bathroom is in location to your room and other things. I would consider seeing if you can't set up a temporary room on the main floor or sleep on the couch for a bit. If you have both feet done at once you will definately have trouble going up and down stairs. I would like you to reconsider doing both feet at that same time or at least discuss this with the doc doing the surgery. Ask him for advice as to how to deal with stairs and other things. The reason I suggest this is I had hand surgery on BOTH of my hands at the same time once and you can't do anything with both hands bandaged up. You can't open a pill bottle or unzip/zip your pant up etc. I realize foot surgery will be different but talk to your doc about all of this.
2007-01-02 04:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I had back surgery, my doc told me not to climb stairs. Our bedroom was the second floor as well. We converted our music room into a temp bedroom. we put a sofa bed in there and that's where I slept until I could go upstairs. Even an air mattress would be good. Try it, that's the only advice I can give you, hope it helped, Good luck with surgery.
2007-01-02 05:04:10 · answer #3 · answered by Memere RN/BA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The safest thing to do would be to set yourself up on the main floor of the house. Get comfy on the couch or buy a futon for the recovery. You'll want to be on the same floor as the kitchen (or a makeshift one), and a bathroom. The closer to ground-level you are, the safer you will be in case of a fire, too. I'd hate to see you on the third floor if the fire alarm goes off!
2007-01-02 04:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by Meg M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately wear the brace. I had ACL reconstructive surgery as well as a torn MCL that needed to heal. I wore a brace for a while afterward, until I felt no pain or discomphort. Took me longer than 10 months. Maybe mine was more severe.
2016-03-15 23:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A while back I had to have surgery on my leg and had to have 2 screws put in it. I was in a cast for 12 weeks. I was on crutches for 10 weeks. I had to craw up and down steps. I also had to learn how to go up and down stairs on crutches too. Remember crutches are always down when going up and down steps. I hope your surgery goes ok. Mine did. I will have to have surgery again to have the screws taken out.
2007-01-02 05:00:27 · answer #6 · answered by tennisluver90 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well what did you have Plantar Faciitis? Or Severs disease? I have severs disease and I had surgery on it and I have a three story house too and I had to get crutches and work on them!
It took me three months!
I got up there eventually
2007-01-02 05:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋