I wish all Dr.s and hospitals required watching your videos! I am getting a total hip replacement in 5 weeks and started looking for prehab videos. You are both entertaining and extremely helpful. Thank you so much
I had my first hip replacement January 16th and did a LOT of prep, from buying a commode to doing exercises. The hospital gave me virtually no instructions on hip precautions and I learned 90% of my routine from CZcams. I'm healed well and am going for the second hip on April 11th. This time I will be sure to use some sort of leg lift because those first few times out of bed were SCARY. Thanks to these great docs for their sound advice.
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@@Discerning_Viewer because some commodes sit too low to the floor to make it easy to get up from. I had a taller commode but still choose to get a elevated toilet seat which also had arms on it that helped tremendously.
Hi Guys, I just returned home after a bilateral hip replacement. I am a 58 year old male. I found my biggest problem has been fear of the unknown . Your videos have explained most of my questions and provided an enormous amount of relief . Thank you!!!
Hi S S. We are so glad to hear that we have been helpful. Fear of the unknown is often a very significant concern. Glad to hear you are home and on the path to recovery. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Hi Mrs Chester. It is very common for patients to be nervous. The good news is that hip dislocation is VERY uncommon after surgery. We just tell our patients to move slowly. Thanks for sharing your experience. And for watching.
Thank you so much, I’m having a total knee replacement done next Wednesday, I’ve been wondering how I was going to manage getting in and out of bed . I thank you for taking that anxiety away from me. ❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺
I had my right hip replacement back on 6/11 and if I hadn't had all the videos on CZcams to watch to see how to recover, well, I wouldn't have known what to do or expect! I am waiting on my left knee to be replaced and the videos do help, because nobody tells you what to expect. Thanks!
Hi docs Wrote earlier on another one of your videos You two are by far my very favorite doctors to watch where the subject of TKR is concerned! I love your humor yet so helpful on what to expect both before and after TKR surgery. You have a grateful fan!😀
I'm looking at having 2 total knee replacements, not at the same time, and a possible hip replacement in the next 8, or so, months. I start my Prehab soon for the first knee to be done possibly in December. I've gained SO MUCH information from watching your videos! And I see them more than once. I plan to be prepared! Thanks for all of your help!
Thanks for the video. I'm about to have hip replacement surgery and was told they would show me in the hospital how to get in and out of bed. They have asked me to show them when I come in where my bed comes to on the side of my body and I have been doing pre-op exercises for awhile because I had to wait for the hospitals to re-open after covid and I lost 20 pounds. Your video was extremely helpful especially the part about using the cane. I do something like this now because my bad hip/leg makes it necessary to give it a little help, but this video shows me something concrete that really works. They should be showing you this in PT if you are going prior to the operation. Good job and thanks.
I’m binge watching your videos. Thank you both for creating and sharing these. My husband is have R total knee replacement surgery on 5-13. They have not given him ant pre surgery exercises to do so I will have him try some that you’ve shared, as he can tolerate that is. Again, thank you both so much. New subbie, liked and looking forward to more videos in the future.
This is a really good video. I've had a lot of knee problems and the pain can get so bad I can even move my leg in bed, not even to roll over in bed from one side to the other. It's good to be prepared and have a strategy for getting yourself around like the docs are showing here.
I really great I should to see of your videos and I am sure that I will avoided a lot of trouble. My surgeries, two in different hospital they do not show me how to move from the bed. How to eat but none come to show me what I saw in your video. I am home and can’t wait back to my normal routine. I will keep what next with outside physical therapy.
It not only hurts to get your leg on and off the bed, the thigh muscles where they attach around the knee are too weak to lift your leg. It takes a week or two to get enough strength back to lift your leg. The leg lifter/cane work very well, a lot better than using your opposite leg, especially at first when you're very sore.
Hi doctors I love you're videos-I live in southern Ireland 🇮🇪 and will need both knee and hip replacements in the future-I love you're practical hints and tips-I'm not told anything in my hospital appointments only to loose weight and I'm too young--I swim, and now are adding in small gym sessions and some exercise and small walks at home-I'm also trying to loose weight-but this I find difficult but I will keep working at it-again many thanks-go raibh maith agut
Thank you Docs! I have to get both hips and both knees done! Scared to death! We have no pre op instructions in our hospital and you are sent home as quickly as possible. My bedroom is upstairs and a flight of stairs to get into my house.
Hi Gloria. You are very welcome. If you have no help preop you better watch all of our videos! Best of luck to you. Thanks for watching, subscribing and for sharing if you did.
I came across your site today. Thank you for the great information. Earlier this year I had bilateral partial knee replacements, right knee in March and left in June. So far, neither has healed well, still have high levels of pain, reduced range of motion and both unstable. I am a disabled veteran and was working as an EMS helicopter pilot prior to surgery. In September, I was referred to a different surgical group and after exams, X-rays and CT, it has been determined that both need total replacements due to misalignments and extensive arthritic damage through the rest of the joint. I wish I would have found your site prior to the first as I may have recovered better. The right knee is scheduled for January and the left after they are satisfied with recovery. Thank you again for the great information that your provide.
Hi Thomas. Thank you for your service. Sorry to hear you are having a difficult time. Best of luck with your revisions. Glad we could help in any small way. All the best. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did
For the first few days after partial knee replacement, I needed someone to hold my leg up till I got close enough to the edge that it could be kept straight while being slowly lowered. Also applied to getting in and out of a van.
I really appreciate these videos as I will soon be seeing my surgeon and scheduling my TKR. This and the pre-surgery physical exercises have been helpful.
I think this is a great video but I have just one question. After a total hip replacement, why cant you use the non operated leg under the operated leg, keep it straight and help it to the side of the bed like you did for the knee?...Thanks :)
great hint for getting out of bed after total knee replacement. Plan to practice before surgery. Started pre-op exercises. Question: how long before surgery do you recommend doing the pre-op exercises?
I will have a total left knee replacement in 2 weeks. I was cognizant about the importance of pre-hab from your videos and made sure I got a doctor order to do it when I went to the pre-op appointment. I called P.T. (U.S.), and they informed me there were no openings until the day AFTER my surgery. Per the surgeons instructions, I made an appointment for 2 days post-op and wanted to make future 3x/week appointments but was not allowed to. The receptionist said, "Once you have the initial evaluation, you can schedule future appointments." By then they'll be filled up a month ahead, and I won't get any pre - or post-op P.T.! I AM SO FRUSTRATED! thank goodness for your videos; I guess I am on my own.
And ask your dog to bring for you too, lol. My little guy will probably sit on my bed and wait for me to hook him to it afterwards 16lb Papillon....Going to be challenging. I'm glad he's a senior doggo ...
I fell and broke my femur completely in half , had the replacement op the next day . Discharged on day 5 , only told not to bend stretch or twist . Physio brought me 1 sheet of exercises 2 weeks later . Then I found your videos they was a big help thank you so much . 4 months later I walk with a stick with a slight limp , walk without one the limp is awful , won’t let anyone see me walk without my walking stick , still darnt kneel down either when I try a pain shoots through my hip , doc says I’m expecting too much too soon , can take a year or more to heal completely inside . Any advise would be very grateful for . I’m a 75 year old widow .
Hi Beverley. Sounds like you are working hard and will likely continue to improve. We would agree that you can improve out to one year. Best to work with your therapist and not worry about using a cane - you are allowed to use it forever if you need to. All the best. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing with someone if you did.
I just had anterior and used my yoga strap to grt leg up and in. I lived the garbage bage slide method. Im using that in bed and queen anne chair. Also took your advice in practicing the exercises ahead of time.
Great videos. I did practice pre op with my cane and a long towel which was good but wow much more tricky immediately after my knee surgery, it was severe pain because my quad muscle kept trying to engage. So I lifted it very high up and straight up. The his worked for me . Just find your angle and having a strong core certainly helps. 😃 5 days post op. Ohh also I lifted weights while seated. Upper body strength makes getting my n and out of bed and using walked much easier.
@@TalkingWithDocs Always watching!! Recovery at this stage ( OP was 5.4.21) not too impressive. Surgeon had complications this time and added 4 extra screws...I SAID "4" SCREWS,DOC!! And this resident rehab MD here wonders why I'm needing 500 mg oxycontin!!!!!
As always, thanks for this and all your videos. I am about to have total hip replacement surgey on my left hip and because of our bedroom situation, have to get out of bed on the right side. Would this procedure be the same exiting bed on the non surgery side? Your series has answered many health questions on many subjects and dealt with anxiety with upcoming proedure. . Been subscibed for some time. Cheers!
I had knee exercises to do o pre-surgery, but no one told me about these methods to get in & out off bed until I was in the hospital, right after surgery. Would have ben helpful...
I can only get out of bed on one side, and am having difficulty. it is my right hip going to be replaced, and I still have to get out of bed the side this guy he did in this video. hope that makes sense. it's hard to schooch in with the bad hip.
I love “Use your good leg to help move your operative leg”, when many of us have two wrecked knees/ hips ! (That’s when we use our handy-dandy leg-lifter or a cane.) 😄
How do you get out of bed if you are right handed and usually get out on the right side of the bed…BUT…You are having the left knee done. Right knee already had a successful surgery about 11 months ago?
What about if you have had 5 back surgery and you already have to roll to get up or down how do you get out of bed. Most of the time I sleep on the same side as the knee replacement.
They gave me no restrictions when they release me from my hip replacement 3 days ago. No mention whatsoever of the 90 degree. The thought of dislocation is scary.
Hi Catherine. The risk is thankfully very low and the risky activities change with which approach you had. A little odd you didn’t get some info though. Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Doc, One important detail that needs to be mentioned is I will be entering my bed on the side of the surgical knee. Which I think is harder. Could you comment on how to approach that side? Switching sides on my bed is not an option for me! Alicia, Miami , Florida
Hi Alicia. Probably best to use the good leg to lift the surgical leg onto the bed. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing with someone if you did.
I’m scheduled to have my left knee replacement in a few weeks. Regarding this exercise, is it recommended to have the operated knee to the outside of the bed, or doesn’t it matter? Thanks
@@TalkingWithDocs Going under the knife the 30th this month for my second total hip replacement. First_left hip_ in '17 was a cake walk, no issues and had/have a gifted and brilliant surgeon ... Jared Salinsky working out of Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson Florida. Under his care I'm assured a good outcome. Thanks for the "Pro Tips".
Can you explain why (without crossing) carrying your replacement hip leg with the normal leg is not ok? In video you say no crossing legs but in demonstration you show you can carry the operated leg with the normal one without crossing it??
@@TalkingWithDocs Your videos and replies are saving lives. Free healthcare for all by government funding sucks. My arm was externally fixated for 2 months (for broken elbow) and came out rock hard bent 90 degrees with no help... I live in such a country. Doctors are overwhelmed, underpaid, undereducated and do not give a s.t about their patients. You teach what is proper and enable us to seek what is right. It may cost a lot but I am convinced to replace that elbow along with the destroyed hip in a proper place, not government hack houses. Thank you.
Hi guys had surgery 7th Feb ,new knee , slowly getting around , Pt is extremely painful , but doing it , I've gotten many conflicts from my trainer, to PA. 's to doc on how many timed A day to do my exercise . Any suggestions ? Some day 2 others 5 , I'm confused...
Does it matter which side of the bed I get out of? I am having my right hip ( and later right knee) replaced, but can I move my left leg off the left side of the bed first?
Subscriber here...again! Do I need any of those items for anterior replacement? My bed is kind of high. I usually climb in putting my left knee on the bed and pulling up. My hip surgery is April and your videos are helping.
Hi kay. Thanks for subscribing! Often for the anterior approach some of the restrictions differ. Best to discuss with your surgeon their specific protocols. Best of luck to you. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing if you did.
All the videos I've seen for this function deal with a higher bed. I have a lower bed to get in and out of. I'm sure you're going to say it's the same technique, however, it's extremely difficult and I find I'm close to 90 degrees to get enough push to stand-up. Are there any keys to avoid bending past 90 in this situation?
Hmm hard to say. Potentially using an overhead assist of some sort. Or a pillow to sit on to raise you up higher. Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Lois. It is certainly a lot of surgery and a lot of pain but it allows you to avoid a second surgery. Many patients undergo bilateral total knee surgery. Best of luck to you if you take it on! Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did.
When I had my hip replacement they never showed me use of CANE or LOOP to get out of bed they showed me to use one leg for support and it was OK. I had to change sides of bed when I got other hip done and no sheets just light blanket or nothing if warm in house. Also I was told to sleep on the operated side?
Fell and had to have hip replacement due to fracture and osteoporosis in September 2021. Now into early 2021. Still can't walk properly outside have to use a rollator to get about. Worse problem is early morning when I wake up. Have real problems getting out of bed as I have had 2 hip replacement. I struggle to lift myself off bed grabbing sheets to help pull me up. Any suggestions ? I am 74 and have fibromyalgia as well. i have knee replacements 2 hip replacements and a reversal shoulder replace ment in December 2021. Only got one limb with no metal in that's my left arm. All this caused by arthritis and 2 very bad falls 2019 and 2021 Getting out of bed is my biggest problem
Hi Dorothy. Sorry to hear that. Best advice would be to see a therapist who can help increase your upper body strength as well as your core. Slow and steady. Thanks for watching and subscribing
HERE'S A HUGE QUESTION: If you SLEEP on the LEFT side of the bed (like in the video) -- BUT -- it's your RIGHT hip ... AND ... you can NOT switch & sleep on the right side of the bed. ONLY the left with a new right hip ... now what?
The leg lifter is a great tool but do not underestimate how PAINFUL this will be the first 3-5 days. If somebody can assist you to lift the leg, use the help! Not as easy as it looks but it’s doable.
I wish all Dr.s and hospitals required watching your videos! I am getting a total hip replacement in 5 weeks and started looking for prehab videos. You are both entertaining and extremely helpful. Thank you so much
I had my first hip replacement January 16th and did a LOT of prep, from buying a commode to doing exercises. The hospital gave me virtually no instructions on hip precautions and I learned 90% of my routine from CZcams. I'm healed well and am going for the second hip on April 11th. This time I will be sure to use some sort of leg lift because those first few times out of bed were SCARY. Thanks to these great docs for their sound advice.
You are very welcome Mrs Chester. Good luck with your second hip!
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Why did you have to "buy" a "commode?" you didn't have a toilet in the house? or you had to BUY A NEW one? I hope you see this because I'm stumped
@@Discerning_Viewer because some commodes sit too low to the floor to make it easy to get up from. I had a taller commode but still choose to get a elevated toilet seat which also had arms on it that helped tremendously.
Like, and: I wish they gave you instructions ??!
Hi Guys, I just returned home after a bilateral hip replacement. I am a 58 year old male. I found my biggest problem
has been fear of the unknown . Your videos have explained most of my questions and provided an enormous amount
of relief . Thank you!!!
Hi S S. We are so glad to hear that we have been helpful. Fear of the unknown is often a very significant concern. Glad to hear you are home and on the path to recovery. Good luck and thanks for watching.
The first night home I got NO sleep. Frankly I was terrified I would fall apart if I moved wrong.
Hi Mrs Chester. It is very common for patients to be nervous. The good news is that hip dislocation is VERY uncommon after surgery. We just tell our patients to move slowly. Thanks for sharing your experience. And for watching.
Bilateral. Does that mean both knees same day
@@loisharding7609 Yes 3 hours and both were done.
Thank you so much, I’m having a total knee replacement done next Wednesday, I’ve been wondering how I was going to manage getting in and out of bed . I thank you for taking that anxiety away from me. ❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺
You are very welcome Darne. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I had my right hip replacement back on 6/11 and if I hadn't had all the videos on CZcams to watch to see how to recover, well, I wouldn't have known what to do or expect! I am waiting on my left knee to be replaced and the videos do help, because nobody tells you what to expect. Thanks!
Glad we could help Debra. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did
Good information thank you
Hi docs
Wrote earlier on another one of your videos
You two are by far my very favorite doctors to watch where the subject of TKR is concerned!
I love your humor yet so helpful on what to expect both before and after TKR surgery.
You have a grateful fan!😀
Wow, thank you!
excellent demo, easy tp follow Thanks.
I'm looking at having 2 total knee replacements, not at the same time, and a possible hip replacement in the next 8, or so, months. I start my Prehab soon for the first knee to be done possibly in December. I've gained SO MUCH information from watching your videos! And I see them more than once. I plan to be prepared! Thanks for all of your help!
Thank you all so much for that information.😊❤
Thanks for the video. I'm about to have hip replacement surgery and was told they would show me in the hospital how to get in and out of bed. They have asked me to show them when I come in where my bed comes to on the side of my body and I have been doing pre-op exercises for awhile because I had to wait for the hospitals to re-open after covid and I lost 20 pounds. Your video was extremely helpful especially the part about using the cane. I do something like this now because my bad hip/leg makes it necessary to give it a little help, but this video shows me something concrete that really works. They should be showing you this in PT if you are going prior to the operation. Good job and thanks.
You are very welcome Edward. Best of luck going forward. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did.
Btw...we appreciate you guys! Awesome. Its emotional and be able to get info and TLC from you makes a difference!
Hi Karen. Thanks so much for your kind words. We are trying to reduce the anxiety of surgery and have patients more prepared. Thanks for watching.
Answer: carefully! Good tips!
I’m binge watching your videos. Thank you both for creating and sharing these. My husband is have R total knee replacement surgery on 5-13. They have not given him ant pre surgery exercises to do so I will have him try some that you’ve shared, as he can tolerate that is. Again, thank you both so much. New subbie, liked and looking forward to more videos in the future.
Good luck to your husband mydyisgod. Glad you liked the videos! Thanks for watching, subscribing and for sharing if you did.
This is a really good video. I've had a lot of knee problems and the pain can get so bad I can even move my leg in bed, not even to roll over in bed from one side to the other. It's good to be prepared and have a strategy for getting yourself around like the docs are showing here.
Glad you liked it Words. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Amazing advice!! Very interesting topic on how to get of bed after a knee or hip replacement!!
Glad you liked it Alida. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I really great I should to see of your videos and I am sure that I will avoided a lot of trouble. My surgeries, two in different hospital they do not show me how to move from the bed. How to eat but none come to show me what I saw in your video. I am home and can’t wait back to my normal routine. I will keep what next with outside physical therapy.
Thanks for watching Judith. Good luck with your recovery.
It not only hurts to get your leg on and off the bed, the thigh muscles where they attach around the knee are too weak to lift your leg. It takes a week or two to get enough strength back to lift your leg. The leg lifter/cane work very well, a lot better than using your opposite leg, especially at first when you're very sore.
Thanks for sharing JJ. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did
@@TalkingWithDocs thank you i will ..i cant even imagine what it might be like to be painfree..you videos have hwlp me and ive saved then for after
That makes sense, especially if your bed is higher up
Great teaching
Thanks Isabel
great video, many thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi doctors I love you're videos-I live in southern Ireland 🇮🇪 and will need both knee and hip replacements in the future-I love you're practical hints and tips-I'm not told anything in my hospital appointments only to loose weight and I'm too young--I swim, and now are adding in small gym sessions and some exercise and small walks at home-I'm also trying to loose weight-but this I find difficult but I will keep working at it-again many thanks-go raibh maith agut
Good luck!
Great recommendations- I was told this about holding leg straight for my knee but Husband was not told this years ago for his hip replacement
Hi tuzanne. So it is much more important for the knee for sure. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did.
You guys are the best !!!!!!!!!!! I would travel just to have you do my surgery.
Hi Gerry. Thanks for the support.
Brilliant. A demo exercise is more memorable than reading about it. Thanks guys.
Very welcome Helen. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did
Thank you
Very welcome Lorna.
Thank you Docs! I have to get both hips and both knees done! Scared to death! We have no pre op instructions in our hospital and you are sent home as quickly as possible. My bedroom is upstairs and a flight of stairs to get into my house.
Hi Gloria. You are very welcome. If you have no help preop you better watch all of our videos! Best of luck to you. Thanks for watching, subscribing and for sharing if you did.
Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Headed for tkr next week and was not given these tips. Glad I found you guys so I can prepare. Thanks
Hi DavidE. Good luck next week. Keep us posted on your recovery and thanks for watching!
You docs need to do more videos. How to use a cain too. Keep up more rehab videos and functional info.
Hi Karen. Thanks for the suggestions and we definitely are going to do more rehab videos. Patients really seem to benefit from them.
Awesome advice. I might have the TKR soon and thank you for sharing this invaluable information. Truly helps a bunch. Thanks Doc.
You are very welcome James. Best of luck to you once you do decide to go ahead. Glad we can help in any way. Thanks for watching
I came across your site today. Thank you for the great information. Earlier this year I had bilateral partial knee replacements, right knee in March and left in June. So far, neither has healed well, still have high levels of pain, reduced range of motion and both unstable. I am a disabled veteran and was working as an EMS helicopter pilot prior to surgery. In September, I was referred to a different surgical group and after exams, X-rays and CT, it has been determined that both need total replacements due to misalignments and extensive arthritic damage through the rest of the joint. I wish I would have found your site prior to the first as I may have recovered better. The right knee is scheduled for January and the left after they are satisfied with recovery. Thank you again for the great information that your provide.
Hi Thomas. Thank you for your service. Sorry to hear you are having a difficult time. Best of luck with your revisions. Glad we could help in any small way. All the best. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did
For the first few days after partial knee replacement, I needed someone to hold my leg up till I got close enough to the edge that it could be kept straight while being slowly lowered. Also applied to getting in and out of a van.
Thank you. Although I do quite a bit at the gym, there are a few exercises and techniques that will make things easier when I have my surgery.
Glad to hear it Kathy. Best of luck to you. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing with someone if you did.
I had TKR and learned I should have been doing exercises for the Thigh muscles. Work those thigh muscles before the Surgery
I really appreciate these videos as I will soon be seeing my surgeon and scheduling my TKR. This and the pre-surgery physical exercises have been helpful.
So glad to hear that Sherri. You’ve got this!
Thank You, very helpful.
Thanks great to know ahead of time.
You are very welcome Darlene.
I think this is a great video but I have just one question. After a total hip replacement, why cant you use the non operated leg under the operated leg, keep it straight and help it to the side of the bed like you did for the knee?...Thanks :)
Hopefully having a total hip replacement on Jan 21- 2021. That demo and explanation was exactly what I needed to know. Thank you. Mel London UK.
You are very welcome Melvin. Best of luck and stay safe in the UK! Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did.
Ty! Getting a cane. I'll be watching your videos after surgery in the hospital.
Hi El. Good to hear. Good luck to you. Thanks for watching
Thanks. Having knee replacement soon. Looking for info such as this to help.
great hint for getting out of bed after total knee replacement. Plan to practice before surgery. Started pre-op exercises. Question: how long before surgery do you recommend doing the pre-op exercises?
Hi Katherine. As soon as you can but likely 4-6 weeks to see real benefit. But anything is better than nothing. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I love you guys! Keep up the great work!
Thanks Betty. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Thank you for the really helpful advice & I'm practising each day as I'm due TKR surgery in 8 weeks.
Good luck Christine in 8 weeks! Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing with someone if you did.
Thank you for this I need it for my OT class test tomorrow.
Nice tiona. Good luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I will have a total left knee replacement in 2 weeks. I was cognizant about the importance of pre-hab from your videos and made sure I got a doctor order to do it when I went to the pre-op appointment.
I called P.T. (U.S.), and they informed me there were no openings until the day AFTER my surgery.
Per the surgeons instructions, I made an appointment for 2 days post-op and wanted to make future 3x/week appointments but was not allowed to. The receptionist said, "Once you have the initial evaluation, you can schedule future appointments." By then they'll be filled up a month ahead, and I won't get any pre - or post-op P.T.! I AM SO FRUSTRATED!
thank goodness for your videos; I guess I am on my own.
For TKR, you can also use a Dog leash, or if you have a terrycloth or heavy velour bathrobe, you can use the BELT! :)
Hi photogram1. Very good suggestions. Thanks for watching.
And ask your dog to bring for you too, lol. My little guy will probably sit on my bed and wait for me to hook him to it afterwards 16lb Papillon....Going to be challenging. I'm glad he's a senior doggo ...
Thanks !
Very welcome as always Kathy. Thanks for supporting our channel.
I’m doing the rehab! Thanks as I’m sure it’ll be helpful.
Nice Patty. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Andrea is beautiful, i want her as my personal Rehab therapist! great video
Hi John. Thanks for watching, subscribing and for sharing if you did.
I fell and broke my femur completely in half , had the replacement op the next day .
Discharged on day 5 , only told not to bend stretch or twist . Physio brought me 1 sheet of exercises 2 weeks later .
Then I found your videos they was a big help thank you so much .
4 months later I walk with a stick with a slight limp , walk without one the limp is awful , won’t let anyone see me walk without my walking stick , still darnt kneel down either when I try a pain shoots through my hip , doc says I’m expecting too much too soon , can take a year or more to heal completely inside . Any advise would be very grateful for . I’m a 75 year old widow .
Hi Beverley. Sounds like you are working hard and will likely continue to improve. We would agree that you can improve out to one year. Best to work with your therapist and not worry about using a cane - you are allowed to use it forever if you need to. All the best. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing with someone if you did.
That really helps alot, I will be having a knee revision soon, this is good to know. Thanks Docs.
Very welcome Darlene.
Thank I need to save this video because I'm get a hip replacement march thank you 😷😷😷dr's ❤️
You got this! Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did.
Interesting!
Thanks for watching Chryseas S.
Thank yo
Right toward the end the doctor crossed his legs at the ankles as he was swinging back up onto the bed. That's a No-No, correct?
For hip replacements you should probably avoid crossing your legs yes
I just had anterior and used my yoga strap to grt leg up and in. I lived the garbage bage slide method. Im using that in bed and queen anne chair. Also took your advice in practicing the exercises ahead of time.
Very nice M. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Great videos. I did practice pre op with my cane and a long towel which was good but wow much more tricky immediately after my knee surgery, it was severe pain because my quad muscle kept trying to engage. So I lifted it very high up and straight up. The his worked for me . Just find your angle and having a strong core certainly helps. 😃 5 days post op. Ohh also I lifted weights while seated. Upper body strength makes getting my n and out of bed and using walked much easier.
Hi FAB ULOUS. Sounds like you are well on the way. Rehab is hard but worth it. Good luck and keep us posted. Thanks for watching.
Good points, thank u.
You're welcome Christy. Stay safe. Thanks for watching.
S9 very useful thank you.😊
Very welcome James. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Laying in this rehab bed watching this video trying to get out of this rehab bed!!!!!
HI Darth. Congrats! Best of luck with your recovery. Thanks for watching.
@@TalkingWithDocs Always watching!! Recovery at this stage ( OP was 5.4.21) not too impressive. Surgeon had complications this time and added 4 extra screws...I SAID "4" SCREWS,DOC!! And this resident rehab MD here wonders why I'm needing 500 mg oxycontin!!!!!
As always, thanks for this and all your videos. I am about to have total hip replacement surgey on my left hip and because of our bedroom situation, have to get out of bed on the right side. Would this procedure be the same exiting bed on the non surgery side? Your series has answered many health questions on many subjects and dealt with anxiety with upcoming proedure. . Been subscibed for some time. Cheers!
Yes that should work. Best of luck and thanks for subscribing!
I had knee exercises to do o pre-surgery, but no one told me about these methods to get in & out off bed until I was in the hospital, right after surgery. Would have ben helpful...
For sure Lily
I can only get out of bed on one side, and am having difficulty. it is my right hip going to be replaced, and I still have to get out of bed the side this guy he did in this video. hope that makes sense. it's hard to schooch in with the bad hip.
You did a left leg on the driver's side of the bed. What if you sleep on the passenger side?
How about with a double TKR? No "non surgical leg" to help support the other.
Yes John all bets are off. Slow and steady. Treat the best leg as the non op one
Awesome tips!
Glad you liked them FRANK. Thanks for watching and subscribing
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I had my hip replaced 7 days ago and I’m finding your commentary very helpful. Thank you.
I love “Use your good leg to help move your operative leg”, when many of us have two wrecked knees/ hips ! (That’s when we use our handy-dandy leg-lifter or a cane.) 😄
True enough
Would be nice to show how to stand up in the walker too.
Good idea
How do you get out of bed if you are right handed and usually get out on the right side of the bed…BUT…You are having the left knee done. Right knee already had a successful surgery about 11 months ago?
Using a cane as a leg lifter was worth the price of admission to this video - thanks!
Glad you liked it Liz. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing with someone if you did.
What about if you have had 5 back surgery and you already have to roll to get up or down how do you get out of bed. Most of the time I sleep on the same side as the knee replacement.
They gave me no restrictions when they release me from my hip replacement 3 days ago. No mention whatsoever of the 90 degree. The thought of dislocation is scary.
Hi Catherine. The risk is thankfully very low and the risky activities change with which approach you had. A little odd you didn’t get some info though. Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
How soon can I use my gravity bench after total knee replacement surgery.
Sorry I mean “inversion table”
Are these tips helpful for more elderly patients? i.e. 80>
Hi Brooklyn. It depends on how sore you are after surgery everyone is different. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did
She didn’t have the doc demonstrate the leg lifter which I just purchased
Sorry about that Lorena. Thanks for watching and subscribing
You guys are so funny and informative. I have a question for fun; how do you mend a broken heart?
Hi Kathy. Thanks so much. We suspect this is a joke. Probably not suture. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Doc, One important detail that needs to be mentioned is I will be entering my bed on the side of the surgical knee. Which I think is harder. Could you comment on how to approach that side? Switching sides on my bed is not an option for me! Alicia, Miami , Florida
Hi Alicia. Probably best to use the good leg to lift the surgical leg onto the bed. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing with someone if you did.
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This is great video
Glad you liked it Neil. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
use cane, put hook end at your foot!
Nice Cynthia. Thanks for watching and subscribing
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Thanks for watching Barbara.
I’m scheduled to have my left knee replacement in a few weeks. Regarding this exercise, is it recommended to have the operated knee to the outside of the bed, or doesn’t it matter? Thanks
Doesn’t matter SouthernYankeeFlipper. Good luck in 2 weeks. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Thanks for the info. I’m getting a total knee replacement in a week and a half.
Well good luck to you Edward. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Bilateral knee replacement?!!! How !!
Like the "raisin cane" method.
Ha. Very nice James. Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did
@@TalkingWithDocs Going under the knife the 30th this month for my second total hip replacement. First_left hip_ in '17 was a cake walk, no issues and had/have a gifted and brilliant surgeon ... Jared Salinsky working out of Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson Florida. Under his care I'm assured a good outcome. Thanks for the "Pro Tips".
That was helpful if you have a twin size bed but I would like to see how u get out of the middle of a king size bed 3:56
Slide or roll? 🤣. Thanks for watching and subscribing
So...after hip replacement (super 👣 lateral) how long do you have to maintain no 90 degree bend, forever? ???
Hi Ann. Usually 6-12 weeks. But no extreme range forever
Can you explain why (without crossing) carrying your replacement hip leg with the normal leg is not ok? In video you say no crossing legs but in demonstration you show you can carry the operated leg with the normal one without crossing it??
You can as long as that hip hasn’t been replaced before should be ok. Thanks for watching and subscribing
@@TalkingWithDocs Your videos and replies are saving lives. Free healthcare for all by government funding sucks. My arm was externally fixated for 2 months (for broken elbow) and came out rock hard bent 90 degrees with no help... I live in such a country. Doctors are overwhelmed, underpaid, undereducated and do not give a s.t about their patients.
You teach what is proper and enable us to seek what is right. It may cost a lot but I am convinced to replace that elbow along with the destroyed hip in a proper place, not government hack houses.
Thank you.
Hi guys had surgery 7th Feb ,new knee , slowly getting around , Pt is extremely painful , but doing it , I've gotten many conflicts from my trainer, to PA. 's to doc on how many timed A day to do my exercise . Any suggestions ? Some day 2 others 5 , I'm confused...
Hi Todd. We would say as a many times as you can really within the limits of your pain. Unless you fall you can’t really overdo it. Plus lots of icing
Can’t find the video of total knee replacement- is it still up?
Hi Paul T. Yes it is. We see that you found it. Best of luck and thanks for watching.
Im gettimg both kness done at same time any advice for getting in and out of bed
Just go slowly and carefully and protect the one that hurts the most
Does it matter which side of the bed I get out of? I am having my right hip ( and later right knee) replaced, but can I move my left leg off the left side of the bed first?
Yes just carefully as you don’t want the right hip cranked too far to the outside. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Subscriber here...again! Do I need any of those items for anterior replacement? My bed is kind of high. I usually climb in putting my left knee on the bed and pulling up. My hip surgery is April and your videos are helping.
Hi kay. Thanks for subscribing! Often for the anterior approach some of the restrictions differ. Best to discuss with your surgeon their specific protocols. Best of luck to you. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing if you did.
All the videos I've seen for this function deal with a higher bed. I have a lower bed to get in and out of. I'm sure you're going to say it's the same technique, however, it's extremely difficult and I find I'm close to 90 degrees to get enough push to stand-up. Are there any keys to avoid bending past 90 in this situation?
Hmm hard to say. Potentially using an overhead assist of some sort. Or a pillow to sit on to raise you up higher. Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
How do you feel about having both knees replaced at the same time
Hi Lois. It is certainly a lot of surgery and a lot of pain but it allows you to avoid a second surgery. Many patients undergo bilateral total knee surgery. Best of luck to you if you take it on! Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did.
How to do my knee skin I don't know .
Not sure the exact question
OK……after getting your self out of bed……how do you get to standing and then on to the bathroom
Slowly and with a walker
When I had my hip replacement they never showed me use of CANE or LOOP to get out of bed they showed me to use one leg for support and it was OK. I had to change sides of bed when I got other hip done and no sheets just light blanket or nothing if warm in house. Also I was told to sleep on the operated side?
That isn’t uncommon. To avoid the incision at first. Thanks for watching and subscribing
my nurse has me take my repaired hip last the exact opposite of what you say, help
Not sure what to tell you Whinney. Maybe consider getting another nurse if you lack confidence. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Fell and had to have hip replacement due to fracture and osteoporosis in September 2021. Now into early 2021. Still can't walk properly outside have to use a rollator to get about. Worse problem is early morning when I wake up. Have real problems getting out of bed as I have had 2 hip replacement. I struggle to lift myself off bed grabbing sheets to help pull me up. Any suggestions ? I am 74 and have fibromyalgia as well. i have knee replacements 2 hip replacements and a reversal shoulder replace ment in December 2021. Only got one limb with no metal in that's my left arm. All this caused by arthritis and 2 very bad falls 2019 and 2021 Getting out of bed is my biggest problem
Hi Dorothy. Sorry to hear that. Best advice would be to see a therapist who can help increase your upper body strength as well as your core. Slow and steady. Thanks for watching and subscribing
HERE'S A HUGE QUESTION: If you SLEEP on the LEFT side of the bed (like in the video) -- BUT -- it's your RIGHT hip ... AND ... you can NOT switch & sleep on the right side of the bed. ONLY the left with a new right hip ... now what?
Just go slowly and proceed with caution. Or move the bed 😀
Are you able to sleep with your head at the foot of the bed?
The leg lifter is a great tool but do not underestimate how PAINFUL this will be the first 3-5 days. If somebody can assist you to lift the leg, use the help! Not as easy as it looks but it’s doable.
Agree Trish. Agony. Thanks for watching and subscribing