Im having surgery and will be on crutches for 4 months and suggestions?

Question

Im having surgery and will be on crutches for 4 months and suggestions?

Answer 1

Keep the remote close by

Answer 2

shave everything now lol

talcum powder is your friend (especially for your armpits)

have a pair of knitting needles handle for any place that may be in plaster and will get itchy

have a pen handy..its a human tendency to sign plaster casts lol

Answer 3

wrap towels around your crutches, they start to hurt your armpits after a while!  

Answer 4

Suggestions for what?  Walking on crutches....???

can you use a walker? they are more comfortable

Answer 5

Start working your arms and building strength b/c you'll need it. People say that towels on the grips and under your armpits help but you should not need them if you use the crutches correctly. Try to build some strength in your other foot that you'll be standing on too b/c it's doing all the work. Move things in your house that you use on a regular basis lower so that you can reach them easier w/o having to put the crutches down.

Answer 6

It's no fun...I did it 2 years ago.  Be sure to rig up some kind of basket you can hook onto your crutches for carrying simple things such as a water bottle, papers or other things you need to carry...there won't always be someone there when you need them!  Hopefully you will not have to hobble up 2 flights of stairs like I did, but if so...take your time! Also, get the extra pad for your armpits...the sheepskin ones feel the best.  In the beginning you will be fine, but believe me, after a few weeks, your armpits start to feel it and you want that extra padding...get it now so you have it!!  Good Luck and take your time...take the help when anyone offers it; crutches wear you out!!

Answer 7

Adjust the handle of the crutches so the armpit pad is not right up against your armpit.  Walk holding yourself with your hands and your forearms, not your armpits, otherwise you're going to be in a lot of pain very quickly.

And decorate them!