Push me Pull you!

My knees went suddenly last April and I am waiting for a knee replacement. From regular walking and reasonable fitness, I have had to become accustomed to hobbling around with a stick I did feel superior though when filling in a form for the physio department which asked 'do you need help dressing, getting out of bed/ off the toilet' and I could answer 'no'.
A friend recently said I would need raised beds in the garden and drawers in the Kitchen instead of bottom cupboards, however I don't think so, as I have found different ways of doing my usual tasks (often involving a long grabby stick, a chair or a convenient supple grandchild!)

Glad to hear it.

I did vaguely think in bed last night, that might not have been the best thing to do, especially just before going out at the weekend. But all seems fine.

Hope nobody has woken up and is now trying to straighten out the kinks this morning. That was a fun exchange - thank you for a happy day!

And me

I go beddie now. Night.

Bloody set me thinking too!!!

Do the splits that will set him thinking!!!!!

Blimey! That's good. Mind you, you are less portly than me I think. I really must work on weight and fitness.

DH is in the room now and is getting curious.

Yes. I can.

Sigh! 'ang on.

So if you are kneeling say can you get up without holding into anything?

No. I couldn't do it at all starting with legs crossed. I would have fallen over.

I got down to crouching, with legs in normal position, but if I had tried to put bum down to sit, I would have toppled back with legs in the air. So I didn't.

After several tries, my knees got very ouchy.

Oh gosh yes! I remember now. Sorry! Glad you've had the all clear now.

whitewave so good to hear all is well.

jings although I could once, I can't do it now - but did you do it?

jing remember that DH had heart attack? Well 10 days later I woke up with what I thought was indigestion which got worse over the next hour and a half- I dialed111to see if taking a pain killer would make the indigestion worse or be OK - they called an ambulance who took an heart thingy and said something is wrong and off I went to A&E! Doctors decided it was angina brought on by stress and I went to the clinic for some follow up stuff. All's well.

Why, what happened?!

I am OK with everything except sitting down on the loo , my right knee hurts not sure why -it doesn't hurt to stand up again. I am don't care though as feeling somewhat eurphoric as went to cardiac clinic yesterday and was told everything was fine and what happened was a bit of a mystery! Yippee!

Since the hip replacement almost 11 years ago I have practised getting up out of a chair without pushing with my hands and can still do it. Getting out of the bath, however, involves rolling over onto my knees and pushing up with hands and feet. So far, so good...

Jalima I was well wrapped up and in a sheltered position.
My thermometer read 23° in the sun but it didn't feel like that with the 'breeze' but then I am a 'half full' sort of person!

jings you are so funny!
I used to be able to do that in my Pilates class.

Galen - I have an ejector chair too, demonstrated it to a neighbour only this evening as his family are urging him to get one.

I am past caring. In pilates and yoga I crawl to the nearest furniture to stand up. When I play at home with small grandchildren I also get to the nearest furniture. My son and older granddaughters have now got used to this.

For preference I sit on a dining type chair. From a normal, not very low, easy chair or sofa I lean forward until my weight is over my feet before I begin to stand. Try this, it's simple and can really make a difference.

I sat on the grass at my grandson's Sports Day having first asked a nearby couple whether they'd mind helping me up later. Of course they agreed to haul me up but in fact I managed by somehow dragging myself up my walking stick. Or did I pull myself up by my own shoelaces?!

My chair ejects me out of it

I tried it.

Bye bye.