My grandmother has been told she can finally weight bear after 8 weeks of bed rest. I was preparing myself for her to not walk again (she’s 89) so now I am wondering what her future care needs will be? Is she likely to gain mobility good enough to return home? How long will her recovery to this point take? Any advice is gratefully received!
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Mobility good enough to return home: depends how accommodating her home is for someone with impaired mobility. Having said that, last week I went to visit a recent leg amputee living alone in a 400 year old multi-level cottage halfway up one of the Brecon Beacons, wheelchair bound until his prosthesis is fitted; and his attitude is that he'd rather be shot than stay in respite care like his son tried to arrange for him. You'd be amazed at how inventively people find a way. He was doing fine. My poor little car will never be the same again though.
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Was this a broken hip only or was there another break involved as well?
For the record, after my mom's surgery for a fractured hip at age 90, she was out of bed and bearing weight second day after surgery.
it was only a broken hip but they did a repair, not a replacement which I understand takes longer to heal. My concern is that the muscle wastage and immobility will be too big an obstacle for her to overcome.