Question

 With my insurance I have to talk to a nurse to prepare me for admission stuff and when I get home.  Well this nurse yesterday told me that I could not go upstairs and I need a toilet riser..is this true? 

Not sure what a toilet riser is.....but it's just more about what you can handle. I don't see where going up a few stairs, SLOWLY, will hurt anything. You just have to be sure to take things easy and DON'T over exert yourself!! As far as the toilet goes, it is a little difficult to get down and then back up but if you have somehting that you can use to support you it helps! Best of luck with everything!!

I can't imagine needing a toilet riser.  I was using the toilet fine immediately post-op.  If you have stairs in your house and have to go up and down them, take it slow and easy for the first few days and minimize the trips.  Shoot, I navigated two airports and a flight home two days after surgery and never had the first problem.  In some ways, this is a pretty minor surgery (muscles not sliced and diced, just poked through), so the nurse's advice seems a little over the top.

On the other hand, it never hurts to overdo the caution!  Best wishes :-)
--Dorothy

 When the nurse said something about the toilet riser I did think that was a little over the top. Thanks for the tip for the stairs. I think I might just sleep on the sofa in my living room for the first few days to avoid the stairs.