Stairs while recovering
I live in a nice old century home.
The staircase in my home is straight with the curve near the top.
I am wondering if I should find another room to set up as a bedroom downstairs for when I come home. Can you share if you had issues with stairs coming home from the hospital?
Thanking you for your insight.
Jo
I went to stay with my parents right after surgery and they live in an old red brick Victorian - which meant stairs that are kind of steep. I had no problem with them, I just needed to stop and take a 15 second break about halfway up. The stairs ended up becoming my challenge, if I could go up without stopping I knew I was doing better :) Probably you'll be able to handle them, just make sure you have someone to stand behind you in case you need a hand. If you're on your own then maybe set up a bedroom downstairs just in case, but even two days after surgery I didn't really have any issues with them :)
Hi Sunny,
I have stairs to deal with at home (also a century house) - and really this wasn't a problem but I did rest a lot the first few days home with just short walkabouts in the house. It seems like everyone is really different this way but I definitely needed rest and also had help (my daughter and son). But as the last reply said - we get better so fast.
Nerak