after hip or knee surgery care kit
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1-877-CAREKIT1-877-227-3548
• Recover from Hip or Knee Surgery • Always Within Reach, Step X Step • Home Safety Checklist • Control the Pain • Medicine List • 26” Reacher• Long Handled Shoe Horn • Dressing Aid Stick • Sock Aid • 27” Sponge on a Stick • Night Light • Whistle • Walker Bag (optional)
“I thought I didn’t need anything because I felt pretty good after my second hip surgery—better than the first. But then I reached over too far and popped the new joint right out. I had to go back to the hospital. I should have used the Kit.”
–Hip Surgery Patient
“All the tools are in one place. I know my patients have what they need from Day One.”
–Hospital-Based Homecare Nurse
Results“I’m so glad this kit was available to my husband. I would have loved a kit like this for myself!”
–Hip Surgery Patient
“I have it. It’s the best, especially the Step-by-Step.”
–Homecare Physical Therapist
After Hip or Knee Surgery Care Kit
1-877-CAREKIT1-877-227-3548
• Recover from Hip or Knee Surgery • Always Within Reach, Step X Step • Home Safety Checklist • Control the Pain • Medicine List • 26” Reacher• Long Handled Shoe Horn • Dressing Aid Stick • Sock Aid • 27” Sponge on a Stick • Night Light • Whistle • Walker Bag (optional)
“I thought I didn’t need anything because I felt pretty good after my second hip surgery—better than the first. But then I reached over too far and popped the new joint right out. I had to go back to the hospital. I should have used the Kit.”
–Hip Surgery Patient
“All the tools are in one place. I know my patients have what they need from Day One.”
–Hospital-Based Homecare Nurse
Results“I’m so glad this kit was available to my husband. I would have loved a kit like this for myself!”
–Hip Surgery Patient
“I have it. It’s the best, especially the Step-by-Step.”
–Homecare Physical Therapist
After Hip or Knee Surgery Care Kit
SKU #50400 SKU #50400
Maybe medicine itself is making you dizzy.But if you just stop taking pills on your own, you could feel a lot worse--or your health could slip out of control.
You and your doctor, together, can try different ways to get rid of the dizziness:
• Fewer Pills If you take more than 4 medicines, ask the doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
• Doubtful Pills Are you taking any pills on this list? These are the ones most likely to start new side effects, like dizziness, as you age. Ask your doctor if they still work for you?
• Dizzy Pills Bring all your medicine bottles to the table. On the other side of this page, you’ll see a list of drug names. Are any of your drugs on this list? These are the ones most likely to make a person dizzy. Talk over with your doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
The Danger of Dizziness
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539MEDS
No surprise here: Feeling dizzy makes it harder to stay steady on your feet.
If you feel dizzy, you might need tighter control of your blood pressure or blood sugar. Or you have an ear infection. Or alcohol affects you more than it used to--especially when it mixes with your medicine. OR...
Medicine Cross Check
GENERIC NAMES BRAND NAMESglyburide Diabeta*
Micronase*cyclobensaprine Flexaril*
Amrix*Fexmid*
zolpidem Ambien*eszlopiclone Lunesta*zaleplon Sonata*nitrofurantoin Furadantin*
Macrodantin*Macrobid*
estrogen (pill or patch only)
Maybe medicine itself is making you dizzy.But if you just stop taking pills on your own, you could feel a lot worse--or your health could slip out of control.
You and your doctor, together, can try different ways to get rid of the dizziness:
• Fewer Pills If you take more than 4 medicines, ask the doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
• Doubtful Pills Are you taking any pills on this list? These are the ones most likely to start new side effects, like dizziness, as you age. Ask your doctor if they still work for you?
• Dizzy Pills Bring all your medicine bottles to the table. On the other side of this page, you’ll see a list of drug names. Are any of your drugs on this list? These are the ones most likely to make a person dizzy. Talk over with your doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
The Danger of Dizziness
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539MEDS
No surprise here: Feeling dizzy makes it harder to stay steady on your feet.
If you feel dizzy, you might need tighter control of your blood pressure or blood sugar. Or you have an ear infection. Or alcohol affects you more than it used to--especially when it mixes with your medicine. OR...
Medicine Cross Check
GENERIC NAMES BRAND NAMESglyburide Diabeta*
Micronase*cyclobensaprine Flexaril*
Amrix*Fexmid*
zolpidem Ambien*eszlopiclone Lunesta*zaleplon Sonata*nitrofurantoin Furadantin*
Macrodantin*Macrobid*
estrogen (pill or patch only)
*Trademarks are the property of their respective owners. *Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Wait 45 minutes. The pain should beless--it may go away.
Take your pain medicine on time every time.
This guide is not a substitute for you health care professional’s instructions. There may be special instructions for you. Always follow your provider’s instructions. These instructions aresupplementary only. © CSI. All rights reserved. It is a violation of United States copyright laws to reproduce any portion of this publication in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. Toll-Free 1-877-CAREKIT, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089. www.carekit.com 515010
How to Make Pain Stop
Control the Pain Pain Log Page 4
1
. . .turn the Page Carekit
www.carekit.com1-877-CAREKIT
Date Today
ItHurt!
What helped today?
Pain Scale
Dose?
Time
What elsedid you doto stop it?
2
Time YouTook Them
Can YouRest ?Sleep?
If you takeno meds
on time,every time
skippingmeds
Understanding Meds & Pain
Date of Surgery:
n There’s no prize for being “tough.”n Your body will not be stronger if you
make it fight the pain alone. n Skipping meds is not “more natural.”
While you wait, read the next pages tolearn more about your body and pain.3
If you don’t take your meds at all, your energy goes to fighting pain, not getting better. Painstops you from doing the exercise you need to get better fast.
If you skip meds, the pain gets stronger and stronger until you can’t stand it. Then you takea med and your pain drops some. Then it starts building up again. Your pain bounces up anddown but it’s always higher than it would be if you took the meds on time, every time.
Meds & Pain Chart
If your doctor said to take meds only when it hurts, take them as soon as you hurt. Don’t waituntil you can’t stand it.
How Do
YouFeel
Now?
Day One BEDTIME REPORT
Day One DAYTIME REPORT
What Made It
Hurt?
What Did You
Do?
WhatPain Med?
Mood
WhatWere You
Doing?
WhereWere You ?
Time
Where Was the Pain?
Kind of pain?Pain Scale
1
2
3
4
LOW
MEDIUM:UP ANDDOWN
HIGH
Day Two DAYTIME REPORT
Day Two BEDTIME REPORT
What will you NOT do tomorrow?
What helped today?
What will you NOT do tomorrow?
PainScale
Time
Rest ?
Sleep?
LOW pain is not NO pain. You may still hurt sometimes. Try the ideas on the next page to have less pain.
Did theyhelp?
Second, use the tools in this kit. You’ll be able to:
• Dress and undress• Keep clean• Carry things • Get around at night• Call for help
To take PJs, Pants or Skirts OFF
Always Within Reach Page 1
Stand near the bed anddrop them to the floor.
When the Doctor says you can’t bend like you usually do, how can you keep things in reach?
First, wear clothes with elastic waists.You’ll be getting dressed and undressed in stages. Elastic holds the clothes in place between stages. And remember that raised toilet seat: When you pull your pants down, elastic holds them around your knees. Without elastic, they fall to the floor.Then what?
1
Page 4
Sit on the bed. With the Reacher,push off one leg, then the other. 2
How to Use Tools to Keep Things Within Reach
Pick them up with the Reacher.3
Hook the Reacherin the top of the sock.1 Push the sock down
and over your heel. 2 Pinch between your toes and lift off the sock. 3
To take Socks OFF
To Carry Things Around
Drape the WalkerBag over the bar.1 Press the black
patches together.2 Load up the bag! Cell phone, MadMoney, glasses. Pull the Reacher
apart in the middle and fold it to fit. 3
To See Where You’re Going at Night
Decide where you might be walking atnight. Find an electrical outlet. Clear
away any curtains, furniture or clutter thatcould start a fire from a spark from the outlet.
1 If the outlet is down by the floor, keepyour leg straight, like the doctor told you-
-if it seems too hard, ask for help! 2
To Call for Help The Whistleon your wrist
could be a lifesaver.
© 2007 Careguide Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This guide is not a substitute for your health care provider’s instructions. Always follow your healthcare provider’s instructions. This guide may not be copied in any form without expresss written permission from the publisher 1.877.227.3548.
Night Light
Walker Bag Dressing Stick
Reacher Sock Aid Shoe Horn Sponge Stick
Whistle
You’re home with a new hip or knee: Now you can move with no pain, like you used to! Right?
Well, not yet.
You’ve finished the first phase. The surgeon’s job took just a few hours: Out with the old bone and in with the new part. You let that happen on the operating table. You didn’t walk out before the surgeon was finished.
The second phase will take longer: Natural bone grows into the new joint, like tree roots grow into the ground. The bone has to grow into the new part tightly enough to hang on for years. You need to let that happen, too, and not “walk out” on your bones before they are finished.
When gardeners plant a new tree, they put stakes around it to keep it steady. The stakes are loose, so the tree can move a little in the wind. Then the gardeners wait. They nurture the tree with fertilizer and water. Each day the roots get a little better grip on the new soil. If someone pulls or pushes too far on a freshly-planted tree, it comes out of the ground. The roots haven’t grown into the soil enough to hang on tight while the tree bends. The gardeners have to plant it all over again.
If you push or pull the joint too far, too soon,the new part will pop out of place. The surgeon will have to implant it all over again.
So take care:
Recover from Hip or Knee Surgery
Stake the Plant by using a walker, a cane and other tools, to keep yourself steady.
Move Gently, inside the limits of the stakes. Follow the therapists instructions.
Wait and Nurture with good food and patience. A little each day, the bone gets a better grip on the new part.
1
2
3
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539STORY
You’re home with a new hip or knee: Now you can move with no pain, like you used to! Right?
Well, not yet.
You’ve finished the first phase. The surgeon’s job took just a few hours: Out with the old bone and in with the new part. You let that happen on the operating table. You didn’t walk out before the surgeon was finished.
The second phase will take longer: Natural bone grows into the new joint, like tree roots grow into the ground. The bone has to grow into the new part tightly enough to hang on for years. You need to let that happen, too, and not “walk out” on your bones before they are finished.
When gardeners plant a new tree, they put stakes around it to keep it steady. The stakes are loose, so the tree can move a little in the wind. Then the gardeners wait. They nurture the tree with fertilizer and water. Each day the roots get a little better grip on the new soil. If someone pulls or pushes too far on a freshly-planted tree, it comes out of the ground. The roots haven’t grown into the soil enough to hang on tight while the tree bends. The gardeners have to plant it all over again.
If you push or pull the joint too far, too soon,the new part will pop out of place. The surgeon will have to implant it all over again.
So take care:
Recover from Hip or Knee Surgery
Stake the Plant by using a walker, a cane and other tools, to keep yourself steady.
Move Gently, inside the limits of the stakes.Follow the therapists instructions.
Wait and Nurture with good food and patience. A little each day, the bone gets a better grip on the new part.
1
2
3
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539STORY
Maybe medicine itself is making you dizzy.But if you just stop taking pills on your own, you could feel a lot worse--or your health could slip out of control.
You and your doctor, together, can try different ways to get rid of the dizziness:
• Fewer Pills If you take more than 4 medicines, ask the doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
• Doubtful Pills Are you taking any pills on this list? These are the ones most likely to start new side effects, like dizziness, as you age. Ask your doctor if they still work for you?
• Dizzy Pills Bring all your medicine bottles to the table. On the other side of this page, you’ll see a list of drug names. Are any of your drugs on this list? These are the ones most likely to make a person dizzy. Talk over with your doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
The Danger of Dizziness
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539MEDS
No surprise here: Feeling dizzy makes it harder to stay steady on your feet.
If you feel dizzy, you might need tighter control of your blood pressure or blood sugar. Or you have an ear infection. Or alcohol affects you more than it used to--especially when it mixes with your medicine. OR...
Medicine Cross Check
GENERIC NAMES BRAND NAMESglyburide Diabeta*
Micronase*cyclobensaprine Flexaril*
Amrix*Fexmid*
zolpidem Ambien*eszlopiclone Lunesta*zaleplon Sonata*nitrofurantoin Furadantin*
Macrodantin*Macrobid*
estrogen (pill or patch only)
Maybe medicine itself is making you dizzy.But if you just stop taking pills on your own, you could feel a lot worse--or your health could slip out of control.
You and your doctor, together, can try different ways to get rid of the dizziness:
• Fewer Pills If you take more than 4 medicines, ask the doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
• Doubtful Pills Are you taking any pills on this list? These are the ones most likely to start new side effects, like dizziness, as you age. Ask your doctor if they still work for you?
• Dizzy Pills Bring all your medicine bottles to the table. On the other side of this page, you’ll see a list of drug names. Are any of your drugs on this list? These are the ones most likely to make a person dizzy. Talk over with your doctor if you could stop taking any of them.
The Danger of Dizziness
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539MEDS
No surprise here: Feeling dizzy makes it harder to stay steady on your feet.
If you feel dizzy, you might need tighter control of your blood pressure or blood sugar. Or you have an ear infection. Or alcohol affects you more than it used to--especially when it mixes with your medicine. OR...
Medicine Cross Check
GENERIC NAMES BRAND NAMESglyburide Diabeta*
Micronase*cyclobensaprine Flexaril*
Amrix*Fexmid*
zolpidem Ambien*eszlopiclone Lunesta*zaleplon Sonata*nitrofurantoin Furadantin*
Macrodantin*Macrobid*
estrogen (pill or patch only)
*Trademarks are the property of their respective owners. *Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Wait 45 minutes. The pain should beless--it may go away.
Take your pain medicine on time every time.
This guide is not a substitute for you health care professional’s instructions. There may be special instructions for you. Always follow your provider’s instructions. These instructions aresupplementary only. © CSI. All rights reserved. It is a violation of United States copyright laws to reproduce any portion of this publication in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. Toll-Free 1-877-CAREKIT, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089. www.carekit.com 515010
How to Make Pain Stop
Control the Pain Pain Log Page 4
1
. . .turn the Page Carekit
www.carekit.com1-877-CAREKIT
Date Today
ItHurt!
What helped today?
Pain Scale
Dose?
Time
What elsedid you doto stop it?
2
Time YouTook Them
Can YouRest ?Sleep?
If you takeno meds
on time,every time
skippingmeds
Understanding Meds & Pain
Date of Surgery:
n There’s no prize for being “tough.”n Your body will not be stronger if you
make it fight the pain alone. n Skipping meds is not “more natural.”
While you wait, read the next pages tolearn more about your body and pain.3
If you don’t take your meds at all, your energy goes to fighting pain, not getting better. Painstops you from doing the exercise you need to get better fast.
If you skip meds, the pain gets stronger and stronger until you can’t stand it. Then you takea med and your pain drops some. Then it starts building up again. Your pain bounces up anddown but it’s always higher than it would be if you took the meds on time, every time.
Meds & Pain Chart
If your doctor said to take meds only when it hurts, take them as soon as you hurt. Don’t waituntil you can’t stand it.
How Do
YouFeel
Now?
Day One BEDTIME REPORT
Day One DAYTIME REPORT
What Made It
Hurt?
What Did You
Do?
WhatPain Med?
Mood
WhatWere You
Doing?
WhereWere You ?
Time
Where Was the Pain?
Kind of pain?Pain Scale
1
2
3
4
LOW
MEDIUM:UP ANDDOWN
HIGH
Day Two DAYTIME REPORT
Day Two BEDTIME REPORT
What will you NOT do tomorrow?
What helped today?
What will you NOT do tomorrow?
PainScale
Time
Rest ?
Sleep?
LOW pain is not NO pain. You may still hurt sometimes. Try the ideas on the next page to have less pain.
Did theyhelp?
Second, use the tools in this kit. You’ll be able to:
• Dress and undress• Keep clean• Carry things • Get around at night• Call for help
To take PJs, Pants or Skirts OFF
Always Within Reach Page 1
Stand near the bed anddrop them to the floor.
When the Doctor says you can’t bend like you usually do, how can you keep things in reach?
First, wear clothes with elastic waists.You’ll be getting dressed and undressed in stages. Elastic holds the clothes in place between stages. And remember that raised toilet seat: When you pull your pants down, elastic holds them around your knees. Without elastic, they fall to the floor.Then what?
1
Page 4
Sit on the bed. With the Reacher,push off one leg, then the other. 2
How to Use Tools to Keep Things Within Reach
Pick them up with the Reacher.3
Hook the Reacherin the top of the sock.1 Push the sock down
and over your heel. 2 Pinch between your toes and lift off the sock. 3
To take Socks OFF
To Carry Things Around
Drape the WalkerBag over the bar.1 Press the black
patches together.2 Load up the bag! Cell phone, MadMoney, glasses. Pull the Reacher
apart in the middle and fold it to fit. 3
To See Where You’re Going at Night
Decide where you might be walking atnight. Find an electrical outlet. Clear
away any curtains, furniture or clutter thatcould start a fire from a spark from the outlet.
1 If the outlet is down by the floor, keepyour leg straight, like the doctor told you-
-if it seems too hard, ask for help! 2
To Call for Help The Whistleon your wrist
could be a lifesaver.
© 2007 Careguide Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This guide is not a substitute for your health care provider’s instructions. Always follow your healthcare provider’s instructions. This guide may not be copied in any form without expresss written permission from the publisher 1.877.227.3548.
Night Light
Walker Bag Dressing Stick
Reacher Sock Aid Shoe Horn Sponge Stick
Whistle
You’re home with a new hip or knee: Now you can move with no pain, like you used to! Right?
Well, not yet.
You’ve finished the first phase. The surgeon’s job took just a few hours: Out with the old bone and in with the new part. You let that happen on the operating table. You didn’t walk out before the surgeon was finished.
The second phase will take longer: Natural bone grows into the new joint, like tree roots grow into the ground. The bone has to grow into the new part tightly enough to hang on for years. You need to let that happen, too, and not “walk out” on your bones before they are finished.
When gardeners plant a new tree, they put stakes around it to keep it steady. The stakes are loose, so the tree can move a little in the wind. Then the gardeners wait. They nurture the tree with fertilizer and water. Each day the roots get a little better grip on the new soil. If someone pulls or pushes too far on a freshly-planted tree, it comes out of the ground. The roots haven’t grown into the soil enough to hang on tight while the tree bends. The gardeners have to plant it all over again.
If you push or pull the joint too far, too soon,the new part will pop out of place. The surgeon will have to implant it all over again.
So take care:
Recover from Hip or Knee Surgery
Stake the Plant by using a walker, a cane and other tools, to keep yourself steady.
Move Gently, inside the limits of the stakes. Follow the therapists instructions.
Wait and Nurture with good food and patience. A little each day, the bone gets a better grip on the new part.
1
2
3
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539STORY
You’re home with a new hip or knee: Now you can move with no pain, like you used to! Right?
Well, not yet.
You’ve finished the first phase. The surgeon’s job took just a few hours: Out with the old bone and in with the new part. You let that happen on the operating table. You didn’t walk out before the surgeon was finished.
The second phase will take longer: Natural bone grows into the new joint, like tree roots grow into the ground. The bone has to grow into the new part tightly enough to hang on for years. You need to let that happen, too, and not “walk out” on your bones before they are finished.
When gardeners plant a new tree, they put stakes around it to keep it steady. The stakes are loose, so the tree can move a little in the wind. Then the gardeners wait. They nurture the tree with fertilizer and water. Each day the roots get a little better grip on the new soil. If someone pulls or pushes too far on a freshly-planted tree, it comes out of the ground. The roots haven’t grown into the soil enough to hang on tight while the tree bends. The gardeners have to plant it all over again.
If you push or pull the joint too far, too soon,the new part will pop out of place. The surgeon will have to implant it all over again.
So take care:
Recover from Hip or Knee Surgery
Stake the Plant by using a walker, a cane and other tools, to keep yourself steady.
Move Gently, inside the limits of the stakes.Follow the therapists instructions.
Wait and Nurture with good food and patience. A little each day, the bone gets a better grip on the new part.
1
2
3
© Communication Science, Inc. All rights reserved. 539STORY