and what was/will it be like after surgery? Will I be able to walk up and down them????

I have stairs at home, went up very slowly when I returned from hospital and didn't go back down for several days. My hubby brought everything I needed to me during those first few days. Be careful if you are on pain meds and trying to manuver the stairs alone. The last thing you want to do is trip or fall.

I'm 3 weeks out and go up and down our stairs about 10 times a day now! Good luck to you, it's quite an adventure.

I have stairs and I live alone. Pre surgery I'll have everything I need upstairs, including a microwave and hot pot for hot water, etc. I don't plan to go downstairs for a few days if I can help it.

i had no problems with the stairs from day one...just take them slow and hold on to the rail...youll be fine. Do however put all you can up there where you can get to it...will just be easier.

I live in a three story house and had no issues with the stairs. I just took it slow.

my house is four story and all I could think of presurgery was how hard the stairs were after I had a c-section. As it turned out, I did go upstairs and didn't come down much the first few weeks, but that was due to weakness, not the actually stairs causing pain to go up and down them. I had a tea pot and a little fridge in the room and plenty of help if I needed food so I didn't have to go up and down them the first week. After I got back home from hospital (second surgery) they were only an issue due to my strength. I took them slowly and was fine.

i had no problems with the stairs from day one...just take them slow and hold on to the rail...youll be fine. Do however put all you can up there where you can get to it...will just be easier.

Thanks for the info. All the bedrooms are up, and everything else down. May end up just sleeping on the couch and using the powder room for a few days...

I have stairs and I live alone. Pre surgery I'll have everything I need upstairs, including a microwave and hot pot for hot Water, etc. I don't plan to go downstairs for a few days if I can help it.

I'm a single parent, so not going up and/or down is not an option, but I do think I'll spend a lot downstairs Thanks for the info! Definitely appreciated.

I have stairs at home, went up very slowly when I returned from hospital and didn't go back down for several days. My hubby brought everything I needed to me during those first few days. Be careful if you are on pain meds and trying to manuver the stairs alone. The last thing you want to do is trip or fall.

I'm 3 weeks out and go up and down our stairs about 10 times a day now! Good luck to you, it's quite an adventure.

No hubs here to speak of! LOL But I am a mom so I'll have to do a bit of things for myself, including the stairs...I appreciate the feedback and hope to be going up and down shortly after I get home.

I live in a three story house and had no issues with the stairs. I just took it slow.

Awesome, slow is my plan also.

my house is four story and all I could think of presurgery was how hard the stairs were after I had a c-section. As it turned out, I did go upstairs and didn't come down much the first few weeks, but that was due to weakness, not the actually stairs causing pain to go up and down them. I had a tea pot and a little fridge in the room and plenty of help if I needed food so I didn't have to go up and down them the first week. After I got back home from hospital (second surgery) they were only an issue due to my strength. I took them slowly and was fine.

Hmmm, maybe I can talk my parents into getting me a mini-fridge for the loft! LOL