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How can I prepare our family for my husband's surgery?

My husband is going to have some hip surgery at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. His recovery time is estimated to be around 6 weeks and luckily he'll be able to work since he sits down at his job. How can we organize our home life to make household chores and life in general easier on the both of us. We have a 9 mos. old daughter and a large dog to care for as well. My mother and some of his family will try to come over when they can to help out but I'd like to go ahead and get organized and prepared so things won't be nearly as crazy after his surgery. We went through a short time where for about 2 weeks when he first injured his hip and he couldn't help out with anything at home and I nearly lost it and we fought a lot...I'd like to prevent that from happening if it's possible. I know it's going to be rough and I'm not expecting it to be easy, I'd just like some tips/advice on how to make things a little bit easier for us. Thanks.

I work on a Rehab floor with patients after they have had hip surgery. I would say the best way to prepare for husband's surgery is just take it one day at a time. There are going to be a lot of things that he won't be able to do after his surgery, just concentrate on things he can do. Don't sweat the small stuff, housework might not get done as often as you would like, but that's okay. Don't be afraid to ask family and friends to chip in to lessen the load off of you while your husband is recovering this will give you some time to concentrate on taking care of your husband's needs as well as your child. I am not saying it will be easy, but it's doable. I was in a similar situation about 5 years ago when my husband was injured. He was in a wheelchair for about a month and a half after breaking 9 bones in his legs. I worked outside of the home, had to come home and take care of him and our three children. I survived and you will too. It takes a little rearranging and prioritizing but you will be fine. Good luck!!!! Source(s): From experience and am also a Registered Nurse

get a loan from a close friend or family member that knows the situation.
Sit down together and make up a schedule. Before hand, ask the family when you can count on them to help and put them into your schedule. If you get frustrated, remember it isn't forever. He'll recover and things will get back to normal. Good luck.
Just one idea. I did this when I was pregnant so things would be a little easier when I got home. If you can, make and freeze dinners(casseroles, cooked meat etc.) so all you have to do is pop them in the oven. It saved time and energy. It really helped alot. Good luck on your hubby's' surgery.
The man is going to have surgery and had hurt his hip. You say for a short while he wasn't able to help much because of his injury..it sounds like your being selfish putting to much importance on little things like who is going to wash the dishes do the dusting..chill. The way I see it the important part would be for him to get better and the baby taken care of. So what if the place won't be as tidy as it normally is for a while. Someone did have hip surgery.
You will want to start by streamlining your home. Get rid of the clutter, trash or donate all the junk you dont need around the house, you will find its much easier to keep clean that way.

Make a list of things your husband can do while hes recovering, His arms aren't broken. he can sit in a chair and dry dishes. Or feed and play with the baby while you get chores done, and clip coupons to help defray the costs.
Unless your lucky, money will be tight while he's recovering and out of work. So go through your expenses and cut out anything you dont really need. Cable may be nice to have but when you have thousands of dollars in medical bills comming in, that extra $50 a month will come in handy.

I hope his surgery goes well.
Good luck!