Did you have occupational therapy at all to show you equipment so that you can put on your socks and shoes, pick stuff up from the floor, etc? If you didn't and are interested PM me and I'll tell you more. It might help you not feel so dependent on your wife. Is home health therapy an option? I don't know how Canada works but here home health can provide therapy when you can't easily leave home and it can REALLY help . A pamphlet is just not enough therapy after something as big as a hip replacement and then the after-effects of that kind of fall. Have you seen a doctor since the fall? I'm asking because sometimes being stuck on the floor that long leads to muscles starting to break down and it is painful, causes weakness and is generally frustrating and horrible to go through.
I'm kind of operating under the assumption that the physical stuff is making the psych stuff worse but I do think you need to talk the doctor about adjusting meds too.
You're in the worst part of hip replacement recovery. A few more weeks and it gets easier. I know it's hard to believe right now but it will. But don't neglect your mental health until it does.
As I said, feel free to PM me.
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