<p>I had to get surgery on my leg recently, and I'll be on crutches for the next month and a half. College starts next monday. I'm pretty anxious about it. Anyone have any experience with crutches they'd like to share? I'm imagining lecture halls..how the hell wouldI get down the stairs?! And simple stuff like opening doors will be a pain; not to mention crutches are extremely tiring. :(</p>
<p>If you’re on crutches you get the prime front row seats because no one is going to expect you to climb stairs/walk through aisles of other students. Most buildings should have elevators or ramps if you need to go up or down floors. Yes, it will be difficult but you’ll adapt and do fine and it’s only a month and a half and stop stressing, geez.</p>
<p>My son ended up on crutches in October of his freshman year (2010). I won’t lie - it was really difficult. The hardest part was going through the cafeteria line. Staff was happy to help him, but it was a pain - it meant an employee who was needed behind the counter had to come out and help him, and delays for everybody resulted. He got VERY tired - it was impossible to get from a couple of classes to the next ones on time, and he hated going in late. He ended up staying with his grandparents for about six weeks. Everyone was happy when he finally got off those things.</p>
<p>I suggest contacting the school’s disabilities office and see if they can give you any accommodations to make things easier for you. Good luck!!</p>
<p>I had two broken arms the beginning of spring semester. It was really hard but you’ll adapt. Your school might have a disability office or something where you can some accommodations.</p>
<p>Talking to the disabilities office is a great idea. Another great idea is if you find you can’t get to your classes in time, talk to your professors so they understand the situation-- I was on crutches for a while and some of my professors gave me the okay to leave a couple minutes early to make it to my next class on time, and excused tardies. I’ve also seen people getting rides from security before, because my campus is BIG and it’d be impossible to crutch that far all day. The main thing is to be your own advocate and seek help if you need it.</p>
<p>You should contact the disabilities office, they can arrange for escort around campus and such.</p>
<p>it will be hard, but i know many who have done it</p>