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jorgos
jorgos

Hello everyone,

I will try and keep this simple and give you an idea of what's coming.

I'm 37 years old and have been suffering from Advanced Left Hip Arthritis for the last 2,5 years.

I'm now recovering very well and i'm very happy with the whole thing.

I had my surgery on Thursday the 27th of August and was discharged on Sunday morning the 30th of August.

i had spinal and not total  anethesia as the waking up from it is much easier.

On the day of the surgery i didn't feel much as the morphine took a good few hours to completely leave my system and couldn't feel my legs.Normal.

Keep an eye for morphine side effects as itching and naussea but nothing major.

On day 2 Friday,the pain started but guess what?There was no joint pain just stiches and muscles.On Friday i actually took a sort walk with a walker.Not bad!

By Saturday the pain was going away and didn't need any painkillers at all.I took a good few walks with cruches on Saturday and started feeling stronger already,even though a bit light headed from the Meds.

Just go easy on the pill painkillers and ask for injective ones if available.

I found Tradol(Tramadol) very helpfull.

Expect bowl and bladder immobility until Saturday but it should go away.

On​ Sunday morning i could walk myself out from the Hospital,with cruches of course,but enjoyed the free ride from the porter smile

It's now Monday and i managed to walk myself to my GP which is only 20 meters from my house and on 1 crouch!

Super!

Boy was he shocked to see me standing in front of him...

Everything is working out great.I'm very carefull with certain movements and always have a pillow between my legs when i sleep,lying on my back of course.Sleeping on your back for at least 4 weeks is something you have to get used to.

What i wanted to mention after all that is 2 things:

-Don't be afraid,just go and do it.I know it seems like such a major surgery but all you are left with after you finish with it is a new hip and a kind of long scar on the side,which will heal in 4 weeks.

-GET UP AND WALK WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO.

You will regret it if you don't.

If you just lie on your bed feeling misserable and in pain,you will only prolong your stay in the hospital and will feel even more pain when you enentually decide to get out from the bed.

Take my word for it.I've seen others that didn't and i waved at them goodbye while they where still in bed and in agony.

I want to thank everyone who read this and wish you all good luck with the surgery and recovery.

Jorgos

 

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  • missmolar
    missmolar jorgos

    Posted

    Well done ! you have the right attitude and a positive outlook. The future is bright

    Good Luck with the rest of your recovery.

    Internet hugs

    xx

  • alice85142
    alice85142 jorgos

    Posted

    What a brilliant post for me who is nearing op.  Thank you so much.  As I have a massive phobia of sickness I will ask not to have morphine?  Is that possible do you think?

    ​I will do all I have been told however.  You are very young to have gone through this.

    Alice

    • Jodi-France
      Jodi-France alice85142

      Posted

      I took codeine which did not upset my stomach.

      However keep in mind that codeine and all prescription pain medications are all constipating. I drank a big glas of prune juice every day and took one stool softner at night. Thus I did not have any problems with consitpation and I did not experience nasua either.

      Best of luck to you Alice, might want to get some prune juice in the refridgerator to have on hand.

      I do not think they will discharge your from the hospital until you have a bowel movement, at least in France they don't.  Standing up or sitting in a chair is more conductive to having a bowel movement than laying in bed. I think I had my first BM 3 days after my surgery. You are restricted from eating 12 hours before the surgery so there is nothing in you to really BM out. Try to eat after your surgery to keep your bowels moving.

      I know you have a sevear (not light) phobia on illness and hospitals but do not think witholding this information from you is the way to go. What do they say? Forewarned is forearmed. Next time I would need this surgery I would bring a small bottle of prune juice with me in my bag. It's important to get the BM going again after surgery and the prune juice does help in that area.

    • jorgos
      jorgos alice85142

      Posted

      Hi Alice,

      morphine is unavoidable as it is the main or the only component of the spinal anesthetic.

      To avoid sickness ask for that pill that insulates the stomach before they give you any antibiotics or painkillers.

      Also they give an injection that takes the sickness away as soon as it appears,which i took twice and worked great.Sorry i don't remember the name of it.

      Good luck dear

       

    • rachel57914
      rachel57914 alice85142

      Posted

      Morphine is used in spinal, I had a spinal and had no effects from it, spinal is better than GA for nausea and sickness. Post op there are different analgesics that can be used with same effect as morphine. You'll be fine xx
    • ali2301
      ali2301 alice85142

      Posted

      Hi Ali 2. 

      You can ask for an anti-emetic (anti-sickness) drug that will take away any nausea. I would mention it up front as you really could struggle without morphine. The anti-sickness drugs available are really quite good these days and should be able to be given IV through the cannula that will already be in place and given at the same time as the morphine. As long as they are aware of this up front they will keep you topped up with anti sickness medications.

      There are solutions to pretty much everything. You just have to ask 😊 

      Ali 1 xx

  • renee01952
    renee01952 jorgos

    Posted

    Dear Jorgos ....

    welcome to this wonderful family of hippies of all ages and in all stages !!!

    and thank you for sharing your experience - very inspirational and encouraging, especially for the younger family members here ....great contribution ...

    congratulations on a job well done .... 

    please keep us posted on your progress 

    big warm hug

    renee

     

  • marilyn_92910
    marilyn_92910 jorgos

    Posted

    Well done, I am waiting for my 2nd op hopefully will be in nov/dec time I had my first on 11th may, I still take the occasional pain killers cocodomol for the hip that needs to be done, I have been very lucky because I haven't need to have physio

  • veronica58657
    veronica58657 jorgos

    Posted

    wow where did have your op done, and by whom, sounds amazing?
    • jorgos
      jorgos veronica58657

      Posted

      Hi Veronica,

      I had it done in Ireland and in a town called Tralee.

      It was done by Dr.Rice.

      Yes i'm amazed myself,but realized that the recovery starts from day 1 post op and it's mostly depended on a possitive attitude and loads of action from myside.

      Thanx

  • Guest
    Guest jorgos

    Posted

    Welcome Jorgos, good post . I'm 14 weeks post op and it's lovely although still get some minor aches if I do too much xx
    • jorgos
      jorgos Guest

      Posted

      Hi Gill,

      glad to be here and glad to read you are doing fine.

      Try not to do to much girl,i know it's hard but don't forget we don't have a natural hip anymore.

      Thanx smile

  • rachel57914
    rachel57914 jorgos

    Posted

    Well done, after my hip I was only in 2 nights, now 4 weeks post op and doing well, just find restrictions hard as think that I can do things that I shouldn't. Keep going xx
  • lynne09047
    lynne09047 jorgos

    Posted

    Hi jorgos,

    What a great and positive post! Well done you, wishing you a continued speedy recovery,

    Love

    Lynne x

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