1 week on from RTHR
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Hello there fellow hippies , it's been one week since my op , I think I've been doing well considering the surgery that I've had done . I came out of hospital on the Tuesday after 3 days in hospital which were a bit of a blur , it must have been the morphine . My first morning waking up in bed after a ok sleep was very weird and I woke up thinking bloody hell I forgot I've had my hip replaced , which wasn't nice 🙁.but since then it's been brilliant being back home , the main problems I've had are some times I can't get comfy being sat down, but getting a big bag of ice from the supermarket has helped a lot , I just place it on my outter thigh or on top or lower back and this really helps . Also not being able to get comfy at night , but sleeping on my back doesn't help . I thought my leg would have been a lot more swollen but the swelling didn't come out until about Wednesday , then the ice took it back down again . Walking has been really good with my crutches , my wife says it's been getting better everyday , yesterday I was even walking with 1 crutch and this felt good also .i have not been outside yet ,all the walking has been done in the living room . The nurse is coming today to change my dressing so I better have a wash and put some deodorant on .. Lol ... See you later hippies
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JeremySt scott04669
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PS My LTHR is in May; our GP surgery doesn't provide a nurse home visit service, I have to go to them if I can (will I be able to get out and about one week after surgery!). If not I'll have to find a private nurse I suppose ... That'll be fun!
scott04669 JeremySt
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JeremySt scott04669
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CelsB scott04669
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Sleeping at night is a universal problem, You have to get experimental with pillows until you find a comfy position and if you're lucky you'll get a couple of hours sleep before it gets uncomfortable and you have to rearrange them all again.
Cels x
scott04669 CelsB
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renee01952 scott04669
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welcome to this side - seems that you are doing really well - I mean, one week post-op is early in recovery, as we say here ...
maybe you can get some gel packs instead of using the big bags of ice -
It is all normal- the swelling, the discomfort when sitting , sleeping etc -
it will get better ...did you have posterior or anterior approach? A lot of swelling in and around the incision, Scott ....
Great to have your wife being so encouraging - that really helps a lot getting you and staying motivated !!!1
big warm hug for you both
renee
scott04669 renee01952
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lynn66084 scott04669
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Getting comfy anywhere in the beginning is hard, trial and error comes into it, you just have to fiddle about with pillows etc I'm still sleeping on my back, until I go for my check, I'm 8 weeks now, you do actually get used to it but it is not easy to start with.
You may find the swelling will get worse before it get's better..
Your walking with 1 crutch already with posterior, wow, I had sticks, but was expecting crutches lol When you start going out, it helps if you have someone with you, especially if the pathways are a bit iffy.
Your doing well, keep going.
Lynn xx
scott04669 lynn66084
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lynn66084 scott04669
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Lynn xx