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17 days post Op, positive update

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ann73107
ann73107

Hello all, for everybody still waiting/thinking about having the Op I'm here to say

Go for it, I've waited 5 years and was at the stage I could barely put 1 foot in front of the other

But 17 days in and I'm walking comfortably on my 2 crutches and that awful dread of putting weight

On my hip has gone, after reading on this forum how well some people are

Doing I think I need to up my walking etc as at the moment I'm just tottering

Around the house.

Good luck to anybody schedueled for the Op and for anybody still thinking about it GO for it you won't regret

It. X

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  • ian97093
    ian97093 ann73107

    Posted

    Hi Ann yes you should be out and about as your stitches will be disolved now and the dressing off, it is just confidence, I was at the same stage as you before I had my first one done, then the second, thats two years ago now and it is just beginning to feel like I had no operations at all, and back to normal, well I do get tired now more than before and have the odd bad pain day on my left side but nothing like it was before the operations and I have my life back now.

    Take life by the horns and get out but you must do the excersises two or three times a day, the bed ones are the most important, pressing the legs into the bed really strengthens them.

    Keep in touch.  Ian.

    • ann73107
      ann73107 ian97093

      Posted

      Right Ian, my friend is coming over later so I'm going to take your advice

      and venture out, I'm a young 62 with a lot of living left to do and after

      5 years of vegitating I'm determined to catch up, I'll message you later

      To let you know how I go on.x

    • renee01952
      renee01952 ian97093

      Posted

      hi dear friend Ian, 

      good to see you here and wonderful to read how well you are doing ...

      are you still working or have you retired fully and enjoying taking your camera to gorgeous places and make awesome pictures...

      tot ziens

      big warm hug

      renee

    • ian97093
      ian97093 renee01952

      Posted

      Hi Renee yes the two steroid injections worked on my left side and just get the odd bad day now, I will do a post soon on two years after, and post a few shots from our NZ holiday this year. +++ Ian.
    • Pilotswife
      Pilotswife ian97093

      Posted

      Hi Ian and everyone.

      I am 9 months post op! I was doing so well to about week 8. Went to all the physio, took my walker everyone to get in walking time. I started driving a car and eventually graduated to a cane.

      Haven't had a drug free pain-free day ever. Drugs are causing side effects, bruising and bleeding. I am an image and performance coach and speaker with 5 grandbabies under 4 years old. They live about 20 minutes away , see them almost daily!

      My surgeon retired. I am at such a loss!

      Just wait? Exercise more? Rest more? Go back on nsaids?

      Ol..help!

      Pilotswife

      I can't carry them. I feel so useless and discouraged.

    • renee01952
      renee01952 ian97093

      Posted

      wow, Ian ... that is a big trip to the other side of the world -

      looking forward to your photos - 

       

    • renee01952
      renee01952 Pilotswife

      Posted

      dear pilotswife, 

      I am so sorry that you are still in so much discomfort - 

      what kind of pain are you experiencing? when was an xray taken? any other tests perhaps ...

      the fact that your surgeon retired does not mean that you cannot see his successor, right ? maybe even better to have new eyes check you out ..

      get another opinion, so to speak ..

      Lifting and carrying might not be in the picture for a while, just like twisting and bending --- don't feel too bad about that ..

      please let us know how you are getting on .. maybe you can start your own discussion? 

      big warm hug

      renee

       

    • ian97093
      ian97093 Pilotswife

      Posted

      Yes Pilotswife you should start your own thread here about that as its in the middle of another thread and will get confused with the answers you get and I am sure that there will be a lot of them for you here it could be Bruscitus, not sure of the spelling here...sorry just typing away, that is what I had, on my left side, and probably still have, as I do have pains at times in different parts of my left side as it continues to heal.

      Still now, two years now, this weekend two years ago I had my second operation, and I will do a piece on being two years in, and post some photos.

      Rregarding your pain meds, I find 50mg of Tramadol is a very good pain reliever, and two or three days of even just one, gets in your system and allows normal walking action to occur, thus excersising the muscles properly, pain free, as they regrow back to what they were, I suspect that that it the pain you are getting, growing pains, as your hips are replaced now. 

      You must let us know what you are taking so we can compare notes, but not here, in a separate post, I suggest, a heading, Nine Months In, I will call mine, Two Years In, and try to have it online to day for interested people.... idea

  • auntiebeanie
    auntiebeanie ann73107

    Posted

    Hi Ann, yes you should be taking walks outside every day. I came home after 5 days in hospital, I was out the next day albeit a very short walk but gradually increased by going 3 houses more each day in the cul de sac I live in.  I was on one crutch by 4 weeks and then saw the physio who said i want you off of crutches, put it there and walk down the corridor and back! Terrified but did it and was off crutches completely by 5 weeks.  Just remember we all heal at different  rates. Muscle take up to two years to heal.  I am 21 months in now and don;t regret it either. Good luck with your continued recovery
    • carol42631
      carol42631 auntiebeanie

      Posted

      I agree with you. The longer you delay having your op, the longer it will take to build those muscles again. Muscle loss is something that happens and it's hard to rebuild.

      Go for it!! X

    • ann73107
      ann73107 auntiebeanie

      Posted

      Thank you, it feels like a new lease of life has been handed to me,

      I'm off out later for a short stroll.x

  • RichardKen
    RichardKen ann73107

    Posted

    Dear Ann

    Great news and yes for most people it is an amazing transformation of their lives for the better, however there are a very small number for whom the surgery did not live up to expectations.

    The reality is that there is no realistic alternative if you are bone on bone and everything in life has a risk attached to it and with this surgery the risk of a poor outcome seems to be quite low.

    Cheers

    Richard

  • lynne2521
    lynne2521 ann73107

    Posted

    Hello Ann really pleased to hear your getting on well, I, m waiting to have my op and one of the things I, m worried about is the spinal injection, did you have this and what was it like if so .
    • ann73107
      ann73107 lynne2521

      Posted

      Hi Lynn, I was down for a spinal but I have tricky veins so in the end I had the

      General, two of the ladies on the same ward had it and they both

      Said they hardly remembered a thing and both were more awake

      And ready to go than the rest of us. I'm 62 and have never had time off work but

      The pain had got to the point where I could hardly leave the house

      I'd have accepted any form of anaesthetic rather than carry on like

      That, so go for it Lynn and please update me with how you go on.x

    • ian97093
      ian97093 lynne2521

      Posted

      Hi Lynne I had the Spinal twice and was fine, if you come round a bit then you can ask for more juice, I came round, well sort of but could not ask for more juice and found the whole thing fascinating to listen to and then it was all over, was a wierd feeling, but the surgeon did not believe me when I told him....
    • lynne2521
      lynne2521 ann73107

      Posted

      Yes Ann I, m getting pretty much the same , in not getting out alot, and can,t remember when I had a good night's sleep.

    • lynne2521
      lynne2521 ian97093

      Posted

      Ooo not too sure I want to listen to it all .....lol......silly thing is I, m more worried about the injection than getting over the op ..
    • kaura
      kaura lynne2521

      Posted

      I am 2 months post op - had the spinal and it was fantastic - I had been very worried about the spinal as I have a bit of problem in my lower back, but the doctor assured me all would be fine and he was right, it was fine, they knocked me out with some sedative, I did not feel a thing and was awake without any side effects from it right away. Don't be afraid it is much better than a general.

    • lynne2521
      lynne2521 kaura

      Posted

      Thank you Kaura that's made me feel much more positive about it .

    • judith12644
      judith12644 kaura

      Posted

      Hi, Kaura I had the spinal with sedative, didn't hear or feel a thing!

    • kaura
      kaura judith12644

      Posted

      Same here, went in at 12;55 opened my eyes at 1;55 "is it done yet" lol yes it was done

       

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