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isabelle40781
isabelle40781

Hi hippies.  My hip replacement is now 6 months old and today I recieved news that the other one will be done on Nov 9th.  Now begins the freaking out again even though the first one was successful who knows what will happen this time.

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  • louise2602
    louise2602 isabelle40781

    Posted

    Well done for having the courage to have hip no 1 done Isabella. Sounds good do far a d sure u n fine after 9th Nov. I'm waiting for a date for hip 1 when I next see the team so wish you all the very best and a speedy recovery.
  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 isabelle40781

    Posted

    You will know better what to expect and what the challenges are. I am sure it will be OK, as ever keep us updated
  • Suzybobs
    Suzybobs isabelle40781

    Posted

    Hi I am just 10days in with my right hip, already had both knees done 8 yrs ago & and will probably need the left hip doing in the future, every recovery has been different &with each one becomes new challengers all aimed at the end result of being able to walk &move around pain free. I understand your worries of how the next one will turn out I felt exactly the same, I wish you continued success with your first hip & hope all goes well with your next one good luck. Suzy
    • cathie38426
      cathie38426 Suzybobs

      Posted

      You are so experienced I heed every wise word

      you say. Can I pick your brains, as I'm in for

      hip number 2 next week.

      Can you remember what advice was given to you

      abou recovering from the anaesthetic post op. Was it best not

      to drink or to drink water? My mind is a blank.

      thank you

    • Suzybobs
      Suzybobs cathie38426

      Posted

      Hi Cathie thanksgiving your kind words, I had a spinal block with sedation after coming out of the recovery ward I was allowed water probably about an hour after,my blood pressure went very low so the doctor asked me to drink plenty of water to get fluids back in me, hope this helps &good luck with hip no 2 xxx suzy
  • renee01952
    renee01952 isabelle40781

    Posted

    Hi Isabelle -

    Sounds so familiar !neutral 

    i am 19 days post op from 2nd THR - first one was March 16, 2015 -

    I don;t know about you, but my non-operated leg was so bad that I couldn't stand it any more ... healing of operated hip,was ,of course, hampered -

    after I totally freaked out, fellow hippies here sort of calmed me down - I thought I was an exception !!!!!!  apparently not ...

    It was a miserable summer and I actually was looking forward to this one...

    well .............. then something switched inside my brain ... I became anxious and panicked - for the life of me, I don't know why - not the surgery, because that went well .. the post-op period was not too much fun but doable (I live alone)-

    It was so bad that I had to take anti anxiety medication just to make it through the night .... 

    Got a lot of support here, which calmed me down a bit ...

    the only thing I can say is to just accept that you are freaking out ... that is all - no need to defend your self to your self or others ... 

    it takes some practice but once you are there, you will feel a lot calmer ...

    Wishing you peace of mind and sending you light 

    warm hug

    renee

  • cathie38426
    cathie38426 isabelle40781

    Posted

    Same here, but I hung out for a further11 months,

    till the pain got bad and I could get back up.

    my daughter is the 'sandwich generation, full time

    job, teen age kids, and older parents needing 

    support sometime' as she described us in her blog!

    there's no privacy these days!  Now I'm on the

    las few days before my second hip, and being

    bone on bone I am in pain.

    i understand the freaking out,th longer you have to

    think the more you can freak out!

    I will of course post my progress.

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