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5 months to the day !!!!

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Hailea
Hailea

Hello everyone

Hope you are all doing well.

I saw my surgeon yesterday. He took an x ray of my right hip and he showed it to my. WOW there is not much left of the top of the femur. The only thing holing my leg together is my muscles It was explained to me by the radiologist that All I have in my joint now is a little lump of bone and a load of mush a bit like marrow consistancy.

Any way. I will be going in on Monday 14th September. That will be exactly 5 months to the day after having the left one done.  I know I will be more scared this time than the last time because I know what is coming. But my surgeon has assured me he will get the same anaesthetist and the same team together I had last time to make me feel less worried. I will be cared for by a male nurse who I got on well with and will be on the same ward as last time. but will have a room on my own which I am so happy about. So 2 weeks 3 days to go. I will also be allowed to have my hydro therapy session before I go up to the ward.

At least I will get the hip done before the bad winter weather hits and have my birthday at home before I go in too. biggrin

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  • renee01952
    renee01952 Hailea

    Posted

    Dear Hailea --

    Wow, good news !!! the wait is almost over ... 

    i have seen my surgeon yesterday and made the decision to have the left hip done ... no other option really - pain is almost constant now and pain meds not helping much - 

    already had blood taken, EKG made, went to admission and made an appointment with anesthesiologist - now on the list - 

    My surgeon will do the surgery - i have no recollection of his team though - 

    What a relief huh?   we can do it ... 

    big warm hug and love send your way

    renee

    • Hailea
      Hailea renee01952

      Posted

      Dear renee

      So happy to hear you are getting sorted now too. My pain is beyond much help now and I am almost bed rideden again. I can walk about 10 feet before the pain becomes too much yet again. Even getting down the hospital in an ambulance is getting to be too much. I can sit in my chair and I can feel the top of the bone through the skin in my groin. I know my surgeon and his team well they advised me when I had issues and my surgeon was not about to advise me.

      His registra was on night duty 3 times when I was in the ward the last time and he kept coming in to make sure I was ok or if I needed anything. They looked after me very well so I do trust them.

       I hope you don't have to wait too long renee. I will be here to support you when you get your date for sure. :-)

  • attractac
    attractac Hailea

    Posted

    Al the very best hailea. It sounds like a lot of things are in your favour at last. Have a great birthday . will be looking forward to the day you post " done and dusted and very successful ".
    • Hailea
      Hailea attractac

      Posted

      Hello Attrac

      Thank you for your kind words. It won't be much of a birthday this year but I sure will be making up for it at christmas as long as I am not on the meds which should be the case. I am looking forward to the day when I can get up without the pain I am suffering from now.

      I am looking forward to next summer because my best mate has invited me to stay at his house in Northern Ireland. So will be doing a few pub crawls while I am there and having a few BBQ's cheesygrin

    • attractac
      attractac Hailea

      Posted

      BEWARE!!! The pub measures are bigger in NI. Not as big as Tenerife where I hope to have a pub crawl next year. Keep going.
    • Hailea
      Hailea attractac

      Posted

      lol don't worry attractac. I am under no illusion about the magic waters or the quantities in Ireland. I have mates in the South in Dublin too.
  • deborah33754
    deborah33754 Hailea

    Posted

    It will be fine,,, take a deep breath and smile..... you came through successfully for the first one ... and you now know you have a great team smile
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