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7 months on

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HI all,

Just thought I would keep in touch with all you hippies and hippies to be.

Well here I am at 7.5 months post hip and suddenly feeling so much better. I am walking, putting my own socks and shoes on most of the time and driving as normal although I have changed my car to an automatic.  Last weekend we went down to Brighton and I managed to descend 101 steps to the under cliff walk at Peacehaven (see Pic) walk 0.5 mile and  0.5 mile back and then climb 101 steps to the top. I was so pleased with myself. biggrin.  The picture shows exactly where I walked. Follow the red linelol 

This morning (Monday) I went to hydrotherapy and when the physio knew what I had done at the weekend she said "ok you do all your excersises with floats on", ( take heed don't tell them everything boasting doesn't always save you biggrin I managed it and now am totally whacked and in need of a well earned rest. I have been through a patch where I didn't think I would ever get better, but now all of a sudden everything falls into place and I have my life back. biggrinbiggrin I still need my other hip doing, this is the one that gets aggrivated and painful nowadays but it will be done soon.

My message to everyone is don't give up it soooooo worth it, ups downs sulks and miseries all steps along the way. biggrin. Love Gillxxx

 

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  • holly_12500
    holly_12500 Guest

    Posted

    Thank you for sharing your story,it's so good to hear you doing so well.it gives people confidence be the operation...holly ☺
    • Guest
      Guest holly_12500

      Posted

      Thats what it's all about Holly helping someone else xx
  • Joycy
    Joycy Guest

    Posted

    Hi Gill,

    Great to hear that you've suddenly found your old life, or perhaps an improved one physically?  Well done. 

    Your update really does give hope to people that feel that they're not progressing as well as they had thought - me included.  I'm now almost 4 months post op, not too bad but still lots of aches and pains from time to time, especially knee and nerve pain going down leg during the night that wakes me up - did you get this? 

    Great to hear your progress, keep it up. 

    Jo xxx

    • Guest
      Guest Joycy

      Posted

      yes Jo I got this and still do occassionally, physio says I either do too much or too little you decide lol. It is and does go away eventually. Love Gillxxx
  • deborah26839
    deborah26839 Guest

    Posted

    Thanks, nice to hear, I am 14 weeks today. Yesterday wasn't my best, it seems I can be good one day and then thigh and knee pain the next. I was told by nurse on Bonesmart it could be 6 months and with some a year before feeling normal again. Just keep plodding along, my cousin older than i, was hiking in Puru at 3.5 months she said with no pain whatsoever, well...I don't think I could hike too far 😞
    • Guest
      Guest deborah26839

      Posted

      My Consultant said it would be a year before I was fully recovered thats why he didn't want to the other one yet. xx
  • annedi
    annedi Guest

    Posted

    So good to hear you are doing well. Keep it up!

     

    • Guest
      Guest annedi

      Posted

      I hope you are too Annedi,  nice to see you again. xx
    • annedi
      annedi Guest

      Posted

      In general at 7 and a half months  quite good. Good movement, good strength no problems with everyday activities. Wound area is still a bit sore and numb and it's tender on the trochanter area and I can't lie on it. I did go back to the surgeon because of this and he said the numbness would go eventually and not to worry. Said it wasn't bursitis. However I think I might not have been pointing to the right place in the consultation and more where the scar is which is behind the trochanter so i'm convinced that there is some as it's worse when I bend a lot and gets more sore  - though the discomfort has only been really bad when I was doing an awful lot of gardening and walking. I had been to the doc first and he said it could be bursitis. I think I get a bit flustered at these appointments! Anyway there is a recall for xray  next March and forms to fill in then so if it is still a problem I will try to make more fuss then. I think they would think I was a nutter if I went back before! I'm just going to ice it , use ibuprofen gel  if need be and carry on as normal The only other thing that can be done with bursitis is injections and they have to be really careful with that because of the implant and infection risks. I won't be doing that much in the winter months anyway. Really would like to lie on that side though.
    • Guest
      Guest annedi

      Posted

      I can't lie on that side all the time either and yes know what you mean about it being numb mine is the same.I haven't tried any gardening yet I left it when Alan was taken poorly so between us we have managed to keep going. smile

       

    • annedi
      annedi Guest

      Posted

      Let's hope that when a year has passed by we're both numb free and sleeping how we want!
  • mic71403
    mic71403 Guest

    Posted

    Hello hippy friend

    Have missed you lately!

    Sound's like a super walk...and rest...and more exercise.

    Lovely all is fitting together now before op number two!

    Mic

    X

    • Guest
      Guest mic71403

      Posted

      Hey Mic, I have been watching you redface and reading how your doing, thinking I will never get there but here I am and don't it all feel good smilesmilexx
    • mic71403
      mic71403 Guest

      Posted

      Hi Gillcat - good indeed, and worth doing, muchly.

      hope you Annedi are better: small complications do occur and seem very real at the time.

      AND

      I'm also aware other medical probs do occur that are not hip related but we put the two together: like I thought my toes were sticking together cos leg mis-alligned post op, when it was only a corn between toes!

      have agood day - hope those in pennines are safe and unflooded

      mic

      x

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