Bad vibes about THP
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How do you deal with negative comments from immediate family members putting you off from doing the surgery who are completely uneducated about hip replacement surgery and do not want to? I am looking forward to my operation april but I am getting pulled down alot lately!
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barbara17317 Babylon2015
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Mary8610 Babylon2015
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val14381 Babylon2015
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deborah33754 val14381
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I wanted to do both at the same time and the surgeon agreed, my family wanted me to do one at a time.... At that point both hips were causing significant pain AND it would mean waiting until school let out for the summer for the second op...... No way I could continue with that level of pain and function.
I am stubborn and stuck to the plan, surgery went well and no pain since (almost 5 weeks out). I am ready to ditch the two canes but being patient to let the bones mend (I have osteopenia so bones are less dense)
i will ill keep you AND your family in my prayers with lots of positive thoughts
Babylon2015 deborah33754
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I am trying to stay focussed and put my energy where it belongs right now.....
Paulus1949 deborah33754
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I needed both hips replacing,but my surgeon advised against bilateral.
Im 3.5 weeks post op on my 2nd THR in a year,and wish I had them both done together,but each day sees a slight improvement, so feeling pretty positive..and hoping it's my last hospital experience, I think I've developed a phobia for them..wonder if there's a word for that?
Paulus1949 Babylon2015
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As said don't listen to others, they're not the ones dealing with the daily pain of bone disease,it's your body.
Even post op lots of people with no knowledge were telling me to do this and that,and that they knew people who made a full recovery within weeks..total rubbish of course.
You have to be single minded and do what's best for you.
Good luck.
Babylon2015 Paulus1949
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kathee58019 Babylon2015
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denise83964 Babylon2015
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that's bad your family should be rallying round and supporting you don't allow them to get you down it's your body and it's something that you need to do so you can have a better quality of life. hip replacement surgery is preformed thousands of time a year it's a. fantastic success rate and the pain you are suffering now will go and you will feel energised after a new person.
good luck with your operation
keep your chin up
take care
lindabowles Babylon2015
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eileen64__UK Babylon2015
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Just tell them its not them that is living with the pain that you are living with.
Tell them you will gradually get worse......it is a chronic degenerative disease {from someone who has had 2 THR's} Do they want to be looking after someone in a wheelchair? Trya and find out their reasons for objecting to it?
Love
Eileen UK
dene32609 Babylon2015
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people are telling you to get it done on here , i had my left hip done 5 years ago and still in pain i can not walk far and got a power chair had my left one done 3 years ago no pain at all it just how it goes with some people i have both knees done 1 last july and doin good the other 7 years ago i have that done 2 time as it was not good the first time still in pain ,,to so make you own mind up , you could be the lucky 1 and be pain free ,,,
Babylon2015 dene32609
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dene32609 Babylon2015
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I am a walking robot lol got arthits cervical and lumber spondylosis I R B , had a heart attck back in 1998,got a pacemaker fitted thats because i have laughing and coughing syncope i blank out ,i had my cartilage out when i was 30 but to look at me people think i am ok keep smiling + other things
ginny35168 Babylon2015
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Babylon2015 ginny35168
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