Bilateral Hip Replacement in April

It will be hard to start with but follow what your doctors tell you, don't try and rush things, It will all come together in the end.

Lynn xx

Everyone is anxious about getting a hip replacement (or two). I was bricking it before the operation but everything was explained before it happened and I realised that there was nothing to worry about and I was in good hands. I remember nothing about the op (I had a spinal and local anaesthetic) and came to in the recovery room. Have never looked back! Listen to advice, gently do your excersises, take your painkillers and listen to your body. If you're tired take some rest and don't be afraid to get people to help you.

Dare I suggest you are not doing this surgery for fun, you are doing it because the pain and worn out joints are just becoming toooooo much.

I was the same, I thought the surgery has to be better than what I have already.

Believe it or not, I found myself not using the morphine button during the night after surgery, as long as I didn't try to move, that was different to usual, was in pain from old joints weather I tried to move or not, it was constant..

Nurses shocked that i had used no painkillers, I assured them that I was in less pain than when I had walked in the door of the hospital the previous morning.

Not for long she said the physio's are coming to get you out of bed, OUCCCCHHH.

But once I was on my feet, OHHHH what a relief, no pain, I could feel some pain from cut on side of hip and leg, but nothing from hips, even have rotation of big toe past heel, which i had not had for 30 years, frightened the physio's stretching so far.

Recovery - did my exercises, as instructed, rested lots, you need to, husband fed watered & showered me, and changed teds stockings for about 10 days, then up and about, other that going to toilet, to lounge room chair.

Used letter box method of walking, my own for 3 days, then immediate neighbours for 3 - 4 days, then 2nd neigbours for 3 - 4 days, by 12 weeks walking to corner store about half a mile. 

Couldn't possibily have done that before surgery, with lots of doing nothing in between, other than playing on computer, watching TV, doing family history mainly online, uses up the down time and not to physical.

It is the best thing you can have done, thank god for modern surgery.

good morning , 

Just read your post and all the great responses -  You are in good company - we all are -

these are real experiences from people who have been there, some of us still are - there are no should's - no competition of any kind - healing at your own pace while listening to your body - 

know that all is well, coffeeman 

big warm hug

renee

Monday morning here we come

All the best for Monday Coffeeman I will be following you in June so do let us all know how you get on?

Are you having general or spinal anaesthetic?