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Breaking 90 degree rule

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CelsB
CelsB

After Abbi's thread about her dislocations, it has got me wondering if anyone  inadvertently broke the 90 degree rule and got away with it.  I'm not planning to try it of course, even pre-op I'm practising moving without bending my bad hip more than 90 degrees, but there are times when I forget.  I'm sure after hip replacement I will be more aware, but do you hippies ever bend without thinking and if so, how has it affected you?

Cels x

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  • renee01952
    renee01952 CelsB

    Posted

    Good morning Cels, 

    Just joining this converstaion and read the responses - I think it's bound to happen once in a while - the trickiest thing for me to remember was to turn body with little steps instead just one swing or not at all - e.g picking someting up from kitchen counter while back is turned to counter - so one has to turn  whole body, you see - it is not 90 degrees but a twist waist issue - not sure if I explain this well.. 

    but ... from all the response it shows that our body will definitely let us know, even if we break it just a little bit in the early days ..let alone a full blown dislocation !!!

    the toilet seat raiser was a blessing for me, also between surgeries - never realized how loooowwwww those seats are !  and narrow ! 

    I so hope for you that you will get a date soon 

    big warm hug

    renee

     

    • CelsB
      CelsB renee01952

      Posted

      Thanks Renee,

      I watch for tthe postman every morning hoping for that little envelope that will change my life.

      I understand exactly what you mean about the twisty movement, done so quickly without thought.  I do totter round in small movements now, because any small twist on my hip almost makes me shoot through the ceiling, so hopefully my muscle memory will last after my op and I will gradually readjust to being more able.  

      I love my loo seat, and if I have to use a public toilet (which I avoid like the plague) I always use the disabled one.  It's a little higher.  

      Cels xxx

       

    • renee01952
      renee01952 CelsB

      Posted

      DId you buy your loo seat ? mine was rented (at no charge) but I miss it !

      Also going to a friends' toilet is challenging in the beginning .. so, practice putting operated leg in front, lower yourself and hopefully there is something you can hold on to (without ripping it off the walleek) - if not, just go for it and pray !!!! 

      Can you call and find out if there is some progress in your date ??

       

    • nikki52902
      nikki52902 renee01952

      Posted

      I was given one loo seat by the hospital . I then ordered another from Amazon as I have 2 toilets and it was always on the wrong one!!
    • CelsB
      CelsB renee01952

      Posted

      Yes, I bought my seat from Amazon and it arrived the next day - such a relief.  It was only £11.42 and free delivery.  

      I will give it a couple of weeks before I call the hospital.  They said the op would be in March so I expect my pre-op assessment to be 2-3 weeks before then.  If I haven't received anything by then I'll call.

    • alice85142
      alice85142 renee01952

      Posted

      Hi REnee,  I was given mine by the hospital but already have a high loo seat.  When I redid my bathroom I thought hey ho I will be needing a higer loo seat in a few years..so have the spare one in my wardrobe!  You could have it if you lived near by!  Unused all wrapped up!  However yes when I go to public loos now I feel as I if I am sitting on the floor and look round for something to hang onto!!  I also had a grab rail put up when fiorst recovery by the loo and in the shower..marvelous.

      Hope you are alright..you don't mention how YOU are doing and all the while supporting the newby hippies and the oldie ones!

      Love,

      Alice

  • amy371978
    amy371978 CelsB

    Posted

    I break it about 3 million times a day! Slight exaggeration but it's a lot. I had my op 3 weeks ago today. I never feel pain when I break it. Sometimes I do it deliberately and others it's just automatic and without thinking. Think I've been breaking it by some degree or another since about day 4.
  • judyvin
    judyvin CelsB

    Posted

    I seem to be breaking this so called rule several times a day. I had bilateral hip replacements almost 2 weeks ago and I find it impossible sitting, getting up, going to the toilet etc.keeping both legs at less than 90 degrees. My surgeon said it didn't matter. He claims the implants he used are virtually impossible to dislocate as are most these days. I will check with my physiotherapist tomorrow and report back!
    • nikki52902
      nikki52902 judyvin

      Posted

      My physio said the same and that they were very close to removing all restrictions . Said things have improved so much but they still give the old advice X
    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK nikki52902

      Posted

      I think it's a case of 'better safe than sorry', I break my rules most days at some point.  I can just about get a sock on my operated leg now (I'm 6 weeks post-op tomorrow), and using the exercise bike.

      I am finding that walking with no stick is very hard - it must be that I have lost the art of balancing as it's now 4 or 5 months since I walked without support.  Stopping the penguin takes a lot of concentration and bum clenching.

      Graham

    • alice85142
      alice85142 nikki52902

      Posted

      isn't that interesting?  As I had queried  my stand in physio last week when he ticked me off for not still ( at 5months) sleeping with a pillow between my knees..amonyst other things  like  not swimimg and Zumba.

      Alice

    • judyvin
      judyvin alice85142

      Posted

      I had a wedge between my legs when my physio came last week and she asked if I needed it. She said i didnt so now i dont have anthing. I am 13 days post op, both sides.
    • rose0000
      rose0000 nikki52902

      Posted

      If it avoids even one patient dislocating it is probably worth sticking with the old advice....especially with litigation as it is today
  • Thursday_Next
    Thursday_Next CelsB

    Posted

    I would say I did it many times almost from the start.
    • alice85142
      alice85142 Thursday_Next

      Posted

      Hello Thursday next.. I remember you from weeks ago.  How are you doing?  How many weeks post op are you?  Do you remember how we start talking in weeks post op and then all of a sudden its months post op

      Cheers,

      alice

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