Consultants instructions 17 days post op
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I have to walk half an hour twice a day.
I have two crutches for one more week,then
1 for the unoperated side. I have to do the hospital
exercises including the leg slide to the side.
As I am 79, I was hoping for a gentle approach,
but no such luck! I wonder what advice is
given when it's a 90 year old!
Cathie
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shirley17649 cathie38426
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Mind you, the pace will be slow so half an hour won;t take you very far at first.
Happy walking!
cathie38426 shirley17649
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around the house, 20 minutes a day I guess.
My local 'round the block' is 20 minutes, so I
will do that twice a day. That is manageable!
Cathie
shirley17649 cathie38426
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Then later I will do my circuit around the streets where we l ive and that
will be it for today. I get very tired by late afternoon and then it's feet-up time. Don't overdo it.
ScubaRob cathie38426
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Sounds like you are doing wonderful with your recovery =) Great to hear.
cathie38426 ScubaRob
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I'd like to meet
a surgeon who had 2 THRs and hear how he
coped!
thank you, I feel much stronger now, more positive
and less anxious day by day.
Cathie
Swindon60 cathie38426
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Take it easy
Denise
cathie38426 Swindon60
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perfect. It is not necessary to do any more.
I am not planning to do it all at one time, I
might not get back home!
Cathie
kath98588 Swindon60
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Guest kath98588
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cathie38426 Guest
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exercises only till it dries up.
Cathie
Hailea cathie38426
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If you dont stay mobile you will end up like me. Your new hip will be come very stiff and be very paiful when you move.
I am in a bad situation because I had my left hip[ done and then my right hiop collapsed onlt a few days after. The right side got so painful nothing is helping with the pain. I have now been unable to walk at all for over 6 weeks. Not even to get out of bed except tp go for calls of nature. It has been a really low time in my life and I am facing sevear with drawl simptoms when I come off all my meds and major physio to get both my legs moving and to build up the muscel waistage in m,y rittgh leg. So please what ever you do try your best to do as you have been asked. it is for the best and you will benifit from being able to at least keep as mobile as you can. Even if the weather getsd bad walk round the house to keep yourself from getting stiff and sore.
Well done on getting as far as you have you have done really well so far. x
cathie38426 Hailea
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envy me my challenges. From what you said
recently it will be your turn soon to get your op.
i hope you get good news soon
Cathie
Hailea cathie38426
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Kikeena Hailea
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cathie38426 Hailea
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well. When I said envy I meant to have had your
second hip op. I guess envy was not what I meant,
more that you would like to just be walking agaín.
sent with very best wishes to you
Cathie
Hailea cathie38426
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what I really would like is to be able to just get up out of bed or out of a chair or go for a bath / shower or do any other everyday things just like anyone else without having to think about it. It has been a very long four almost 5 years and with all the other thing I have had done before all this happened I will be just happy when it will all be over. I still have at least two more procedures to go through after this is done and two more things to be investigated before I wont see a hospital for a while so it is just a case of sucking it up and trying to get past the problems and keeping myself busy with things.
Hailea Kikeena
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i really have no reason to be jealous or envious. It isn't like this is a permanent thing. Yes I do like everyone else have my off days and if they are particularly bad I stay off the forum. I have got past the fact that many that have posted on here have got there lives back and moved on. But one day that will be me. I have just hit a few set backs and a few bumps in the road. I will get there in the end. I may be better for being held back I will be getting looked after better and helped to get back in n my feet more because of what has happened to my right leg so in the end I count myself lucky that the technology is there to put me right and all the others who have also had to have this done. It is a major thing to go through but to go through it twice is even more daunting but I know I have to go through it if I want my life back. 😊
Kikeena Hailea
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