Counting down the days, Wednesday is new hip for me day, yayy :)
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So I had a call Wednesday morning last week, do I want 7th August for my op, no question, of course I do lol, so counting down the days, all too real now, thank you so much to all you 'Hippies' out there for support and advice, now don't go anywhere please as i'm sure i'll be back asking 'stupid' questions and of course giving updates, oh gosh, nervous, excited, can't wait to be somewhat pain free and mobile 😃 Hoping for spinal, won't know for definite til I see anaesthetist, figers crossed.
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ptolemy Sonya01
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That is terrific news. Not long to wait now.
Sonya01 ptolemy
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Thank you 😃
helen40134 Sonya01
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Fantastic.....excited for you !!!!I am 8 weeks post Operation, and it is fantastic to have my life back again. I went shopping a couple of days ago and managed 3 supermarkets instead of only one! have not managed that for 18 months !!! good luck and see you back here very soon...x
Sonya01 helen40134
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Well done you, I look forward to getting round supermarkets again myself, really pleased your recovery has gone well, thank you 😃
julie1717 Sonya01
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hi. best wishes for your OP. your going thro all the emotions most of us do pre OP. but for me ( just over 10 weeks post op) it's like I've been given my life back and I'm still recovering.
keep us updated with how you get on 😃
Sonya01 julie1717
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Thank you, hope it's going well for you, I hope i'm not expecting too much, well excited, don't know if thats good or bad lol anything has to be better than what i'm like now, take care 😃
pathenryd Sonya01
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**that's brilliant news Sonya, you will be a new woman in no time! Had my op on the 20th Aug 2018, so will be going for my 1yr check up soon!
I walk about 3-4miles regularly every day if possible and am loving and living my life to the max, pain-free again. Of course I do get some days when I am a bit achey but it soon passes and off I go again!
Good luck, hope you have a spinal, as recovery from surgery is much quicker!
Take care and don't overdo it, baby steps at first.
Regards
Pat
Sonya01 pathenryd
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Thank you 😃 support on here is great, I so want to be like yourself and have a new lease of life, the grandchildren will definitely benefit lol , I shall be updating when I can, take care 😃
judith12644 Sonya01
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Great news! Hope it all goes really well for you. For me the whole experience was loads better than I was expecting.
Take your meds, do your exercises, rest when you need to, etc etc!
Wishing you all the best, and keep us posted, Judith
Sonya01 judith12644
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Thank you 😃 hope I am not expecting too much, should I lower my expectations? just want to get my life back, seems extreme doesn't it, but that's what it feels like, dreadfully painful and depressing, prisoner in my own home, so want what you have lol 'not long now' . Very pleased yours went well, take care 😃
Sonya01
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By the way, the no bending/kneeling/picking stuff up off the floor rule, it says 12 weeks, how strict is this? I know I probably won't want to lol but does everyone stick to 12 weeks? any advice?
julie1717 Sonya01
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hi my information sd we had to wait 10 weeks so it seems to vary hospital yo hospital. I'm just over 10 weeks and noticed I can now easily do things like picking things off the floor or bending down without restrictions altho occasionally I'm still doing them. think it's become a habit tbh. I've not yet dared to sit on lower furniture as I'm comfy sitting on a higher chair I have.
think as others say your body just suddenly seems to click and things improve.
best wishes
Sonya01 julie1717
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Yes I think it's take it day by day, i'll take it slowly and i'm sure I won't want to be bending and doing so I won't lol, slowly does it, I just want it to happen over night lol need to get back to normality, take care 😃
judith12644 Sonya01
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Yes, just take it slowly, and as the others have said, you'll gradually feel able to do more. I was told at my 7 week follow up that I could pretty much do what I wanted, but I was still quite careful.
Sonya01 judith12644
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Cheers 😃 support on here is fabulous.
Not long now lol
take care 😃