due to have tlhr tuesday but full of cold
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HI all I am 10 weeks trhp and booked in to have tlhr on tuesday this week my new hip is healing nicely but the pain in my left hip is awful walking has become such a mission as i limp so badly so in a way am loooking forward to getting my life back. My problem is i woke up friday with a blocked nose which has turned into a cold im coughing a little it its more my nose running this cold has already done the rounds with all my family and has now caught me my question is will they still do my surgery other than my oesteoarthritis in my hips and lower back i am a healthy 48 year old was given a spinal block and sedation for the last op so am expecting the same again has anyone on here had a cold before the op and did the op go ahead etc I will ring and check tomorrow for sure but just wondered if anyone had similar thing. Thankyou
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diane80279 tracy196868
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Spinal might be different, but if was regualr anethisia they wudn't do it. Good luck. I just had my other hip done 8 weeks ago. After I had first one done my other one got worse really fast.
madla39168 tracy196868
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renee01952 tracy196868
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hi tracy,
Oooo - such a worry ... I don't know what to tell you but also would be concerned ..
do you have a fever ?
I had a touch of a cold when going in to 1st THR and had GA ... at that time I was hoping they would cancel the surgery I am happy they didn't ...
let us know what they told you, okay -
stay warm today
big warm hug
reneee
tracy196868 renee01952
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take care
tracy
beth2509 tracy196868
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I think a lot depends on the surgeon as well as your individual circumstances. Congestion in the airways, if bad, may obviously be a problem if they needed to switch to a GA for some reason. There may also be infection control concerns. My surgeon was very clear about not going ahead if I was ill (I wasn't, luckily), but I was potentially at risk of infection anyway.
susan_106 tracy196868
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Poor you from another cold sufferer at the moment. At my pre op they asked if I had any colds or flu like symptoms so I guess they wouldn't like it present for the op but maybe depends what stage it's at!
I'm nearly 8 weeks post op and will get my other hip done next year at this time which will mean a year between them, I couldn't imagine going through it all again so soon 😨
Good luck and let us know how it goes
Suz x
CarolinePS tracy196868
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I just had my TRHR done this past Wednesday. I think they will do the surgery unless you are running a fever. The conern is infection.
Good luck,
Caroline
amanda1827h tracy196868
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anna87839 tracy196868
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Hi there I'd phone the ward and speak to Sister
your problem she's the one to put you on
right track ,good luck,big hug xxx👍
judith12644 tracy196868
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auntiebeanie tracy196868
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Sip it once it is a little cooler, dried my headcold up in less than a day. Good luck xx
ihavenonickname tracy196868
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Perhaps it is a two or three day cold...
Msky tracy196868
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