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😛😆😆😆Goodness, that was right on time! !!

made me laugh. ..I am so done. ...had 1st THR March 16. ...2nd THR September 10 . . . . time in between the surgeries. ..year leading up to 1st one. ..😱

friends and family have pretty much abandoned me ...okay, I live in a bungalow park. ..6 km outside the village. ...apparently too far. ..picked up on Friday to be rushed off to supermarket , dropped off at home and that's

it ..

but ...?got my car back today. ..not sure about driving yet. ..left hip/leg

still not so strong and it is stickshift and I am in Holland.....

wishing you all a good night with hours of uninterrupted sleep

big warm hug

Renee ❤

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WE all know what you mean and how you feel. Fed up is a place in the steps of recovery just know this too shall pass.

 

Obviously none of us are alone in this endeavor. One day at a time. I was one who went back at 3 weeks, but part time for 2 weeks. Only because I didn't want to face a whole year without having anymore vacation days. So I forced my self to go back. I actually think it I helped in my recovery. Not having anything to do all day drove me bonkers!! But I had a bilateral. THR and I have a office job. Not a lot a walking, lifting, just sitting at computer.

Still only get about 5 hours of interupted sleep each night, sure am ready for a all-nighter and a don't mean mean romantically😋

Hang in there!!

Hi joy been off site for few days as lots going on but had good laugh reading all these comments. I am 11 weeks today TRHR and what a journey ! I have even worked in occupational therapy in past so really thought I would find it all a breeze .... It is a roller coaster but this site is brilliant! From sex to painting toe nails blue ! It's all on here . At 8 weeks I was fed up too ! Panicking about going to family wedding and feeling like a "fat hippo " but ....just attended wedding got fab new outfit and danced all night !!! We are all so different joy so don't compare ! I have to go back to work next week and I am SO scared I can't tell you . I have seen occupational health physio who is brilliant but I'm terrified as I have demanding job treating special needs patients in a very busy nhs dental department but I will take day at a time .

So try smile and you will come out the other side trust us

Regards Denise

I loved this post and laughed a lot. For someone

who is fed up you have made us all smile! 

You had the op because if you hadn't you would

have been walking with a stick, then crutches then

wheelchair! We do not realise we need so much 

patiencethroughout recovery with it's many ups and

downs!  But after this note you know that a sense of

humour helps as well!

Cathie

I loved this post and laughed a lot. For someone

who is fed up you have made us all smile! 

You had the op because if you hadn't you would

have been walking with a stick, then crutches then

wheelchair! We do not realise we need so much 

patiencethroughout recovery with it's many ups and

downs!  But after this note you know that a sense of

humour helps as well!

Cathie

So, tonight, the man is back to work!! Been home all week as was half term. I should be going in with him as, we work together. 

Back to feeling guilty about him having to do both our hours, with no cover for me, back to sleeping alone every night and only having I player and my old Rayburn, and my giant hairy dog for company until he gets up, just in time for evening meal tomorrow!!! Then, it all starts again, 5hrs later!!!!

blah blah blah!!!!!

xx

hi joy

Thanks for making us smile. I reckon you are lonely more so than anything else. That is when we notice our aches and pains more.

So  I am just sending this to say keep going. My dog is sitting with me as I type this post. You are not alone in feeling fed up.

Hugs 

Like others I have really enjoyed reading all these posts. It just shows that we can all identify with some or all of the issues mentioned here. The support on this forum is fantastic because I have felt very alone during this journey of the THR and although I'm 13 weeks post op there are still scary times although it's tons better than the first 2 weeks post op. I hope all those feeling down get lots of fuzzy warmth from all the posts which are sending us all good wishes. Thanks guys. It does help knowing there are others in the same position. Love to all x

Oh what joy, not!!

Woke up this morning, hip stiff, as in normal wake up.

Get out of bed, and, oh no, what's going on???

Went to stand up, only to find my knee, same leg, is agony!!! Down the stairs at slower than normal snails pace, confined to naughty chair, in the hope that being a lazy mare helps knee to get back to normal! !!!

Xx

Can't you go back to work yet? I teach in a prison and went back at 8 weeks.I could drive and was bored out of my brains! When your mind's active again you forget about THE HIP and sleep better 'cos you're a differerent kind of tired. Have a go!X

Happy days!!!!!!!

having been awake most of the night juggling discomfort in hip and pain in knee, I finally decided to call gp for advise!

back on single crutch, to ease the load, not that I'm built like a double decker bus!! No lifting,no carrying, ibuprofen gell and paracetamol!! More pain relief than when I first came home!! Am thinking, please , give me back my old hip!!!!! Lol.

xxx