Hi to my old hippie friends

Hi Fernlady, good to hear that you're doing so well. Actually I'm a bit behind you, middle of July. I too get the odd unmistakable twinge in my other hip, but on the latest x-ray it all looked ok, so we'll see! Wishing you all the best!

Hi Fernlady

im in week 3 of thr,and it's good to see posts like yours as it's all very real at the moment.but the swelling in my operated leg is redusing I am up and walking without crutches.just trying not to run befor I walk.

and dreaming of this time next year.hoping to get back to exercise running and all those good things that I have not dun for so long.

realy happy you are well 

stuart

Aloha! So great to see a familiar name here. Happy to see you are recovering well - this will give everyone so much hope, Fernlady!

Son is past the one-year mark on first, LTHR, 9 months on second, RTHR. I'll post my question that he has, separately.

good to see you here again and how well you are doing !!!!  

not to scare you but I did not even know that my other hip needed surgery until the xray taken at 6 weeks post-op follow up visit showed the almost bone-on-bone of left hip ... was just mild OA 6 months prior ...

Have a great summer, darling

big warm hug

renee

glad to hear its all ok at 9 months. I hope to be the same then.I am 6 months and still bad groin pain, on painkillers, second bout NHS physio, not discharged. WALKING  is fine but getting in and out of car and low seats is agony. Hope it goes and glad to hear of your success! x

Hey Fern

Its your old buddy Laura. It was nice to see a familiar friend on here. I am much the same l have not been on the forum for a long time and when l have l have been looking at diffrent forums. It is a year past now l had both hips done and l have to be honest and say l forget l have had them done as l get no issues from them at all. My luck or lack of it is that it moved to my knees. So l had l knee done in august last year and then decided to take a break before l got other done as it was not quite as bad as my 1st one. I can't say the same about my knee as l can about my hips. Although it has took the OA pain away it is still very tendor and l can't neel on it at all leavinh me one knee that l use more than the other. But again another bit of bad luck was l developed severe pain in my ankle. It was the same ankle l had both hip and knee replaced and pur it fown to pain coning from my knee replecement. But it did'nt ease at all it just got worse so xrays revealed l had OA in my ankle to and needed surgery on it as quick as possible as my bones were grinding together making them really thin and it could have broke at anytime. So Fern l had an ankle fusion done on wednesday and am currently housebound again in a cast that goes from my knee to my toes. The op was a doddle compaired to my knee but l seen the physio thevmorning after to show me how to use my crutches. Again l hit a barrier as the leg l am using to take all my weight is the one needed the knee replacedf. I felt really weak this time and l couod not use tge crutches as l was niot strong enough to hop on the other leg and l was falling iver them. So l ended up coming home with a zimner a set of crutches. I have to say out of the 3 ops this has been the hsrdest to get about. I cried for 3 days aa even going from couch to toilet is a big huge deal. I thought how am l ever gonna shower as l was to weak to even stand for more than a few minures. So l never took it well at all. At least when l got home with my hips replaced and my knee l coukd walk about with my sticks no problem plus l never had a huge cast on and l have to be non weight bearing fir 15 weeks........which l already think l have broke the rule as l have already put it on ground a few times ro get my balace. I had to shake myself out the deoression as crying everyday gonna help. I lost my appetite and was getting so frustrated and angry but thabkfully l have some strenth now l can walk with my crutches and have had showers. So l go back to hosital moday to see a specialist to see if they can get to bottom of why my bottom half is like the terminator. Not sure what thet will do....run more tests ect. And the l gi back on wed to hopefully get cast off and moonboot out on. I pray its that and not another cast. So at the moment l am a bit stit crazy and will be stuck at home for a good 12 weeks.

I was back at work to 3 days a week and gained all my confidence back now l am off again 😕.

I am in ok spirits now just waiting on wednesday in hope this big clumo gets raken off.

But thats me Fern usual bad luck but ar least l can still smile as l know there is peoole a lot worse than me!

Dont be scared to get your other hip done hun as both my hips are great and tbh l would have rather had my hip replaced other than this ankle fusion and it was a tiny compaired to this hip replacement.

Nice ti hear from you again

Laura

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