I finally did it! It is over..

I scrapped the idea of dignity when I

Road tested my 'ladies urinal' with mixer results!!! Xx

Oh dear - the men's unit is better.

Still embarassing to keep calling nurses every hour through the night to empty them though.

Thankfully I had another night without having to get up last night - so muchmore restful not to have to get up and 'go'.

Graham

I had the opposite problem last night.  I woke up about six times desperate for the loo.  Who needs exercise during the day when you have to haul yourself out of bed, find crutches, stumble to bathroom in a desperate hurry, stumble back to bedroom and haul yourself back into bed

Oh yes, I had that - every hour at the start!  As you say, loads of exercise in the dark, speeding off to get there before it's too late.

And I have just had confirmation I get my second stab at a good hip on 7th January, so I have all this to look forward to again 

Graham

  eek .... Oh Graham ... I don;t know what to say ... I am so sorry - 

I know, the thought of  going through it again is daunting -

going through it right now with 2nd THR ... 

 

I'll get over it - after all I have this wonderful forum to help me. 

Graham

I feel for you, I know somewhere down the road my right side will go and I already dread the thought. You are right, wish I'd known about these forums before my surgery.....

Im thankful for this website so i know how you feel. Its really helping me prepare for my surgery. Although iv only managed to speak to one other person who is my age so its quite difficult to get a opinion from someone in the same position as me

Sarah,

that must be difficult when you are younger, finding someone else of the same age who understands your specific problems, but I think most of us here can appreciate your difficulties.

We have all been young once (okay, a long time ago now ,I am 63 now), and there are lots who have been through THR some with various complications (just not my complication thankfully).

Best Regards

Graham

Hahaha it wasnt that i was saying you all dont help it was mlre about finding out how the younger recover from the hip replacement. If they found it easier or worse hahaha.

Understood - and that only a younger sufferer can tell you ...  yep.

Hahaha yup and i cant find any 😂

So lucky to be a man Graham! Xx

Even luckier to have a good 'Rocketwoman' to look after me now !

The Rocket name comes from the Triumph Rocket motorcycle she encouraged me to buy some years ago - a real monster of a machine which we enjoyed riding in the summer months.  Sadly now gone since I started getting the OA pain in my left leg in 2012. It was just too dangerous to ride with that pain in my leg.

Graham

Does that mean Rocketman will be back in the Spring once you are back to fitness after your op in January?

Linnet x

 

I think my motorcycling days are over - don't want to push it.  I had a few scares, with motorists unable to see or hear a loud, red motorcycle with a large man in flourescent jacket when they get to a road junction, and thinking that they could out-accelerate a monster 2300cc motorcycle  which was capable of outrunning almost all Ferraris.

Graham

Sarah, can i ask a really rude question, how old are you my lovely, i was you 3 weeks ago, believe me it doesnt matter what your age is, once the op is over your new and wonderful life begins. Its surprising how things you once took for granted that just got to painfull are now do able. 

Im 19. Its not rude at all hahaha. But unfortanetly mkst 'normal' things iv never actually been able to do, like putting socks on hahahaha, i look ridiculous

Hey look, you aint seen any thing like i used to get dressed, left sock fine, right sock (bad side) well on my side leg tucked up behind me.  Putting teousors on, good leg normal leg in front, then bad leg had to go in backwards. Could not sit in a chair or toilet  properley, my hip was so bad i walked so bad people bless them whn i got in the bus offered me their seat, but had to decline as only could sit on one set of seats, so you see hun. I dont think it matters what age tho you are really young, and i mean that, once its done your life starts again, except when you are a babe 

ike you, so your life will begin hows that xxx

I can only TRULY appreciate your comment today and it really made me laugh and now everything hurts!!!!