Is anyone else a nurse?
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Hi , just wondering if anyone else is a nurse? I am and it seems to add another layer of difficulty onto recovery post op ( my op was 12/5/16) because you know just what could go wrong !!!
christine x
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Catherine456 Hippyhopchris
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linda38528 Hippyhopchris
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You may be right but, I would take knowledge over ignorance any day.
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renee01952 linda38528
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angela1988 Hippyhopchris
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Just kept an eye on staff/docs and only let them know im a nurse when had to as orthopaedics not a speciality if mine
And this forum is a great resource if course 😊
debbi1949 Hippyhopchris
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HollyHop9 Hippyhopchris
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Wishing you a great (and smooth) recovery
Hippyhopchris
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bini31328 Hippyhopchris
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Knew me because I used to manage the orthopaedic service ! But yes , you tend to focus on possible complications rather than the positives ! Xxx
renee01952 bini31328
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linda38528 bini31328
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Bini - you are a superb forum member. You add critical dimensions to our discussions and your posts are always respectful and sometimes quite humourous (lifelong/ career long habits I imagine).
I deploy appreciate your contributions.
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karen28156 Hippyhopchris
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I am also a nurse who started in the 80s with lots of liftin of patients. I also wondered if the lifting contributed to my OA of hip. I read that farmers had a high incidence of Hip OA due to lifting.
I had my op on 22/4/16. I think being a nurse made me more anxious - more knowledge ! But also it made more able to navigate the hospital system  for example knowing to call the consultants secretary to get a date for the surgery.
I hope your recovery is going well
Karen
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angela1988 karen28156
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I begun in 1980 and we did most moving & handling of patients and equipment manually.
No electric or pneumatic beds, chairs or trolleys. Most lifting techniques are now illegal and no such thing as a risk assessment lol.
Could be this is contributary factor in hip prob too??
Sign me up for compo hahaha 😂😂😂
Hippyhopchris angela1988
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Hippyhopchris angela1988
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angela1988 Hippyhopchris
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I do still like a dress rather than tunic and trousers but it is more practical.
I had to apply to worksmart at my place of work for a wheeled trolley to take my gear to and from clinic each day due to my back and hip oa.
Took ages to be sorted and its the cheapest noisiest item haha.
Would love to retire as i have done 36yr this august but alas as not all my service was in the nhs i have to work till 67.
Omg! This new hip better hold out or i shall be going to work in a trolley....and goodness knows how long that requisition will take to sort out!!! 😂😂😂😂
linda38528 angela1988
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🚃🚋🚊 ( sorry couldn't find the image of the right type of trolley).
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Hippyhopchris angela1988
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karen28156 Hippyhopchris
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I am 7 weeks post op. Hope you are doing well. I am much happier now I can sleep my sides , swim and drive. I am back to work on phased return at 8 weeks I missed the company during the day being off work. I agree re being better nurse being in receiving end of surgery etc - will make me be able to put myself in patients shoes
angela1988 karen28156
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Do you mind if i ask how you planned your phased return and what hours you do /are doing??
Thanks xx
Hippyhopchris karen28156
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