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lors23
lors23

Well in a few hours time me and my lovely husband will be heading to York from Scotland.

This will be a big test for me as its the most l have done since my 2 hip replacements.

I am excited and nervous at the same time but as my husband said there is no pressure on me, we do what you feel you can and if you are not managing we will come home.

I want to do it l want to prove to myself l am a million times better than l was the last time l went which was a disaster . it was when l had OA pain and it seemed to get a million times worse when l arrived there. I basically spent 3 days in a hotel room in tears if l tried to go anywhere l could hardly walk. That was end of sept last yesr and l had my 1st hip replacement 9th dec.

So we will see how it goes this time. Hopefully better than last. I will be able to say l actually seen York.

I have wi fi in my hotel so will try and keep you posted on how l am getting on.

This is huge for me and l am hoping it is great.

Catch you all soon my frirnds..

Love

Laura xxx

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  • susyp
    susyp lors23

    Posted

    Hi Laura hope you have a lovely time. I live in Leeds which is not far from York it's a great place to visit.

    I'm thinking of visiting Scotland in the Summer so will be following your post.

    Have fun

    Sue x

  • belleAUSSydney
    belleAUSSydney lors23

    Posted

    Hilarious Laura. My sister said exactly the same thing to me last weekend when we went to Sydney Harbour. "I just want to go there and sit around and enjoy the scenery. We won't be walking around much." Hahaha. We sat for 10 minutes max (over several sits) and spent the rest of the time walking.

    Practice punching your husband in the arm, so he knows when you are tired and sore.

    • rita37849
      rita37849 belleAUSSydney

      Posted

      Great suggestion. I'll have to remember that next year when my husband and I travel. We were planning a trip to see the Redwoods this year and my husband suggested we use the vacation money to change our tub to a walk-in shower for me. A good suggestion, by the way, and hopefully by Fall of 2017 I will be recovered enough from my bilateral hip replacement in December of this year to enjoy. We traveled to Disney world last year and my husband kept going so much that painkillers were the only way I manage around the OA pain. I hope to feel much better next time but I will learn to punch my husband's arm 😀
  • eileen64__UK
    eileen64__UK lors23

    Posted

    Hi Lors,

    I'm in a similar positon so I understand.

    I had my 2nd THR 2 and a half years ago, 4 weeks post op I was doing and NHS exercise and there was a  crack and my leg gave way.

    I'm been on crutches since that. I fractured my greater grochanter bone.

    So this is a permanent thing......it wont heal. and is ver sore. but a year ago I set myself a goal. ....to go back to Venice on our 70th birthday {next month} Venice has no transportr so that would be me on 2 crutches walking about the whole time.....not even allowed a mobility scooter. Right.....I've been working towards that and knew that I would have to pace myself when I got there and wouldnt be able to do as much as before.  What happened!!!!!! 6 weeks ago the knees decided to join the partyrolleyes Everything is booked so thats that. My husband like yours says we will just take it easy but I'm really scared now so I understand how you feel.

    Lets hope we both have good holidays

    Love

    Eileen  UK

    • lynn66084
      lynn66084 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Would you be allowed to take a wheelchair with you, I hope you have a great holiday and every thing goes well.
    • lors23
      lors23 lynn66084

      Posted

      Yeah you would be allowed a wheelchair if needed but l can walk quite good now without any walking aids xxx
    • lors23
      lors23 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Oh dear eileen that sounds nssty what you did and sore. I hope you are on the mend now. And that holiday sounds fab l.hope you manage it. Its l more scary than mine.i am trsting this out before l go abroad in october hopefully.

      Thank you xx

    • CelsB
      CelsB eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Eileen, that's awful!

      I know you've spoken about it before but every time it hits me anew just what you're going through.  And now the knees.  Life can really smack you in the teeth sometimes.

      I've never been to Venice and I don't think I'll get there now.  My passport expired a couple of years ago and I decided not to renew it. Financially I'm a bit hard pressed since I retired and anyway holidays are difficult when you're single and all your friends are couples.  Go and enjoy it for me, and tell us all about it when you come back.  

      Sending hugs,

      Cels xxx

    • rita37849
      rita37849 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      I hope you come back with lovely stories and great memories.

      (((Hugs)))

    • lynn66084
      lynn66084 lors23

      Posted

      Oh well, thats good, plenty of haunted places to go to for a rest lol
    • alipet
      alipet eileen64__UK

      Posted

      hello Eileen,

      I hope you have a fantastic trip to Venice- there are plenty of places to just stop and sit. People watching is one of my favourite pastimes on holiday. I can see a couple of suggestions about taking a wheelchair, but I remember a lot of the pedestrian bridges are stepped, so these would be difficult with a chair. The water taxis are easy to board and get around much cheaper than the gondolas.

      Take it easy and do what you can without hurting your knees.

      Can't wait to hear all about it!

      Love Ali

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK lynn66084

      Posted

      Hi Lynn

      I know you can hire a wheelchair there but I thibnk you have to book it a long time in advance. As for taking one......not sure?

      other thing is I've never used a wheelchair before, a scooter if needed and I dont want to ask my husband to shove me around in a wheelchair

      especially over all the bridges they have....its his holiday as well......I havent mentioned it to him

      Love

      Eileen

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK lors23

      Posted

      Hi Lors

      I'm not on the mend.....it will not heal not like an ordinary fracture.

      Apparently its to do with muscles and they have stretched and will never knit back together again. Well I've been this afternoon for a 2nd X Ray on knees and I'm getting an injection {which will take 40 mins!!!!} think its a steroid one....hopefully that will help even if its enough to let me get through my holiday

      Love

      Eileen UK

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK CelsB

      Posted

      Hi Cels

      Yes I set a goal originally {about a year ago} to go to Venice on crutches but I hadnt planned on the knees joing the partybiggrin

      Yes...I'm determined to enjoy it even if I dont do as much as I did the last time.

      y in a previous post I'm getting an injection {steroid} 7th May so hopefully that will work especially if they get the correct knee LOL They have X Rayed both of them  now

      I will let you know

      Love

      Eileen

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK alipet

      Posted

      Hi Alipet

      I've been 3 times before but only had a stick before not 2 crutches. Mobility is much worse. I love people watching.....I think first thing in the morning I will sit outside a hotel with a coffee and people watch and send my husband off for a walk....hes very fit and walks 3 times a week here. {Not such long walks but that will give me time to loosen up}

      I dont remember what bridges are pedestrian and what aren't. It wasnt necessary so I didnt notice

      Are the water taxis not very expensive?

      I know they wont let you on gondolas with crutches.

      I'll manage some way

      Love

      Eileen

    • lynn66084
      lynn66084 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Yes, I can understand that, just have to have plenty of rests, and take your time and more impotantly enjoy.
    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK lynn66084

      Posted

      Hi Lynn

      Yes...plenty of rests which means plenty of coffeelol

      I'll be happy every now and again chasing him off on his own for about an hour while I sit and people watch and drink coffee.

      We'll seehow things go

      Love

      Eileen

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK lynn66084

      Posted

      cheesygrinHi Lynn

      What are we like  biggrin  Its not the thing a man would enjoy doing

      Oh well I love it and when I can get Peter to go off on his own for a short time

      I'll be quite happy to people watch

      Love

      Eileen

    • lynn66084
      lynn66084 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Hi Eileen,

      You do right too lol.  We went somewhere in Northumbria once, can't remember the name and they had all the countries doing their dances, I was really enjoying it and hubby wanted away, I was none too happy, we were on holiday, so there was no rush, he just got bored.rolleyes

      Lynn xx

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