Lovely Hippies I need your advice about christmas please.... :0

I am really surprised with the posts, I thought everyone would say it would be too much with christmas and recovering from such major surgery, but most seem to think I will manage... I feel a little more confident booking it earlier now.

Go girl,👍👍👍👍❌

Thanks Gaby!!!!! xxx

Thanks Gabby, you are quite right! Will I still be able to enjoy it do you think? x

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Friends brought lunch and dinner here yesterday, I did nothing just watched lol. Was up all day & evening, shattered today but really enjoyed it!

Just go for it!

That is reassuring thanks Alan, it takes some courage to go ahead but I am really desperate now.

That is a good point! At least I will be well by the spring! And not another summer inside as I can't walk very far.

Do they ring you with an appointment? I thought they sent out a letter. They used to anyway. What syrgery or you getting done? My thr that i will be getting done isnt simple either haahha

Suppose it depends, they were trying to fit me in as urgent so contacted me as soon as a slot was available.

I'm having a thr but my femur is too worn away so will need a bone graft. I had hip surgery as a child and have had severe arthritis for many years! I'm still working even though I can barely walk and the pain is awful but I've never really known any different! Just want to be able to walk without a limp and sleep well!!

What are you having done?

Vicki I know just how you are feeling. It is literally sickening the worry, but it does pass. I was terrified, literally shaking with fear with my first operation date, after a few days it did subside and I didn't exactly glide into the hospital, but I was so much more calmer than I imagined I would be. It is natural to be afraid, but you really will be fine, as all the hippies on here will verify. 

My fear has gone now, because my originial op was cancelled very last minute and the disappointment was so acute that it has annilhilated all fear!

Your operation sounds more complex, so I am guessing you must really need it as an urgent. At least it is over the winter and three months will come and go in no time.

Christmas movies, and chocolates and lots of days in bed might be the order of the day for December and someone else cooking this christmas!

On line shopping is the way forward next day, ideally already wrapped or gift boxed and you can get the xmas shopping done in a day if you need to.

Keep in touch with everyone on here, they are such a brilliant bunch and will support you and your worries all the way x

 

Im having a hip replacement but im getting my hips moved 3/4cm down. My joint is fused to the bone so i dont actually have a hip socket or joint bone. I have my own discussion page on here with my xray on and stuff if you wish to know more. this will be my 10th op but i think only 5th on my hips. But thats a lot in 19 years. Hospital told me i had to leave work and were making me a priority so i wonder if in waiting for a letter or a phone call....

Thankyou so much, it's nice to know others feel the same. It's something I've put off for years and have refused to let it stop me doing anything. I work for the nhs and did a 12 hour night shift last night. I can barely walk properly and limp like crazy but don't want to give up! Anyway have decided to finish now till I'm fully recovered and try to look after myself ready for the op.

Gosh that sounds awful. You poor thing. You definitely need that operation christmas or no christmas. 

My brother is on the urgent list, going in on Tuesday and he had a phone call from the hospital. I am not sure they send out letters anymore

My what a healthy family we are!!!! xx

That sounds awful, think your situation is different to mine. I also have quite a leg difference though and there's a risk my femur may need to be shortened once the hips back where it should be to prevent nerve damage. Hopefully this won't happen!

Its good you can work. I tried to walk to the bus stop yesterday with a slightly heavy bag and literally nearly collapsed. I was in so much pain. I was employed by debenhams and by my third day i was in so much pain i literally broke down in tears. Thats when the hosoital told me i couldnt work in anything like that so now i have very few choices. This problem is starting to ruin my life. At 19 i dont want to be pushing my life away because i know ill bd in pain. Its very difficult and getting worse each day.but im glad to hear your still doing well. My discussion group is called THR and reconstruction. It will be on the discussion board somewhere if yoy want to look

It is good that you have finished, I don't know how you managed 12 hours it must be terrible. Ghastly. I do know how you feel about not giving in. I am not ready to stop living my life etiher, and it does make you feel so old and infirm doesn't it!! 

Now you can put your leg up, rest and do some on line xmas shopping and get ready for christmas and prepare for your operation. Not having the pressure of work will help your pain no end, and you can focus on what you need for the next few months.

Sarah, I didn't realise you were so young. Yes it is a very big deal for everyone but especially someone as young as you. 

Try not to worry about your job prospects for the moment, you will have plenty of opportunities when you are better to find something you really like.

Are you trying to manage without pain relief is not a good idea? Can you book an app to see your doctor? They can give you some medication if you tell them what you told us, and it is free, I have just checked so you will be fine to go and pick it up.

Secondly do you have some support? Family and friends? 

You will be better once the operation has taken place, you won't always feel like this.There are lots of lovely people on here who will help you through this, so you have come to the right place. 

I hope not

Yeah im going to ring the doctors tomorrow and see about other pain killers. And yeah iv got my fiance and family supporting me. I hope once the op is done that i will be able to lead a more normal and natual life and move towards the job i am aiming for

You will definitely Sarah, this is just a (very painful) blip. Am glad you have a lovely fiance! x

That's awful for you, I'm 45 and had all my surgery when I was 7. I struggle when I carry anything heavy and have had to work hard to make sure I don't put weight on! I have to keep active or I seize up. My consultant is surprised I've carried on working and even still walking!

I'll have s look at your page. My X-Ray didn't look any worse than anyone needing a thr but the ct scan showed the absence of the back of my femur. It's such a nuisance isn't it!

Wishing you good luck with your surgery. It must be awful at such a young age.

Hahahaha a very painful blio thats been getting worse over the last year. And yeah hes lovely but hes got his own medical problems so we are a right pair hahaha

I suppose im used to it its just irriating me now. Well my xray is deffinetly not what i would call a normal xray hahaha