may 12th!!!!!
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hi all,i have my date at last after having surgery cancelled in feb due to infection.im so excited but also scared!i have read all your stories avidly everyday and have got so much info from them.this forum is invaluable!theres a couple of silly questions i would like to ask cos i think i have answers to most others just by reading this forum!one is can you wear soft slipper sock type slippers in hosp or do you have to wear the hard bottomed ones with backs?and the other question is when you are well enough to venture out how can you tell if a chair as in a coffee shop or something is going to be the right height!ill be frightened to sit down in case it isnt!?i will keep you all updated once i get out of hosp.will prob be a blow by blow account as ill be boredim hoping to get the spinal with a large chunk of happy milk so i know nothing about the op!!thats the thing im scared about.other than that bring it on!!love to you all and i hope you are all doing great.xx
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Rocketman_SG6UK sandra93008
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Slippers with backs are safer.
Coffee shop chairs - well, when you are ready to use one, do it very carefully, hang on to something solid, and put your operated leg well out in front and avoid bending - it can be done, but you have to be really careful.
When sitting down, make sure you can stretch your leg out well.
Getting up, use crutches or walking sticks, and anything solid to hand again.
I had spinal, with no sedation, couldn't feel a thing, and all ready for a cup of tea as soon as I was out of the operating theatre.
I got bored too, so make a website of all the things I could think of, and loads of other ideas from people on this forum. The address can be found here ...
https://patient.info/forums/profiles/rocketman-sg6uk-907025
and in the moderators thread at
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/thr-useful-resources-487147
Graham - 🚀💃
Rocketman_SG6UK
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Rocketman_SG6UK sandra93008
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All this is impossible if you have had two hips replaced though .
Graham - 🚀💃
lynn66084 sandra93008
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It will be here and over in no time, you'll be fine.
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cindy00429 sandra93008
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Hippyhopchris sandra93008
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christine.
sandra93008 Hippyhopchris
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Hippyhopchris sandra93008
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cindy00429 sandra93008
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Rocketman_SG6UK sandra93008
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The anethetist is very used to people not wanting to be awake during the operation,it's people like me who choose to be awake that startle them.
I think the anaesthetic team are the most friendly people in the operating theatre, the assistant was very chatty which I found most reassuring, and the anethetist and I had a good chat during the operation.
Graham - 🚀💃