One week post LTHR advice needed
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hi all, my husband joined the hippy club last Monday 18 April. He's doing ok I think. Just walking indoors with crutches at the moment. His real problem is that when he goes to bed he has to get up every hour to hour and a half to pee. He was getting up a couple of times a night before the op, but it's much worse now. He doesn't have a uti and is fine during the day. Anyone else on here had anything similar?
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AnnieK Ser55
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MichaelTN1UK Ser55
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Rocketman_SG6UK Ser55
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For other info, seemy website. Website address in these places
https://patient.info/forums/profiles/rocketman-sg6uk-907025
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/thr-useful-resources-487147
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donna33901 Ser55
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HollyHop9 Ser55
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Welcome to the forum. I'm also the wife of a hippy (mine had his March 18 so is a month ahead). Has your husband thought of using a urinal? They can save a lot of getting in and out of bed and they are inexpensive.
Hope he continues to do well
Ser55 HollyHop9
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lyn1951 Ser55
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And yes peeing like a horse is normal, don't know if its the tablets they give you, or just your body reacting to the nasty knocking around it has just been subjected too.
When you are ready, in some months time there is a youtube video of hip replacement surgery, too much of a shock to watch just now, but you doo realise just how brutal the surgery is, very hard to watch in one go, I coudn't.
HollyHop9 Ser55
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Sounds like your husband is doing well. Wishing him a great recovery
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annie.conway Ser55
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susyp Ser55
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Sue x
pammyw Ser55
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Anyway, after the catheter was taken out (about 36 hours) I nearly had accidents trying to get off the hospital bed, getting my crutches and then hobbling to the toilet - disaster when the toilet was occupied so I had to find another toilet. Oh, the stress and near accidents!!
Anyway, I thank God for the commode in my bedroom. I never ever thought I would use one, but I got converted for the short term because it meant I hadn't got the trek to the bathroom as I was needing to go so much - sometimes it could be every 15/20 minutes, then the times inbetween got longer and longer. Because we have had major surgery, things get shifted about a bit I suppose and I never thought my bladder would be right ever again, BUT, things are getting better and better by the day. This last couple of days I have noticed things have improved dramatically - I'm so pleased and things feel more normal now. Please tell your husband things will right themselves and he will be fine.
God bless, Pammyw. xx
AnnieK pammyw
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Rocketman_SG6UK pammyw
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Graham - 🚀💃