Operation date 30/01/16

Good luck to you Barbara! You will do great! All will go well! Relax and know it's in your surgeons capable hands.

Mine went well and I haven't experienced anything terrible at 6wks post op.

Hi Barbara!

I was petrified! Scared to death!

But my pain won out and I had to have it done.

I am now 9 months post op and when I look back it wasn't as bad as I had expected.

The little pain I did have was nothing compared to the OA pain from the bone on bone hip and for the first month I was on pain meds which was the first time I never felt pain anywhere. I have OA in all of my joints

I still have aches every once in a while but I never regret my decision.. Good luck to you!

 

Hey barbara, 10 weeks ago i was in your shoes, so scared couldn't sleep anyways, the hospital i was in was amazing, understood my fears and helped me through them. Now i have no pain can walk nearly normal sit, stand all the things that were so painful before getting to do them normally again is wonderful. So yes you will be scared right up to the minute but you wake up to a brand new life. Good luck 

suexx

I have had both my hips done within 6 months of each other and ops have gone well, I had a very good surgeon,if you have confidence in your surgeon then that is 90% that is most problem solved, as for deleting messages, or opening them, they are not all that bad you get excellent advice xx

Hi Barbara

please don't think that. There are just some bad experiences that some of us go through. It is nothing to do with the op 99% of the time. It is other things. Like my posts. I post them because my friends on here know I will say it as it is and what I am going through. I am sure they will all tell you my first hip was a breeze till my other hip collapsed and I had a few other none related problems. But those are behind me. I do have a problem with my second new hip. But that is because my hip was deformed and he had to do more work on it. That is something that is totally unusual and not many hips are like that. So don't get scared because of what you may read. Every hip op is as individual as each person no two ops are ever the same. I was scared to death each time and even though I have hit a little bump in the road. I want my life back. This has been going on for 5 years I lost 5 years of walking my dogs. 5 years of going out with my camera takin pictures that's a lot of time. I am sure you will be fine. The first few days are the hardest to get over but between day 3 and day 7 you will think nothing of it and you will have your life back. Yes for a short time you will have pain but it is a controllable pain not a nagging never ending pain. Everyone is scared its natural I was so scared once for another op I threw up all over the anti room they cancled my op that is how scared I was and that wasn't even my hips. We will all be with you to see you through t Barbara 👍

Hi Barbara I'm having my 2nd hip done day before u on 29th. Am currently sitting on an ice pack for pain. Can't wait for op now. No amount of pain relief or ice works until u have the op. My pain relief on 1st hip was instant. The pain after op is a healing pain & within a week or 2 u feel great. don't be scared. I was 1st time round & can honestly say u won't regret it. I knew I needed other side done so it was no surprise to have 2nd op 4 months to the day from 1st hip but within 6 months I'll be a new woman. We can get through this together. Keep in touch & let us know how ur getting on x

I never was in a hospital and at 53 years old needed a major surgery Anterior Left Hip Replacement. I was pain free the second day and climbing steps, it's amazing how soon you feel good, and how soon you feel real good...You'll do fine. Good Luck, and let us know.

barbara - If you were like me, bone on bone, unable to walk without massive amounts of pain.

12 hours after my surgery, the nurses were saying you didn't use your painkiller button, during the night.

No I said, they looked at me thunderstruck, I said, I'm in less pain now, then I was yesterday morning when I walked from the car to the in the front door of the hospital and to the surgery unit.

They told me that won't last long, the physio is coming soon, they were right, the first time on your feet is challenging, and rather scary, and then you realise the pain is no longer coming from your hip, but just from where they did the surgery, The first morning the aim is to get you on your feet, and walk to the door of your room, I walked half way to the nurses station, to the amazement of the physios. Amazing yes, and the feeling i could move the hip without it going crunch and grind and sliding around inside as if I was on an ice skating rink.

Oh dear - you sound worse than me. I have read many of the messages on this forum and gained a lot fo courage from them. The take home message so far is: hang in there -  the OA pain will be gone very soon and the interim pain is manageable. You can do it. I am even told that I should be in good enough shape to go a Garth Brooks concert within three weeks after my operation! Put on your absolute favourite CD and listen to it tonight and imagine being able to dance ot it soon!

 

Hi Barbara, 

It is okay ...  

Why don't you start another thread and ask your questions - 

As you found out already, we share our personal stories and experiences , he good, not so good, have a rant - feel sorry for ourselves and also our victories and accomplishments -

You are not alone - we all understand what you are going through ...

big warm hug

renee

 

Thank you one and all, I'm not feeling at my best at the money I think I'm a bit run down, also still working up till Thursday. 

here are a few of my questions :- 

Will I have to buy raisers for my bed as it's very low, as is my sofa?

Will I have to buy the loo seat too ? 

When in hospital (5 days I've been told ) will I be able to get dressed? If so I'm guessing it will be comfy track suit type clothes. What will I wear on my feet ? 

Can I wear Pj's whilst in or nightshirts? 

Im nhs but going into a private hospital I've only see my surgeon and nurses who have completed my pre-op, should I of seen anyone else ? 

Thank you so much for your lovely words of comfort, it means a lot xx