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vanessa88276
vanessa88276

Hi fellow hippies :-) I am 1 week 3 days post op going OK few ups and downs soreness swelling fatigue ...my latest problem however is I seem to be constantly needing a pee lol is there a reason I am peeing more or is it just I think I am because its even an effort to get to the loo right now lol .advice greatly listened to xx and all you old hands at this how long before you start feeling a lot better have I far to go lol xxx

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  • anonymous333
    anonymous333 vanessa88276

    Posted

    Are you drinking a lot of water/tea? More than usual? I didn't find I went more; just found it harder to get there...

    In the hospital, I was definitely peeing enough to fill a lake every couple of hours, but that's because I was on a saline drip as well as being allowed to drink stuff, which I did constantly...

  • colinTN17
    colinTN17 vanessa88276

    Posted

    Good fun isn't it. It's because of the blood thinning. A bottle or catheta come in handy! !!
  • Alison7909
    Alison7909 vanessa88276

    Posted

    Yup, it will be the blood thinners and the fact that it is such a chore to go to the loo at this stage. Don't worry it will get better and everything will become easier, just hang on in there. But remember to keep drinking plenty of fluids, it will help flush out everything that needs to come out.

     

    Wishing you good and speedy recovery,

    Alison

     

  • abby21470
    abby21470 vanessa88276

    Posted

    Hi Vanessa - I guess it's different for everyone, but I found the first 2 weeks really had, then things began to improve. So hopefully you might feel better in a few days. It's a drag to keep going to the loo, but good to keep drinking (water 😉). Hang in there! I'm just over 3 weeks now and definitely aware I've turned a corner. X
  • marilyn_92910
    marilyn_92910 vanessa88276

    Posted

    I had my 2nd hip op 7 weeks ago and my first one in May this year and I definitely have problems getting to the loo on time,so now I find when I am going out for the day the team lady pants are very useful lol plus having a full hysterectomy has also weaken the bladder
  • sue1957Geo
    sue1957Geo vanessa88276

    Posted

    I was like you, felt no sooner had i sat down i had to get up again.actually didnt make it once, sobbed.  It does get better,  honest 😛
    • vanessa88276
      vanessa88276 sue1957Geo

      Posted

      That happened to me tonight :-( I sobbed to xx thanks everyone for being so kind and answering my worries :-) xx

    • gertie61
      gertie61 vanessa88276

      Posted

      I was feeling exactly the same, was worried that the spinal may have done something! This forum reassured me, hope it does the same for you. It is improving for me, but still going more frequently (and more urgently!) than usual. Three weeks tomorrow since my op, so another week on the blood thinners. Hoping for normality after that!

      Hang on in there!

  • renee01952
    renee01952 vanessa88276

    Posted

    Hi Vanessa, 

    Interesting that nobody mentions this in the brochures, right -  After I was discharged from 1st THR in March, I contracted UTI .... oh what  fun - I was put on anti biotics right away .... the urgency and frequency stayed though and I was so worried, until I found this forum .... Apparently the Fragmin I had to inject myself  for 6 weeks caused it - still not sure why, but it became less after I stopped - So, with 2nd THR I was prepared - 

    Enough exercise for the first days righ .... goodness, for us there is no easy way, Colin !!! at least not a bottle, darling - 

    Also, I didn;t realize how inconvenient the toilet paper holder was placed ....

    Good luck sweetheart - it will pass 

    big warm hug

    renee

     

    • sue1957Geo
      sue1957Geo renee01952

      Posted

      Renee, you are so right.  You know i have come to a conclusion that if they put down everything we go through in the so called booklet no one will ever have this operation eh.  Graham you really do need to write that book, i found we keep our spare loo rolls in the most inconveniant place to, ok to those that can bend. Hope every one had a great christmas, good luck this week guys.

      sue xx

  • Thursday_Next
    Thursday_Next vanessa88276

    Posted

    Yes, I had that problem.  At least twice I had to go to the loo six or seven times during the night which is exhausting.  I'm not convinced that the blood thinners are to blame as mine cleared up well before I stopped taking them. It does pass off although it is horrendous whilst it lasts.
  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK vanessa88276

    Posted

    Aha - that old one - yes, it's yet another thing that no-one tells you about before the operation. twisted

    I thought I was getting prostate problems, until i came on here and found out how common it is.

    Graham - 🚀💃

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