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Lynn195013
Lynn195013

For all you out there waiting for ops or just had them:

I had my right THR on 22 July, Anterior approach, I am 64 and had it done due to Arthritis, and like most of us was very very scared.

Was in hospital for 3 days and in Rehap for 5 weeks, thats what they do here in France.

It was one of the best things I have ever done, I booked my self a flight over to the UK and travelled pn my own, booked a car and drove over to Yorkshir (120 miles) and shopped till I droped, no stick/crutches Drove 700 miles while over here!!! No aches or pains, I was 10 weeks when I did it but feel so proud of myself, I somtimes forget I have had it done.  Just now sat in the Hotel on my own, flying back home tomorrow.

Hope all goes well for all you waiting for you op, please dont worry.

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  • Jodi-France
    Jodi-France Lynn195013

    Posted

    Great to hear again from you Lynn. Your words are a real encouragement to all who read here. I was pretty sure that at that 5 week, mark you would see a rapid improvement, recovery. At 4 weeks we all seem to get a little scared that we aren't doing well enough, we read on the forumn about others who seem to almost walk out of the hospital with hardly any walking aids.

    It seemed to me that after 5 weeks, every week I was doubly better than the week before. Up until 4.5 to 5 weeks my recovery seemed kind of gradual. I have come to conclude that your body simply takes time to heal and no matter what execricez or routine you follow, nothing is going to get that inside to heal that much faster. In a matter of 4 days I went from the walker, to two crutches to one crutch to no crutches. I simply forced myself to keep my back straight and never hunch over.

    Because I suffed from iliopsoas tendonitis I had to let that heal without pulling on it by doing execricizes that stretch that tendon. So I hardly did any exercizes and I healed up jsut fine. THANKFULLY that iliopsoas tendonitis healed also after about 3 weeks and I have had no reoccurance.

    i am age 60 had my THR (cut me square on the side, not the front, not the butt but the side) on May 1st and on July 18 took a one week vacation to Barcelona where we did not rent a car, had to stand and wait for public transportation and walked and I did jsut fine, never even took a crutch or a cane with me. Of course at night I was tired, needed to take 2 paracetamal but was just fine. My opinion is that the most need for exercize is after you have healed and are walking on your own. Then do a lot of walking.

    The first 4 weeks were kind of rough, like everyone I went in and out of mild depressions, sleep was literally a B*tch until I got a Codein prescription. Codein will constipate you so I took prune juice every day and a stool softner. i took enough codein to take off my pain but I was careful not to be dependent on it. But I dind't skimp when I needed it, when I had the pain, when I needed to sleep at night I took the codein. Once you heal up more you won't need it so then is the time to cut back and then eliminate it. But while I had pain is sure took it and it helped a lot.

    I still feel it a little bit. my surgery jsut a little but it is literally no big deal and my life is wonderful since my surgeryu. I am so glad I did nto wait and suffer. Waiting only deterioates your bones even more. I hated the French Hopsital whihc I was in for a week, the food was literally unedible and once I got home and my hsuband started feeding me I got a whole lot better. Take care everyone, Lynn good to hear again from you.

    • veronica58657
      veronica58657 Jodi-France

      Posted

      Thanks for that uplifting story Jodie, can you please tell me that when you say your were cut squarely on the side, not front or back, does that mean it's a posterior or anterior? 

      Good luck in your recovery.

      Veronica

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