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Straw poll - when were you completely pain free post op ?

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rose0000
rose0000

I am keen to find out when you were entirely pain/twinge free as in completely better? No muscle twinges, aches no sore thighs etc and you could basically do anything and everything without the slightest twinge including getting in and out of bed with ease, walking for miles without paying the price etc? Back to work and not feeling exhausted. When did you feel entirely and completely normal?

I would rather know conclusively rather than hoping every week smile

I feel today this is an endless road and I can't even see the end ???? My husband has a severe chest infection, and is very ill, my little ones are at home ( one is not well ) and I am finding it very hard to look after everyone like this - when will I be completely back on form? The exhaustion is really taking its toll sad

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  • rose0000
    rose0000

    Posted

    PS my physio said 6 months plus is expected and my heart sank - surely not ???
  • sarah1996
    sarah1996 rose0000

    Posted

    I dont think anyone will be completely pain free.

    I can only immagine when i get my thr i will still have pain in my back, knees and "good" hip

    • rose0000
      rose0000 sarah1996

      Posted

      I hope it works out better than that for you Sarah ~ gosh that is quite a grim thought sad  but on the plus side at least we are rid of the terrible grinding pain...
    • sarah1996
      sarah1996 rose0000

      Posted

      I sounded horrible there, sorry. Im having a bad day haha.

      Well i hope it works well but due to having a curved spine because of my hips and bad knees due to a physio who messed me up haha. I hope the op goes well but because of the extent and difficulty of it im not going to get my hopes up quite yet x

    • rose0000
      rose0000 sarah1996

      Posted

      I think that is a good idea, nothing worse than false hope, but we can hope that with a good hip the knees improve, and actually my back was horrendous before my operation but it is so much better now the pain in the hip has gone. 

      Getting rid of at least one terrible pain is progress, and hopefully once that is done you can see what is left, if anything (hopefully not) and you might be a in a much better place than you thought. I do hope so given your age Sarah.

      You are having a bad day too? Must be in the air smile 

    • sarah1996
      sarah1996 rose0000

      Posted

      My knee will always be damaged, i had an op on it when i was 13. Meant to be on crutches 6 weeks. Physio took them off me after a week. After that it healed wrong and its been agony ever since. But i also find out tomorrow hopefully if im getting surgery on my collar bone to. Just one thing after another with me hahaha
    • DawnDedee
      DawnDedee sarah1996

      Posted

      Sarah, poor you!  My heart goes out to you!  Pain, constant pain, drags down the human soul.  Changes personalities.  I sure hope some form of relief comes to you.  I too know what it feels like to have one thing after the other go wrong with my body.  

      Sending you strength

      Dawn, USA

  • Loral
    Loral rose0000

    Posted

    I'm almost 10 months, and honestly I still have aches..I have never had a pain /ache free day yet but I'm waiting...I do pretty much everything but there is still discomfort in the side of my hip (bursa?) and the incision area, I had anterior thr, front of thigh....
    • Loral
      Loral

      Posted

      Oh by the way I only take ibuprofen or tylenol as needed....
    • rose0000
      rose0000 Loral

      Posted

      Thank you so much for your reply Loral, so a bit longer yet until I am a new woman smile I must say I had expected to be bouncing off the walls by now smile
  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 rose0000

    Posted

    Oh Rose you are having a hard time. I was quoted a year for a full recovery, having said that I stopped pain killers 10 days post op. I have had aches and twinges off and on ever since but to be honest none of them has made me reach for any medication. The recent exception being post fall last week, I needed some the next day

    i think, hope, I function better now then I did in the year preop

    • rose0000
      rose0000 maggie93798

      Posted

      Absolutely, it is wonderful Maggie, because when I sit down and or stand, and when I walk for moderate periods of time I am completely pain free, which is AMAZING and I am deeply grateful to lie in bed each night and not be in pain. Without question I am in a completely different place to what I was pre op, and it was without a doubt a complete life saver.

      However my family life and life in general does not allow me to put my feet up, ever, even when I know I probably should have done hours ago and so it is demanding, so I was wondering when I will be able to do this easily ....as life doesn't stop still...although today I wish it would smile

  • MichaelTN1UK
    MichaelTN1UK rose0000

    Posted

    Oh you poor thing - and it is half term (if you are in the UK). My surgeon told me to expect to be back to normal sometime between 9 and 12 months.

    He clearly does not know me as I have never been normal cheesygrin

    Michael

    • rose0000
      rose0000 MichaelTN1UK

      Posted

      Yes it is half term, it is pouring with rain. Husband has been awake all night every night for five nights in a row, and I am getting a wee bit tired smile As chief entertainment office by day, nurse by night...I was wondering when I could manage this without needing to sit down desperately by 6pm because I am so tired!!!! 

      Having said that I can't complain because I am pain free for most of the day and can actually sleep now (I couldn't before) and feel so much better than I could have dreamed off before my operation. Just being able to enjoy being completely pain free is a joy in itself isn't it smile

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