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Thursday_Next
Thursday_Next

I am having my THR on Thursday.  At the "hip school" we were told that we had to use the TED stockings for 6 weeks.  A friend who had the same operation at the same hospital as me (Wrightington) said that his consultant had told him that with the daily injections the TED stockings were now redundant but that for some reason they kept saying use them even though they were not necessary.

Has anyone ese been told the same or else told that they did not need to use them?  Did any of you discard them regardless of what you were told.

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  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK Thursday_Next

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    Oh no - I have TEDs on 24x7, and Rivaroxaban blood thinners (1/day).

    Mind you, I want tobe sure as my father died following DVT/Pulmonary Embolysm.

     

  • veronica58657
    veronica58657 Thursday_Next

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    My surgeon has given me rivaroxaban, every day one tablet, for 28 days, no ted stockings, not sure you need both.
  • mic71403
    mic71403 Thursday_Next

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    Hi Thursday

    Greetings from Exeter...where teds are said not to be evidence based and I never had them!

    Just only junior asprin for 6 weeks..and also permission to sleep on side after first month.

    Warmly...and gosh wish the surgeons would agree!

    Mic

  • Thursday_Next
    Thursday_Next

    Posted

    I will certainly be asking the question when I am there.

    Does anyone manage to put them on themselves or do you need hep?

  • shirley17649
    shirley17649 Thursday_Next

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    Hi Thursday

    I don't know about the stockings except I had them on when I woke up.

    In  my  first two hip ops I used Clexane injections (did them myself) and third time I used  medication called Apixoban.

    In hospital they used those leg rest things which inflate and deflate and keep you awake all night with a huff/puff noise.

    That is all I can tell you

    Shirley

    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK shirley17649

      Posted

      Oh yes, I forgot the inflating leg cuffs - they came off after the first night (Day 1) as the physio wanted me to complete the target for day one, getting out of bed and into the high chair.
  • ann60013
    ann60013 Thursday_Next

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    I had no stockings  at all I had injections whilst in hospital and a 28 day course of  rivaroxaban .
  • sue1957Geo
    sue1957Geo Thursday_Next

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    I had Mine on friiday i have ted stockins on been told for 6 weeks, we are give i jections and pills when we go home.

     

  • racingcat
    racingcat Thursday_Next

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    I had blood thinning injections in hospital then had tablets to take home. I had a waterproof dressing but no stockings as surgeon wanted me to do hydro therapy asap. 
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