TED stockings

I had my first THR 6 months ago in York. I live alone but best friend came to look after me for 10 days after discharge and helped with the dreaded stockings. I was not given clear answers as to how long the stockings should be worn, so discarded them after my friend left. Everything has been fine since. It is IMPOSSIBLE to put them on or take off by yourself! 

When you go home, remember to keep moving to get your blood circulating.

Cannot think of a definite answer except to ask the surgeon before your op as there is such conflicting information on this.

Best of luck for Thursday, I'll be thinking of you! 

Warm regards, Alison

 

So happy today, catheter out dressed and did the stairs yea might go home either today or tomorrow with my stockings 

Hi Thursday next,

I had my first THR 6 months ago in York. I live alone but best friend came to look after me for 10 days after discharge and helped with the dreaded stockings. I was not given clear answers as to how long the stockings should be worn, so discarded them after my friend left (2 weeks post op). I had also been given 28 days' supply of blood thinners Apixoban, which I took religiously, kept moving to keep the blood circulating and doing exercises given by the Physio at the hospital. Everything has been fine since. Please note that it is IMPOSSIBLE to put them on or take off by yourself because of the 90 degree rule (they are seriously tight!). 

You may be eligible to have home help; the stockings are to be worn 24/7 but are best taken off when showering.

Cannot think of a definite answer except to ask the surgeon before your op as there is such conflicting information on this.

Best of luck for Thursday, I'll be thinking of you! 

Warm regards, Alison

 

Thank you all for comments, ssuggestions and best wishes.  

I intend to get moving as quickly as possible as I will be on my own when I get out of hospital.  The sooner I can get moving and then driving the better.

We were told at Hip School that has one consultant at the hospital insists on 12 weeks for everything, sleeping on your back, driving, wearing TED stockings, whereas all the others say 6 weeks.  I was incredibly relieved to know it was not my consultant!

joan

Both the socks and the injections seem to vary with the hospital and the surgeon. I was told to use both, Luckily my husband was able help not only by putting on my socks but by doing the fragmin injections into my tum. I'd have found both procedures very difficult on my own.

Talking to other people who have had similar ops some seem to have tablets to take, others injections and some are told to wear TED socks others not.  A neighbour of mine discarded the socks quite quickly because he found them awkward to put on - even with help - and difficult to get dry after washing,

I found if I took mine off first thing in the morning, rinsed them, wrung them out and left them to dry by the time I had finished breakfast they were ready to put on again.

 

Now sitting in the ward having seen surgeon and anaesthetist so just waiting to be taken down for the op.  I have a Japanese surgeon and asked him about the Ted stockings, he said he was not really a fan of them although the hospital still recommend them so I don't think he will worry if I discard them.  Apparently there are some visiting surgeons who will be observing the surgery.