Time between THRs
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I had my RTHR on Nov 30 so am almost 6 wks. Doing grand-- rarely think about that hip. My left hip is a mess however and is currently scheduled to be done April 20. I'm wondering, other than the obvious scheduling issues, what the preferred length of time is between operations. I am in a lot of pain and am tempted to see about taking the next opening that comes along. What is the closest that anyone has had this done? Thank you.
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rose0000 gail2910-US-MI
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gail2910-US-MI rose0000
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maggiefabrianne gail2910-US-MI
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I had left hip done 3 June and right hip 5 October last year. 4 months apart. 13 weeks on feel great and was glad to get both done as definitely feel the effect better after both completed.
maggie
gail2910-US-MI maggiefabrianne
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lyn1951 gail2910-US-MI
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His surgery was 6 weeks apart and he was in his 80's.
Amazing man, very fit and healthy, even though his hips were gone, too look at him you would have thought he was in his late 50's, hair still black, and not dyed, not overweight, and said himself the silliest thing he ever did was put off his surgery for years due to the fear factor.
He passed last year aged 97, of a silent lung cancer, that had taken over his body before he even got sick.
gail2910-US-MI lyn1951
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lyn1951 gail2910-US-MI
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One of my fondest memories is him making fun of me eating whitebait, saying how could you eat it with all those eyes watching you.
I must have been all of five years old, when he told me that story, still cannot eat whitebait with my eyes open to this day. 60 years later.
What are whitebait you ask, they are tiny about an inch long white/clear little fish with the blackest eyes, when they are in a bowl, all you can see are thousands of little black dots, make the most magnificent fishey omelet YUM YUM YUM. if you are interested type in whitebait & new zealand
gail2910-US-MI lyn1951
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renee01952 gail2910-US-MI
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There are hipsters here who had bilateral surgery -
I know how you feel - You might want to ask your surgeon and if he is OK with it, I'd go for a cancellation -
Big warm hug
renee
gail2910-US-MI renee01952
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I am not sure why the other hip decided to go downhill so quickly but that raises fear as the other one worsened mightily in the final weeks before the surgery. Spring time is very distant......
renee01952 gail2910-US-MI
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It went from mild to bone on bone in 6 months time - then another 6 months when I got the 2nd one - the in-between-time was extremely challenging and painful ..
At that time I didn't ask for an earlier surgery appointment - I barely recovered from the 1st one ...
If possible get it as soon as possible - we had a fellow hippie here on the forum who was scheduled for 2nd surgery 4 weeks post-op from 1st - He decided to go on vacation first .... not sure if this helps you -