I saw my surgeon yesterday. He took an x ray of my right hip and he showed it to my. WOW there is not much left of the top of the femur. The only thing holing my leg together is my muscles It was explained to me by the radiologist that All I have in my joint now is a little lump of bone and a load of mush a bit like marrow consistancy.
Any way. I will be going in on Monday 14th September. That will be exactly 5 months to the day after having the left one done. I know I will be more scared this time than the last time because I know what is coming. But my surgeon has assured me he will get the same anaesthetist and the same team together I had last time to make me feel less worried. I will be cared for by a male nurse who I got on well with and will be on the same ward as last time. but will have a room on my own which I am so happy about. So 2 weeks 3 days to go. I will also be allowed to have my hydro therapy session before I go up to the ward.
At least I will get the hip done before the bad winter weather hits and have my birthday at home before I go in too.
Good luck with your next one,how much pain and trouble did you have with the first,what happens with Hydrotherapy before and after,Allmy best wishes Michael.
I am in really bad pain that is the reason I havn't been about much. More pain meds means more tired so been sleeping a lot and still feel tired when I wake up. It really does get to you. I can't wait to get out of pain and be able to get rid of all these meds. I have been on them far too long and l have been really miserable.
Thank you. I didn't have much pain or trouble with the left one. It was and still is fine. I do get the odd niggle but nothing to what I was or still am going through pain wise. Once the right hip is done I can't see me being on pain lkillers for long. I will still carry on with the hydrotherapy before and after the op once I am healed up.
Ive just done it for the second time and all is good. My hip was in really shocking shape so if you think about it, it really is the only way forward.
Just think of your life without pain, being able to walk and stand without your brain by fuddled by drugs. Won't it be amazing? That's the sort of thought pattern I'm going with at the moment and its carrying me through.
I too had exactly the same team this time and knowing their expertise and how well they did number 1, I really couldn't go wrong.
Please try and keep your chin up, the end of the road is just within reach now and your life as you know it will be no more.
Keep us posted as to how things go and we are all here rooting for you.
Yep I have been through a really rough time. But at least in a couple of weeks the nagging andf excrusiating pain will be goned and the pain I will have been left with will eventually go. I can't wait to be off all these mmeds and have a few beers at christmas.
Yes I am glad I am having the same people look after me. It won't be l;ike I have to explain everything again. They will just pop in read my notes to refreash themselves and that will be it.
I bet you are so happy to be out of pain. I hate hospitals but I will be so glad to be out of pain, I think it is really great that my surgeon is arranging the same people I have a really bvad time with hospitals because if things that have happened in the past so having the same people will help a lot.
I had my left hip0 done on April 14th this year. only a few days after that was done my right hip joint collapsed and everything went down hill from there. Yes I have had a rough time. but hopefilly things will go much better this time. I have been asking my surgeon to do my right side for weeks but I had to wait for all the complicationjs to settle down. At least I won't be much longer now.
i have seen my surgeon yesterday and made the decision to have the left hip done ... no other option really - pain is almost constant now and pain meds not helping much -
already had blood taken, EKG made, went to admission and made an appointment with anesthesiologist - now on the list -
My surgeon will do the surgery - i have no recollection of his team though -
Al the very best hailea. It sounds like a lot of things are in your favour at last. Have a great birthday . will be looking forward to the day you post " done and dusted and very successful ".
So happy to hear you are getting sorted now too. My pain is beyond much help now and I am almost bed rideden again. I can walk about 10 feet before the pain becomes too much yet again. Even getting down the hospital in an ambulance is getting to be too much. I can sit in my chair and I can feel the top of the bone through the skin in my groin. I know my surgeon and his team well they advised me when I had issues and my surgeon was not about to advise me.
His registra was on night duty 3 times when I was in the ward the last time and he kept coming in to make sure I was ok or if I needed anything. They looked after me very well so I do trust them.
I hope you don't have to wait too long renee. I will be here to support you when you get your date for sure. :-)
Thank you for your kind words. It won't be much of a birthday this year but I sure will be making up for it at christmas as long as I am not on the meds which should be the case. I am looking forward to the day when I can get up without the pain I am suffering from now.
I am looking forward to next summer because my best mate has invited me to stay at his house in Northern Ireland. So will be doing a few pub crawls while I am there and having a few BBQ's