Bad Case Of Pre-Op Jitters!

Bones, joints and muscles
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So now I am down to less than 48 hours (2 sleeps) until my next hip replacement. I am so nervous this time I feel almost sick. I need to try and take a deep breath and relax, but relaxing just isn't happening right now. Oh boy, I have dreaded having to go through this again, but sure will be happy to be over this hip pain once healed. Thanks all for listening....Hugs....Barb

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Sending healing prayers and wish you all the best.

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Hi,

Try to think of the long term benefit.  Is there anything you can do to look forward to your recovery period ?  A book you have always wanted to read it never had time ?  A box set TV series all your friends have been raving about ?  A special box of chocs you wouldn't normally treat yourself to ?

Sending big hugs X X  

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Hi Barb - if you haven't seen it, get a copy of the movie " Living is Easy with Eyes Closed" . It is a beautiful little film that will make you laugh and cry and smile and I promise it will distract you.

Big hugs,

Linda

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You'll do great Barb! I'm following you next week. Just saw my surgeon to get my script for the pre-surgery blood thinner.

Make sure you let us know how you're doing - stay focused on the end goal. We get our lives back shortly!

Good luck and take care,

Fiona

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barb - normal I'm afraid, to be afraid, not of the unknown, been there and done that once, you can do it again, thats what I kept telling myself for my second hip replacement, and that little mantra seemed to help, blood pressure was completly normal when they took it in pre-surgery, they seemed amazed, I just repeated been there and done this once and I CAN DO IT AGAIN, because I know just how good it can be.

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Thanks Linda, don't know why I am so jittery this time, but I sure am!

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Thank you so much Sarah...Good advice indeed. I am trying to think about the long term benefit and that does ease my mind somewhat. Actually don't know why I am so nervous, seems like I am more nervous than the first time. So I do know what to expect, guess maybe it is the little things the worry or scare me some. I remember last time I woke up when they were pulling the tube out of my mouth and I was struggling to breathe, only for a few seconds though and they put the oxygen on me. Then when the first moved me to my room a nurse was standing over me and said my heart rate was way to high that it was 122 and I went out again, but when I awoke apparently no further problems with that. Then their was the second day because of the morphine I had a bad spell of breathing and the nurses said it was the morphine supressing my breathing, so they had to take me off of it after that. Also the real low blood pressure....I don't know guess I shouldn't look at or think about these things, and if I were able to have a spinal instead of the general I probably would feel a lot better about it. Either way, it is going to be a long recovery again. Thank you so much....hugs back to you....Barb

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Thanks Linda, I will have to check into that one. Been trying to find things to do to distract me but my mind keeps wandering back to how long I have to go until surgery time again. Hugs back to you....

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Thank you fiona.....the end goal is definitely the main goal here. Oh so tired of not being able to walk or function normally and not to mention how bad the pain is. As I am sure you know! Wishing you luck on your surgery as well. I will keep you all posted and will be looking for your posts to see how you are doing. So many of us these couple of weeks getting our hips and a lot of them are second hips. I don't feel so alone because I know a lot of you know exactly how I feel and what I am going through because you are going through it too...Good luck and hugs......Barb Oh yes and my surgery is at 10:30 am PACIFIC Time.....I had to laugh at my own post the other day I put EST....I was like oh my, that isn't right...ok so I still have brain fog from the last surgery...haha sounds like a good excuse anyways. lol

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Thank you lyn.....yeah been there done that but really dreading to have to go there again....Has to be done though I have no choice if I want to be out of pain and to be able to function. Last time I was pretty scared and I kept telling myself my Dad did it (just lost my dad 4 months ago and he had two hip replacements also), so if he could do it with all he had wrong with him so can I. It did give me the strenght to try and be strong. I really don't know why I am so nervous this time. Hoping I have a shorter surgery and less problems (had a fracture last time also).....I just need to try and relax....Wish I could go to sleep I would just crawl up in bed and stay a while...lol....Wishing you well....Barb

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Being two days post op I can only imagine how you feel. You know what you are in for. Thinking and praying for you my friend

XXOO

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Hi Barb,

Can understand your fears.Just recovering from my first and already dreading the next!! You will have learned coping mechanisms from the first.Remember this is the last!!

All the best

See you on here in 2 weeks recovering well

Janet xxx

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dear dear barb, 

Oh sweetheart --- I know how you feel - at first I was sort of Okay with 2nd THR looming but right before surgery dte I totally freaked out ... so bad that I felt paralyzed - and then the pain seemed to be amplified - 

the compulsive thoughts in my head were not helping either - 

sooooooooooooo, at some point, exhausted, I just surrenderd - accepted and acknowledged that I was afraid  and no need to defend myself to myself - 

Once you do this, your body will relax and so will your mind  - 

talk to yourself like you would to a child - it is okay to be afraid ... just that - 

thinking of you and holding you close ---

all is well, sweetheart, you are in good hands

b ig warm hug and try to get some shut-eye 

renee

 

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Hi Barb

Can't do much for your nerves but as always this forum is great for supplying sympathetic ears.

Big hugs, good vibes and good luck.

 

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Hi I had hip screw and plate fitted 2 years ago unfortunately my hip crumbled around it and needed thr I was in a lot of pain and like yourself very nurvous I'm now 2 weeks post op and doing really well and best part no hip pain think of the positives of getting your life back to normal again and pain free wishing you the best of luck

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Hi Barb

I can understand how you must feel.  I've only had one and that seems a slow recovery.

Just try to think of the good side of it. How it must feel to be pain free and to

get back to a normal life.

I wish you all the luck and best wishes on the op and a speedy recovery.

Brenda C

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I know how you feel. My nerves are building for my second next Friday.

You got through the first and know what's coming, but we are told so many times that the second is always different.

I'm going by the hippies who have had two done and are now pain free and enjoying their lives, that's what I'm thinking about and trying to block out the bad bits.

We'll be back here soon like two old hands comparing notes! It will be alright.

My very good wishes to you xx

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i just had my second RTHR on 7/25 and I started driiving a few days ago.  I am walking around my house without my cane.

You will do fine.  Before you know it, things will start to get back to normal and you feel like a new person.

Good Luck !!!!!!   

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I feel ya! I'm more nervous about getting my hip popped back in today than the actual surgery 3 1/2 weeks ago!!! Good luck!! Prayers for healing!