I'm in USA and was assuming I would be taking cumaden or some such blood thinner in pill form after hip replace next month. I read some of you are injecting yourself for a couple of weeks. Is that in UK only or USA too? I have a needle phobia! Thx
I have a huge ohobia of needles but had no choice but to inject myself, its either that or risk blood clots.
Although i think i did a very bad job of it. Ended uo often bleeding, bruised and getting black marks dotted all over my stomach, but think thats because i bruise like a peach. Im in the UK but i assume it should be the same everywhere. And you have to wear the TED stockings for 6 weeks. I was told your not even supposed to take them off at all x
Thx Sarah, but know we need them, but I assumed it as pills......I shouldn't assume anything I guess
It may be different in the US. Do you not get the oppatunity to speak to anyone before the op?
I know a lot of hospitals here including mine offer a 'hip school' befire your op to give you as much detail about hip replacements and recovery as they can x
Yes, my hip class is next Thursday. I'll ask then. Thx
I am in Canada and had my surgery May 9th. My surgeon had me take one Warfarin pill the day before surgery and then for 6 days after. In addition it was seriously emphasized that we must do our foot pumps every hour religiously. I'm doing very well and have no signs of any issues. I have followed all instructions religiously and it appears to be paying off - that and a very good surgeon!
Foot pumps every hour?
Im in UK.
Had flotron bootees post op until fully mobile in hospital.
No TED stockings at all.
However from day two post op lmwh Tinzaparin injections and for four weeks daily once home too as vte prevention.
Plus you must must must move and do exercises for clot prevention and your new hip.
Thank you Fiona, that's kinda the way I pictured it! Relieved now!
Yes every hour for at least the first week but even after that it should be regular according to my physiotherapist. Why take a chance-it's easy and quite frankly I'm feeling good and getting bored - another little exercise to do.
But what are they? I just had like vibrating shoes on when i came out of the op and they were taken off me the next day haha
I'm in the US. Had THR 6 weeks ago. My surgeon had mt
Very easy, literally just pulling your foot up and then pushing back down quickly from the ankle. No vibrating shoes!
Ohh right. I wasnt told to do anything like that. Its mad how things vary from hospital to hospital and country to country
Hi depends how on your doc. Mine just had me take an aspirin daily for 4 weeks until I saw him for follow up....good luck
Basically it varies depending on the surgeon. We are in the Boston area and my hubby had Warfarin for 1 month plus TED stockings in the daytime only for the first two weeks. A friend who had a THA at the same hospital but with a different surgeon had Lovenox injections once a day for 18 days. Make sure your surgeon and his team know that you have a needle phobia, there are plenty of oral anticoagulants they can use.
I had a THR 8 weeks ago...never took anything before and only 2 aspirin a day for 6 weeks after...
Hi Sarah,
You didn't do a bad job, everyone gets bruises with the injections and you can also get sore lumpy areas. A few years ago I had to do the injections twice daily for 6 months (nothing to do with surgery, I had an unexplained pulmonary embolism and then had another when they first tried to transition me to oral meds so had to stay on the injections) and although I got pretty good at doing the jabs, it became really difficult to find somewhere to inject. Sounds like you did just fine!
Hahaha many times i tried to stick it in and it wouldnt go in the skin so i had tk give myself a pep talk to try again. Really wasnt fun haha 😂
Yes, thx