Gradually seeing through the fog

Bones, joints and muscles
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Hi all you hippies

Thought I'd share with you my thoughts. I am now 12 days post op and have had many low moments due to the fact I'm normally so active! I walk the block every day with 2 crutches, I do the physio exercises 3 times a day as instructed. I take paracetamol and ibuprofen as pain management and it keeps under control. Today I am tired because I went for a longer walk with a friend but I'm seeing through the fog gradually. I phoned the hospital and was asking if it's normal to feel all the things. They reassured me and I feel better now. When it's going to rain I know it cos I have a dull ache!! I hope you are all recovering nicely.

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Karen You will feel better by far in a week... wishing you all the best.. xoxoxo 

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Hi Karen,

Congratulations! It sounds as though you are doing amazingly well

There will be ups and downs as you continue to recover, but at the end of it all you will be so glad that you went through with the surgery.  I know I am 

Wishing you the best as you continue to recover!

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Best advice ... keep up the exercises, but don't overdo it - listen to your body.

See my website for some tips, and my recovery blogs, the address is in my personal info here ...

   http://patient.info/forums/profiles/rocketman-sg6uk-907025

and at the bottom of the moderator's "useful resources" page at

   http://patient.info/forums/discuss/thr-useful-resources-487147

Best wishes

Graham - 🚀💃 🤸

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Sounds like you're doing well. Hang on in there, you will steadily improve. Wishing you all the best, Judith

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I don't think it true that you steadily improve as some hours you may find that you're uncommonly tired or just more in pain after thinking that the intense pain time was over... but when you observe how much you can do from week ro week it is astounding how well overall. you are progressing and how much overall you have improved

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Rocket man is correct I had a fast recovery and at 6 weeks over did the treadmill for a few weeks. Developed a pain in the thigh from the stem. Surgeon told me to stop for a few weeks and then go slower. I did. Now at 16 months and I forget I had the replacement

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Hi Libby, I agree with you. But when I wrote "steadily improve" I meant over days and weeks, not necessarily from hour to hour.

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dear karen, 

you are  doing great, girl  - it is tough to go from a very active life to one of being in the slow lane -- remember that you just had major surgery - muscles, tendons  and bonewere cut, joint forcefully removed and hardware placed .. 

your body needs time to heal these damages and trying to push it forward will make it longer ... 

healing takes a lot of energy and it is very normal to feel tired ... just go with it and rest ... there is no shame in that - just accept that this is the way it is right now -

as said before: listen to your body and be gentle with yourself -

know that all is well and come back here any time you want ..

big warm hug

renee

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Hi Karen

Sounds like your making fantastic progress!

I think personally the first 2 weeks are the hardest. I had breakthroughs at 3,6,9 weeks which lifts your mood. Take it week by week it seems to be more realistic, honestly that low mood will lift,it just doesn't feel good at the time.

Many up's and down stages at this time but it will so be worth it,I'm nearly 12 weeks and that horrible low mood has gone,I'm out and about, doing house work,some gardening,meals out etc.

Keep going,I'm sure your feel a difference at the 3-4 week mark.

Best wishes

Nicky.

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Thank you for your great advice, I hug you back 😊

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Thank you Nicola, good advice I will take 😊

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👍🏼 thanks for the advice Steve I will try to take it slowly

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Thanks rocket man great resources here. Like your recovery blogs. Haven't read all but I will get through them. 👍🏼

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Karen hopefully all will get better and you will be happy again. I'm almost 9 months and still struggling. But perseverance and hope are all I have. Some days I don't want to get out of bed but I force myself. I try to go to gym 3x a week but find myself almost in tears. you will get there. Hugs 🤗 LD