Hiya Dan,
Good to see ya coming on well with your recovery, I'm 11days ahead of you 😊 last week i was getting out and about on the dog walks, nothing crazy but 3 x 30 min walks a day, this week starting to go that little bit further 😀 but be careful not to over do things, I can tell when I'm at my limit, then it's home and a nice rest on the sofa 😊
I'm also trying to come off the tramadol, been on them for a long time, would love to be off all meds one day.
All the best to you all who's on recovery, we will all be in the right place very soon....👍
Stay Safe & Stay Happy 🎃
Pete...
Thanks a lot Pete.
I'm going for a walk shortly whilst the sun is still shining. I've not needed to use the crutches in the house lately and was wondering if it was too early to ditch them inside. Don't want to put too much strain on things if that doesn't sound silly. I also don't want to forget I've had an op and do something stupid like doing the Twist if Chubby Checker comes on the radio!
Going to be using one crutch whilst out.
Think I may have slightly pottered about to much or laid funny last night because got a slight groin pain. Ah well.
All the best. 🎃🦇⚰️👻
Hiya Dan,
See ya on crutches, they wouldn't let us use crutches,🤔 at the hospital I used they would only send you home on sticks. 😁 You are doing well if you're down to one crutch, take it steady our there....
Don't tell me ya going trick or treating 🎃 🤗 How ya getting on sleeping! on your back, I've just been out on walk with the wife and Hugo our black Labrador, managed about a mile and half round trip, also was out this morning with them too.
That's one thing I missed before the op, not being able to get out on the dog walks, you still got the stockings on, 😀 I got mine on for another two weeks...
All the best on the recovery..
Stay Safe & Stay Happy 😁
Pete...
That's fantastic about walking the dog. I bet he loved it that you were out with him too!
No trick or treating tonight. I'm having my stitches out instead, 7:30pm.
Still got the stockings on. I've been fine on my back until about 2 days ago. Now it seems I've had enough and desperate to sleep on my side. Heels beginning to hurt and butt cheek where incision is getting on my nerves. I'll have a good look in a bit when the nurse takes the dressing off.
Take care x
Hiya Dan,
How did ya get on with your stitches coming out, be good to get shut of them dam stockings yep. How did ya get in with walking round the block!
I've been very lucky, as my wife works from home so I have a lot help during the day, 😁 if ya don't mind me asking, where in the UK are you based. I'm 54 yrs and live in Beverley Nr Hull.
All the best with your recovery..🤗
Stay Safe & Stay Happy...
Pete
Hi Pete,
I had to go to a different surgery from mine for the dressing changed and the stitches out. The nurse peeled the dressing off slowly (ouch) and there were no bloody stitches there. It's been glued! It looks ok. She cleaned it up a bit and redressed it. All good. I'm going to see the nurse I know at my own practice next week so that she can have a look. Been out today and walking fine. Went out for a meal with family and didn't bother using crutches once inside. Can walk quite well without. Got told off by my other half though. still unsure whether i should be doing that. have used one when in the street. I'm from Sheffield and 43. My cousin lived in Beverley for a while many moons ago. I've also been lucky that my mrs has worked a lot from home this last fortnight.
All the best. Take care 😊
wow you are doing great! You're young for the op ....... my husband is 61 so also not that old to be having the op! He has had a bit of clicking which concerned him and he phoned hospital. The physio phoned him back and said he'd been overdoing it as he'd been walking without one crutch and he'd also done a half hour walk. He was told that it is probably muscle clicking. He's 6'3 so having to have large blocks under chairs and bed etc so doubt he could sit in a restaurant? How did you cope with sitting? Also are you still wearing your anti embolism socks?
Thank you for communicating :)
Hi Chele,
I've not found sitting in low chairs that difficult to be honest, just the getting back up! As long as I keep my operated leg straight in front it's been quite easy. now getting comfortable is another matter, although the incision pain is easing with time greatly. I went for quite a long walk yesterday on my own with one crutch. Think I've laid funny the night before because i now have a pain which is probably the IT band? quite tender but not worried, .
Still wearing the stockings!
Hope your hubby carries on making great progress xx
I'm amazed reading all these comments about how very differently post-operative hip precautions vary from area to area. For instance with me, the hospital were very careful about furniture heights and i had to measure everything in my house to ensure the 90 degree rule was never broken. This means booster seats on lower chairs and a booster on the toilet. They supplied a perch seat for the bathroom for me to do strip washes. certain furniture was deemed out of bounds especially the sofa which would break the 90 degree rule very badly indeed. I asked about visiting my Mum and was told categorically, "no" as the furniture has not been measured. Restaurants would be out for the same reason. I had prophylaxis mechanical leg stocking in hospital and sent him with anti-coagulants for 35 days and no stockings. They sent me home on two crutches and again the advice is very clear: two crutches for three weeks then down to one stick for a week, then nothing provided you feel confident. I was sent home with dihydrocodeine which i quickly ran out of but a quick call to my doctor resulted in a prescription being sent straight to my pharmacy on the same day. the care from day 1 has been absolutely superb here in Leeds and i for one am so proud of our amazing NHS.
Yes I agree with you.
Very stringent 90 degree rules here in Hampshire - blocks had to be put under any chairs or sofas my husband would sit on and our bed had to have raisers too! He also has the most horrendously deep toilet seat to sit on :0) We haven't visited our normal Yacht Club because of not being able to sit on the chairs there. Husband has blood thinning tablets and stockings for 6 weeks. A couple of days ago he did a 30 minute walk and was told he'd done too much and had to slow down. We are now back to 15 minute walks but twice a day.
Good to know that everyone is doing well though, whatever rules they have been given! :)
Hi all,
I am also under the NHS and was given a form to fill in to measure the furniture, bath, bed etc in my home. I found that the chair in the hospital that the physio had me getting in and out of was lower then any I had at home! I have been given a raised toilet seat and a bath board which rests on the sides of the bath so i can sit under the shower etc or maybe have a quick paddle with my feet! I found that the seating in other places maybe lower but the difficulty is getting up from them not necessarily breaking the 90° rule. I wouldn't even have attempted such a thing at week one. The big concern is if you have furniture that kind of sinks in at the back then you have the probability of sitting less than 90°. As regards to recovery my physio didn't give me any kind of timeframe as regards to aim for this point at this particular week etc. I would've preferred that to be honest. All was said was you are more robust than you think, goodbye. I for one am going to have at least 12 weeks away from work because my job can be physically demanding at the drop off a hat (work with people with challenging behaviour) or i might just be sat at a desk all day. I can't be certain from minute to minute. I've found I ache if i lounge about and probably ache if i walk too much. not been out today. might give physio a call and ask them for more specific advice. hydrotherapy session next week.
It really does alter from region to region, mad really.
Hope everyone has a good nights rest tonight. Sleep well on your backs everyone!