Hello everyone,
I am a year and a half post op from a Complete Hip Replacement on my left side. Everything is going great, I am back to dancing(what I love to do). I have great range of motion, hardly ever any pain. The doctors say everything looks great, I don't have to go back for another 5 years if everything stays the same.
The one question I have is whenever anyone asks me about my hip replacement, it is so emotionally hard for me to talk about that specific day that I had the surgery. I am already a year and a half out and I'm not sure why I still can't talk about it. Has this happened to anyone else?
Thank you for he help!
Hi
I hhad my thr 5 1/2 months ago and still get very emotional when I talk about the first couple of weeks. I had a reaction to Cyclizine on day 4 which was really scary and I still dream about it and struggle to talk about it.
lots of people have asked if I've watched the surgery on YouTube, so though I'd see what it's all about. I watched about 5 minutes and had to turn it off as it gave me palpitations!
I guess it affects us all in different ways.
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Dear Alexis,
Congratulations on getting your life back !!! I looked at your profile and oh boy, you went tough so much and you are so young !!!
Sometimes something that happened to us, an event, an occurance etc. will leave a big imprint in the cells of our body, mind and soul - some are bigger than others - I can only imagine that this Hip surgery was one of them ... Have you talked about this perhaps with a psychologist ? That is, if it bothers you ... I am a certified clincal hypnotherapist and know that a good hypnotherapist can help you get over this emotion ...
And sometimes it helps when you write it out ...
Sending you love and light,
warm bug hug
renee
Well done you. My heart sang when you said you are back dancing as my two main goals are walking my young boisterous Labrador through muddy fields and back to dancing. I'm only 5 weeks post op so I've a way to go. I know what you mean about it being emotionally hard to talk about your hip replacement I'm a bit like that too. I've just emailed a really good friend who's overseas at the moment and the writing it down has made it all so much easier. Try writing it down, even if it's just to yourself read it back then discard it. See how that feels.
12 years ago I had spinal surgery and have always struggled talking about that in great detail and I did have many fears until I went to a new Physio a couple of years ago, he said you will have baggage that people don't understand. He was lovely and kind full of emphathy. From that day on my spinal surgery has never bothered me at all. It's daft anyway as the outcome was brilliant I got better.
Sometimes talking to a symphathetic stranger helps.
sending big hugs xx
I have had no problem talking about hy hip, but I think that is one of the strengths of this forum, we all seem to be very open and honest about our various worries, concerns, and things that happen to us. I think that has helped me to talk more openly about mine and the complications I have had with it.
I would have trouble explaining to my work colleagues about how I had a catheter fitted by two young ladies in the middle of the night to relieve my pain for instance, but on here I was able to reassure others that it isn't half as bad or embasrassing as it appears at first.
We are all such good friends on here, but as someone else said, we just haven't met face-to-face yet. We all know the score, it hurts in different places, it can be embarassing when you slip off a bedpan and wee the bed, a lot of us get setbacks, and we all get successes too.
Celebrate the successes, celebrate the freedom from OA pain.
Graham - 🚀💃
Hi Alexis,
It is natural that such a HUGE major surgery and recovery is something you do not wish to dwell upon. It is hell. We each react in different ways. It is horrible to have to go through this. I can bet that no one wanted this surgery. Worry not my dear about how this surgery has affected you in this way.
On here we share a great many details to encourage each other and we know that others who have been through this will understand, and that is a comfort to ourselves and others. But the average person out there would not understand.
I can talk about my THR experience easily, but you know what I cannot talk about? And cannot even listen to others talk about? Childbirth. And I chose to go through it once! Who knows why some life experiences affect us differently than others.
Glad you are doing well otherwise!
Dawn, USA
Well put Renee! I agree that trauma must truly "leave a big imprint in the cells of our body, mind and soul..." and in ways that we might never know, nor understand. You making this point caused me to think of something my former long time massage therapist, a very gifted now deceased person, said to me. I had fallen asleep during the massage and when he awakened me, I said, "Oh no! I missed the massage!" And he said, "Worry not, your body did not miss it."
Interesting.
Dawn
Dear Alexis
You are amazing and so brave and clearly doing really well!
I never cease to be impressed by the people I meet on this forum.
I suggest that you just tell anyone who asks exactly what you have told us.
You really don't have to do anything that makes you feel bad.It is enough that you have come through it and now the priority is to enjoy your life to the full!
I am sure people only ask out of concern for you, but would not wish to make you feel emotional, so just stick to what is right for you.
Wishing you the very best
Love from Joyxx