Have just joined this Forum and read several discussions.
I just wanted to let you know that I am having a left total hip replacement next Thursday the 21st of May. I am a nervous ex-nurse, who used to work on an Orthopaedic ward!! I have never had an operation before, so naturally very anxious.
The hospital that I am going to often uses a spinal and general anaesthetic combined for this procedure, but I have degenerative disc disease and several prolapsed discs, so would not be happy about having a spinal anaesthetic in case it aggravates my condition.
Of course, I won't know what the Anaesthetist will recommend until I meet him next week on my admission. I'm hoping that I can have a general with extra pain relief via infusion or other means.
Does anyone have any experience in with any of the above?!
Hi cornishpixie, I to a having my hip opp on the 21st may, scary isn't it, I don't have the problem you have, but I'm having a double hr, I'm sure we will be fine.
Good luck, as an ex nurse-tutor who took tons of bloods abroad as an aid worker, I can't face seeing my own blood being taken....so understand your 'nervous ex-nurse' tag!
All I can add is that with yr medical knowledge you will be good at asking the questions you need to!
Mine is a bone on bone and TLHR I'm in next Thursday too. 21st May. Guess we are a threesome lol. I'm in Kings Lynn Norfolk where are you two? anyway good luck to both of you. xx Catch you on here afterwards xx
Hi..I had mine 15 months ago and it was the best thing I've ever done...not a fraction as bad post op as I thought. I had a general and was quite out of it for the first night....i was up on the zimmer the following day, up and down the stairs on crutches on the second day and home on third....no probs and great physio...but you must do the exercises...good luck
Hi I am current old SRN who had a rt hip replacement 3 months ago I am now in Sydney having my lt knee replaced
i moved to Oz 7 yrs ago and am now a citizen.
i too was terrified, we are in the business and we both know what can go wrong............but remember, rarely does
What I suggest from my own experience is contact the anaesthetic department and see if you can book a telephone discussion with the anaesthetist and see what he recommends and does with similar patients to you. Instead of a spinal he can give you an inguinal block which can deaden the pain for a couple of days along with the GA
Contact a Physio in the hospital and get some pre-op exercises you can do to strengthen everything up.
i also splurged on a quilted single mattress topper and brought in my own soft pillows. The plastic on hospital beds and pillows is awful and you don't need extra discomfort.
that sounds great, you obviously had a good experience which is very reassuring, although I'm aware that everyone is different. But everyone says that it's the best thing they've ever done.Im hoping that I recover as well as you did and intend to do my exercises religiously!
hi cornishpixie ( how creative some of your names are!!!!) - re Anaesthesia : I asked for general as I didn;t want to hear, smell or feel anything - put me to sleep and wake me when it is over .... I understand that it is not like that anymore and also the preferred way - Did GA anyway ... woke up fine,a bit woozy but not nauseated - No after effects - did you have your pre-op session yet? ask, okay and no need to work yourself in to a frenzy .. (like I did :-))
I don't care which way is first, Jam or cream, just as long as I get one. Had hip done 5 months ago now and everything tickety-boo. All the best to you Cornishpixie.
Mic, Next time we meet, a cream tea must be on the agenda!
Yes all ready for admission, it's been hard as I can't walk, can't go to work and have to sleep downstairs, in fact it's a nightmare trying to do anything, so all be it I'm terrified of the opp, it will be so lovely to get my life back.
having hair done today, at home , so that will be nice.
well to add to the confusion even more, I'm a Devon born girl living in Cornwall- have done for most of the time since I was 3. So that just adds to the cream tea debate!
Anyhow, cream tea sounds good- making pasties for dinner tonight, so may just knock up a few scones whilst I'm at it. I'm all for sound healing!!😄😄😄