Four weeks to wait for op.....starting to feel like I, ll never feel like myself again. After yet another night of broken sleep , I feel so down . Do ya ever get to being back to A 1.
Hi I'm 4 weeks tomorrow and all good apart from the lack of sleep same as you , making me so down ..Hoping like you that this will get better as no sleep means shattered all day waiting for Ned and the cycle starts again ...
feel for you
Amanda x
I know how you feel, I've experienced that feeling many times recently in the run up to my operation, which I had on Monday. It will come soon enough Lynne, and then it's a whole different set of emotions that you go through. I didn't expect to feel quite so helpless or emotional, but it's only 2 days post op, so one day at a time. I'm going to set myself a goal each day, which will hopefully keep me focused and give me something to feel proud about. Today was getting myself out of bed, to the toilet, and then getting to the chair rather than back into bed. Although I was exhausted afterwards, it felt good. Stay positive Lynne, you will get there. Kathy x
Started with hip aching ....now its foot ....calf ....thigh.....is this normal
Just 9 more days to wait for me and the cold wet weather we are having in my bit of the UK is playing havoc with both my hips. The naproxen doesn't seem to work anymore. It is so frustrating. I have been waiting since last October so desperate to get it over with. I feel for you too. I use sleep plus and deep sleep pillow sprays and they do help with sleep.
Best wishes
Ann
Yes I started with front of hip now it's deep inside as well and radiates to my knee, down my shin and into my foot. More so in wet weather.
Ann
dear lynne
warm welcome to the hippies forum where we share personal experiences and stories - we come here in all ages and stages of the hip journey -
Most of us have been there, gone through it and are here to share ..
Pre-surgery time, the anticipation, the increasing pain and discomfort , of course it brings you down -
it sucks !!!!
I was so angry at my body !!! How dare she betray me -
Try to not be too angry, okay ... when your body and cells are stressed, you feel more pain -
Are you taking any medication for the pain - it won't help completely but sometimes takes the edge off -
Try to accept that this is what it is right now but help is on its way -
No, you will not go back to A1, whatever that means to you ... probably better, but different for sure --
Hang in there, darling and come here any time okay --- just to vent is okay with us ...
you are not alone
big warm hug
renee
Dear Lynne
The waiting can be difficult. For my original hip replacement I had two days notice so not too long to dwell on it. With the revision twenty years later my surgery kept being moved around but I was very relaxed about it all.
My first surgery was very successful and I was soon back to normal whilst the revision of it twenty years later was not so easy but rather than being 55 I was 75. The other thing was I was now on blood thinning tablets and bruised very easily. I found it much tougher getting my walking on crutches together in hospital as my muscles where not supporting me as they had at the original surgery.
I'm now about three months post op having had a five week non weight bearing delay due to an accident caused to me on the way home from hospital. I'm pretty well back to normal and yesterday I did a fast pace walk of about four miles and still felt fine and feel fine this morning. So yes expect to be A1 at some point. Keep positive and do your exercises even though they are boring!
Good luck
Cheers Richard
Thank you Renee yes I, m taking meds but think now I, m not getting much help from them. Can,t think back now to when I was pain free. Just to think I, ll be better is a comfort.
Lyn from another Lyn, you are at the worst possible time the waiting time now, you know you need the surgery, the Dr's know and admit you need the surgery.
My Dr helped the last few weeks with Norspan patches, morphine in a clear patch that you put on a non-fluffy spot, back of hip for me, Oh god the relief even if only for a couple of weeks, patch taken off on operating table.
I also took myself swimming or family did for exercise, as I was so sore and painful I could no longer walk, but I could tread water supported by a noodle in the local heated pool, felt it helped in the run up to surgery, I was a little more fit than I could have been just sitting around doing nothing, no that i am suggesting you are, I went swimming (treading water) day before surgery. and then went back in the water post surgery about 22 days with clearance from Dr's, would have gone earlier but Dr said not worth the risk of infection, and he forbade me to get in pool.
Best wishes, I know your surgery is going to be a success, post surgery uncomfortable, but each and every day you are a little better, so by the end of the first week, looking back, you will be able to say YAH HOOO, best thing I ever did to get this surgery, and from then on the improvement slow but steady, until you won;t know your old self, just the new bionic woman, as my husband calls me.
Richard ken. ....what a trooper .....posts like yours really make me want to gather myself and plough on. Fast pace walk of four mile......I, d be pleased to achieve half of that at three months .......Thank you
Dear Lyn
I agree that keeping fit is one of the best ways to help with having a good outcome and swimming has to be top of the list IMO in achieving this.
Cheers Richard
Thank you lyn.....really appreciate the positive comments. I know I, ll put every effort into getting better once the surgery is over. Just finding it so hard to keep my spirits up at present.
Dear Lynne
You will get there and it's amazing! I have just had my second done, first in June and before that I couldn't sleep, there was no way I could lie comfortably and yet I was anxious before my first. As they say 'it has been so good I went back for a second' , last month and the change within a few weeks is unbelievable. It's natural to be apprehensive, scared and depressed, nothing worse than these for getting to you when in pain and sleep deprived but I am now nearly 4 weeks post-op second THR and each day is a joy again.
Deep breaths, be reassured by all us 'hippies' and look forward to the return to your former lifestyle.
Hugs and lots of love. A XX
Hello annexe omg they we,re done close together. Glad to hear that you,ve done so well, it really makes me feel more positive when I hear positive news like this ......Thank you x x
Dear Lynne
Thank for your words of appreciation.
Do not beat yourself up if you make slower progress than I or others have made because there are so many different factors involved and we are all very different.
Good luck
Richard
it is funny ... well, not really .. but there will come a time that this time, the pain, the anticipation, will be a (distant) memory -
it is not helping you now, I know -
again, just come here ... no better bunch of people who understand exactly what you are going through -
Well, mother at 90 is almost back to A1! Give her two or three more months and, other hip permitting, she'll be back in the pool and driving. So, yes, it may be a slightly longer haul than they would have you believe, but if the spirit is willing! Hold on in there, Lynne. The relief from pain has immediate effects....when mother came back after her op - they kept her in three weeks for fear of blood clotting..no probs, fortunately- everyone said she looked 20 years younger. Of course she said it was the break from me....! But really the relief from pain and sleepless nights were plain to see.
All the very best from both of us,
Orsina and AM
Fantastic news... should be an inspiration to us all!
Cheers Richard
Oh that's fantastic news ...tell ya mum well done....and thank you for your positive feed to me . Much appreciated x x