well hippies here I go again, 2nd hip!! maybe this time next year I'll be able to fly out and visit my son in TN, and be able to walk round !! thanks everyone who has wished me luck, I'll check in later.
Good luck Lynne
Hopefully your op won't be long now.
Thanks Joanne x
Good luck Lynne, hope you get your life back very soon! Take care. X
wow Lynn now theress something to work for, go for it and enjoy your holiday.
Best of luck Lynne.
X Westie 😊
Good luck Lynne 😊
And have faith, you'll walk in TN! 😉
Hi Lynne
I wish you luck. I only have about 14 weeks before I have my other one done too. I think it will be a long wait and time will drag. I am not looking forward to it after all the problems I have had with the left one but it has to be done.
I hope all goes ok with yours.
Hi all, well just back from the hospital, feeling knackered lol so sitting down with a cup of tea, thanks everyone for you replies, hope all is well with you,
Lynne
good job .... relax and have a good night,lynne - see you tomorrow
big hug
thanks honey , same to you x
All the very best Lynne, make the most of relaxing in hosp and give yourself time to recover at home. Dot xx
good luck xxx
Whow your 2nd hip? I just got one done 6 weeks ago, still in horrible PAIN and have to get the same side knee done next. I hope this all ends one day. Already had one knee done 6 yrs. ago too.
Hi everyone,
well today I'm having one of those weird days, I feel down and out of sorts, I'm sure we all get these days, my ibs is giving me pain, anyway after yesterdays good day it seems so awfull, I'm wondering if it's because I've come off my anti depressants they were given to me 18 moths ago because I was feeling down ( all to do with the hip pain and imobility issues) anyway I forgot to say before but I also take thyroxine for underactive thyriod have done since 2000 when I started to gain wieght , but the meds worked and 2 years ago I was my normal weight of 10st.8lbs, yesterday my weight was 12st 13lbs!!!!!!!!!! it made me feel awful, I know I can't exercise untill the other hip is done, I have tried to be more active (spring cleaning the kitchen etc) but the pain was too much, anyway I eat healthy and bake my own bread (no salt added) Iv'e baked a batch of healthy granola bars for my weeks breakfast, I have one light meal at 6pm, so I asked the dr yesterday why my weight is still rising, they took bloods and she said they would check my thyriod levels and see if I needed to up my dose, all this and now after coming off the anti depressants my bp has gone back to normal, but the gp says once you start bp meds you can't stop, however the hospital told me to dicuss it with him again, as it was probably the anti d's that caused the high bp!! god! I sit here and wonder what else can go wrong with me, sorry to wine on, but 3 years ago I was happy fit and enjoying life then everything started to go wrong with me,I don't know what I would do without you guys, thanks so much
Aww Lynne I put on a lot of weight while waiting for my hip to be done. That in itself is depressing, but since the op I have a new lease of life, and I know with the excercises and the walking I can shift some of the weight anyway. ou did the right thing too by putting it on paper and sharing. When do you get the results of the blood test back? (((hug)))
Hi Gillcat,
they said they would call me in 2 days and if I need higher meds they will fax my gp and a scrip will be left for me, I just hope it's not the depression withdrawel , or worse maybe they did help but so gradually that I did'nt notice, I'm just so sick of loading my body up with all these chemicals if I don't really need them, sometimes the meds are worse than the complaint, but thanks for getting back to me,it helps to know there's somebody there, as I'm on my own xx
your never on your own Lynne, maybe you need to wean yourself from the meds instead of stopping them altogether straighta way? hang on in there I'm sure there's an answer sometimes it just takes a bit longer to find it.
awww lyne so sorry you are having a bad time - have you considered alternative therapies? accupuncture is very good for both pain and depression
take care xxx
Good morning Lynne ... How are feeling this morning? Hopefully you were able to sleep well ... It is such a roller coaster ride, isn't it? not only the physical side of it but also the emotional part - I gained a lot of weight too, and, like gillcat said, that alone is depressing enough ... I am on anti d's and it might be possible that you are experiencing some withdrawel signs --- my GP here wants me to stay on it - lso, on anti d's and still getting these bouts of depression - you are definitely not alone - try to be less hard on your self and accept that this is what is at the moment - it sucks! so what? you are not doing anything wrong nor is it your fault or anybody elses ... we are on our own individual journey and surrounded by all these wonderful people to support us ... be kind and gentle with your self - take good care of Lynne - warm hug