I have just had my operation confirned by my surgeons secretary. I have also had an appology from my surgeon for not being able to get me in sooner because he spoke to me on the phone at the same time
I go in for my right hip replacemnt having had the left one done in April
.I will be going in Monday 4th.January I will be the first to arrive on the ward after christmas so my room will be waiting for me when I arrive.
I hope this will be the begining or getting my life back. I am starting to get cabin feaver again and it isn't nice.
I wish those who are my friends on here a happy christmas and I hope if you havn't had your hip / hips done yet you wont be waiting too much longer.
I am still very scared but I can;'t stand the pain any moere. When I lay on my bed now the outside of my right foot lays on the matress like I have broken my ankle or my leg My knee is very swollen and my lower leg is constantly numb like I have a trapped nerve.
I will be glad when it is over. but I also am not looking forward to starting from day one again.
But I am determind to get back to being as foit as I was before it all went wrong.
Good luck. This time next year you'll be balancing on a ladder putting up decorations and your op will be a distant memory. Get it over and get on with life, as you are doing. Best of luck with the op and your recovery.
I am new to this forum and have to have a right hip replacement on 30th December. I have never been in hospital and am terrified at the thought of it. However I am 53 and can hardly walk at all. I do get a lot of pain on weight bearing but am not to bad if I can rest. My life is totally restricted and I have lost friends as I am not able to do days out shopping and country walks with them anymore.
I too get cabin fever and have spent the last 2 years getting slowly more imobile so I know it needs doing. I think I have tried every rememdy on the market for arthritis and then find out that mine is a birth defect of the hip socket.
Great news, wha t a way to start a new year, a new you, newhip, new life. I am very thankful in having mine done, i have about 85% of my life back which increases daily. With out the support of the wonderful family i would not be where i am, so a very happy christmas to you.
Hailea I too was petrified never been in hospital never had an op xi am 4 days post op and all the arthritic pain has gone its wonderful x I'm not going to lie to you the surgery pain is not nice but as long as you keep your meds up its manageable and use ice packs do a little physio and rest rest rest xxx my experience at the hospital was fine the staff new how nervous I was and really looked after me x I walked down to go for my op and I can tell you I was shaking they sat me on a bed and said we are just going to do your spinal injection I felt something cold on my back and the next thing I knew I was waking up in recovery with a lovely nurse at my side saying its all done let's get you to the ward for a cup of tea:-) good luck my darling and trust all will be OK :-) xx
Sorry meant to say both my hipe were found to be birth defects and my surgeon said that mine could have gone at any time. I was lucky to have lasted as long as I did. I am almost the same age as you so I know how you feel. I hope you won't wait till it isx too late and your hip collapses like mine did.
I have had loads of operations done in the last 4 years cluding one hip already. It doesn't get any easier. I am still scared. I have a really bad needle phobia and some experiences with some staff have not been great in the past.. Still after this op I only have two more to go and I shouldnt see a hospital theater for a good while.
Yes you are right I am not looking forward to it. But being out of this pain will be a relief. I just hope the op goes as well as the last one but I don't get the problens after that I had with the last one.
Good luck to you on the 7th. Yes I will catch up with you once your back on here and we can exchange stories.
Have a great christmas yourself. I already have one present. I have a propper armchair. The lazy boy didn't work out so I sent it back and got a better chair like the ones on the ward but better.
Hailea - That is excellent news - I am so very pleased that you have it sorted out - though I squirmed for you when you described the "birds eye" view of your bad leg. Now take care of yourself in the meantime and have lots of treats. 2016 is going to be a good year - I can feel it in my bones
I could have had the second one done 4 months after the first. But I got complications then they got too busy to get me in and things just got worse. I guess 9 months apart is better than waiting the 5 years I waited for the first one.
Yeah I squirm every time I move. It isn't pleasent
I would love a beer or two I might risk one Christmas day. I know I will be able to have a few to celabrate once I am fully healed and off all these bad meds. So that is something to look forward too.