Week 4

Bones, joints and muscles
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it has been four weeks today, but I am still on two sticks. Struggling with back pain. I had my right hip done a year gone June and then my left was on the 14th of oct and I feel my left leg is longer than my right. Spoke to the nurse when she took my staples out and she said it is because my leg was still swollen and it will settle. I think this is why I am still on two sticks and my left leg still has not settled. Can not go for walks this time as the weather here is shocking and can not take the risk incase I fall, so I am taking trips up and down stares and holding onto the benches in the kitchen while I tidy up. So I and getting about. I so wish this was all over and I was back to work because I am getting so depressed stirring here on my own all day not even been able to take a walk around the block. 

Hope I am more mobile before Christmas as there s nothing done. Gifts not wrapped tree still in the loft and still need to do that big clean up. 

Im not looking for simpothy I am just airing my feelings to make me feel a bit better. X

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Dear heather, 4 weeks is to early to feel great. Im nearly 5 week

And still use the walker and have some pain. Every one healing different. I have couple melt down and was depressed and cry.

My operated leg feel longer like ur and I was told it will setl. All is

Still swollen and i was told ti give it time. All my family live in

Europe and im in Australia by my self. I dipend on my frinds to do my cleaning shoping and so on. I can go for walk because nice weather. Please give the time and dont get depres.

Big hug and u will see all will be fine. This forum is great and all

Try help. Sorry about mu Englis its not perfect but i just want u to chin up and i hope u will fine soon.

Hug Madla🌹

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I am so sorry your recovery isn't going better...I put my tree up a few weeks ago because my surgery is Thanksgiving week on the 22nd and I knew I wouldn't be able to do it..Hang in there and you will get well soon.

Hugs, m0rningangel1

 

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Hi Heather. I remember 4 week point well. I had just about had enough by then and I had no complications. However I found after that it seemed to get better.

I'm 7 weeks today and am mostly independent now. Can manage the cleaning except too much bending and cannot vacuum.

The one thing that I do have is groin pain. Different to before the op. See surgeon on the 16th so will ask him about it then. Hopefully physio can recommend some new exercises.

So my friend chin up. This recovery is hard and horrible. Nobody tells you beforehand and at least we can all have a moan on here with people who understand. Hope you feel better soon. 4 weeks is early days. Xxx

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hi heather,

great, isn't it ... but this too shall pass ....

how much do you remember the post-op period after 1 st THR?  

doesn't matter really, becuase you can't compare the 2 ... I had 2 THr surgeries 6 months apart , but even then I thought the 2nd one was more painful ..according to my surgeon I had forgotten how it felt already ...

on a good day, get the wrapping paper put and start wrapping ... one gift at a time ... 

big warm hug

you are doing great by the way

renee

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that is very nicely written Madla ...

how are you feeling today ?

so great that you are coming here and sharing with other hippies ..

angel blessings

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Dear Renee, i started feel better still pain but not so bet how use

To be. Still take some pain killer but not so often. I reckon week 3 and 4 wasnt great. I do my walking every day and some excesice. U help me lots Renee. I hope when i started do physio in hospital all will setle down ,sweling will go down and hopefully my limping will go also.

Big hug

Madla

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I'm just in front of you heather 😘, 5 weeks and 1 day , and I'm still on 2 crutches too love 😪. I'm trying to use 1 around the house but it feels like my leg is too long also , I wil hopefully find out if there's a discrepancy when I see my surgeon on the 16th next week . It's very upsetting to be on 2 crutches still when I read lots of posts where others are off crutches altogether and earlier than me 😪. So I'm feeling your pain heather, your not alone. And my knees and back are killing me 😖

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Thank you. My knees and back is killing too. Nice to know that I'm not the only one. 

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Hi Heather. Knees hurt because nerves from hips apparently go to knees. Back probably hurting because of sleeping on it and walking badly.

I found Arnica gel on knees helped and Arnica tablets were recommenddd to assist healing. Xxx

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Hope things improve for you soon Heather. I'm sure they will. I'm progressing but it is slow and the weeks go by don't they , with just little developments sometimes. Let us know how things go..

Bless you...Rob

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I wonder do you know how long you stay on blood thinners after surgery. That is the one thing I didn't think of. I am having eye surgery on December 19th, my hip surgery is November 22...so not quite four weeks. I have to be off the blood thinners a week before the eye surgery...this is cutting things really close

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Anyone know how long you have to be on blood thinners after surgery?

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I was told 6 or 7 weeks on blood thinners after sergery. But I will see my surgeon 24 November.

Madla

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I had to self-inject bloodthinner (Fragmin) for 6 weeks - 

but there a lot of different approaches - 2,3, 4 weekd or tablets and those LED socks ...

it probably depends on what your surgeon recommends 

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Thanks for your kind thoughts. I am getting there. I'm astill a little scabby and court it while taking my trousers off last night and it wepped  and bleed a little and still stings. Phoning the dr today for more pain killers. 

I sound so negative. I am getting better but it is slow this time. 

Hope all is well with you rob and you are getting there. Take care and God bless. X

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no not at all just finished my thinners Friday and I had my op 14th oct. it's not nice. I can not lie, but it is soon over. Best thing to do is take a deep breath and make it quick. In inject and out nipping the skin. Don't think just do it as it has to be done. Hope all goes well. X

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Mine are just 12 days! No idea why so short. I should maybe ask now that I've seen how long others have taken them, just in case someone made a miscount!

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Hi Heather

​I'm not as far along as you - only day 7 today - so I can't really compare. But I have been on cruches since May already (long story!) and also live on my own, so I really can empathise with the whole situation. But I just wanted to say that there is nothing at all wrong with a bit of sympathy, so you can have a whole load of it from me cheesygrin

​If nothing is done for Christmas, so what? The fate of the world does not hinge on it. If it comes to it - postpone Christmas! A place I worked at some years ago, the department said there were altogether too many parties and things in December (it was a sociable place - everyone went to everyone elses) so they decided to postpone Christmas in the department and have it in February when everyone was thinking good weather would never arrive (although, being in the UK, that seems like a reasonable thing to think as it often doesn't biggrin​). It was great - Christmas tree, decorations, party and meal - the lot happened in February! Why not plan for a February Christmas party for friends and family? It isn't unreasonable to think you won't be well up to organising it, and people will probably appreciate it more then. And that will give you something to do while you are sitting at home - plan for the best ever February Christmas party!

​As for sitting on your own, I don't know about you, but this can be really great time. Look on the positive - you don't have to be sociable! If you want to hang around half the morning in your tatty but much loved dressing gown, then just go for it. I'm in mine as I type lol I don't have to conform to the rules of getting up and getting dressed and then doing whatever.... I can do what I want, when I want, and there aren't many times in my life I get to do that. I have been pondering the idea of having a day when I don't ever get dressed! If you want to watch that chick flick at 10 am in the morning (you know, the one that you'd ​never admit to watching, ever, to anyone) then you can.

​I'm making great progress through the Dr Who colouring book my friend bought me for my birthday - you'd be amazed how relaxing it is and time flies.

​And if you'd really like to celebrate being on your own, just read a couple of the threads on here about the partners from hell and how much "help" they are. Yes, many people have great family who are a tremendous help, but not all. And besides which, I bet even those with helpful family are truly itching to be on their own for a bit at times too - it's the human condition that we hanker for what we haven't got!

​So if "stuff" isn't happening according to the timetable you want it to do - just change the rules. You're on your own. The rules can be whatever you want them to be.

​And now, I suppose I really should think about getting myself out of this dressing gown in the next ... say.... hour!

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Nicely written. Im same by my self. 5 weeks after operation,

Familyi n Europe and me in Australia. Madla