I'm home after having my hip op and i feel yuck

elnafinn

Hi Efleure

I hope you are feeling ok today. We are all here for you, you know that though, well I hope you do. I shall whisper so that DD does not hear but I had a lovely surgeon who kept on telling me what invasive surgery I had just had on my knee, to take it slowly and it would be at least one year before I would be able to forget about it all and he was right, of course. Not all medics are the same, without heart or feeling, but I am sorry that you were in so much pain afterwards which must have been unbearable for you. It was bad enough for me, with the morphine and then other stronger meds that you unfortunately are unable to tolerate. Anyway, now think forward, you will be alright and in a week or so, you will look back and see just how much progress you have made.

Love
Elna x

dreamdaisy

You didn't whisper quietly enough, my lovely elna! I know that all surgeons are not the same but I didn't have any warnings about the aftermath - and I would cheerfully suggest that not many people do. I genuinely think they do forget sometimes about the human element of it all - to them we are just sets of bones and cartilage and flesh to be fiddled about with and repaired, but we are not human meccano! Surgery wrecked my left knee - it had been left for far too long while orthopaedics and rheumatology argued about whose pigeon I was and the same op had to be repeated 16 months later. Your guy sounds lovely - hang on to him tho I sincerely hope you never have to see him again! DD

elnafinn

dreamdaisy wrote:

You didn't whisper quietly enough, my lovely elna! I know that all surgeons are not the same but I didn't have any warnings about the aftermath - and I would cheerfully suggest that not many people do. I genuinely think they do forget sometimes about the human element of it all - to them we are just sets of bones and cartilage and flesh to be fiddled about with and repaired, but we are not human meccano! Surgery wrecked my left knee - it had been left for far too long while orthopaedics and rheumatology argued about whose pigeon I was and the same op had to be repeated 16 months later. Your guy sounds lovely - hang on to him tho I sincerely hope you never have to see him again! DD

Aw, I am sorry about your experiences with your knee, DD. It is luck of the draw on many occasions and on many accounts. I sincerely hope I do not have to see him again even though he was excellent.

My mum did not fare so well with either of her knees replacements. Both pretty horrenduous experiences for her and those close to her. The 2nd knee op, we nearly lost her, a few times. With the first one, the "hospital" managed to break her femur and that knee/leg is now very weak, a few years on.

We have to keep on keeping on, though, don't we?

Love
Elna x

skezier

Hi Efleure,

I do hope your feeling a bit better today and that the pain has eased a bit, it will soon and I still don' know how you have coped with out the morphine or pethidine. I really think you deserve a medal for that one! hell with my back they floated me for 8 days! As it wore off the pain was the worst I have ever experienced so well done you!

It is invasive! I spent a week in theaters seeing ops and its maga invasive. They don't dwell on it I think as well you need it done and in my case I went down to theaters expecting a simple 2 disc laminectomy, I woke in intensive care having ha a full decompression, I know it needed doing :roll:

Its this 'you will be out of bed with in so many days' and it makes you feel you will be up and running... but of course your not. Its going to get better an the pain will ease the longer after the op you get.

I haven't had my hips done so can't help with the practical side but I do know about the (in my case) frustration side. Leaving you a ((( ))) and a hope for a better day. Cris x

dreamdaisy

How the hell did they do that? Grounds to sue, I would have thought. Despite the fact that some people's bones crumble like chalk they are rather tough things! Your poor mum, what a dreadful thing to happen. Ghastly.

My bones are beautiful, I have Xrays to prove it. it's the over-production of synovial fluid that did for me. By the time he got around to operating on it the accumulated (and solidified) gunk of nearly five years had distorted my knee to astonishing levels (pictures of my surgery are in medical textbooks - revolting - surgeon ecstatic, weird man) and the damage that caused is the root of my weakness now. The humira has stopped that for the time being but the damage to my knees is done. Hence the crutches, can't walk without them (plus the fact that ankles and toes have now joined the party.) Sorry effleure, I've just realised - we've hijacked your thread! DD

barbara12

Hi Efleure,
Just calling in to see how you are today, I do hope you manage some rest, and that the pain is under control.
You take things easy, and give it time.
Lots of love and gentle hugs ((((((()))))))
Barbara xx

tillytop

Hi Efleure,

Just to say that I am still thinking of you.

Love Tilly x

kathbee

Me too efleure.

Hope you are just a tidgy bit better
or even a lot, now that would be good,
but try to be patient.

Love Kath

hileena111

Hi, Like everyone else....its early days yet.....my THR was done beginning of Feb and my 2nd one is due in 2 months time...I had a spinal block. Anaemia does make you feel dreadful....I was only in hospital from Fri {day of op} until the Mon but had to have 2 transfusions in that time.....the 6 weeks on you back is dreadful...I know.....even my v shaped pillow didnt work for me but try everything....we're all different. See your GP and talk to him/her and keep on top iof the pain....dont play catch up with it.....thats no good..doesnt work LOL as I found out
Love
Hileena

marion1952

Hi Efleure

One more thing I forgot to mention - the crutches absolutely 'murder' your hands when you do a lot of walking...

so - send the girls out to b and q to get some grey foam pipe lagging (the larger size). It costs about 62p per strip. Cut a piece of foam roughly the size of the 'hand section' of the crutch. Cut the piece of foam lengthways, to open it out. Wrap the foam round the 'hand section' of the crutch and keep it in place with either a strong elastic band or, better still, one of those thin plastic strips that fasten at the end.

It really saves your hands a lot of pain and is cheap too!!

Marion

efleure

Hello again you lovely lot. Thanks again for the support. Unbelievable how it helps mentally to have your support. Didn't realise how depressed and hopeless this op would make me feel. I know i have circumstances that don't help, but still...DD..I so identify with what you have written. My surgeon is one of the most highly acclaimed in his field, apparently, but god, what a plonker of a human being he is...well to me...he only spoke to me for a minute before the surgery, which despite me trying to say how scared I was, he kept repeating his success rate, and then once after, when i was lying there begging for pain relief, where he said it went well, but that i had bloody hard bones...i hated him. And he definitely gave the impression that i was just a carcass to add to his success( hopefully..) rate. Sorry to hear your experience DD was so traumatic. I think it makes such a difference to our recovery rate , how we are treated when in that vulnerable state. It instills a fear that never leaves you, and it makes you feel pathetic, rather than brave in going ahead with the surgery and trying to get over it. I slept better last night and feel sure it was because of all your replies and support. I'm just trying to accept that i feel horrible and i will for a while. It just helps to know so many of you , for various reasons, have been through this, and worse, and you all say it gets better. I have explained to my younger kids how bad i feel, and they are trying their best to cope, but can't help but feel it must be awful for them..but anyhow, can't do anything about that now...thanks to you all again, and i hope you are all feeling better than me tonight!

efleure

tillytop wrote:

Hi Efleure,

Just to say that I am still thinking of you.

Love Tilly x

Aw, thanks Tilly. x

efleure

skezier wrote:

Hi Efleure,

I do hope your feeling a bit better today and that the pain has eased a bit, it will soon and I still don' know how you have coped with out the morphine or pethidine. I really think you deserve a medal for that one! hell with my back they floated me for 8 days! As it wore off the pain was the worst I have ever experienced so well done you!

It is invasive! I spent a week in theaters seeing ops and its maga invasive. They don't dwell on it I think as well you need it done and in my case I went down to theaters expecting a simple 2 disc laminectomy, I woke in intensive care having ha a full decompression, I know it needed doing :roll:

Its this 'you will be out of bed with in so many days' and it makes you feel you will be up and running... but of course your not. Its going to get better an the pain will ease the longer after the op you get.

I haven't had my hips done so can't help with the practical side but I do know about the (in my case) frustration side. Leaving you a ((( ))) and a hope for a better day. Cris x

Thanks Cris, and sorry to hear about your dreadful experience.....

efleure

dreamdaisy wrote:

How the hell did they do that? Grounds to sue, I would have thought. Despite the fact that some people's bones crumble like chalk they are rather tough things! Your poor mum, what a dreadful thing to happen. Ghastly.

My bones are beautiful, I have Xrays to prove it. it's the over-production of synovial fluid that did for me. By the time he got around to operating on it the accumulated (and solidified) gunk of nearly five years had distorted my knee to astonishing levels (pictures of my surgery are in medical textbooks - revolting - surgeon ecstatic, weird man) and the damage that caused is the root of my weakness now. The humira has stopped that for the time being but the damage to my knees is done. Hence the crutches, can't walk without them (plus the fact that ankles and toes have now joined the party.) Sorry effleure, I've just realised - we've hijacked your thread! DD

Ah DD,please feel free...bored with my self anyhow. lol

efleure

barbara12 wrote:

Hi Efleure,
Just calling in to see how you are today, I do hope you manage some rest, and that the pain is under control.
You take things easy, and give it time.
Lots of love and gentle hugs ((((((()))))))
Barbara xx

Thanks Barbara...much appreciated...x

efleure

kathbee wrote:

Me too efleure.

Hope you are just a tidgy bit better
or even a lot, now that would be good,
but try to be patient.

Love Kath

I'm trying Kath..honest...thanks x

efleure

hileena111 wrote:

Hi, Like everyone else....its early days yet.....my THR was done beginning of Feb and my 2nd one is due in 2 months time...I had a spinal block. Anaemia does make you feel dreadful....I was only in hospital from Fri {day of op} until the Mon but had to have 2 transfusions in that time.....the 6 weeks on you back is dreadful...I know.....even my v shaped pillow didnt work for me but try everything....we're all different. See your GP and talk to him/her and keep on top iof the pain....dont play catch up with it.....thats no good..doesnt work LOL as I found out
Love
Hileena

Good advice ...thanks hileena..x

efleure

marion1952 wrote:

Hi Efleure

One more thing I forgot to mention - the crutches absolutely 'murder' your hands when you do a lot of walking...

so - send the girls out to b and q to get some grey foam pipe lagging (the larger size). It costs about 62p per strip. Cut a piece of foam roughly the size of the 'hand section' of the crutch. Cut the piece of foam lengthways, to open it out. Wrap the foam round the 'hand section' of the crutch and keep it in place with either a strong elastic band or, better still, one of those thin plastic strips that fasten at the end.

It really saves your hands a lot of pain and is cheap too!!

Marion

Thanks Marion....good advice...got blisters already...will sent oldest daughter out tomorrow...thanks..x

frogmorton

Hi Efflure

So very pleased to see you sounding a good bit dare I say it 'better' in the sense that you had a better night and you dont feel so alone

Beleive you are not and things will fet better a ,little every day and soon you will look back a week and say - Iwas in AGONY all the time then - NOw it's only some of the time and so on till it does fade to a distant memory.

Then you will be glad you had it done.

Sleep well tonight

Love

Toni xx

cheztish

Hi Efleure. Really hope things are gradually beginning to feel better for you. This is my first ever post on a forum so I hope its useful! My sister had a hip replacement a month ago. She had low blood pressure and anaemia afterwards. And like the other poster, she had transfusions which made her feel a great deal better. I do hope you've got something now which is helping with the pain. when I was with my sister we worked out a schedule for her each day. It was a balance of eating little and often (helps with the meds) drinking plenty of water(helps with everything) changing position regularly (sitting, walking, exercises resting) and then doing enough walking so that you can get back easily to where you started. She also took vitamin c every day just to make sure she didnt get an infection. And now she's doing really great. I do hope it works out for you in time. Maybe your girls could help you keep to your schedule by reminding you things. They're probbly more comfortable with a role. Wow what a long message. Sorry, but good luck!

hileena111

My main complaint after my THR was the amount of people that told be about their friend/sister etc that had a THR and was perfect immediately....anyone else come across that???? Maikes you feel so inadequate {sp??}....No pain...walking perfectly etc etc etc....made me want to scream LOL
Love
Hileena

efleure

frogmorton wrote:

Hi Efflure

So very pleased to see you sounding a good bit dare I say it 'better' in the sense that you had a better night and you dont feel so alone

Beleive you are not and things will fet better a ,little every day and soon you will look back a week and say - Iwas in AGONY all the time then - NOw it's only some of the time and so on till it does fade to a distant memory.

Then you will be glad you had it done.

Sleep well tonight

Love

Toni xx

Thanks very much Toni....x

efleure

cheztish wrote:

Hi Efleure. Really hope things are gradually beginning to feel better for you. This is my first ever post on a forum so I hope its useful! My sister had a hip replacement a month ago. She had low blood pressure and anaemia afterwards. And like the other poster, she had transfusions which made her feel a great deal better. I do hope you've got something now which is helping with the pain. when I was with my sister we worked out a schedule for her each day. It was a balance of eating little and often (helps with the meds) drinking plenty of water(helps with everything) changing position regularly (sitting, walking, exercises resting) and then doing enough walking so that you can get back easily to where you started. She also took vitamin c every day just to make sure she didnt get an infection. And now she's doing really great. I do hope it works out for you in time. Maybe your girls could help you keep to your schedule by reminding you things. They're probbly more comfortable with a role. Wow what a long message. Sorry, but good luck!

Thanks so much and very honoured to be part of your first post...i think you're right about some sort of schedule...i'm a bit all over the place at the mo with my meds and stuff..keep forgetting what and when, and taking the codeine with the iron tablets is causing havoc with the toilet situation...have just started to try and move about in different ways...have got sciatica and lower back pain so if i sit too long that is horrid so need to be braver about just getting up and flexing a bit. I'm glad to hear your sister is doing so well, and that inspires me...thanks very much for your post.

efleure

hileena111 wrote:

My main complaint after my THR was the amount of people that told be about their friend/sister etc that had a THR and was perfect immediately....anyone else come across that???? Maikes you feel so inadequate {sp??}....No pain...walking perfectly etc etc etc....made me want to scream LOL
Love
Hileena

YES!!!! Exactly Hileena....everyone I spoke to , apart from on here obviously, said that same thing...that their neighbour/neighbour's friend/cat/neighbour had a thr, and were running about without pain/crutches etc almost immediately..my mum drove me mad as she's neighbours with the secretary of a surgeon in the hospital i went to, and she kept telling my mum that I'd be fine within a few days, and it was very routine, etc so i have had to almost convince my mum that i'm not trying it on, and there's nothing wrong with me, i'm normal in my suffering....everyone's got an opinion third hand...wish they'd shut up unless they've been through it!!!

ironic

Hi Efleure, Glad you are back home but sorry things were so rough for you. I cannot help much as I am RA but I have noticed with even a minor op the anaesthetic can make you feel sick and dizzy for a good week or more.
So glad you posted.

I do hope things get better soon for you.

Lv, Ix