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

efleure

ironic wrote:

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

Thank you so much x

chris7

Hi

Sorry I am late in on this one, but so sorry you have had such a bad time with and after your op. Must be so hard not being able to have the morphine to numb the agony. Do hope the support here has helped a little, it is still very early days for you so hope you are hanging in there and that it gets a little easier each day. I will be thinking of you and send gentle hugs. (((( ))))
Chris x

skezier

Hi Efleure,

Hope you got a good night and are feeling less sore today? I don't know how you survived without some heavy duty pain control and if I wore hat (hate them ) I would take it off to you. It really does get better and soon you will be well on the road to recovery and even the crutches will become second nature. Have a decent day. Cris x

Hi Cheztish,

Welcome to the forum and nice to meet you. x

frogmorton

Hi Effleure

I think I can dectect a feeling in your posts which says you are at least feeling better in yorself hearing all us lot moaning about our ops.

They cant tell us how bad it is i expect or we would run a mile

You keep trucking along - another night done.

Love and hugs Toni x

AND Chet - welcome and a nice first message.

efleure

chris7 wrote:

Hi

Sorry I am late in on this one, but so sorry you have had such a bad time with and after your op. Must be so hard not being able to have the morphine to numb the agony. Do hope the support here has helped a little, it is still very early days for you so hope you are hanging in there and that it gets a little easier each day. I will be thinking of you and send gentle hugs. (((( ))))
Chris x

The support has made all the difference...don't feel so alone and useless now...thanks Chris x

efleure

skezier wrote:

Hi Efleure,

Hope you got a good night and are feeling less sore today? I don't know how you survived without some heavy duty pain control and if I wore hat (hate them ) I would take it off to you. It really does get better and soon you will be well on the road to recovery and even the crutches will become second nature. Have a decent day. Cris x

Hi Cheztish,

Welcome to the forum and nice to meet you. x

Thanks Cris...yes, less sore today, and getting a bit more used to the sleeping on my back, scared to move in case i wake the leg up again...have padded the crutches today to make that easier and i'm getting used to them too...thanks again Cris..x

efleure

frogmorton wrote:

Hi Effleure

I think I can dectect a feeling in your posts which says you are at least feeling better in yorself hearing all us lot moaning about our ops.

They cant tell us how bad it is i expect or we would run a mile

You keep trucking along - another night done.

Love and hugs Toni x

AND Chet - welcome and a nice first message.

efleure

frogmorton wrote:

Hi Effleure

I think I can dectect a feeling in your posts which says you are at least feeling better in yorself hearing all us lot moaning about our ops.

They cant tell us how bad it is i expect or we would run a mile

You keep trucking along - another night done.

Love and hugs Toni x

AND Chet - welcome and a nice first message.

Yes Toni, am trying to be more relaxed and positive otherwise this is going to be hell for everyone my end...it does help to hear from people who have been there...thanks Toni.x

efleure

Just wanted to say to all who have been so kind to me, i hope you all have a good weekend...x

tkachev

You too Efleure,

I only heard horror stories pre-op and was terrified. I cancelled 2 dates as mentally not ready. My OH was getting very angry with me. Then I met a lot of peeps hopping about, demonstrating how wonderful their THR was and it did make me feel a lot better and confident.

all 5 of my children were about the morn of the op and I had to be brave for them but inside I was dying....I didnt feel I had a choice to show my feelings. Luckily all did go wel for me and recovery was fine if a little stressful as stll had to deal with the children.

You take care and keep resting
Elizabeth

dreamdaisy

Hi. I hope you had a better night and that things are easing, if only slowly. Give yourself time. DD

speedalong

Hi Efleure, hope you are noticing a gradual improvement as each day passes. Glad you are doing better on the crutches.

Speedy

Has your GP given you meds for constipation? If not get some from him/pharmacist. This was a problem for me post op due to the iron and codeine and drinking plenty and eating prunes, liquorice etc wasn't enough ....

skezier

Hi Efleure,

Hope you had a reasonable night ad have less pain today? Hang in there cus it will get better. Luv Cris x

frogmorton

Still thinking of you Efflure and hope you got some sleep.

Love and hugs

Toni xx

hileena111

Hi
Speedy said asking your doctor for laxitaves.
I found prune juice regularly every morning {not much} and some later in the day if I need it seemed to work well
Love
Hileena

dreamdaisy

Hi effleure, I hope all is well. DD

woodbon

Hello, I hope things are a little better now for you. I know hospitals are horrible places to be and no normal person likes being a patient, but I wonder, sometimes, if they are too focussed on sending people home quickly, so they can get on with keeping within their targets. Maybe, a few more days in hospital could help deal with firstly, finding the correct pain relief and secondly, giving you that extra chance to rest and get over the surgery before being sent back to the outside world.

I may be wrong, I hate being in hospital, but I know that when I first have come home, I've felt a bit worried and frightened, having no medical team to call on. This is from me, who's fist words after my hystorectomy apparently were 'when can I come home?)
Take care, hope all is going well for you. Lots of love Sue xxxx

efleure

tkachev wrote:

You too Efleure,

I only heard horror stories pre-op and was terrified. I cancelled 2 dates as mentally not ready. My OH was getting very angry with me. Then I met a lot of peeps hopping about, demonstrating how wonderful their THR was and it did make me feel a lot better and confident.

all 5 of my children were about the morn of the op and I had to be brave for them but inside I was dying....I didnt feel I had a choice to show my feelings. Luckily all did go wel for me and recovery was fine if a little stressful as stll had to deal with the children.

You take care and keep resting
Elizabeth

Elizabeth, i can relate to all that...my oldest two kept telling me to not be stupid , it's a routine op,etc and got annoyed with me when i said how scared i was, so i know exactly how you must have felt. Sorry you were in that position...but glad to hear you recovery wasn't too bad, but yes, to be honest, i just want to hide away from my youngest two, despite them trying to be so helpful, and being well behaved...i just want to sulk and lick my wounds and don't want to have to care for anyone at the moment..ah well..i'm sure i'll get over it...thanks for your message...x

efleure

dreamdaisy wrote:

Hi. I hope you had a better night and that things a
re easing, if only slowly. Give yourself time. DD

Thanks DD....nights are still horrid...bad dreams, sweats, headaches...but getting better definitely...so thanks again..x

dreamdaisy

Join the club. Sleep on a bath towel, wrap your pillow in a bath towel and keep one handy for a midnight rub down. It does help. DD

efleure

speedalong wrote:

Hi Efleure, hope you are noticing a gradual improvement as each day passes. Glad you are doing better on the crutches.

Speedy

Has your GP given you meds for constipation? If not get some from him/pharmacist. This was a problem for me post op due to the iron and codeine and drinking plenty and eating prunes, liquorice etc wasn't enough ....

Hi Speedy, yes he gave me some senno tablet things and some sickly sweet syrup...like you, it's definitely a problem...despite prune juice, etc...and yes, things are better than a few days ago,so that's good...thanks Speedy. x

efleure

skezier wrote:

Hi Efleure,

Hope you had a reasonable night ad have less pain today? Hang in there cus it will get better. Luv Cris x

Hi Cris, thanks and the pain is definitely better... so trying to be more positive...x

efleure

frogmorton wrote:

Still thinking of you Efflure and hope you got some sleep.

Love and hugs

Toni xx

Thanks Toni...x

efleure

woodbon wrote:

Hello, I hope things are a little better now for you. I know hospitals are horrible places to be and no normal person likes being a patient, but I wonder, sometimes, if they are too focussed on sending people home quickly, so they can get on with keeping within their targets. Maybe, a few more days in hospital could help deal with firstly, finding the correct pain relief and secondly, giving you that extra chance to rest and get over the surgery before being sent back to the outside world.

I may be wrong, I hate being in hospital, but I know that when I first have come home, I've felt a bit worried and frightened, having no medical team to call on. This is from me, who's fist words after my hystorectomy apparently were 'when can I come home?)
Take care, hope all is going well for you. Lots of love Sue xxxx

Hi Sue, thanks for the message..i agree with you...as much as i wanted to get home, i feel sending me home with low blood pressure, anaemia and my pain not under control has made things harder for me to cope with...never mind...feeling less pain today so that's good..thanks again...x

skezier

Hi Efleure,

Its so hard t be positive while in pain so well done! It takes time and you have done so well so don't forget that. Hope you have a good afternoon and that the sun is shining there? ((())) and it does get better. Cris x