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

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  • efleure
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    chris7 Bots Posts: 2,696
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :wink: ) 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
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :wink:

    You keep trucking along - another night done.

    Love and hugs Toni x

    AND Chet - welcome and a nice first message. :)
  • efleure
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :wink: ) 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
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :wink:

    You keep trucking along - another night done.

    Love and hugs Toni x

    AND Chet - welcome and a nice first message. :)
  • efleure
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :wink:

    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
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Just wanted to say to all who have been so kind to me, i hope you all have a good weekend...x
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi. I hope you had a better night and that things are easing, if only slowly. Give yourself time. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 ....
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Still thinking of you Efflure and hope you got some sleep.

    Love and hugs

    Toni xx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi effleure, I hope all is well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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?) :lol:
    Take care, hope all is going well for you. Lots of love Sue xxxx :wink:
  • efleure
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • efleure
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    Still thinking of you Efflure and hope you got some sleep.

    Love and hugs

    Toni xx

    Thanks Toni...x
  • efleure
    efleure Member Posts: 139
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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?) :lol:
    Take care, hope all is going well for you. Lots of love Sue xxxx :wink:

    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
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Efleure,

    Its so hard t be positive while in pain so well done! :D 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