HOSPITAL APPT TOMORROW

hileena111
hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
edited 8. Sep 2010, 12:52 in Living with Arthritis archive
I forgot to mention in my last post......I have my first appointment before my 2nd THR
Its the group physio appt......that will be OK.....I'm assuming it will be no different to the last time.
Its the following week that I have the consultant appt and the pre op assessment apt.
Love
Hileena
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  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope it goes well for you tomorrow Hileena... and the pre op after that. :D

    The time seems to have flown between you telling us about the 2nd THR and it being so near :shock:

    one things for sure....we will be there with you Hileena every step of the way. :wink::D

    let us now how it goes tomorrow please..... you know we love detail!

    sleep well tonight.

    Iris xxx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    Thanks Iris....dont think it will be anything out of the ordinary......group physio.....a group of us gathered in a room, physio telling us what to expect etc and that will be it...I can get back to collecting my avon books

    Love
    Hileena
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena,

    First of all congrates in surviving the caravan weekend. :lol: Know what you mean with the loading and unloading. Bad enough with the shopping :roll:
    Hope all goes well tomorrow. It certainly has come round quickly.

    Lv, Ix
  • chris7
    chris7 Bots Posts: 2,696
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena

    Hope all goes well tomorrow. Glad you had a good holiday and managed to get some sleep, hope you can schedule in some rest and recover time tomorrow. You are right it does all seem to have come round quickly for you. Do keep us posted.
    take care
    Chris
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning hileena. I am sure today will be OK as are you. I do, however, wish you well. Thinking of you, DD.
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    morning hope it goes well for you val
    val
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi i hope you get on fine today. best wishes

    coco xx
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope you had a restful night in your own bed Hileena, and your appointment with 'group physio' goes well.

    Makes it all so real when you start on the pre op assessments and the countdown begins. :wink:
    love n ((((hugs)))

    Iris xxx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Hileena
    Hope it all goes well for you today, bet they will be offering you a job has adviser soon.
    Glad you had a good holiday.
    Love
    Barbara xx
    Love
    Barbara
  • pols090607
    pols090607 Bots Posts: 126
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hope it all goes well for you xx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi.
    Thanks for your good wishes everyone....Will be going to get ready soon.
    I'll post when i get back.
    Had quite a good night except I started a rotten cold and woke a few times during the night because my nose was blocked up and I couldnt breathe
    Cant really blame arthur for that can I LOL

    Love
    Hileena
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Good luck Hileena!!

    thinking of you - snotty nose an all :wink:

    get a sin*x while you are out - they do work!

    Love

    Toni xx
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena, you will be the pro/advanced student in the physio group class. You should wear a T shirt saying something like, "I've done this before!" You could ask tricky questions and have a bit of fun ... no maybe not if it will be these physios looking after you post op!

    Speedy

    PS better a cold now than when your op is due.
    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.
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,182
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena.
    i hope all go's well for you.
    take care. joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    Yes I swear by sin...xIt was the same old same old LOL nothing different.
    Next thing is next Tues Consultant appointment
    Thing after that is next Thurs Pre assessment appointment

    Love
    Hileena
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Is it me or has it all come around very quickly? I remember you saying you wanted to be done and dusted by Christmas and at this rate you will be! I'm glad that today was nothing out of the ordinary - a been there, done that kinda thing. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi DD.....yes it has come round very quickly. Beginning for Feb the first one and beginning of Oct the 2nd one ...8 months between them. Its now getting serious.....now all the pre op appointments are coming lOL Its actually 4 weeks this Friday

    Love
    Hileena
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That's a good thing. Think of the benefits: yes, there will be a period of enforced hospital/house arrest but think of the benefit to your mobility and the lessening of pain. Lovely thoughts! I suppose another good thing is that you have been there and done that, so you have experience under your belt. Are you excited - or a little daunted? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi again DD
    I am a bit daunted I would say.
    The thing is I'm worse since I had my first one. Cant walk as far.,.,.,...get sorer much quicker.
    The only thing I'm thinking is that before the first one I was balanced....2 wonky hips LOL
    After the first one......I was unbalanced....
    I think I'm probably compensating by putting all the weight on what is supposed to be the good one
    So hoping I will be balanced again LOL
    but on the other hand this second one could be the same as the first....make me feel worse

    Love
    Hileena
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena, pros and cons to second time round ... you know what to expect .. not necessarily a good thing, but you will have already worked out all the coping strategies needed for managing life on hip restrictions.

    Is it just the old hip that is painful now? Your new hip might ache a bit after the op as it will have to compensate for a few weeks - but like you say you will be even out ... I think you'll be a lot better off, once you have had a chance to recover from both.

    Speedy
    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.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Hileena

    all steps in the right direction.

    I too feel it's all come round so quickly :shock:

    SUre all will be well.

    Love

    Toni xx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,
    Its both hips......the good one and the bad one that ache.....also the small of my back.
    I was diagnosed with "OA in both hips and lower spine" but the spine bit didnt bother me very much but now its very sore as well.
    As for coping mechanisms......I remember most things but how did you wash your hair when you couldnt bend over? I know how i washed mine but it was quite a "faff" and knowing how good you are at adapting I thought I would ask you LOL

    Love
    Hileena
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena :oops: thank you for the compliment!!

    I had a single step stool in the bath with a bucket on, I bent over the bath forwards - but not enough to break hip restrictions, just so water dripped back into the bath and I wore a plastic apron. Up to 6 weeks post op the "TEDS" nurses washed my hair for me and then I did it myself. As I stood I had my new op leg slightly behind me too.

    Speedy

    PS Which leg aches more - new hip or old?
    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.
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Last question first LOL
    I think its the new one although sometimes its hard to tell.
    Do you know how I washed my hair? Admittedly its short.
    Cleared the cupboard under the sink, used the perch stool, sat on it with feet and legs inside the cupboard LOL so I was really close to the sink. Peter poured water over my head nearly drowning me and then I sat completely straight and shampooed it.He then rinsed it. Might try it your way...sounds better
    Love Hileena
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena
    You are getting there, I would say slow but sure, but its been so fast.
    I am still being a chicken, like you i need both hips doing, and a possible knee, but my back is so painful i do wonder if anything will change.
    Sorry making excuses again.
    You keep on improving, then you can enjoy Christmas.
    Love
    Barbara xx
    Love
    Barbara

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