THR 19th november

lola9755

Hi everyone, had my right THR done with spinal block last friday..........and everthing has gone really well!! Was discharged from hospital on 23rd with one stick, the pain had gone from the hip but you would think I'd been in a traffic accident, Im stiff and bruised from hip to ankle but know it will get better, seem to be managing okay!!!
SO Far SO good!!
tricia xx

nearlybionic

Hi Tricia
Good to see you are home after your THR. The bruising and swelling are quite extensive at first after the op, but as long as you rest regularly and elevate your foot/leg it will go down .
I hope you are not finding things too difficult, eg sleeping. It si good to have got rid of the awful preop pain though , isn`t it?!!
Take care, and don`t do too much tooo soon.xx
NB

julie47

Hi tricia

glad you are home and the op went well.

you will have to rest now and take things easy for a while i guess

take care
juliepf x

barbara12

Hi Tricia
That is brilliant news, wow you have done well, now you be careful and dont go overdoing things.
Keep up the good work, and keep us posted.
Love
Barbara x

chris7

Hi tricia

Well done you, must be such a relief to be home. Thanks for letting us know and hope all goes well for you. take it easy but keep in touch when you can.
Chris

dreamdaisy

It's nice to hear some good news! Do the exercises but do them gently, also rest as much as you can, it is a major op and you are already feeling the benefit so don't undo the good work by going off to play football! Keep off the any icy paths too! I wish you well. DD

frogmorton

Well done Tricia

Sounds as though you have done amazingly well :shock: .

you take it steady now though won't you?

Love

toni xx

dorcas

Wonderful news Tricia. :!: I'm amazed at your progress

glad it all went so smoothly and that you're back home.

don't go dancing the light fantastic now... and I hope you've got plenty of 'helpers' around to look after and spoil you.

keep us posted as to your progress.

Iris xxxx

mp1952

I'm so pleased everything went well Tricia. I had my hip done in May this year and my only regret is that I didn't have it done 12 months sooner!

You are doing so well to only have one stick. I needed 2 crutches for about 5 weeks adn then went on to using just one for many weeks after that.

I had a lot of swelling in my 'operated leg' so I needed to rest on the bed with my legs raised on pillows several times a day..

Let us know how things progress with you..

Marion x

lola9755

thanks for all your good wishes
I have a very swollen knee and ankle which I have to rest couple of times a day............... Didnt think I would manage to sleep on my back but not tooo bad!!
Just going to take things easy and relax and just recover.
My first grandson arrived on thursday evening!!! Jacob Andrew

dreamdaisy

Oh congratulations! I hope mother and babe are both OK, and you too. Keep resting, it is the best thing to do, that will help the swelling go down. DD

tkachev

Congratulations on your first Grandson and your new hip all in a week. I am so pleased it is all over and done with. Now do take it easy- I did far too much after my op but everyone was so glad to have me home they went straight back to their dependency routine. I am really pleased for you,

Elizabeth

tonesp

Well done that person!!!!!!!!! I am now 9 weeks on and feeling great Make sure you do your physio to build up your muscles I had some good advice abot getting up and down steps The Good go up to heaven and the bad go down to hell 8) 8) 8) 8) Having had the spinal block didn't ya just love the sound of the hammer and chisel and the Black and Decker

speedalong

Hi Lola, so pleased your op went so well. Sounds like you are doing really well using just one stick. It is such a relief to be rid of the deep bone pain, isn't it. Elevate your leg plenty to help with the swelling - a row of pillows tucked under (and sticking out a little so they don't move/disappear) the foot of the mattress will help too. Do you have physio exercises to do? Keep us posted with your rehab.

Speedy