Under the knife tomorrow

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  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thinking of you Rob and hoping all went well.

    Love Tilly xxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob

    So very sorry I wasn't here to wish you well.

    I do hope that all as gone perfectly and that you are beginning your recovery and will be home very soon.

    Thinking of you

    Love

    Toni xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Rob, I hope you had a reasonable night and that things are settling down in your joint. I know that nightclubs are very noisy places in the small wee hours, but, honest-to-God, the average NHS hospital gives them a good run for their money in that department! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • bobbyger
    bobbyger Member Posts: 155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi all,

    Thanks for the words of support.

    I went under around 2pm and was out at 5. Didn't feel anything for the first night until 6am. Those nerve blocks are great but they do feel weird.
    When I did get the feeling back, i felt what I thought was rubbing on the plaster so they got the plaster techs to check it out, better safe than sorry. In the end, it turned out to be where the wound bled and soaked into the gause which was then pulling on the wound itself when I moved.
    Done my forst injection myself yesterday (you were right, they are not that bad but after 6 weeks I will start to look like a pin cushion.

    Got out of hospital at around 4 yesterday afternoon, no morphine at all and very little pain killers were required. We travelled up to Dumfries last night, we arrived around 1130. The journey wasn't to bad as they gave me a long acting pain killer before I was discharged.

    I am glad I chose to stay at my parents for the first 2 weeks, there is no way I would have coped with the stairs and toilet at home.

    My ankle at the moment is quite comfortable, I am on co-codamol to keep the pain down. The worst part is when I get up to go to the toilet and the blood rushes to the ankle and I get a lot of stining andd aching but that soon settles down when I elevate my leg again.

    Well, back to rest now. will keep you all updated on my progress.

    Rob
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob,

    Welcome back. So glad everything has gone well.

    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
    So, why did you get yourself in such a tizz?! :smile: (That was typed with some affection, I assure you.) I bet it hasn't been as bad as you were fearing, be sensible, do any exercises that you have been told to do, the hep injections are straightforward and you can alternate sites if necessary (if you use your thighs then sit with your legs out straight, that relaxes the muscles and makes things less sensitive) and I am sure you will be absolutely fine. Well done Rob, it's good to hear from you. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob
    It is lovely to hear from you, we dont half worry about one another, you have done brilliant.....I know you were worried about the pain....but its nowhere near has bad has you thought.
    I have everything crossed that your recovery contiues on this level.
    You let your parents fuss over you now.....
    Wishing you well
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • prefabkid47
    prefabkid47 Member Posts: 1,316
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob
    Just had a call from my OH to say you've posted on the forum!

    Glad everything went ok and wish you the best for a speedy recovery.At least you will have 2 weeks of being spoilt,like mums do. :smile:

    I guess coping with stairs could be a problem (I did suggest to my OH that if I have to go down the ankle fusion route that I move into my mother-in laws (ground floor) flat and she move in with my OH,she didn't seem keen on the idea). :shock:

    Have to see the surgeon myself in a couple of weeks to see what he will advise,at least reading your post gives me (and others) a flavour of what to expect.

    Take care and enjoy the rest.

    Regards
    Ron
    ''Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy''. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob

    well done you :grin:

    I think you dun good!!

    Glad yo are at your parents - save you cooking as well and mean someone on hand to look after you a bit :wink:

    You take it steady - I think you are doing brilliantly

    Love

    toni xx
  • arty
    arty Member Posts: 51
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob,

    I was wondering how you had got on, really glad it all went well for you. Its natural to worry about any operation, if we didn't I think we would be kidding ourselves......even those that say they dont! :smile:

    My son has had, and still has, large operations to come on his leg [accident, not Arthritis] He said the same as you about getting up. He was advised to elevate and before standing to put it on the floor for a few mins rather than standing straight up...hope ive explained this? He said it was better. His BP went into his boots before this so nearly keeled over a few times!! At 6ft I made sure his Dad was there!

    Keep positive and I wish you a speedy recovery :smile:
    Arty :)
    Hope today is a good day for you
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob

    So glad everything went well. And oh my you are now home. That is great. I wish you a speedy recovery

    Juliepf x
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob,
    Great that you are now settled at your parents. Wow yesterday was a long day for you.
    I hope the week end sees you feeling more relaxed.
    Take care,
    Lv, Ix
  • bobbyger
    bobbyger Member Posts: 155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well folks, not too bad a day today. I'm off to bed now hoping I manage to get some sleep tonight.

    Catch up with you all tomorrow.
  • chris7
    chris7 Bots Posts: 2,696
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob

    Good to see you back and hope you do have a good rest tonight. Hope each day gets a little easier for you.
    Take care
    Chris
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning
    hope you slept well and the foot feels ok .
    have a relaxing day
    Juliepf x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Rob, how goes it today? I think I read somewhere that you had a rough night - keep up with the pain dullers as much as you can, they do take the edge off, they might also have a slightly cumulative effect and should help you sleep. I know full well the misery of not being able to get a joint comfortable - do you have something to keep the duvet off your ankle? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Think it might have been in the mash unit DD.....

    Rob am hoping that things are still going well for you.

    I remember after my back opp thinking I would never sleep again - I did and mostly I do :grin:

    LOve

    Toni xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob, I hope all is well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob
    I am just checking how you are doing today, hopefully you will manage some sleep tonight,
    Take care
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob, great that you are posting again, already.

    You are on the right side of the op now. How long do you have to wear the plaster for? Glad you are managing the post-op pain ok, budget your meds well so that you get a few good hours sleep at night.

    Keep resting.

    Oh yes and don't forget to alternate sides with the jabs, (probably teaching you to suck eggs ...)

    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.
  • bobbyger
    bobbyger Member Posts: 155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    finally, a good nights sleep.
    Went to bed at 1 and woke up at 8. feel so much better for it.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    How much sleep? HOW MUCH? You lucky, LUCKY *******. I am deeply, deeply envious. I am glad tho that it has helped and that you are feeling better for it. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi bobbyger, how are things today? I hope you had another good night, I read elsewhere that your plaster is causing you some discomfort but, not having ever broken anything, I cannot help on that front. Would you like me to go and break summat so I can share the experience? :smile: I hope you are OK. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi bobbyger
    Just popping in to see how you were doing.
    That was a good sleep the other night, lucky you.
    Take care
    Juliepf x
  • bobbyger
    bobbyger Member Posts: 155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    DD, no need for you to go and do something like that. But thanks for the offer :wink: .

    It was another good night, the main pain comes in the evening time and when I stand up. The stinging I got a couple of days ago has gone which seems to mean the wounds are healing nicely. It is now a throbbing pain in the bone but I expect it shall be like that for a little while yet.

    The hot sensation on my heel is still there but its not getting any worse so I'm just keeping an eye on it incase it does get worse. It reminds me of the sensation you get if the tubigrip you are wearing is too tight and as they wrapped my leg in a wadding bandage then covered it in tubigrip before the applied the cast, I guess thats what it is.

    My mum's enjoying looking after me even though she takes it too far at times, she thinks I am unable to turn the light on when i go to the loo :lol:

    Need to speak to the docs tomorrow. the sharps bin they gave me for my needles is full already so I need to source a new one.

    Anyway, thanks to all for your support and I will keep you posted on my recovery.

    Rob

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