Hi I'm new
I've got arthritis in both hips my right foot & knees.
I'm just really hoping life improves when I get a hip replacement.
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Hi @Jess555 welcome to the Versus Arthritis online Community on behalf of the Moderating Team.
I know it's not easy to cope with Arthritis as a parent of a young child and even more so as they are not in school at the moment with the COVID-19 virus.
Such a shame your operation has been postponed. I hope it won't be too long before they resume such procedures in your local hospital.
There are lots of our members who have had hip surgery - I will leave them to share their experiences with you, but in the meantime I thought this might be worth a read:
What people report on here is that exercises and preparation prior to surgery can really help the outcome and there's info about what you can do before surgery in there. I hope it's useful.
Best wishes
Ellen
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Hi Jess, sorry to hear about your diagnosis and the difficulties this causes. It must be so tough when you want to play with your son, or just looking after him.
I was recently diagnosed with OA in both hips, but I’m certain they’d find it in my knees too if they X-rayed. Waiting for hip replacement for my left hip - right hip not giving any pain yet. The timing of my diagnosis just as the lockdown started has at least given me a chance to adjust, but I’m dreading going back to work, as mine is a very physical job and I don’t think I’ll be able to do very much. 🙁 I’ll certainly have to radically change how I work, which is going to cause no end of problems, and may even end my career. It’s already out paid to my fell-walking days 🙁, and the gardening is pretty tricky now too.
hope they come up with a new date for your operation soon
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