hi

eileenb61

just seeing if i can get on here as the box at the top keeps saying it needs to confirm my email address.

oh well

Hi everyone

recently diagnosed with O.A in both hips which was a bit of a shock as i was only having fun with one of them at the time,so feeling out of sorts at the mo.

As i told eveyone, when i got to 60 body says. too much fun over the years so its payback time....but does it have to be all at once!

anyway thats it for now.lets see if i am actually posting on here

keep safe everyone

eileen

Poppyjane

Welcome @eileenb61 to the online community,

You have recently been diagnosed with OA in both hips and are feeling out of sorts. It is often a shock to receive a double whammie diagnosis like this but we hope that once you begin to adjust to it and find information and friendship on the community that it will not be as difficult to come to terms with. We are here to support you and your family and there is a lot to help you on the community pages.

I attach some links for you to look at and hope that you will find them helpful

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-oa-of-the-hip/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2021/august/how-to-adapt-when-you-ve-been-diagnosed-with-arthritis/

One of the important messages that we are being told is to try to keep our muscles and joints as flexible as possible so we need to keep as active as possible. There are some good videos on the Versus Arthritis site which many of our members enjoy and we hope you will as well.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2021/october/new-stretching-videos-to-help-keep-moving-and-manage-your-arthritis/

Thanks for getting in touch with us, the reason for asking for you to confirm your email address is for security. We look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Take care

Poppyjane

frogmorton

Hi @eileenb61

Nice to meet you and welcome you to our forum too😊 Everyone here is really nice and helpful.

I am sorry about your diagnosis of OA - it's not payback for anything you've done just bad luck.

There are quite a few members here who have OA of the hip and a lot recently had replacements too so you are 100% not alone now.

Take care

Toni x

Lilymary

Hi, and welcome. I was diagnosed with OA in both hips when I was 61, by which time it was so bad I went straight onto the list for a new one. I had no idea I had OA at all. I looked back and realised from little niggles after a hard day that this had been building up for around 20 years, but my muscle tone was so good I didn’t realise my hip was crumbling away. I was tempted to think, like you, that this was payback for a lifetime of pushing myself up hills and boogying at concerts etc, but as @frogmorton says, it’s bad luck and, in my case, bad genes. Arthritis runs in our family. Not everyone who pushes themselves this hard ends up crocked.

It can be a lot to take in at first, and can mean a lot of adjustment physically and mentally, as well as managing your condition. But life is still good. Just different. This forum and the advice on this site saw me through the worst of it, so keep posting on here. It’s a lovely friendly forum with lots of experience, so if you’re having a bad day and need a moan, or want to share a giggle, post away.

Dianes1

Hi Eileen, welcome to the group. I too had OA both hips, one replaced just before Christmas. I am 68 and the pain started about 6 years ago. It was manageable at first with painkillers but about two years ago could stand it no longer and agreed with gp about a replacement. Y

I realised how I had progressed when I climbed over a stile yesterday whilst out walking without any problems.

My tips are keep walking as much as you can, see a physio and do the exercises, keep weight down and cut back on sugary food. The hardest part for me was giving up cakes but I found that it really did help with lowering inflammation.

Don't suffer in silence Eileen. Take all the help you can get and keep posting on this group.

In the esy days after my op I was in some pain and feeling really low. The lovely people on here kept me going with their reassurance and advice. Take care.

eileenb61

Hi everyone and thanks for the welcome. Thinking back it all seemed to start 2017 when i went to see about a sore thigh muscle. the doc i saw said bursitis, so ibuprofen . as it was about october was ok-ish with that. Come christmas/new year iboprofen+booze was a no-no so went for drink option instead.....before any says owt.i didnt/dont go out that much at all .and it was a party at my mates house. About 2 weeks later still not on ibuprofen was asked if wanted to go out on motorbike. yes please...after about an hours ride round dales of yorkshire doing our usual .where we going "oh turn left and lets see where we end up thing" we stopped for a cuppa at Hawes..eeekk!! i couldnt get off the ruddy bike. my hip had "locked".well much to everyones amusement and mine. the bike was tilted to one side and i had to hop one footed sideways off it and promptly fell on me bum. hip was fine! coffee and bun restored faith in leg so we set off back home.

next day was going to docs anyway for review on bursitis..different doc ..u got inflamed deep thigh muscles.have more ibuprofen and stuff to keep tum safer.. lockdown occured,various things going on family wise ..came off ibuprofen..hip seemed ok.....june-ish last year..started walking odd.leg deciding it would give way when it wanted..by this time i had a new hobby ..field archery..climbing over the stile at the wall one day I couldnt.so promptly fell over/off it... swearing ensued as i thought i broke my new bow,but hadnt thankfully. Telling my boss in passing at work what had happened and it was then noticed that i had been getting stiff when walkng around .and wasnt it better to have it looked at. so ...back to yet another doc..this one said..right go for x-ray as nowt had been done before and lets see if theres owt there..yup you guessed. o.a in both hips.whoppee bloody do..so at mo back on ibuprofen,keeping active(work) and a referral in March to see where we go from here ..i will keep u posted

thanks for letting me ramble on

eileen

eileenb61

well been for the referral today

consultant looks at x-ray says. "the right hip is very very bad " also your left ones not alot better .so you need BOTH hips replacing a.s.a.p

what!!!!

ok so back to ibuprofen and await to see where we go next. physio and blood tests were mentioned

also asked if had any pets (1 dog,2cats)because if any scratches/bites no surgery allowed

so i'm thinking EEEEKKKKK....

what fun.

eileenb61

just a quick update

a cancellation slot has come up,so operation in early May

Glad but apprehensive

eileen

eileenb61

op on right hip tomorrow.

stickywicket

Hi Eileen,

Good luck for tomorrow.. I've had two THRs. So has my husband, All successful. I wish you the same👍

eileenb61

well thats that done

all sucessful so far.

now staying at big brothers for a while ,then back to the madness of life at home.

KC1

Hope all going well and you are healing well. Take care

eileenb61

thanks everyone for keeping me sane

update

2 week post op

hobbling around on sticks not too much pain as such,but know if overdone it paracetamol if needed

still at big brothers (wonder if he'll let me stay)

tesco deliveries are ok(ish) for stuff

pee pants are a godsend(sorry might be tmi). body say i need a pee,mind says ahhh but can you get there in time hehehe,evil swine .pee.pants are definately a godsend.

must keep off amazon and ebay

2 week nurse checkup tomorrow

eileen

Wenwoo

Hello Eileen,

So glad that things aren’t too bad nothing like a good pair of Tena pants when your legs don’t go as fast as we think they will, take care xx

eileenb61

oucheeee the plaster came off today aided by the nurse

my fault shouldnt of been cocky and rememberd its been on 2 weeks (stuck like a limpet ) and said "oh just take it off in 1". she did !.

but she said "healed nicely no other plasters now ,just needs air to it .yayy

hubby said i look like i been bitten by a shark.... dadum dadum

eileen

eileenb61

update

i can now waddle round the house without sticks for a while

i may be looking like a drunken goose but who cares

eileen

noddingtonpete

@eileenb61 good to hear you are progressing - keep it up!

Best wishes

Peter

eileenb61

latest update

physio.

if it hurts dont do it!...duh

your body will let you know how far to take things ....SLOWLY Eileen

upgrade the exercises with resistant band.

dont walk like a drunken goose

use 1 stick and stride out upright not hunched over

your not ready for work ( or archery) yet

GIVE IT TIME

well thats me told off

eileen

eileenb61

latest update

been to see consultant about other hip replacement

..well he DID ask when i wanted op doing. . reply of tomorrow???

got called a cheeky bugger no !

ahh well

op on 17th august tho ,so not too long to wait

no

Fran54

@eileenb61 Hi. I cannot help but smile at your comments. I think that you are doing really well with your progress and wow not long to wait for the other hip to be done. I had my right hip replacement last Tuesday 25th and am due to see my Registrar on Monday for an update and clips to be taken out on Tuesday😮 ( I will ask her to be gentle with me! ). Next Friday is Physio appt. so have a busy week ahead. I look forward to reading your comments. Take care.🙂

vally

Wow, sounds like amazing treatment and care. Isn't that great. Very brave of you, good attitude. Repeat what other people have said that is nothing to do with what you have done in the past.

eileenb61

update

had 2nd hip done this morning all ok so far ,sore but ok

seems my surgeon has a sense of humour

i said what no smiley face like my last one ,?when marking my leg with black marker, making sure it was the one to be operated on

i ended up with a vampire and fangs and blood drops.

one day i'll learn to keep it shut lol

Fran54

@eileenb61

Hi so glad to hear that you have had your 2nd hip done and hope that you are feeling better today. Seems like you had a lovely surgeon with a great sense of humour!

Please keep us updated with your recovery. Take care.🙂

eileenb61

hi all

back home now,(well big bruvvers), and found an intresting problem.the bloomin beds too soft and high up.,which sound contradictory ,but believe me it isnt. its a problem.

sitting on the edge it sinks down but still too high to put new hip on

so 20 minutes later after various bits of ouchie i managed it . after dropping a wooden box on me toes and using a pairr of joggers as a sling..

this could be intresting if i need to get up

oh well these things are sent to try us

eileenb61

update

after been spoilt rotten at big bruvvers i came back home 2 weeks ago . i want to move permanantly into big bruvvers !

on arrival back home, hubby says." i hurt my ankle driving car back so i'm not driving it again" ! what! so ensuing swear words later told him what i thought and that he was coming off insurance

THEN he says ohh dog needs tablets from vets and HIS prescription was ready to pick up.

Now am i just been stupid here or what thinking oh .well. .lifes back to normal now then

so i walks about half mile on 2 sticks to vets then another to chemists then back home.all the time muttering and thinking pure evil thoughts.

1 of which was could i feed him his tramadol all at once and would anyone notice he wasnt there. answer. no and no. oh well as i said just a thought lol

right me...im fine now walking without sticks roundabout house managing the stairs, driving and other stuff

i have tho found an unusual problem.

when i try bend/squat down ,i get so far then my leg seems to lock, my bum ends up in the air and i practically nose dive the floor,as someone said when i was showing/explainig this .it looks like i'm a runner getting ready to set off from blocks. and failing to set off.

as i am nearly 6 weeks post op,and havent had any physio only the exersise booklet i was given,anyone any suggestions?

other than that everythings fine

eileen

Naomi33

Afternoon @eileenb61

Feeling your frustration 😘

Unless you are going through it people do not understand and as we look normal expect us to be normal🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Keep posting and letting off steam matey we are all here for you.

Best wishes @Naomi33