Thanks to all that replied. I hope I can try to persuade this person to have this done, but it may be an uphill struggle. She even threw away all the medical advice sheets and papers she was given advising her of the procedure. Maybe I can bring here on here, knowing all the nice people who...
I am writing this as I am concerned for someone I know who has become crippled due to a bad knee, has been assessed as suitable for knee replacement surgery, but refuses point blank to go through with it, for fear of hospitals and surgery.
This person has a weight problem which is no doubt...
I thought I would drift back here and write a little catch-up on where I am.
I can't believe I am three years six and six months post op. It's frightening to think where all the time has gone as it seems it just happened a few months ago.
Well, it's still inside me and working wonders and life...
2 Years and 11 Months on....
Can't believe where the time has gone!! Nearly three years since my time on the 'slab' and my hip is holding up really well. Possibly too well...its been fantastic and life has moved on, without having the brakes put on it by hip pain and having to sit down and rest...
2 Years and 5 Months on....
I thought for a moment my thread had been deleted, as it didn't appear in any searches...
Anyway, not a great deal to add. Life goes on and I'm about to do a small tour of Germany just in time for Christmas and an opportunity for my wife to spend my money. Hip is as...
2 Years, 3 Months on...
Looking back over some old photos with me and a walking stick, I can't remember what it was like to be in all that pain. Since then, life has been without all that discomfort and agony I had to put up with for all that time. The only issue I have with my hip is during...
2 Years to the day....
I'd thought I would add a little something, as two years ago this very day, I was 'on the slab' and my cybernetic implant was imbedded into my hip and since then, I can walk properly without being propped up with a cane and dosed up on paracetamols (for all the good they...
20 Months on....
What with one thing or another, I didn't get round to my "19 Months on" bit. So here's a little catchup.
I have been having a little grief with my hip and at one time it felt like the bad bone-grinding old days. Here in the UK, we have had some of the wettest days recorded...
Thanks for that. Next year's visit will be dependant on a lot of factors such as work and money, so nothing is really pencilled in at the moment. I'm currently sorting through the many photos I took and may post a few once I'm done. :)
18 Months on....
What a month this has been!!!!
I have discovered a new hip condition. I call it "Inverted hip pain". Having just come back from Florida and walked more miles I can count, I came across this type of pain I have never heard of before. The best description I can give is during my...
We are not just going to Disney, we're going to a different park each day including shopping and a bit of dolphin swimming and a few exhibits etc. Yes, Animal Kingdom is on our list.
17 Months on...
I find myself struggling to lose the weight I put on when I got 'done' and going to Florida in 10 days time isn't going to help much either. :) But I'm looking forward to it as it will be the first time for three years and this will be the first real test of my hip since I had...
16 Months on....
Starting to lose count how long it's been since my time on the 'slab'. :)
Again, not much more I can add since last time. Holiday paid for, just bought myself an early Christmas present - a very expensive camera - but the weather here is really bad and I'm waiting for a...
If I can add a little here....My wife was keen for me to get a chair during our last visit as I was stuggling to walk with the added bonus of being 'front line' for the attractions - which I absolutely refused to do. It was bad enough for me to admit I needed a walking cane and I was not going...
15 Months on....
I am seriously running out of things I can add to this. I met an old collegue at work who himself is a THR veteran like myself and like me, he was done at a private hospital, although he has just had his five-year checkup and I haven't had anything since I was discharged. Has...
Many thanks for that. I have just been looking at my old photos of last time I was in Disney (three years ago) and remember having to buy a walking cane just to get around and stay on my feet and having to leave early every day with bone-grinding pain. It wasn't fun and put a severe crimp on the...
Just got my travel insurance booked and because I've had a THR, they are charging me an extra £7 for my cover!! I know that isn't a lot, but I'm 14 months out and never had any complications or 'pop-out'. :shrug:
14 Months on....
(I'm beginning to wonder how much longer I can keep this thread going.)
One significant thing worth mentioning is that despite my previous post (and a change of circumstance), I am officially going to finish my recovery in this coming November, having booked an extended...
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