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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Thankyou everyone for getting back to me. Would be lost without this great forum & the lovely people on it especially in the small hours like now! Descant, i too worried about bleeding when i was taking the Anticoagulant meds (my Surgeon was kind we took a tablet) to the point i didnt shave...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Hi, Im fast approaching 6 weeks tomorrow. Im still trying to abide by the 90 degree rule & using my grabber to pick stuff up & my sock aid. Im also trying to be careful when turning round. This afternoon my operated hip has started stinging quite a bit (not sore). Can anyone tell me if this is...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Hi Nicknoc, I did have a terrible limp before my op. Everyone used to make comment which got me down. I had to wear orthotics in my shoes too. The limp has gone im just walking a bit stiff now, not in pain at all which is the main thing. Lovely to walk and enjoy my surroundings rather than...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Hi Layla and Mojo, Im approaching 6 weeks post op on friday. Been tiring looking after the boys but so glad im home. Down to min meds which im weaning off (Gabapentine) Im down to a cain too and can walk up & downstairs with hand rail only. Onward and upward. Happy New Year to you. Sent from...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Hi Nicknoc, Hope you had a good Christmas, sorry only just getting back to you but its been mad busy now im home with the kids. In answer to your questions. Before i went on my Pre Op appintment i was given a form to complete requiring measurements of my dining chair, settee,bed and toilet. The...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Have a great Christmas to all Bonesmarties. [emoji318] Sent from my SM-T705 using Tapatalk
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Hi Nicknoc, I was in hospital from Friday to Tuesday. It wouldve been Sunday but id been sick after the Op ( nothing major though) so they kept me in. When i left hospital i was on Gabapentin (500mg) x 3 times a day for pain relief. Naproxem (500mg) x 2 day for inflamation. In the early days...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Well im now at 4 week Post Op. Went back home on a Test Run to see how i would be on my stairs with crutches & generally walking. It was something my Mum and Dad wanted be to do before i move out of their house and back to mine. It went very well and they were happy too so my move back day is...
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    Feeling helpless

    So sorry to hear the mither you've had in trying to get a hip replacement. I'm 45 years old and have just had my right hip done 4 weeks ago. At the beginning I went to my GP regarding the pain in my hip which I'd had for about 8 years which was getting progressively worse. I was sent for an X...
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    THR Sore bottom

    Hi mooneguy, you are not alone. I am 3 weeks post op. I wake every few hours with back & bum ache which disappears on standing up & walking. I try my pillow at a different height as the night goes on, i also personally find it comfy with a pillow under my knees it seems to take the pressure...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Finally had a shower after 3 weeks it was bliss. Did worry about how id get in and out ok but my partner was there if i needed him. It went very well, i only needed assistance getting onto dry land in the form of a hand to hold. Feel human again. Discussed with my partner & parents that i want...
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    Encouragement

    Hi lululucy, im 21 days post TRHR and i have been given no physio appointments. My only follow up is my Post Op appointment on 8 January. I dont feel i need any extra help, as they say here on Bonesmart walking is the key to recovery. Sent from my SM-T705 using Tapatalk
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Well, i am writing this post at 0010hrs so i reckon my sleep pattern is well and truly messed up Ah well never mind. I went to bed at 10pm for an early night as the night before i had managed 4hours. I wake with back ache and have trouble getting back off. If its really bad i use Paracetomol...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Think i overdid it today. Had hair washed by my mum, had to sit on the portable toilet seat frame that i use in the loo to allow me to sit down at the correct height and put my head over the sink whilst having my right leg out straight (90 degrees, 90 degrees!!). Then tried to help my son...
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    THR Can't sleep now back home.

    Hi MammaT thaanks for asking yes the days are getting better just need the weather to get better now so i can increase the walking outside. Hoping to try a shower soon too. Thank goodness for babywipes! Sent from my SM-T705 using Tapatalk
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