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    THR New guy with new hip

    Hello Everyone, Sorry that I did not follow up with my recovery but I got really busy doing all the things i couldnt do before surgery ;) I just had my one year anniversary last month and all is going well. The pain in my actual joint is obviously completely gone although I have had some blips...
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    THR New guy with new hip

    Unfortunately I do not know anyone with a pool but we have lake access, obviously not very sterile but I assume once I am all healed up, that won't much matter. I am seeing the surgeon Monday so curious to see how he thinks I am progressing. I feel like I am doing well, I stopped taking my...
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    THR New guy with new hip

    Well tomorrow is day ten after surgery, I had a hiccup with P.T. but we got it all figured out and things have been goin ok. I am a bit nervous that hard part has only just begun. Before my surgery i had been walking with a limp where I would keep my foot rotated outward and would land on my...
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    THR New guy with new hip

    Yeah ice packs were something that they were very good about. You could definitely tell that the staff was stretched pretty thin, although I blame that more on the bottom line of the hospital and not on the nurses themselves. One day it was very apparent because the Urologist ordered bladder...
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    THR New guy with new hip

    Thanks everyone! I had a really rough day yesterday and didn't understand why but decided to spend my awake time in the middle of the night reading the suggested pain management threads, and all I have to say is thank goodness for them. The question I have to ask is why in the heck didn't any...
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    THR New guy with new hip

    Thanks a bunch, very thankful for my new beginning.
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    New guy -what about pre op exercise

    Thanks
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    THR New guy with new hip

    Hello everyone, sorry I have not posted any updates, get ready though because this is gonna be a long one :). I was pretty anxious and scared before surgery. I can proudly say that I am now a proud new owner of a brand new hip! I am completely rid of all of the dead collapsed hip joint!! I...
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    New guy -what about pre op exercise

    So I had my pre-op doctor/lab visit last Wednesday, everything looked good except that they found staph in my nasal swab. I was devastated at first but found out later that this is fairly common with 25% of people having the same result. The reason I was so concerned is because the week before...
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    Tomorrow is my THR surgery

    Good Luck tomorrow! I am excited for you. I will be right there with you in a few weeks :)
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    New guy -what about pre op exercise

    To be honest I am still a bit confused on which parts are what material but I do remember that he said he will be using ceramic because I am younger.
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    New guy -what about pre op exercise

    Thank you very much, I recently had some realizations about life and have decided that life is too short to focus on the negative :) The hip I am getting is from Stryker and it has two bearing surfaces, this is beneficial especially for younger patients because there will be less wear and...
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    July 2013 Sparklers - Are you having hip surgery in July?

    I am going in for surgery on July 15th, getting the dual mobility hip :)
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    New guy -what about pre op exercise

    Yeah I have sort of learned to live with the pain(out of necessity) and don't really take anything as of now. I take tylenol or ibuprofen now and again but that does not really touch it much. It is weird because some days I hardly feel pain at all until the evening and other days I can't...
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    New guy -what about pre op exercise

    Thank you everyone, lots of good info. I will continue to exercise both legs, I also started doing push ups as best as I can, along with some other upper body exercises. The one thing I was concerned about was the narcotics, unfortunately I have a history with them but after reading some of...
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