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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Josephine by going to parties...I would go with assistance from my husband. Walk in and sit down with leg raised and ice packs. No more waking around then at the house would be or to Dr. office. It was good for my moral:yes:
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Josephine - I've stopped all the PT. Better. Thanks I ended up at the Dr.s and they cut all infected tissue out of top stitch area, plus. Cut all fresh clean sterile margins, and re-stitched it up. Swelling and bruising back but much much less. On antibiotics for 10 days. They also tried...
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Josephine Was answering when you wrote. I have been washing with the antiseptic they had me wash with before surgery. Keeping it dry as I can. it is right in the fold of my leg. Even used low heat hair dryer after shower. Tried Neosporin once. Been keeping it dry since. I bandaged it today...
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Josephine 1. Anterior 2. right now 3 charlie horse in buttocks. Ankle and back of knee 2. 3. I've taken 500mg Tylenol this morning & 50 mg Tramadol earlier. Just to 10 mg Flexeral for muscle cramp. I have 5/325mg Hydrocodon ( had stopped taking this but am back to 10mg at night to sleep...
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    Sorry for the silence. I've been snowed in (6 feet fell in 3 days with blizzard winds). Flooding as we then had rain (lots and lots of rain on top of snow) Then 6 more feet of snow and the power, internet etc. was out for 16 hours. Wow do I depend on those luxuries! (Made international news...
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    THR New Year --New Me!

    @Doxielover I'm new at this too, however not as new as you. I really swelled up and when I would stand for a minute too long I could feel the fluid break loose and fill my knee. ( you could see it fill up) Gave me Stretch marks on my thigh and buttocks ...4 kids and I didn't get one stretch...
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @baclectic Thanks. I expected to be that one better in a week. I had a 70 year old friend like that. Then 8 weeks later did the other hip. Better right away. So I know I would be too. Wow sounds like you had a hard go of it too. Hip #2 soon? Hopefully they will be prepared for your BP...
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Cas How are you doing? I know I can't keep comparing myself to others, however hearing that others are doing well makes me hopeful. Thanks for reaching out.
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Sunny girl Thanks for the encouragement. You are 4 weeks ahead of me. How are you doing? Did you have your pain in the bruised tissue as well? I fortunately was told to ice from day one and I have. MY PT taped my thigh and it alleviated the swelling remarkably fast. My PT's have been very...
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    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Josephine Sure I'll answer any questions and will get some Witch Hazel as soon as I can get to the store. We're in quite a winter storm right now so no hurry to get out of the house. I looked at the bruising and mine wasn't any worse than those photos except I looked as though I had a black...
  11. Charlee

    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    @Jaycey by tweaking I twisted and bent a bit at the same time sending a shooting burning, stinging pain from buttocks straight down the leg. Yesterday was much less painful than the first time but the first time really set me back. I also tweaked it by falling asleep with it at a 30% angle...
  12. Charlee

    THR 12 Dec 2016 - Frustrated<

    Hello, I had and anterior hip replacement of the right hip on 12 Dec 16. I had a few complications which might add to the reason I swelled up so much and bruised excessively. (for me) The top of the femur chipped when hammering in the hip stem. so my surgeon put metal straps around the femur...
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    errors trying to set up signature and profile

    Hi I'm trying to set a new account however I'm getting errors that I am not authorized to use this field when trying to save my personal info thus most everything gets lost. And on the signature as well. I am on a PC. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

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