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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Thanks @sharonsip your advice re pain relief makes me feel better.
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    I know exactly what you mean!
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Hi everyone - at the 8 week post op mark. This whole experience has given me a number of insights about myself- some of which I like and others that aren't that edifying. One issue I have been dealing with is post op blues - today I had an unpleasant exchange with someone working in a cafe. It...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Hi Everyone - Well I am at my 7 weeks anniversary since my TRHR and feel like i have turned a significant corner. My physio says my gait is good, am doing hydrotherapy which I really like and can now even put on my sox (not easily but I can do it and there was one stage when I thought that would...
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    THR 5 weeks Post Op, Will This Ever Get Better?

    Hi Leslie Zee. I feel like a kindred spirit as I had a THR posterior on Oct 2. I do agree with the advice about taking the pain meds until the pain is under control. I had a similar family experience to you and have always been worried about addiction. This week I have stopped taking any...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Thanks for the gee up bottomshollow And what incredible resilience you have - they sound like very nasty falls and that gives me a bit of confidence. Hi calikat - hope all is going well. I am thinking of changing my avatar to cyborg!
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Another Physio session today & made sure I didn't overdo it. My main issue at the moment is worrying something will go wrong - it is a bit irrational because everything has gone pretty well......The hip will dislocate or loosen or I'll get an infection. I have always been fit and sporty and...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Yes perhaps a good idea to take it back a notch.
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Went to physio session today. Thought I was going well and I am. Then Physio said how about do this exercise - on all fours & then stretch legs out behind you one at a time - OUCH! I have been able to all the standard standing exercises with no problems but not this one --> back to more work...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Thanks bionicmedic - everything's going well & hope you are ok too. I had my 4 week post op check up with my surgeon today and it is interesting in the last 48 hours I have felt my operated side to be more flexible. I can still 'feel' my hip but nowhere near as stiff. My doctor has given me the...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Yes calikat I looked into everything available (including stem cells) before I took the plunge. One day stem cells might be the answer but unfortunately the science is not quite there yet and from what I have read some of the preliminary pilot research is only likely to help someone with some...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Tomorrow it will be exactly 4 weeks since my RTHR and even though I still get extremely tired things are gradually getting better. My physio says its okay to lie on my side with a pillow between my legs - absolute bliss after all that lying on my back and sore heels. flowergirl I can understand...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    I feel like a kindred spirit calikat - we are exactly the same age and our hip ops only a few days apart. I'm with you it is very hard to anticipate how tough post surgery is on so many fronts - physically, pain wise, emotionally. So just one day at a time. Best of luck with your recovery and...
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    THR WAS scared before THR: now it's better!

    Thanks for the advice re heels. Used the pillow under legs which helped & will buy some surgical gloves for the ice. Can't wait until I don't have to lie on my back so I can get a proper night's sleep. I live in Melbourne so away from the terrible fires around Sydney - truly devastating. Puts my...
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