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    THR going in tomorrow for left hip

    Thank you.
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    THR going in tomorrow for left hip

    Exactly what doc said. I stayed one night just as a precaution. Thank you
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    THR going in tomorrow for left hip

    I am at home doing good so far.
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    THR going in tomorrow for left hip

    Cut seems a bit smaller. No pain while laying down so far. However, taking lots of meds. In the morning hospital is going to give me PT.
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    THR going in tomorrow for left hip

    Thank you ! I had the surgery at 7am. It's now 10:30 pm and I am in bed at hospital. I was supposed to go home same day but they are keeping me over night. All went well except for my heart beat per minute. Before surgery resting heart rate was 75 per min. After surgery it went up. At...
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    THR going in tomorrow for left hip

    I am going in tomorrow for left hip. I had my right hip done 2yrs ago. All over again, physical therapy, walker, cane, ice etc. i know in the long run it will be much better.
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    THR Once again scared as heck

    Thank you for the link. I will read them. Before the revision I will have my left hip done. After that we will look into the revision. I worry more about revision than the actual THR.
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    THR Once again scared as heck

    I will look into it. Thank you. I understand revisions will be necessary. However, since I will have both hips, I hope they will last. I am almost scared now to do the left hip because of revisions. I don't want to deal with revisions every few years on the different hips. My surgeon...
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    THR Once again scared as heck

    My left hip is scheduled for November 19 this year. He said I will probably have to have the cup replaced on right hip sooner than later. Has anyone just had cup replaced before? Is that surgery not as bad?
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    THR Once again scared as heck

    Hello. I had my right hip done two years ago. I am now going to have my left hip done in Nov. with same surgeon. Surgeon scared the hell out of me today at my visit. I had an xray done and he said it looks like my cup on my right hip that was done 2 yrs ago looks a little loose. He asked me...
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    THR 4 months groin pain

    Hello everyone I have not posted here in a While I hope everyone is doing well. It has been fourteen months since my hip replacement. The pain has never completely gone away. But I was doing better. Recently I developed A very painful groin pain and side pain. Went to see surgeon and said more...
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    THR 4 months groin pain

    I did call office and they can see me Nov. 1. If I for some reason have an infection could I wait that long to see doctor? Should I go to an E.R. hospital before that? Or could I just wait? I can tolerate the pain until then, I just dont know if it would make a difference in waiting 2 weeks...
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    THR 4 months groin pain

    Thank you so much for the replies. I am going to try to be patient. I have an appointment with my original surgeon Nov. 23. There are days I feel less pain and some days such as yesterday I could barely walk. I am assuming this is normal. I do not want to sound like a whiner or baby. I am...
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    THR 4 months groin pain

    I tried to make an appointment with several other surgeons and no one will see me. They reccomend that i go back to my surgeon. i am going to see my original surgeon soonest appointment which is next month. Has anyone here experienced pain after 4 months?
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    THR 4 months groin pain

    Thank you for all the replies, I appreciate it. I hope it is true that eventually it will get better. I will keep you posted. Thanks.
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