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    THR Bill's Bionic Breakdown

    Hi everyone! Thanks for the continued good wishes - they are appreciated greatly. I have had surgery confirmed for June 1 now and have my pre-op appointment at the hospital of the original THR (scene of the crime I refer to it as) on Monday. I have been struggling quite a bit mentally and...
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    Why so few males here?

    Hi there @harry47 I've been here and gone and now back for a while and yes I agree with all the above, women are more open to sharing I feel and are generally a lot better communicators in general. When working I work in a correctional centre (all male prisoners) here in Australia and the best...
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    THR Bill's Bionic Breakdown

    Thank you for all the words of encouragement and support - you really are a special bunch of wonderful people! I have been having some more 'challenges' the pain has increased and my GP has put me on non weight bearing and onto 10mg oxycodone twice a day to help take the edge off the pain. She...
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    THR Bill's Bionic Breakdown

    Thank you all once again for your support - you are all so special and wonderful. Not traveling real well at the moment hip-wise. The pain is getting right up there again and the thigh is throbbing on a ever increasing level. I told DW that it feels like arthritis in the joint but obviously...
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    Hip replacement in spring

    @Constanze welcome to the forum. You will find so much helpful information and support from the members here! All the best with your upcoming surgery and hope it goes very very well for you.
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    A 2hr flight back home post THR - any advice?

    Hi @Great Aunt Janet from a fellow Queenslander. You have got some great information here as you always will! I am looking at a 3 1/2 hour drive home following my revision surgery and found a lot of the hints very handy indeed myself. May I ask which hospital you're going to? I am booked in at...
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    THR Bill's Bionic Breakdown

    Thank you all for your wonderful kindness and words of support. I am very appreciative of all your messages and to answer you Claire @MajorHeidi - that would be my worst nightmare having the same surgeon however as he works at the local hospital near to us and one that I am having the revision...
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    THR Bill's Bionic Breakdown

    I tried to post in my previous thread however it appears to be closed so I will post here. Please feel free to put them together and thank you :) Well it’s been such a long time since my last post in August last year. At first I was not in a good headspace and then as time went by it became...
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    33 years old and in serious pain with my hips

    Welcome @JamesBow to this wonderful forum. I believe when this horrid pain starts affecting your life and limiting what you can do it is time to take some action. It is a lifestyle thing and from my experience and the experiences of many others here, my world just got smaller and smaller which...
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    Hip replacement at 40 years old... what's wrong with me

    @diegousa I will throw my welcome in as well and having been through surgery just 7 weeks ago can tell you that life is re-expanding on a daily basis for me after being limited to the use of crutches or a wheelchair for the past 7 months. Recently my wife and I had a holiday and did several...
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    anxiety no sleep pre op

    Welcome @soniateresa to the forum. I am so sorry you are going through all this anxiety and worry leading up to surgery. I had a catheter put in with no anesthetic prior to surgery and to be honest it was no trouble at all and I am not just saying that. The anesthetist (a young lady) told me to...
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    THR IM's Recovery

    Good news you're on the other side @IMs and I look forward to reading all about your recovery. Take care and rest for now.
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    Eight days and counting! LTHR

    Hello and welcome Vinnie @Kerfline - my pre-op emotions ranged from being very excited to being totally terrified, sometimes within minutes of each other so trying to keep your mind busy is a good thing. Please remember if you have any questions at all, feel free to ask - there is no such thing...
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    THR Bill's Bionic Breakdown

    @NoraJ oh yes it is a big, big country for sure and yes have managed to rest a bit now. Neck is still niggly but the ankle is doing fine now. Thanks @rettabetta - it sure turns some heads when I wear it out :) and thank you also @Happy Hipster - recovery is going pretty well with the occasional...
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    Oh what !!! Why

    Hello again and my apologies for not answering sooner :) You are most welcome for the message. I had my LTHR 7 weeks ago today and am managing to get around pretty well thanks so much for asking:) So pleased that horrid bone on bone pain is now a thing of the past!

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