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    Please help - I need options to reduce bone on bone pain!

    Hi All. I posted here in the past for my 88 year old mother who was to go for a THR but was suffering from severe anxiety, so didn't go through with it. Her anxiety got worse afterwards to a very serious level, not helped by another stay in hospital. Thankfully with the help of a therapist...
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    THR Questions on THR for elderly parent.

    Good Evening. Hope I find you all as well as possible. Sorry I didn't post back here. Long story, but my mum's surgery was canceled last minute (I'll go into it at a later date) and it left us all a bit up in the air. She was relieved at the time, but in the end it left her more anxious and...
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    THR Questions on THR for elderly parent.

    Thanks for the reply. I think she does best when she only gets the information she really needs to hear.
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    THR Questions on THR for elderly parent.

    Thanks for your support Jaycey. A little update. The local nurse visited my mum Yesterday which helped to reassure her a bit. She told her she looked great for her age and had good health otherwise. she was lucky to be getting her op done in a hospital with a great reputation and they wouldn't...
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    THR Questions on THR for elderly parent.

    Thanks again for the replies. A bit of any update. I spoke with the physio in the local rehab/nursing home and they said it could well be a good option to go in there for some respite care if she felt she wanted to, as they would see her daily (weekly if at home). So it's good that it's an...
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    THR Questions on THR for elderly parent.

    Hi. I hope you are all keeping well. Thanks all for the replies so far. They are very inspiring and helpful. I have read little bits from here to my mum. She is always saying everyone that I say had a hip replacement is younger. But I can now relay stories of people her age or older having it...
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    THR Questions on THR for elderly parent.

    Thanks for the warm welcome and reply. Surgery set for the 4th. Yeah surgeon is aware of the clot. She will get injections every day for a number of weeks post op. I'd imagine blood thinners too. She had bloods and heart check at the pre-op. Will also have bloods redone a few days prior to...
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    THR Questions on THR for elderly parent.

    Hi. Thanks for letting me join the forum and post. My 88 year old Mom is booked in for a total hip replacement early next month. There were a few concerns at her pre-op. She had a clot in her leg a few years ago, but has been off blood thinners for four years. She had low sodium levels a...
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