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Need Advice
Hi MsCat and welcome! I had my THR 7 weeks ago. I got the shower chair, the raised toilet seat, the grabber, and the device that helps you put on your sock. I actually never needed the shower chair. The toilet set I got from Walmart, (still using) and the sock thing (still using) and the...- jeaniebug
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- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Various questions 1 wk after surgery
I also had knee pain both before and after surgery. I am now 7 weeks post op and have no knee pain at all. I think I was walking "funny" --well I had quite a limp which was starting to affect my knee. It has completely cleared, which surprised me. Everyone is different though. Also I...- jeaniebug
- Post #13
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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insomnia two months out of hip replacement surgery
I hear you guys! I am a side sleeper and I found out after THR on right side, I slept mostly on that side. I can get into bed and sleep on the left for maybe an hour, but go to turn and can NOT sleep on my back. 7 weeks out and can NOT sleep on my incision. Yes, I do the the recliner...- jeaniebug
- Post #8
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Numbness, Pain, Anemia
Hey, thanks for your reply! That is exactly what it feels like, pressure on the top of my foot. But I can move and wiggle all toes and it has not affected my mobility either. I am still taking vicodan, this is week 3 for me. PT is going very well. My PT today said I have doubled my...- jeaniebug
- Post #4
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Fear of falling
Do you have a walker? I would not have been able to go right to a cane. I used my walker for almost 3 weeks and never felt I was going to fall. A few days ago, I started using just the cane, just around the house. My cane has 4 tips on it, so it is pretty stabilizing. I am tall and have...- jeaniebug
- Post #4
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Numbness, Pain, Anemia
Hey all, I had my THR on the right side on March 17. While I still had the hose on my lower legs in the hospital, I noticed numbness on my right foot. I assumed the circulation was cut off in certain positions. So I am 2 weeks out today, and the lower back of my right calf and the side...- jeaniebug
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- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Emotional Baggage
Thanks, Josephine! I just got back from my pre-surgery Dr. Appointments with my regular doctor and the orthopedic surgeon. He wants to do a metal-on-metal joint for me, since I am “younger.” He says they cost 3 times as much. Anyway, my EKG, overall health etc. was declared perfect...- jeaniebug
- Post #3
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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Emotional Baggage
I am having THR on Monday March 17. I’m 54. Apparently my right hip has been congenitally deformed all my life and I didn’t know it until a month ago when I finally went to see an orthopedic surgeon. I am having a lot of emotional ups and downs. I’m looking forward to being able to walk...- jeaniebug
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- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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week 3 and a different world
Stress and baggage Thanks very much for the info. I agree that I will need 4-8 weeks before going back to even part time. There are three problems--we are down one person already in my small group at work, and it will be hard for my co-workers to take up all the slack (ahhh guilt!!!). And my...- jeaniebug
- Post #7
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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week 3 and a different world
Recovery/Work Hi Tom, That was very encouraging, thanks for the post!! My THR surgery is coming up on March 17. I am not too worried about the surgery, I have had surgery (although not on my hip) twice before. And I am very excited about the possiblity of walking without pain. I am...- jeaniebug
- Post #2
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Finally got my hip done!!
Thanks for that Josephine. You even spelled it correctly. I also have osteoarthritis in my hip. Mine is the left. I only learned from my orthopedic surgeon two weeks ago that I have had dysplasia all my life. My hip "socket" is too shallow. Ergo, the osteoarthritis. I have also learned...- jeaniebug
- Post #32
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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Finally got my hip done!!
Hi ladies, I love your thread so I would like to hop in. Well if I could hop, I would. I am having surgery on March 17. I have hip displaysia, but never had anything done to correct it. I am 53. Right now I am more excited than afraid. As it gets closer that will probably change. I...- jeaniebug
- Post #28
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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29 and scared of THR
Hi Aduke Thanks for posting. I am having ThR in March, also for hip displaysia. I have had it all my life, but not as bad as you do. Although now at 53 I can hardly walk. So I am excited that I will be able to walk for more than a few minutes and do stuff like go to the grocery store...- jeaniebug
- Post #3
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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