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  1. J

    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Thanks for the replies. I did mean 3 days for the epidural as I had a spinal, an epidural AND a general. They left the epidural in from Monday evening until Thursday morning as they were using it for pain relief. It was only after it came out that I got any sensation at all back in this thigh...
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    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    New developments over the last week as I have developed numbness, tingling and pain in my front right thigh. I checked it online and it seems to be compression of the Femoral nerve which is odd given that I didn't have an Anterior approach. When I received the spinal injection I had a pain shoot...
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    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    I've been reading hbl's very thorough recovery timeline and feel a bit guilty that mine is all over the place! Her recovery has mostly mirrored my own with the same 'saddlebags' at the hips and swelling round one of the knees in particular. The positions of various aches, pains, stiffness and...
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    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Thanks Josephine - as near as I can judge the pain it's in L2B S and T. There is a lump there which is the source of the pain and it feels like a knotted muscle such as I get in my shoulder. I find it's worse when I try to straighten my left leg completely and am wondering if my right leg is...
  5. J

    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Thanks hbl and HertsHippy for your replies. I wish I could do Cat Bells (it sounds as though you're a Lakes Lover HertsHippy) but at the moment it's only up and down a 14% gradient hill (tarmac so at least smooth underfoot). My OA was the worst the radiologist had ever seen which in some ways...
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    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Thanks for all of the replies. When I say exercise I mean my little hill walks, the small exercises my physio has given me to do, making tea (just drinks!), stripping the beds (not making them) and doing the laundry which is easy with a washing machine and rotary drier outside. So maybe this...
  7. J

    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Firstly sorry I've been out of touch for a while. Keeping in touch with this site has been a lifeline for me, however, sometimes it just keeps ongoing problems to the forefront of my mind so I've been hiding out a little. I am now 34 days on from surgery - it feels like MUCH longer. My worst...
  8. J

    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Thanks. Thursday the 11th for you then - I'll keep my fingers crossed. Over thinking does have it's issues - I like to understand everything (good or bad) so I am prepared and can put plans in place whatever the outcome but hubby sees that as looking for problems.... 30 years and he still...
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    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Yes I have a grabber which is invaluable but I simply can't get low enough to get the angle under the recliner - last time I tried I just pushed the thing further. I've ordered a new tube! I don't know where I'd be without you hbl as I do feel I'm treading in your shoes even down to the right...
  10. J

    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    Thanks for the link on icing. Maybe it'll help with the stiffness too as I'm struggling to bend my knees beyond 90degrees and both legs have a leaden feeling when I try to lift them. It definitely appears as though everyone has a different story to tell and even 2 hips in the same body don't...
  11. J

    Bilateral THR Diary of a bilateral THR Spring 2019

    Thanks. I'll get some ordered although I am generally a cold person so don't relish the prospect but if it helps I'll try anything. I went to the physio yesterday and apart from the difficulty of finding somewhere safe to get our of the car I found that the muscle massage helped. The...
  12. J

    Bilateral THR Tony2hips Recovery

    Meant to say 25 years or so!!
  13. J

    Bilateral THR Tony2hips Recovery

    Hi Tony - I've just had a Bi-lateral hip replacement and am both shocked by the treatment you've received and pleased that it's hopefully now over (at least for the next 2 years or so!) Well done for finding an NHS trust to do a bi-lateral as I had to sell my premium bonds to fund mine as none...
  14. J

    Bilateral THR Diary of a bilateral THR Spring 2019

    Thanks - I'm trying to stay positive and hope someone fills me in on the way to do 'icing'.
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    Bilateral THR JR 2 Hip's Recovery thread<

    I have spoken to my surgeon who was not helpful simply saying we'll see what the X-rays show when I go back on the 18th April (6 & a half weeks post op). I don't think surgeons really listen to patients' experiences but focus entirely on the physical evidence of the mechanics. He did say that if...
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