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    THR Left Hip THR scheduled for June 11th

    @Kevininnc Hope your surgery went well today! :flwrysmile:
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    THR laura_f's Questions for people recovering alone

    Hi Laura, I think you would be better off in a house where other people live than in a motel. Even if you’re not close with the people who live there, having someone who can hear you if you have to yell for help is important. I had my THR with the anterior approach on 3/29 and I’m 45. I’m going...
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    THR laura_f's Questions for people recovering alone

    I think I might be the only person on the forums who didn’t mind the TED socks! :heehee: I read the same thing, though! I know they are supposed to be made with special amounts of pressure at certain points, but I honestly didn’t see how they could have really been doing too much. Maybe my...
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    THR laura_f's Questions for people recovering alone

    Well, I was lucky to be able to go stay with my mom for the surgery, but I’ve been home now since about 7 weeks out. As far as what I’m dealing with now, I purchased a (very cool) mobility scooter to help me do the things in my neighborhood I would normally walk for, but are too far now. The...
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    THR Swollen/tight behind knees 2.5 mos after anterior hip replacement

    I’m doing ok with my operated hip. Some soreness here and there. Currently dealing with some groin pain that is no fun! I still feel like I’m in the early stages of recovery. It is a long process!
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    THR Insurance Denial questions

    Yes, I have Aetna too and have dealt with that same independent company they use to do the dirty work. They denied me for everything every step of the way from the MRI to the surgery, even to the darn raised toilet seat! :censored: Your surgeon’s office will be able to handle it. I never had a...
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    THR Hi! Post THR recovery

    Hi JohnWilky, I’m not an expert, but I can tell you my experience! It was difficult and I had to make a true effort to walk again. I had the waddle too for a while. Here’s what worked for me: I took my walker outside (not a cane or crutch, it had to be the walker) and practiced heel-to-toe...
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    THR Swollen/tight behind knees 2.5 mos after anterior hip replacement

    Hi, I had the anterior approach as well. I was just coming off the walker and going to the cane in the house at two weeks. I could not walk at all without the cane at that point and I was still using the walker in public for several days after that. It was after 3 weeks that I drove for the...
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    THR Left Hip THR scheduled for June 11th

    The one I got on Amazon is called the “Ossur Cold Rush Therapy Machine System.” They have several different brands, but I liked this one because I was able to select a left hip pad for it, which I’m finding is also a fine shape for the right hip. I’m happy with it, it is very good quality and it...
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    THR Left Hip THR scheduled for June 11th

    You have a good list going there! I found a long scrub brush for the shower to be necessary for the first couple of weeks. I’m also glad I got an ice machine from Amazon and wish I had ordered it before the surgery. Calling my mom to get up and change out the ice packs a couple of times a night...
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    THR Left Hip THR scheduled for June 11th

    Hello and welcome! My at-home PT consisted in the therapist checking my mom’s house (where I was recovering) for any safety issues, seeing how I was doing getting out of bed and standing up, checking how I was moving around the house, and making recommendations about what walking aids I needed...
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    THR Missy45 Recovery: Surgery wasn’t so bad!

    Well, I’m a blubbering mess this evening. I’m finding myself sobbing deeply and crying out things like, “God no! Please let me save my right hip!” I’ll be feeling like I’m suffering such a crisis that no one could possibly understand. Then I come here and read a lot of posts and see all these...
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    THR Missy45 Recovery: Surgery wasn’t so bad!

    Thanks, Schaargi. Moving is always hard! I am still going back and forth with the regular pros and cons, aside from the impact of the surgery. Maybe it’s not bad to think about those things regardless of what I end up doing. It’s nice to think of life outside of my hips! But the nagging pain on...
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    THR Missy45 Recovery: Surgery wasn’t so bad!

    Thanks Layla, I think Pumpkin is right that it would be better to know what’s going on with my right hip before making a decision. I don’t see that doctor until July 6. I was supposed to see someone on Monday, but that didn’t work out so it’s been pushed back a month. The move is still floating...
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    THR Missy45 Recovery: Surgery wasn’t so bad!

    @Pumpkln Thank you...I suspect you are right. I really want to talk myself into it, but that still voice inside is telling me this is not the time to take risks! If it were anything other than major surgery, I would probably make the less practical decision. :heehee:
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