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    THR Old Grey Mare Recovers

    Well, life is not good again at 10 weeks out. I was mostly pain free but now am having pain in my groin and thigh ... every step hurts in my thigh and I am back on the cane. It's been going on about a week now. First I thought it was too much PT so I totally stopped exercising, but it is not...
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    THR Old Grey Mare Recovers

    MajorHeidi, I well remember sitting in a chair, leaning over and tying my shoes ... ah,the good old days! Probably foot on the knee will be the norm with my splayed out leg. When I sit down, it falls far to the right and trying to get it to the midline like the other leg is just about...
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    THR Old Grey Mare Recovers

    Last time I posted here I was in a major funk. Feeling better now and have come to a place of acceptance about my post op twisted leg and out toeing in the extreme. It is what it is. The PT said I need to concentrate on walking very slowly heel to toe and keeping my foot straight. That works at...
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    Change Thread Titles

    OOPS, didn't know that Josephine but thanks for fixing me up :) Chris
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    Change Thread Titles

    @Jamie, could you please change my thread title to RTHR - Old Grey Mare Recovers Thanks in advance Chris https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/8-days-since-thr.24610/#post-625433
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    THR Old Grey Mare Recovers

    I am having serious post op blues (and feel guilty about it because others have been through so much more than me.) Anyhow, I am regretting my choice of surgeons. I rushed into things because I was grieving the death of my 15 y/o dog last January, not thinking rationally, and had been trapped...
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    THR Old Grey Mare Recovers

    It's been 2 weeks and 5 days since my THR. I saw the OS today - well, mostly his assistant. The sum of the visit is that the incision looks good, the x-rays look good, they are not at all concerned about the sharp buttock pain I have been experiencing, they set me up for 4 weeks of outpatient PT...
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    THR Moms4tne's Recovery Thread

    @moms4tne, Look at the bright side - half the staples are gone :) Was it a long car trip? What was your PT like? You are right - we need a lot of energy to heal. I took a 3 hour nap after dinner last night. And today I am assisting with the laundry - mostly setting dials and selecting cycles...
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    THR Moms4tne's Recovery Thread

    @moms4tne, I bet getting the staples out will be a big step. Though I have just glue now, I recall how happy I was to have staples removed from my back surgery in 1976. A milestone, so it was onward and upward. And I got a good 25 years out of that back surgery. I'll be so glad to be able to get...
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    THR Old Grey Mare Recovers

    Thank you all for the positive reinforcement - it helps so much. Today I am taking it easy - only doing ankle pumps. The PT guy is nice but pushing too fast I think. One week after surgery, he had me walk with a cane and WOW did that hurt. One thing that amazes me is how each OS has their own...
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    THR Old Grey Mare Recovers

    My RTHR was May 9 ... anterolateral. There were no restrictions imposed after surgery. To those of you who had minimal pain and got up and walked the first day, I am extremely jealous and in awe. My pain was more than intense the first two days even though they were giving me aspirin, Toradol...
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    Nervous...

    I understand how you are feeling - Friday is my big day. I am not young or in good shape (about 60 lbs overweight.) Stopping Celebrex 2 weeks ago as instructed by the doc has forced me to give up my daily short walks so now I am in couch potato city. Of all the issues I have to angst over, the...
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    Not long now! First thing Monday May 5th!

    Sending good thoughts your way - you will do great! I'm going next Friday and right now feel numb with anticipation. Chris
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    It's a go!

    I got a call from the cardiologist's office yesterday saying my nuclear stress test was normal and surgery can proceed. My date is May 9. In prep for surgery I had to stop Celebrex. Apparently it was covering up a lot of pain because now I am suffering from increased hip and knee pain and...
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    Stressing

    I am really stressed after a seven hour day for pre admission testing. First of all I hate the hour and a half drive into and back from the city so I am regretting my choice of surgeons. I specifically asked how many times I would have to travel there before the actual surgery and he said once...
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