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    Bilateral THR The time has come...

    I have my bilateral THR on the 6th February. How are you feeling? I am so conflicted with relief that the pain could be reduced and I can walk pain free again and scared a kit the gruelling recovery and rehabilitation.
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    Bilateral THR Bilateral THR - Just got my op date & so many questions!

    Does anyone know of any websites or links to help me with pre and post BTHR physio please? I can’t find anything and I am starting to panic
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    Bilateral THR Bilateral THR - Just got my op date & so many questions!

    Thank you so much for your replies, everyone! I had my pre-op this week and I think I'm going to have the GA. The nurse mentioned ‘bloody instruments’ and after that I think my mind was made up...! I haven’t been given any pre-op exercises and everything I can find online is geared towards a...
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    Bilateral THR Bilateral THR - Just got my op date & so many questions!

    Hello All! I'm Joanna, a 45 year old primary school teacher living in Cambridge, England. I've gone from pain-free to this is less than 3 years, so I am pretty overwhelmed! My op is going to be on 7th February and my pre-op in next week. I wondered how many people had an epidural for this...
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    Bilateral THR Bilateral THR - Just got my op date & so many questions!

    I am having my bilateral THP on the 7th February and I can't imagine what (eventually) being pain-free might feel like! How are you feeling about the operation? Is there an area of this website where I can chat to people who have had this operation? I have so many questions!
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    2020 February Valentines - Are you having hip surgery in February?

    Hi, I'm Joanna and I have just heard my date for my bilateral hip replacement surgery is Friday 7th February! I'm 45 and in living in England and now I have a date for my operation it all seems very real and I need to get my head together and work out what recovery will look like for me. Is...
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