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    2020 June Sunbeams - Are you having hip surgery in June?

    Hello all! When I heard all elective surgeries were cancelled I thought I would be waiting until next year to have the surgery. Then they started again just a week ago, thinking there would be a long backlog to ensure those waiting longest would have priority. Was so surprised to learn schedule...
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    THR Finally made it here!

    Hello again to all. It’s taken me this long to remember how to start a new thread! I never learned how to get my surgery date posted either so to refresh it was August 6. I had the left hip replaced, and am now in between surgeries. The surgery went well and other than minor issues I was...
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    Revision THR One year later and still pain in groin

    While having pre op physical therapy my therapist did some pre op teaching and did say the most common scenario for dislocation is after using the toilet and wiping, the position of twisting and reaching has caused many of the dislocations in his patients who were unfortunate enough to have this...
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    Surgery day approaching quickly

    Hello all! Thank you so much for your excellent advise, and Everything you mentioned proved to be exactly the case! It is true the other staff members were unable to understand why an entire afternoon would be needed. And when the person requesting I allow the visit said an entire afternoon is...
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    Surgery day approaching quickly

    Yes the exhaustion is very bad, and when others don’t understand and make comments it leads to more pain to add to the physical which is more than I can handle already. I did indeed read through the recovery links and it is so helpful and calming. I have been busy with pre operative...
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    THR VSlowLife's Pre-op Questions

    Hello and thank you for this interesting study. I had a lumbar fusion done twice and was told by one surgeon that I have an extra lumbar vertebrae so I am unclear if that means level l4 to l5 or l5 to l6? I somewhere read that these aren’t truly extra lumbar vertebrae but called it sacralization...
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    Surgery day approaching quickly

    Hello Again, Thank you all for the information, advice and virtual companionship! This is so encouraging and since we all share the same problems and experiences I feel I can rely on your words in this day of onlookers who suddenly feel they are experts but have never had this problem! Just like...
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    Surgery day approaching quickly

    Hello fellow pre-op patients! I am now scheduled for the first hip replacement surgery on August 6. Quite a lot to do, I live alone and am trying to get things in order before anyone shows up at my home. I have my many pets so the biggest worry was finding a time when my pet sitter would be...
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