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    THR Newbie (with RLS)

    Oh My Gosh! I tripped on Tuesday and have a small fracture on my right wrist. It's in a cast. The surgeon & staff are confident I can still rehab just fine. I'm left handed but do almost everything on the right! How will I transfer? Should I ask for a trapeze? I thought to cancel the surgery...
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    THR Newbie (with RLS)

    Great suggestions - thank you! I was very upfront with my concerns at the pre-op visit. Fortunately, the surgeon and the nurse were sufficiently alarmed by the nightly medications that I am now on (which are standard procedure when prescribed by a RLS specialist MD for refractory RLS), that the...
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    THR Newbie (with RLS)

    Thanks everyone! I will be having THR on the right side. The RLS started as mild but has become severe over a 10 year time frame. I also took medication to control it which has since been discovered to worsen it (Requip). I'm now seeing a sleep and RLS specialist. Hoping for a cure for this...
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    THR Newbie (with RLS)

    Hi everyone! I was recently offered a cancellation surgery slot and I'm now scheduled for hip replacement (with one of the docs on the surgeon locator) on 7/13. I'm 10 years into having restless leg syndrome, which was fairly well controlled, but is now out of control due to several life...
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