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    Ceramic on Ceramic - Help !

    Good luck! You're on the home straight now. Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    So another brief update. I'm on the London Underground going to a networking event and it's just coming up to 6pm. So it's now into my 7th week post op. I was signed off by the surgeon to drive, cycle, swim etc and go back to work about 2 weeks ago. I'm coming up to 1.5 weeks back at work and...
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    THR Long daily walks : good or bad ?

    @raducanmihai wow what a great read! The volumes of stuff here on BoneSmart really is amazing. It's a full time occupation consuming it all. Anyway I've found this story fascinating and very inspiring. Coming up to my 4 week post op point in dreaming about getting back on my mountain bike and...
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    Thanks @dougie0216. The hospital gave me a very nice rubberised canvas pouch thing with water in it that I stick in the freezer for an hour. Works a treat unless I leave it in there for too long and it's rock solid! The swelling seems particularly painful today and I'm even getting pins and...
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    Ok so another catchup. Thanks for the advice @Jaycey I rang the hospital and spoke to a really helpful nurse who helped me put together a plan. I swapped to Paracetamol every 4 hours as before but added Tramadol at the same time of which I had a huge (in date) box from my previous surgery. In...
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    Hippies scars - post your badges of honor here: NO CHIT-CHAT HERE PLEASE

    Me about a week and a half ago on the 1st Nov. It's looking even neater now.
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    Depression and THR at young age

    Hi @allegra welcome to this wonderful place. I broke my right hip 4 days after my 39th birthday falling off my mountain bike. I thought my life was over as I was 'broken'. I had a dynamic hip screw in for 2 years, it was removed two and a half years ago and I was hoping that I was now 'fixed'...
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    Checking in for a catchup. It's now 7 days post op. I was discharged from the hospital 3 days after the op. The idea was I would be out by 10.30am but in the end it was mid afternoon. Luckily enough time for breakfast and lunch! Nothing wrong with the appetite for sure, but I did get a bit...
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    Ceramic on Ceramic - Help !

    @sandyharman Sounds like things are all coming together for you. It's a bit too soon for me to give you a full report as I'm only 7 days post op, but what I can say is the anticipation of the op is worse than the actual op itself! I hope that makes sense. Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    THR Muckingabout's THR Recovery Thread

    Just finished reading this recovery thread and it was great. Thanks for putting it together everyone. Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    Ok so my report from today. I slept from 11pm until 5.30am, woke up quite sore and managed to get a couple of paracetamol. Slept for another hour and then breakfast. I was really sleepy today but my mood was good. My physio exercises were easier to perform so there is noticeable improvement...
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    Ok I've got ice! Feels good. Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    Thanks Jamie. About 1 hour's sleep before new drip at 2am, then I slept until 5.30am so about 4ish hours - not too bad. Hard to get comfortable and these pulsating leg things are a little intrusive. I remembered yesterday my previous experience when I broke my hip was: • Day 1 - amazing, not...
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    THR Hello everyone - I'm ba-a-ck!

    All done. I had a spinal blocker plus a sedative. Worst bit was waiting from 7.30 am until going in at 2 pm. Seems good so far although haven't left bed yet. Legs have come back to life and I can pass water without a catheter. I can wiggle my toes now which feels good. Morphine plus paracetamol...
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    Ceramic on Ceramic - Help !

    Good luck sandyharman. I'm going ceramic on ceramic for my right hip. I'm 43. I'll let you know how it goes. Feeling a bit nervous now but also a little excited for a better quality of life. Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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