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THR One week away - Still apprehensive
Hello: I was in your shoes this past summer. I had my right hip done in July and 8 weeks later in September, the left hip. Before my first surgery I was scared to death. My biggest fear was that the surgery wouldn't take and I would be right back to square one. Then, when I came home and...- Hipster64
- Post #29
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@BruceH : It does. My son, however, is 23, working full-time and can hop onto his own insurance if need be. I am insuring him right now because I am doing him a favor-by him not taking insurance, he can keep more of his own pay to save. However, he knows that once I retire, the free...- Hipster64
- Post #463
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Calgal @SurreyGirl : Thank you! Ironically, I just got my pension letter a couple of weeks ago stating that since I am now 55 years old, I am eligible to retire. That is true but in order for me to qualify for retiree health insurance, I would need to work 20 years, which means I would have...- Hipster64
- Post #461
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@BruceH @leejaa @Layla : Thanks all. It was tough getting back into the work groove but I managed. Again, I didn't miss the cattiness, gossiping, backstabbing and jockeying for promotions while out on leave and to experience that again was jarring. But that's life in the workplace and it's...- Hipster64
- Post #458
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
Well, I got my appeal decision back. To no one's surprise, it was denied. The rationale for not paying me further was that per a board certified orthopaedic surgeon that reviewed my records (along with the required registered nurse), that it only takes 3 months to recover from a hip...- Hipster64
- Post #454
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Layla: I hope that you as well as everyone else have a wonderful week! Still keeping up with the gym 3 times a week as instructed by PT, and I learned the machine I am using in place of the elliptical is an arc climber. Still walking my 5 laps on the days I don't go to the gym. Since I don't...- Hipster64
- Post #451
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Layla: It's going okay at work. A lot of changes have occurred during my leave of absence and many people have been very vocal about their dislike of them. I'm not crazy about most of them either but I look at it this way: I can retire in November if I really want out. Ironically, I got a...- Hipster64
- Post #447
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
Hi everyone! My first day back at work went pretty swimmingly. A lot of folks were happy to see me and there were hugs and handshakes all around. I had quite a few people to catch up with! Of course the usual workplace drama still exists but that's par for the course at any workplace. I...- Hipster64
- Post #444
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@FCBayern : Thank you! I forgot to put that I did not miss my commute either while on leave. I only have a 15 minute commute on the highway and I hate it. It's the only highway in my area that leads into Boston-which is still an hour away from where I live-and if you don't time it right...- Hipster64
- Post #438
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
Well, all good things must come to an end, and I'm talking about my leave of absence. Tomorrow at 9:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, I will officially be back to work, full time, no restrictions. I will be happy to see again the people that I consider friends, but as I said previously, there are...- Hipster64
- Post #436
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
Hey everyone: Just checking in with a gym update. I did my three times this week and my first one this week today, and noticed the new exercise routine has greatly helped with my back pain! Although I can't do the elliptical well, I found another machine at the gym that is elliptical-like and...- Hipster64
- Post #432
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
Hello all! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, Happy Day 4 of Hanukkah, or whatever and/or however you choose to celebrate! I was officially discharged from PT today to a home exercise program three times per week at the gym-10 minutes on the treadmill, 10 minutes on the bike and 10...- Hipster64
- Post #429
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Barbaraj: Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. It's either cry in my soup or fight, and I have no intentions of ruining my soup with needless tears. These people are so not worth the energy. So I will wait and see what happens at this point. I have done all I can and am not...- Hipster64
- Post #428
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Elf1 : Merry Christmas to you too! The one thing I learned being home all this time is not to worry so much, life's too short. Today is the two-year anniversary of my mom's death and that lesson is hitting home right about now. And if I let them spoil the rest of my time off, they win and...- Hipster64
- Post #424
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@leejaa: They are too busy worrying about the bottom dollar to care about people. Also, it's not my employer, who is fine with the RTW date, but CIGNA that's all up in arms about this. If my employer doesn't care, what's it to CIGNA? I just don't understand the zealotry with this. Not to...- Hipster64
- Post #422
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
Well folks, I got the word today from CIGNA.....THEY CUT ME OFF. No more payments as of 12/10. I figured it was a denial because they left two messages with no status, just a callback request. No one would dare to leave bad news on a voice mail. When I called back the supervisor, she said...- Hipster64
- Post #417
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Barbaraj: I did not take the pain pills this morning and am proud to say that I noticed no difference after my PT session, so I am making the decision to stay off them unless the pain becomes insurmountable. I have the same pain level on pills as I do off them right now. The PA was kind...- Hipster64
- Post #415
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Eman85: Thank you for clarifying; sorry for misunderstanding your comment. The PT has been helping me-my legs do seem to be tighter and more muscular. Honestly, I have the back pain all the time, not just after PT, and most of the time I feel better after leaving PT. I've been off all pain...- Hipster64
- Post #412
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
@Eman85: That's a good point. If I'm feeling good off the pain pills, then I might as well go 100% off and see what happens. Why take something if I don't have to?- Hipster64
- Post #410
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Hipster64's Recovery Thread
Thanks everyone for your kind words! Yes, I was petrified after falling-so afraid that I screwed up my replacement-and had to hold on to the rear bumper of my neighbor's parked car in his driveway to hoist myself up. My knee is slightly bruised as well as my pride, but otherwise and...- Hipster64
- Post #408
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
