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BTW you said your leg is not functioning BUT I found when the dizziness rolls in it really took away my co ordination. i was concentrating on not giving in to the dizziness not thinking how to walk. All the best.
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@copsham thank you for your advice and it makes me feel better that I'm not the only person who went through this. Just got up for a 2 metre walk in the room and feels so good to be out of the bed. Did not get as dizzy this time around which was good. I came in on Thursday morning and hoping to get out soon but don't know when? Been icing heaps but the nurses keep saying don't ice for to long. The ice is in a pillow slip and have been icing the whole thigh area. Starting to get a little movement out of the leg. Cannot get out of bed by myself.
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Hi @supsurfer1974 , Im sorry you are struggling so much, Ive been there, done that, and am emerging through the other side now. It DOES get better!
Please, go to my thread here, Kay9s Recovery, and on the first page go to post #10. I can also recall posting somewhere on my thread in the early days that I wish Id never had this done and felt in a nightmare. Then go to my last post yesterday on my thread....I walked to the pub!
Im almost 3 weeks on from my op, things get better everyday now.
Its without doubt a roller-coaster trip..there will be days when you feel like nothing is ever going to be right again. But then you get good days, they come more often than the bad and before you know it, you are making huge strides ( literally).
My early recovery was rough, strong pain meds were not an option because of low blood pressure, I got an infection starting, then while in the hospital I dislocated my hip ( my own fault) so I had a rocky start. Today Im getting ready for friends visiting me to have a BBQ. Im in very little pain and the only thing thats holding me back from running a marathon is the tiredness ( bit of an exaggeration there but you get the gist of what Im saying
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This will get better for you. Everything you are feeling now is normal. You have had major surgery and if you feel like crying, do it, Im sure most of us, male and female did. Sending you lots of healing thoughts. You can do this, reading my posts from the first page then to last is like night and day. You will do this too.
Please, go to my thread here, Kay9s Recovery, and on the first page go to post #10. I can also recall posting somewhere on my thread in the early days that I wish Id never had this done and felt in a nightmare. Then go to my last post yesterday on my thread....I walked to the pub!
Im almost 3 weeks on from my op, things get better everyday now.Its without doubt a roller-coaster trip..there will be days when you feel like nothing is ever going to be right again. But then you get good days, they come more often than the bad and before you know it, you are making huge strides ( literally).
My early recovery was rough, strong pain meds were not an option because of low blood pressure, I got an infection starting, then while in the hospital I dislocated my hip ( my own fault) so I had a rocky start. Today Im getting ready for friends visiting me to have a BBQ. Im in very little pain and the only thing thats holding me back from running a marathon is the tiredness ( bit of an exaggeration there but you get the gist of what Im saying
)This will get better for you. Everything you are feeling now is normal. You have had major surgery and if you feel like crying, do it, Im sure most of us, male and female did. Sending you lots of healing thoughts. You can do this, reading my posts from the first page then to last is like night and day. You will do this too.
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@Kay9 many thanks for your kind and encouraging words. Wow you have certainly been through a lot. very glad to hear that your now doing the happy dance only after three weeks and walking down to a lovely English pub. Do you feel confident with your hip? You must of been devastated when you dislocated it
The main thing your doing the happy dance now and getting back to a good quality of life. The physio guys really push you and the pain was insane.
I'm now out of the bed tonight and did not fill dizzy and faint. Sat in the chair watching TV. I think the tramadol was making me feel a sense of fear and doom so they have stopped that tablet and giving me oxy ?? Something??
Many thanks again and will report tomorrow.. Hopefully get some sleep tonight.. Xx
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The main thing your doing the happy dance now and getting back to a good quality of life. The physio guys really push you and the pain was insane.
I'm now out of the bed tonight and did not fill dizzy and faint. Sat in the chair watching TV. I think the tramadol was making me feel a sense of fear and doom so they have stopped that tablet and giving me oxy ?? Something??
Many thanks again and will report tomorrow.. Hopefully get some sleep tonight.. Xx
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Hi @ supsurfer1974
I can understand completely about pain meds-- the oxycontin can make you dizzy feel strange. I switched to tramadol in hospital which worked better. I was taking it as needed at home until I started having anxiety issues.
I read over all the side effects of tramadol and sure enough it can cause increased anxiety! Stay with tylenol over prescribed meds whenever possible.
Please ask your nurses to give you the list of side effects for any meds for pain.
It will get better... it takes more time than we think for our bodies to heal but I promise you it will get better!
PS. ALWAYS pre medicate before physical therapy... you may feel fine before but the purpose of the therapy is to strengthen the hip and thigh muscles. You can expect to be sore (not new pain) after each session.
I can understand completely about pain meds-- the oxycontin can make you dizzy feel strange. I switched to tramadol in hospital which worked better. I was taking it as needed at home until I started having anxiety issues.
I read over all the side effects of tramadol and sure enough it can cause increased anxiety! Stay with tylenol over prescribed meds whenever possible.
Please ask your nurses to give you the list of side effects for any meds for pain.
It will get better... it takes more time than we think for our bodies to heal but I promise you it will get better!
PS. ALWAYS pre medicate before physical therapy... you may feel fine before but the purpose of the therapy is to strengthen the hip and thigh muscles. You can expect to be sore (not new pain) after each session.
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We have been there! This surgery for me anyway was an assault on all senses. Emotional spiritual mental,you name it. I could not take any narcotics because I got sick right away. No food...no eating...no pooping....dizzy....all of the above. Nurses had hard time finding what worked in hospital but I went home anyway. It wasn't pretty. Ask questions get your OS to order some different pain control. Lots of folks here used oxy. Tramadol was ok for me eventually but not at first. Sadly it's a game of experimenting to see what works. Emotions are all over the map here and depression hit like a brick upside my head. Confidence in the hip will come , I'm at 6 1/2 weeks and still don't have it all yet but I'm better than I was at 3 weeks. Vent all you want here.
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Hope you have a good night - its 6 in the evening here on a beautiful sunny day. So it is 1 in the morning there!
Look forward to hearing your developments. I think @Kay9 's thread is really amazing. From the pits of despair to exciting new life! A good thing about giving updates is that in time to come you will be able to look back at it all and remember the ups and downs.
Ironically when i was recovering from my hip I did lots of planning for our trip to Australia. We intended to see Perth in Aug, go on the train to Sydney and stay with friends in Brisbane. Now having broken foot bone(s) and not being able to walk, we have had to postpone til next year. We can't do last minute bookings as the train across is full for the dates that fit with our friends Oh well next year.!
Look forward to hearing your developments. I think @Kay9 's thread is really amazing. From the pits of despair to exciting new life! A good thing about giving updates is that in time to come you will be able to look back at it all and remember the ups and downs.
Ironically when i was recovering from my hip I did lots of planning for our trip to Australia. We intended to see Perth in Aug, go on the train to Sydney and stay with friends in Brisbane. Now having broken foot bone(s) and not being able to walk, we have had to postpone til next year. We can't do last minute bookings as the train across is full for the dates that fit with our friends Oh well next year.!
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Hi @supsurfer1974 , yes I do feel confident with my new hip, surprisingly enough, even having the dislocation.I don't think of it much at all apart from watching to not break the 90degree restrictions. Even then, I do sometimes accidentally break them, but Im not getting in a state about it. Its surprising how quickly you forget about the hip. It works perfectly. You will get to this stage too
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day 4.. Had a reasonable night sleep pain factor was 2. Had PT teach me to get out of bed by myself and the Zimmerman frame is to small for me so I'm on the crutches. Had a shower standing not sitting and after that had to rush back to bed as nearly fainted.. The hot shower lowered the blood pressure. Cool know for next time. Just got back to bed by myself and used the good leg to support the operated leg and OMG pain factor 15 cause it slipped off.. Iceing and pillow under the knees now with Some pain relief. I think they gave me tramadol and hoping I don't get emotional again so embarrassing especially when your emotional when the nurses come in getting there slowly.. Ice, rest, elevate
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Hi @supsurfer1974
It was not meant to, but your post made me laugh ... bloody tears .... so embarrassing, unfortunately because of our conditioning, more embarrassing for men! I was embarrassed when I got a copy of my medical notes and it read "tearful this morning" "tearful after lunch" etc etc. What annoys me with hind sight was no one put two and two together re nausea, dizziness, tearfulness and realised it was a reaction to the meds.
Pain factor 15 !!! So difficult to keep everything on an even keel but you sound one degree better than day 2.
What a journey so far - what are your plans for going home? Look after yourself.
It was not meant to, but your post made me laugh ... bloody tears .... so embarrassing, unfortunately because of our conditioning, more embarrassing for men! I was embarrassed when I got a copy of my medical notes and it read "tearful this morning" "tearful after lunch" etc etc. What annoys me with hind sight was no one put two and two together re nausea, dizziness, tearfulness and realised it was a reaction to the meds.
Pain factor 15 !!! So difficult to keep everything on an even keel but you sound one degree better than day 2.
What a journey so far - what are your plans for going home? Look after yourself.
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Thank you @copsham
Wow can certainly relate to that.. What a lovely post by the other hippie.
Luckily I had no emotional outbreaks today and think it's behind me now I'm glad it made you laugh and that you can relate to it..so far so good for today..Got on the crutches again, only made it to the bedroom door again and had to get back to bed. Lots of ice and pillows under the knees again. I'm not to sure when they will release me..my family are making the most of it whiles I'm in hospital because they know I whinge a bit.. I am originally from England haha.. Take care fellow hippie Xx
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Wow can certainly relate to that.. What a lovely post by the other hippie.
Luckily I had no emotional outbreaks today and think it's behind me now I'm glad it made you laugh and that you can relate to it..so far so good for today..Got on the crutches again, only made it to the bedroom door again and had to get back to bed. Lots of ice and pillows under the knees again. I'm not to sure when they will release me..my family are making the most of it whiles I'm in hospital because they know I whinge a bit.. I am originally from England haha.. Take care fellow hippie Xx
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Never accept that you are "whinging". You have just had your skin, muscles, nerves, tendons pulled apart so that your bone can be sawn off! Your system was blasted with medication to knock you out, followed by heavy painkillers. If you had the same injury from a car crash, you would have a lot more sympathy. i don't know why we all treat it lesser than it really is. I thought i would be pretty much better with in a couple of weeks. Refer any disbelievers to You tube hip op!!
I found emotions did come and go, usually dependent on how much i was suffering from lack of sleep... but it really does all get better and better!
I found emotions did come and go, usually dependent on how much i was suffering from lack of sleep... but it really does all get better and better!
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Day 5 : did not sleep the best I kept sweating a lot and put it down to the drugs. I must get the nurse to write down the drugs that they are giving me, because at the moment I am not remembering allot. The pain has been around 1 or 2 and had done 2 x 15 metre walks and the physio exercises and I felt pooped by the end. The physio was trying to push me and I remembered the bone smart mantras I learnt from Here.
The physio said if I pass tomorrow's exercise plan I get to go home
I feel a bit overwhelmed going home as I have a wife who is hypa active and gotta clean and make sure everything is perfect all the time and we are a loud vocal family. Boy & girl in there teens.. And constant dramas..I love them to bits but these bloody drugs I'm on are working great for the pain but has some bad side effects from my voice has changed so it sounds sore and sick and the emotional side of having a cry?
I never cry and deal with stress very well.
By the way had some bowel movement which was great.. Another shower by myself standing up and have been following all the instructions not to exceed the 90 degree rule with the hip. Take care hipsters
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The physio said if I pass tomorrow's exercise plan I get to go home
I feel a bit overwhelmed going home as I have a wife who is hypa active and gotta clean and make sure everything is perfect all the time and we are a loud vocal family. Boy & girl in there teens.. And constant dramas..I love them to bits but these bloody drugs I'm on are working great for the pain but has some bad side effects from my voice has changed so it sounds sore and sick and the emotional side of having a cry?
I never cry and deal with stress very well.
By the way had some bowel movement which was great.. Another shower by myself standing up and have been following all the instructions not to exceed the 90 degree rule with the hip. Take care hipsters
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Hi @supsurfer1974
Here I am a feminist stick up for men! A post that caught my eye, re emotions from @Erushka on 1st May:
"Recovery is an emotional roller coaster for men too, but many of us cannot or do not want to acknowledge that. I think that expressing and being in touch with emotions is a real strength. But people who do these things might appear weaker--you know, accused of whining, complaining, etc--when really the opposite is true"
Again I say anyone who disbelieves your feelings should be encouraged to watch the youtube video of a hip op!!!
It sounds like you will need a protective bubble when you go home. It can't do your teenagers any harm to know Dad has feelings. About six weeks (?) post surgery I said to husband and son "I feel vulnerable" the answer "but you can't do .. you never have".... absolute disbelief.
Keep struggling you will get there!
Here I am a feminist stick up for men! A post that caught my eye, re emotions from @Erushka on 1st May:
"Recovery is an emotional roller coaster for men too, but many of us cannot or do not want to acknowledge that. I think that expressing and being in touch with emotions is a real strength. But people who do these things might appear weaker--you know, accused of whining, complaining, etc--when really the opposite is true"
Again I say anyone who disbelieves your feelings should be encouraged to watch the youtube video of a hip op!!!
It sounds like you will need a protective bubble when you go home. It can't do your teenagers any harm to know Dad has feelings. About six weeks (?) post surgery I said to husband and son "I feel vulnerable" the answer "but you can't do .. you never have".... absolute disbelief.
Keep struggling you will get there!
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"I never cry & deal with stress very well"
That's until you had a THR!!!! @supsurfer1974 I've had a few surgeries but this THR proved to be so emotional for me....I cried & worried constantly. Not sure why but it is well documented on BoneSmart!
Perhaps when you go home you can make one room your own 'sanctuary ' to which you can retreat when you feel overwhelmed. I spent a great deal of my first few weeks up in my bedroom, only going down for walking around and meals. I certainly needed that 'me time'. Show your family the BS forum on the emotional roller coaster of THR but I'm sure they will all rally round!
Perhaps another day in hospital will help. Do hope you get the meds sorted.....once you start to do more normal things ( but don't push too hard) you will get back to your normal self.
Good luck with your recover....Chrissie xx
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That's until you had a THR!!!! @supsurfer1974 I've had a few surgeries but this THR proved to be so emotional for me....I cried & worried constantly. Not sure why but it is well documented on BoneSmart!
Perhaps when you go home you can make one room your own 'sanctuary ' to which you can retreat when you feel overwhelmed. I spent a great deal of my first few weeks up in my bedroom, only going down for walking around and meals. I certainly needed that 'me time'. Show your family the BS forum on the emotional roller coaster of THR but I'm sure they will all rally round!
Perhaps another day in hospital will help. Do hope you get the meds sorted.....once you start to do more normal things ( but don't push too hard) you will get back to your normal self.
Good luck with your recover....Chrissie xx
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@supsurfer1974 go back the the articles Jo posted for you and read the one about post op blues - they are real and part of this recovery. I remember breaking into tears my second day in hospital post RTHR. Felt so stupid but the nurse was just great. She reassured me that they see this all the time.
Let us know how you do on your "test" today.
Let us know how you do on your "test" today.
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Thank you everybody for your advice and all your responses it been great support for me knowing everyone's experiences that they has been through the same things.
Time to go home today..have not had any emotional outbreaks and feeling good emotionally and physically. Walking ok on crutches. Still have a log leg. Pain is minimal and waiting on the OT to give final approval.
Will report progress from home & will adhere to the bone smart mantras.. Hope all other hippies are doing well..
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Time to go home today..have not had any emotional outbreaks and feeling good emotionally and physically. Walking ok on crutches. Still have a log leg. Pain is minimal and waiting on the OT to give final approval.
Will report progress from home & will adhere to the bone smart mantras.. Hope all other hippies are doing well..
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