THR Bill's Bionic Breakdown

[Poppet]

Hi @fulafoto - hehehe..... Now you are officially a hippy, you have to read the articles, no getting out of it now! Lol....

So thrilled for you Bill - now do you believe it?

How is your DW? a wee bit tired I would imagine.

Sending big hugs and lots of love xxxxx

The following is a link to an article which provides some approximate timeframes around the healing phases and processes (and relevant nutritional information) for you to read.

Healing Phases & Nutrition

This second link is to other nutritional articles which you may find interesting.

Nutritional advice for pre op and recovery

But first the BoneSmart mantra

- rest, elevate, ice and take your pain meds as prescribed by your treating physician

- if it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone, especially a physiotherapist to do it to you
- if your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again
- if you won't die if it's not done, don't do it
- never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can go to sleep!
- be active as much as you need to be but not more than is necessary, meaning so much that you end up being in pain, exhausted or desperate to sit down or lay down!

And then the very important hip recovery articles.....

Pain management and the pain chart
Healing: how long does it take?
Chart representation of THR recovery
Dislocation risk and 90 degree rule
Energy drain for THRs
Pain and swelling control: elevation is the key
Activity progression for THRs
Home physio (PT)
Post op blues is a reality - be prepared for it
Myth busting: on getting addicted to pain meds

 

[Dieter]

Well done Bill! you have been such a wonderful cheerleader for so many of us and now it is our turn to cheer you on through your recovery! May it be as smooth as mine. I am in North Carolina at a professional conference and have walked miles and miles this week and am looking forward to a bout of dancing with good friends tonight (first time in ages) I don't come by BS all that much anymore but have been peeking in on your and Sally's @Vetgirl progress.
Cheers to you!

 

[Vetgirl]

Yay Bill @fulafoto you are going so well.....you may hit some tough days especially about day 3 but it's certainly a process where you get better day by day rather than worse day by day.

@Dieter so glad you are out and enjoying life.....

Keep up the good work Bill

 

[Sue629]

Bill....Welcome To the Hippy Club. Woooohooo. Soo very happy all went well. Was great to catch a chat with u this morning. So glad it's over. One step at a time. One day at a time. Smiling all the way from Texas. Yeeeeehaaaaw. Lol.


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[shrinkette]

Thrilled you made it & are doing fine. Now the good stuff starts. Hugs from humid, rainy South Florida!

 

[MajorHeidi]

Happy for you Bill! Sounds like you are on the right track, and doing great.

 

[Hoppy Nanny]

Fabulous! X


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[randy62]

Yeah @fulafoto glad to hear you are doing fine.

 

[fulafoto]

Hi everyone, well I came home today - They said I had done well to go home. I did a few laps of the ward this morning and learned how to tackle stairs although the physio said I could probably do them better than her. Have a list of exercises to do daily and have to do injections of something called celavaxe (not sure of the spelling) for blood thinning for 30 days starting tomorrow.
I will now admit that I seriously overdid it today, I came home and had a sleep and really did not want to get up but made myself. After an hour of icing the incision and both thighs I felt much better and still do feel alright.
I feel ready for bed right now but would you believe that they have chosen right now to scrap the bitumen off the road and re-lay it outside our place. We live on a main road and they are working through to 6am tomorrow. They then have the rest of the weekend off and are back to finish it working 24 hours a day on Monday and Tuesday. My head in bed is about 15 yards from where this machinery is working so I cant say I am particularly in a hurry to go to bed tonight.
Hope everyone else has been doing well and I will try and catch up on threads over the weekend.

 

[fulafoto]

Question for @Josephine Jo, I was having a look at the incision and it appears to have metal in it which is strange as it has been glued. I only have the photo that the nurse took here as she covered it up again so apologise about the quality. It is at the bottom of the incision

 

[Poppet]

Welcome home Bill, @fulafoto rest as much as you can, nap during the day if you don't get a full nights sleep. Every little bit of sleep counts.

We will be here to make sure you don't do the 'one step forward, two steps back'.

What pain med protocol were you discharged with?

 

[Poppet]

Jo will be online reasonably soon Bill, and will get your tag.

 

[fulafoto]

Thanks @Poppet for your kind wishes. I am having 2 x 10 mg Oxycodone daily, 6 panadol per day and 2 ibuprofen per day. I can substitute panadiene forte for the panadol if I need it at any time.
My entire plans for tomorrow are to have a shower and even that is subject to change if I don't feel up to it and yes I plan to nap a few times at least.
I will do a set of exercises and do some small walks around the house and that will just about do me I think!

 

[Poppet]

Hi Bill, @fulafoto - sounds good.. In the list of article links is this one... it indicates the best level of activity, it is an exceptional guide from Jo

https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/activity-progression-for-thrs.13187/

I hope you get some sleep with all the racket outside, the OxyContin should hopefully help xxxx

 

[Hoppy Nanny]

Glad you are home safe & sound Bill..... Now... You've heard & seen everything about overdoing it on BS so that plan for tomorrow looks good!
Shame about the bitumen layers.... What a time to do it... Still at least you don't need to get the car out.... Yet.!!! Hope you can keep on top of the pain too.....
Bet it feels good to be home and in your own bed! Take care... Chrissie cx


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[Jaycey]

Wow Bill, you are flying! Home already. Rest, rest and more rest prescribed! Hope you can nap during the day!

 

[Josephine]

Bill, can you tell me what leads you to suppose this is metal? Did you touch it, feel it or what?
And despite the glue, have you been told you have a stitch to be removed?

 

[MajorHeidi]

Glad you are home Bill.
Oh my goodness on the scar pic! How long is your incision?
I hope all is okay with that......
Do rest, and have your DW help with the shower, or at least be close by.

 

[fulafoto]

Thanks again so much @Poppet for your wonderful input - it's been invaluable xx

I actually had a win with the bitumen layers Chrissie @Hoppy Nanny - not sure why but they moved down the road a bit and I manged to sleep quite well.

Yes rest is my main target for the day @Jaycey thanks again - although I will admit I feel fine and want to get about. DW will rein me in and has already read the riot act about doing too much!

@Josephine the only thing that makes me thing it may be metal is that it looked like it in the photo. we have not lifted the dressing to check but could do if you think it would be worth it? My DW is to change dressings on Monday and then it is to come off on Thursday for good. Fortuitously I have a GP appointment that day and will have her look at the site. The leg is very, very swollen and tight and apart from the incision I have the normal knee pain and a bit of bruising. DW said the incision is warm but not hot. I had the 'sweats' last night even getting down to a t-shirt and still sweating even though we had 10 degree temps but I didn't have a high temp - all was normal. Feel fine this morning - probably a bit too good as I want to do things but won't.

Yes Claire @MajorHeidi I am not sure how long it is but the nurse had to go and get bigger dressings for it, she said she had never seen one as big. I will have DW measure it when she changes the dressing. It should be a nice tone of black and blue by then too I will definitely have DW help with the shower - don't think she would let me do it on my own

 

[Josephine]

The leg is very, very swollen and tight

As it would be from such a huge incision! You are taking all your pain meds, I trust? And resting lots and lots. NO exercises, just walking to the bathroom and such. Remember, hips actually don't need much exercise to get better. They do a pretty good job of it all on their own if given half a chance. Trouble is, people don't give them a chance and end up with all sorts of aches and pains and sore spots. All they need is the best therapy which is walking and even then not to excess.

the only thing that makes me thing it may be metal is that it looked like it in the photo.

And you haven't been told you have a stitch to be removed in a couple of week's time?