THR Cpollock Surgery June 19, 2017<

[Donnarita]

Hi Cheryl! so glad all went well!! Was at dinner with my hub and was telling him about your surgery today and how I had get home to see if you posted..prayers for continued good recovery!! I am going on Friday RTHR!! in am ok...just the pain mgmt concerns...but you are making me feel better!!! Hope your night is a good one! Hope to see you on here tomorrow! Hugs Donna ❤

 

[cpollock]

Yes. I'm managing OK. Thank you for the prayers. I will send them your wat

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[cpollock]

@susan12369 it wasn't that bad being awake, I felt nothing.i just got 2 tramacets, an oxy, a needle of toradol.
And a trip to the washroom, vitals hacked. I'm going to put on my meditation with you ear buds. There's 4 of us here.
I don't want to disturb anyone. I wish you well tomorrow.

I seem to have a little trouble peeing. I have to push. Anyone have these issues. Cheryl

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[cpollock]

@MyAussieGirl thanks again. Going to try sleep now. I will post again soon. How are you today. I was concerned about you. Cheryl

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[MyAussieGirl]

Hey you... Hugs you in heart.... I have read on trouble peeing but can't recall why I'd ask a nurse

I am OK awww please don't worry on me I freaked off and on today but held in there

I can't believe you're able to read and write even on the day they let me out..... I was too messed up on pain meds I tried to text a small message and kept nodding off I told the doctor and he said he thought it was the Morphine pill and asked if I wanted off I was like yes lol.... I stayed on the Percocet you're very strong to be thinking of your roomies...a plus of my hospital is all rooms are private

 

[Grannyhippy]

Hi Cheryl, I am glad everything went OK with your surgery. The low blood pressure seems to be quite common when one has had a spinal block for their surgery. One of my early blood pressure reading post op was as low as 73/50.

 

[cpollock]

I would love my reading material sent so it's only my thread. Thank you very much. cheryl

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[cpollock]

On my thread.... autocorrect

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[gaulsuerou]

Wishing you positive energy for a speedy recovery, I'm a couple weeks behind you and love to follow everybody's postop threads, sounds like you're doing OK


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[GrannyC]

I think the peeing issue is common. I couldn't pee very much so they checked my bladder and found it was nearly full so they used cath one time. Nurse explain that it is sort of like the spinal puts your bladder to sleep, too, and then once it is empty it is sort of "reset." I'm sure that is not medical terminology but that is how she explained it to me. Anyhow, after they used the cath to empty my bladder the one time, all was well.

I believe the low BP is from anesthesia as well and I had that, too, for about a day but then it was fine. I've read on here that many others had that, too. It seems quite common.

 

[Gone again]

@cpollock Thinking about you and hopefully all is well and you had a good night

 

[cpollock]

I'm doing okay, I had a long night and never slept that that we'll. I had a burning pain and rang the nurse. They gave me oxy and that settled it. I was in a chair for breakfast, oatmeal. Physio took me for a short walk


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[Gone again]

@cpollock sleeping here is napping between interruptions

 

[kayak59]

@Gone again and @cpollock hope you are both home soon!

 

[dougie0216]

@cpollock Getting sleep in the hospital is against the rules. Welcome to the other side and you will get a nice long nap when you get home.

 

[MyAussieGirl]

Awww I'm sorry you didn't sleep well last night and I hope your sleeping well now... I was just checking up on you kiddo ....
Hugs.

 

[GrannyC]

There are plenty of sleep interuptions in the hospital. It will feel good to get back home where you can close your eyes and rest whenever you feel like it. From this point forward things will continue to get better. Once in a while you may take a small step back but overall it is all forward progress. Being without that OA pain is wonderful.

 

[cpollock]

I do have some burning pain at the incision site. I've been up several times. Lots of company and flowers. Just waiting for you meds the try and sleep. I have meditation and ear plugs ready. I will check in tomorrow

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[Pumpkin]

cpollock,
Welcome to the otherside!

Sounds like you are doing well, give you are a few days out from your TKR.
I had to do a double take when I saw your signature, hmmmm, did I miss a few days????
I will ask a moderator to update your signature.

Here are the recovery guidelines for you,

Hip Recovery: The Guidelines
1. Don’t worry: Your body will heal all by itself. Relax, let it, don't try and hurry it, don’t worry about any symptoms now, they are almost certainly temporary
2. Control discomfort:
rest
elevate
ice
take your pain meds by prescription schedule (not when pain starts!)
3. Do what you want to do BUT
a. If it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a physical therapist - to do it to you
b. If your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again.
4. PT or exercise can be useful BUT take note of these
BoneSmart philosophy for sensible post op therapy
5. At week 4 and after you should follow this Activity progression for THRs

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

Post op blues is a reality - be prepared for it
Myth busting: on getting addicted to pain meds
Sleep deprivation is pretty much inevitable - but what causes it?

BIG TIP: Hips actually don't need any 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.

We try to keep the forum a positive and safe place for our members to talk about their questions or concerns and to report successes with their joint replacement surgery. While members may create as many threads as they like in a majority of BoneSmart's forums, we ask that each member have only one recovery thread. This policy makes it easier to go back and review history before providing advice.

 

[Grannyhippy]

Yes, @pumpkin I also noticed the surgery date was incorrect but wasn't sure if she was having another hip replacement in July as well as this one. That is why I did not bring it to her notice.

Cheryl, there are always plenty of interruptions in the first few days when you are in the hospital, what with the nurses checking your obs. etc. on a regular basis and giving you blood-thinning injections each day.