helenium
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- Dec 10, 2017
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Hi all,
I found BoneSmart sometime after my previous surgeries so had never set up a recovery thread.
Nearly seven weeks ago I had a very nasty shock. Such an ordinary action - I was walking towards the dishwasher with some breakfast dishes, sudden pain in my left thigh, suddenly completely unable to weight-bear. To cut a very long story short, my left femoral prosthesis had fractured . Completely snapped in half. I was in hospital for a month, and I’ve been home for two weeks. After five years, my greater trochanter is now attached, and I’m told my revision surgery (described as absolutely massive!) went really well indeed. I have a wonderful surgeon.
Each day I resolve to set up a recovery thread, I nod off … and put off for yet another day. The tiredness is worse than any previous surgery. The leg is more swollen than any previous THR. I’m not sleeping too well at night. I’m constantly hungry! I know from all my previous reading here on BoneSmart that all is completely normal and I’m not at all worried by any of it.
I’ve been instructed to rest, rest and … rest! To allow time to heal and for the bone to grow. I can weight-bear so long as I use two crutches. It takes forever to do the smallest thing. And it doesn’t matter, I’m on the “other side” and recovering. I rest, elevate and ice; eat and sleep; and repeat …! My previous reading here on BoneSmart has given me the confidence to know how I want to handle my recovery. Thank you all!
I found BoneSmart sometime after my previous surgeries so had never set up a recovery thread.
Nearly seven weeks ago I had a very nasty shock. Such an ordinary action - I was walking towards the dishwasher with some breakfast dishes, sudden pain in my left thigh, suddenly completely unable to weight-bear. To cut a very long story short, my left femoral prosthesis had fractured . Completely snapped in half. I was in hospital for a month, and I’ve been home for two weeks. After five years, my greater trochanter is now attached, and I’m told my revision surgery (described as absolutely massive!) went really well indeed. I have a wonderful surgeon.
Each day I resolve to set up a recovery thread, I nod off … and put off for yet another day. The tiredness is worse than any previous surgery. The leg is more swollen than any previous THR. I’m not sleeping too well at night. I’m constantly hungry! I know from all my previous reading here on BoneSmart that all is completely normal and I’m not at all worried by any of it.
I’ve been instructed to rest, rest and … rest! To allow time to heal and for the bone to grow. I can weight-bear so long as I use two crutches. It takes forever to do the smallest thing. And it doesn’t matter, I’m on the “other side” and recovering. I rest, elevate and ice; eat and sleep; and repeat …! My previous reading here on BoneSmart has given me the confidence to know how I want to handle my recovery. Thank you all!