Supersub
junior member
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2022
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- 67
- Age
- 51
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- United Kingdom
- Gender
- Female
Hi
I've been lurking on here for a while. I've been waiting for THR for almost a year now. I'm a 50-year-old woman, live in the UK, have an active job and really struggle with the pain and fatigue. Severe osteoarthritis in both hips was identified after I saw a physio for a quad muscle pull in January 2022 and it turned out the thigh wasn't the real problem. I had symphysis pubis dysfunction during my first pregnancy in 2005 and ended up on crutches. I wonder now if this was the start of my hip problems or if it was a flare-up of a pre-existing issue. I'll probably never know.
Anyway, fast forward to the current situation. It was mentioned as a possibility on my first consult with the surgeon but during my waiting period, he has agreed to do a bilateral THR so that I have only one recovery.
My pre-op appointment for bloods, ECG etc has been scheduled for October with the surgery hopefully sometime between December and February.
I've found it very encouraging to read people's recovery stories, especially double hippies, and while I'm totally terrified of the whole prospect of the operation (never had surgery before), I am so desperate to get it done, heal, recover and get my life back.
Love and strength to everyone on here, wherever they are on their hip op journey.
Thanks
Supersub
I've been lurking on here for a while. I've been waiting for THR for almost a year now. I'm a 50-year-old woman, live in the UK, have an active job and really struggle with the pain and fatigue. Severe osteoarthritis in both hips was identified after I saw a physio for a quad muscle pull in January 2022 and it turned out the thigh wasn't the real problem. I had symphysis pubis dysfunction during my first pregnancy in 2005 and ended up on crutches. I wonder now if this was the start of my hip problems or if it was a flare-up of a pre-existing issue. I'll probably never know.
Anyway, fast forward to the current situation. It was mentioned as a possibility on my first consult with the surgeon but during my waiting period, he has agreed to do a bilateral THR so that I have only one recovery.
My pre-op appointment for bloods, ECG etc has been scheduled for October with the surgery hopefully sometime between December and February.
I've found it very encouraging to read people's recovery stories, especially double hippies, and while I'm totally terrified of the whole prospect of the operation (never had surgery before), I am so desperate to get it done, heal, recover and get my life back.
Love and strength to everyone on here, wherever they are on their hip op journey.
Thanks
Supersub