Hip surgery in my future

[InkedMarie]

I don't have room for a recliner.I barely have room for my couch and coffee table .it would be nice to have one,but it's not gonna happen.

If you are able to afford a new couch, they make power reclining couches. We have two of them!

 

[allena]

I didn't know that.unfortunately not.

 

[Mojo333]

Awww @allena .
Don't be so down.
No one wants Hip replacement...unless they have horrible Hip pain...
Then it is a great thing to finally get done and be happy and healthy.
You'll figure out the small stuff...improvise!
This is a Good Thing.
I did both at once with mostly bags of peas and a used recliner...that doesn't fit or match.
Look at me now

Stocking shelves, healthier than I've been in years.
This was the end of a long day and my friend took this photo and said Look at you go girl !
I'm in better shape than I've been in years!

 

[allena]

That's easier said than done.I'll try though.The best i can say for now is One day is will be ok.today is not that day.I'm paraphrasing a movie line.the first marigold hotel.
I just wish I could skip all the bad things and get the good part down the road.I know this is not possible.

 

[allena]

I'll probably feel better once i talk to the surgeon.I have few definitate facts.That does not help me at all.

 

[Alitm]

Hi, I am new here and my hip(s) surgery is/are in September. Get some pillows and large safety pins from Walmart or the like to elevate your lets in bed or on the couch. There is a build your own elevation pillow here on this site. Maybe one of the advisors can guide you/me as to where I would have seen that here.
Check in often here, there is always someone from somewhere in the world to talk to! I have found this on line organization incredibly supportive on all things hip! Look foward to chatting more on this forum. Take care in the meantime and know you are not alone

 

[allena]

Which approach do doctors use the most in hip surgury?I would perfer anterier or lateral,but of coarse it won't be up to me.This is not a reply.I'm just not sure how to start a new thread.

 

[allena]

thanks.That was helpful.I do have a outside chair with arms.I could find room for it.I have pillows too.

 

[allena]

that's useful advice also.My couch is a loveseat.It's too small to lay on.I'll have to elevate my leg while sitting in a chair.

 

[allena]

I have been feeling pretty alone.and lost too.

 

[Windsong]

@allena. I hope you're able to think of us as your support system and not feel so alone. I think it takes a while to wrap your head around the whole thing. I remember when my OS told me I was ready for THR I went on Amazon and bought 2 books and after reading the info, I was not a happy camper. I didn't find this website till months later and there were times after reading some recovery threads, I didn't feel so positive. But I feel differently now. The more info I have the better prepared I'll be. I'm grateful for all the people that are so open with their recovery on this forum and with the advisors who are so encouraging and helpful.

I understand that it's not easy to accept something as major as THR. But really, how lucky are we that technology has gotten to this point that we can have a major joint replacement and resume our lives before all the pain.

This is really just another life experience to go through - and we will get through it and come out the other side and get our lives back!

 

[allena]

I am glad something can help.I accept what must be done.I won't lie though-if i had a choice I wouldn't do this.I don't though,so there you go.I will still have pain,but less of it.That is good enough for me.I do have bad left knee and bursitits in my hip afterall.I would be happy just to use a cane.

 

[allena]

I am not looking forward to being a semi invalid.I like to take care of myself.I will have to remind myself it will just be temporary.

 

[allena]

My rhumatologist is a idiot.He reccomended a doctor that does the posterier approach.I want the anterior approach.Ill be less hobbled and maybe recover faster.I picked a different doctor.I may get to see him in september.

 

[Windsong]

Ahh, yes - I'm Ms. Independence myself and a very private person so this will be an interesting lesson and "growth" experience for me to learn. My sister-in-law has volunteered to stay with me - she said for as long as I need her - I said for just until the 1st preop visit to my OS (which should be 10 days to 2 weeks after surgery). I'm just going to have to get over myself and be thankful and grateful I have a wonderful family (and a friend who was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia who had volunteered).

I understood both procedures when I saw my OS (and will be having the anterior approach) but honestly in the end having trust in your surgeon and knowing that person is proficient in that particular procedure was more important to me. But you have to do what will make you feel confident in having the surgery. Everyone's recovery is different so for me just knowing what to expect is helpful but I know I need to be open with whatever life throws me. Rolling with the punches (and the Serenity prayer) is helpful along life's journey!

 

[allena]

I agree.It's good to trust you're surgeon.He may be a good one,but he is worthless to me if he doesn't do anterior.

 

[Harryn1]

I am not looking forward to being a semi invalid.I like to take care of myself.I will have to remind myself it will just be temporary.

Yes. Keep on reminding yourself that the pain and discomfort will just be temporary. Embrace the surgery; it will be life changing.

Sure its scary, it’s huge and it’s intimidating- you are expressing natural fears felt by all who have embarked on this journey. Nobody checked into hospital without anxiety. Yet here we are, armed with the power which modern medicine has given to (those who are privileged in) our generation to heal fully in a very short space of time.

Embrace the opportunity to have the op - and try to foster a positive attitude to it.

Attitude is everything- a positive one is essential for a good outcome.

I wish you well for finding happiness, faith, a great OS and a complete and total recovery.

 

[allena]

Thanks.Im not quite there yet.I can't say I'm posative about it.I am less unhappy-that's as good as it's getting at this time.

 

[allena]

I have not found faith either.I'm assuming you mean faith in the surgeon and the surgury.I don't have faith in the religious sense.

 

[Mojo333]

You need to get some excitement about maybe getting this done and getting your WHOLE life back.
I didn't want two hips replaced...didn't want to use a Walker for a few weeks, nor a potty chair...or have someone drive me to my post op appointment .
But I did all that...took it slow..and even with the recovery issues, had no horrible Hip pain like pre-op.
You sound bitter about your situation...but you need to put this aside and figure you might just be physically great and happy and have a new lease on life.
My life is without chronic pain all to having bionic hips.
It can be a life changer.
How lucky we are not to have incurable chronic diseases that there is no remedy for.
This CAN be fixed.