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Everything worked out for me the VA agreed with a little pushing on my part to re-fill my prescription for oxcodone it went pretty smoothly considering they dont like to write scripts at all,so i guess this another example on my part that my thinking was wrong in that i had myself convinced they would in part either deny my request for re-fill or i would have to fight for it...
 
As the world turns Rich, as the world turns...............:skeptical: Yay, you got your meds!:friends:
 
navyvet92, Remeber it takes time to recover. I look at it this way. It took a long time for me to need a new hip so its going to take time to heal. Please go slow. Don't do what I do, I keep overdoing it. I feel good and off I go. I am getting better but to my surprise I found out my pain was coming from my left knee instead of my hip. I'm now waiting for a new knee to match my other one. Well life goes on and remember each day puts you closer to full recovery. Take care and stay safe. Remember Rest, Elevate, Ice and pain control. :doggieshmooze:Tashia:friends:
 
Physcial therapy is so physically demanding and sometimesim not sure if i can do it, its ALOT OUT OF ME,now that im home i look at it like im calling the shots, i did some pyschical therapy today and of course i wss wiped out, i know its for my own good and it will help my recovery but i dont know mucg more i can take, however the pyschical therapst doesnt push or force me he is very good with me...maybe i need to talk to him.
 
Yes you should have a say in your recovery. Please talk to the therapist, he should be understanding and tailor your PT to what you need. Probably scaling back on how many reps you do would be a big help. Also please take your pain meds half hour before therapy.

Oh and lots of rest on those days!
 
He wants me to do the exercises while hes not around and ill be honest with you, i dont want to,its all about communication i know but i just think its a little early for pyschical therapy,aybe not, maybe its just me.
 
What does he have you doing, Rich?
 
Do they just tire you out or do they hurt???
 
You need to tell your therapist if you experience pain more than just a mild discomfort while you are doing exercises. And....you need to share that you have pain the day following. It may be that they need to do fewer reps.

It is common to be tired afterwards. Most people take a nap....you should too! Remember you're supposed to be doing a lot of resting, icing, elevating and taking those pain meds if you hurt!
 
Ill just have to deal with it i mean otherwise what am i supposed to do avoid his phone calls and not answer the door when hes outside,thats not mature.
 
I don't understand your last post, Rich. I'm not saying you should ignore your therapist....just that you need to tell him when you have pain as a result of the exercises.
 
No ,no, i understand what youre saying, i didnt misunderstand you! Im just unhappy today and my session didnt go well, the only vicyory i had was i succeeded in getting script re-filled.
 
Try not to let it get to you. Some days in my recovery my only victory was taking a nap:hysterical:
 
Boy how i relate to that, it makes perfect sense , although taking a nap is tough for me because i have PTSD and the anxiety causes my head to spin at times so sitting still long enough to take a nap would be hard but not impossible.
 
My 2 cents - my OS said absolutely NO PT for at LEAST 6 - 8 weeks post op period!!!!

and that worked out well for everyone considering I was back to running 5 k's 6 months post-op!!! ( I'm sidelined again for many other reasons but that's another story).

Secondly, do they not give you meds for PTSD for when you have anxiety so you can relax???? If they don't can you afford to go private??? Anxiety meds imo would definitely help you thru the first few weeks - as I said I take them regularly for years and I'm fine as my Dr. just keeps my dose monitored...

Hang in there it does get better!!!
xoxox,
Linda.
 
Hey rich, glad you got the meds straightened out. I was going to point out that you do a lot of worrying before things happen and so far per your posts everything has worked out (example being getting the meds). My father used to tell me that I should not waste energy on trying to predict the outcome of things. Wait to things happen and then you'll have the energy to deal with them. Now I see you struggle with some anxiety issues. I am so sorry for that as I am sure it makes things much more difficult. Don't want to get too personal, but since you mentioned it, I just want to validate what you shared. I am extra glad you found this site so you can check things out to help with worrying.

As far as my experience with PT. I have had in hm PT 2X a week and now at 6 wks will be going to outside PT. i started as soon as i got home. The first 4 wks were mostly getting range of motion back, like laying on my back and moving my leg out to the side, sliding my leg up bending my knee etc. it was not till 4 wks that I started things that involved actual strength, like the leg lifts and things. That is just my experience and I know everyone's is different.

Hang in there guy, soon this will all be in your rear view mirror. I'm pulling for you -Cathy
 
Hi. I completely understand wanting to hide from the PT !! I found that the exercises assigned were uncomfortable to do. And many times I did not want to do them. Sometimes I did slack off. However, I was happily surprised to find that my pain was often better after doing some exercise. And it got easier and easier to do things. My mood was better too ! Maybe it was just standing up and getting the blood going. Or feeling that I had accomplished something. It does get better.
 
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