KarenKat
junior member
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2019
- Messages
- 41
- Age
- 67
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Gender
- Female
Hello all you kind, supportive & informative people !
I first visited my G.P. in April of this year on the insistence of family and friends as I had apparently been limping since December 2018 ( it took me these four months to realise they weren’t imagining it ! ) I have had a ‘dodgy’ hip for approx. four years which has lead to me gradually decreasing or discontinuing most activities I loved to do ..... dance classes,riding,boot camp, hill walking, gardening etc.... Long story short, am now scheduled for LTHR on 10th September courtesy of our wonderful NHS.
I was in complete shock when X-rays showed severe OA in my left hip ...Up to this point I naively believed painkillers and few weeks of targeted physiotherapy would sort me out! Have tried not to dwell too much on forthcoming op. but as surgery date looms I’m getting increasingly anxious (I’ve not had major surgery before ) and think I’m going to be asking lots of questions in the next few weeks
A big thank you to everyone one of you that has taken the time to answer queries & post step by step details of your journeys-I intend to post details of my post-op recovery to hopefully help others as much as your reassuring posts are helping me come to terms with the inevitable ......very best wishes to those awaiting surgery & healing hugs to those recovering on the other side x
I first visited my G.P. in April of this year on the insistence of family and friends as I had apparently been limping since December 2018 ( it took me these four months to realise they weren’t imagining it ! ) I have had a ‘dodgy’ hip for approx. four years which has lead to me gradually decreasing or discontinuing most activities I loved to do ..... dance classes,riding,boot camp, hill walking, gardening etc.... Long story short, am now scheduled for LTHR on 10th September courtesy of our wonderful NHS.
I was in complete shock when X-rays showed severe OA in my left hip ...Up to this point I naively believed painkillers and few weeks of targeted physiotherapy would sort me out! Have tried not to dwell too much on forthcoming op. but as surgery date looms I’m getting increasingly anxious (I’ve not had major surgery before ) and think I’m going to be asking lots of questions in the next few weeks
A big thank you to everyone one of you that has taken the time to answer queries & post step by step details of your journeys-I intend to post details of my post-op recovery to hopefully help others as much as your reassuring posts are helping me come to terms with the inevitable ......very best wishes to those awaiting surgery & healing hugs to those recovering on the other side x