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Does your OS forbid antibiotics pre-op? Many people take them for minor infections pre-op.
Please let us know how it goes tomorrow. Fingers crossed for you!
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Please let us know how it goes tomorrow. Fingers crossed for you!
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Miss Muffet
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@Jaycey - I assumed it was a no no ahead of surgery (in case an infection cropped up afterwards)?
Maybe my misconception, so thanks for flagging this up. I'll ask tomorrow.
Just feeling a bit blah today as I have what seems to be an annoying slow-growing intemittent wisdom toothache which gives me cold-like symptoms.
Am beginning to think I need a bullet!
I would take the antibiotics. You have plenty of time (assuming it's a 7 day dose). Might calm that wisdom tooth as well.
Hang in there my friend. I remember the week before my RTHR. Everything seemed to go wrong and I was a complete basket case by my op day. Be good to yourself. You are almost there!
Hang in there my friend. I remember the week before my RTHR. Everything seemed to go wrong and I was a complete basket case by my op day. Be good to yourself. You are almost there!
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Miss Muffet
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It will need another appointment to get them. May call the Doc again to say I'll see what they advise tomorrow and then come back to plead for some after that. Thanks for your ongoing support. Getting legs and nails sorted out now - (keeping an optimistic head on)
Tweetybrd
graduate
@Miss Muffet Oh no! I hope it all works out and you can continue down the surgery and recovery path. Thinking of you and sending positive vibes out for you. Hang in there. Hugs
SEA
junior member
@Miss Muffet, good luck with everything, you.gave me encouragement before & after my RTHR. I am 16 days post op and sleeping better, thanks to @Josephine for great advice bout meds, and apart from a few post op blues (glad I read up on them on this site, cabin fever etc) I feel fine! I do get a bit of pain in my other hip slightly, don't need this done for a few years yet hopefully, but It maybe be compensating? I am walking outdoors for 5/10 minutes most days, if I do too much, no exercises. Take care and I hope, truly your op goes ahead.
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DeepBreath
post-grad
@Miss Muffet, it can sure feel like you're the poster child for Murphy's Law prior to the surgeries, can't it?
Sending out good vibes that you can get all this sorted and be hale and hearty in time for your surgery!
Sending out good vibes that you can get all this sorted and be hale and hearty in time for your surgery!
BizzyLizzy
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@Miss Muffet - so sorry to get your date wrong! I had it in my mind that you were down for 22nd- maybe because I had my op on 22nd June. Anyway hope you are feeling better. I will pop back to wish you luck again before your actual date!
Thank you for remembering my low point with the stairs, pre-op. Just to let you know - as I work on the second floor I walk up and down the stairs every day now and never use the lift, unless I am carrying hot food or drinks!
Thank you for remembering my low point with the stairs, pre-op. Just to let you know - as I work on the second floor I walk up and down the stairs every day now and never use the lift, unless I am carrying hot food or drinks!
Josephine
NURSE DIRECTOR EMERITA
All too familiar! You haven't said where this has affected you. If it's embarrassing to say, we can move this to PM if you prefer.
However, the kind if skin breaks it causes are usually very superficial and unlikely to cause any problems from infection. I suggest you treat the areas fairly liberally with the steroid cream so it's well treated before the op.
Incidentally, what kind of steroid cream have you been prescribed? It should be Clobetasol 0.05% ointment (not cream) which is a pretty powerful steroid. However, any time the condition is in a flare-up, you should apply liberally at least twice a day.
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Miss Muffet
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Thanks so much @Josephine - one on buttock one underneath breast (sweet of you to offer but I relinquished my dignity long ago). It IS ointment and exactly the type and strength you mention and I'm applying 3 x daily and only washing with E45 to avoid aggravating. My preOp assessment team rang to postpone my appointment to tomorrow (as I presume something cropped up their end) and I rang them first thing today to ask if they would be unhappy about anti-biotics. Waiting for them to get back to me, and if they give me the go ahead I'll hot foot it back to the GP and hopefully get on them today. Really appreciate your input as I don't want this Op to be delayed, but have to take best advice.
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Miss Muffet
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Thanks so much to @Tweetybrd - new friend, @SEA - new hippy, @BizzyLizzy - getting me all fixed up a week early (!) and @DeepBreath - faithful as ever. So good to have your support and even happier to hear how well you newbies are getting on. Sometimes things just conspire against us but I'm pushing on regardless, crossing everything and praying that this won't trip me up. Longing to be evened up and normal again.
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Miss Muffet
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Yes @Jaycey - slathering on the cream and just waiting for a call from the GP to say I can pick up the 'script.
Top Tip for anyone who is interested or concerned ..... My 92 year old Aunt just rang and told me I must avoid going out in bad weather with my new hip, in case I'm struck by Lightning .
Top Tip for anyone who is interested or concerned ..... My 92 year old Aunt just rang and told me I must avoid going out in bad weather with my new hip, in case I'm struck by Lightning .
Josephine
NURSE DIRECTOR EMERITA
Me too! The things that come with age!
Oh you are lucky! I get mine in the perineum. All over it! It gives a whole new dimension to going to the loo when you have cracks in the skin down there!
Oh bless her ........ but
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Nana2-8
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So glad you are still on track.....waiting for script. Hope you are not delayed. We need you in our Christmas Rockettes dance routine. In the meantime....continue to get yourself, Mr. MUffett and your Lady Den ready
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Miss Muffet
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@Josephine - don't even mention perineum (and other lady bits). Just thankful for the "reprieve" (if I can term it that way) this particular time. I do wonder about stress being a factor. Let's just hope the magic bullet does its magic. And my apologies about multiple tags ..
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Miss Muffet
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@Nana2-8 - hello! It was a bit of a trial squeezing my GP surgery into action, but 3 determined phone calls did it in the end and I'm now in receipt of the necessary antiBs. Am minded to regard my glass as half full as I enter my final few days and am now into official countdown mode (as I am determined this show is going to happen). I remember this phase well. I became very nesty - tidying and cleaning, preparing food for the freezer etc etc. Mr M is away tomorrow for 3 days, racing a Clipper round the Isle of Wight so I've only myself to bother about and am planning to fit in some feet up time amidst the other prepping. My preOp assessment was supposed to be today but has been postponed till tomorrow then I'll be off the meds till Op Day. Not my favourite patch of time. You must feel like a whole new person being so many weeks postOp. A great feeling! Love the support that BS provides - it really is the best
DizzyBlond
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Greetings from the far, far west side of the pond, dear Jane! Just wanted to join in with the others to send very best wishes for a quick recovery from the current bump in the road, and to let you know I'm thinking of you during this very last week of waiting! What a relief it will be to get this second hip over and done with - can you imagine what it will feel like to walk with TWO new hip joints?!?! (You'll even be able to resume your trampoline adventures!!! I just saw that picture you posted again.... )
I'm in complete agreement with you - while Mr. M. is off sailing the ocean blue, I hope you'll definitely take the time to spoil yourself!! You've been such a joy to me and to so many others on this forum - we're here cheering you on, and may nothing - not rash, cold, toothache (or LIGHTNING
) prevent you from surgery next week!!!! xoxo
) I'm in complete agreement with you - while Mr. M. is off sailing the ocean blue, I hope you'll definitely take the time to spoil yourself!! You've been such a joy to me and to so many others on this forum - we're here cheering you on, and may nothing - not rash, cold, toothache (or LIGHTNING
) prevent you from surgery next week!!!! xoxo
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Miss Muffet
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@DizzyBlond - I can just spot you way over there and bless your cotton socks for your lovely words. It will definitely be a mixture of nesting and resting - and definitely a lie-in or two as I've not been sleeping too well lately and woken early with headaches. Probably just underlying stress, although apart from the nuisance that has raised its head I know the ropes now so quite why that should happen heaven knows. It's interesting how the pattern has been duplicated precisely as last time although I just caught a cold then. The weather is fine, despite it being the first day of Autumn so I'll get outside tomorrow for an airing as no immediate risk of thunderstorms according to the weather man. Hope all is well in Dizzyland.
