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Love your sense of humour re marrying an Essex girl - so many jokes, none of which I can repeat on here!

Hope your recovery is getting better and good that you have some more Oxy…. You will get to the stage when you can start easing off it.

I prescribe oats and figs - both natural
Ways of moving things along!
 
6th Full day post surgery and my recovery trend seems to be following the same course as my first THR in August - which is great - because I felt that one went very well.

What has changed is I'm not pushing as hard to prove mobility & endurance as there is no longer an anniversary cruise scheduled 5 weeks after surgery and I'm finally listening more to the staff and fellow THR'ers advice on the forum about how to embrace the challenges of recovery.

Saturday evening I reached the breaking point of basing my activities out of a recliner in the living room. At 1130 PM I could not stand the recliner anymore and moved back into the bedroom for the night. My memories of trying to sleep in the bed the last time are not good - and I'd ended up in the recliner around 2 AM or 3AM every night, so I thought this time I'd cut out the middleman and just hang out in the recliner. That worked out okay for the first few days - but then I seriously considered dragging the thing into the backyard and lighting it on fire.

I've actually had 2 "good-ish" nights sleep in an actual bed. Amazing what a difference that makes. Last night I set up the ice machine and took one oxycodone prior to bedtime - so that probably all helped. Sleeping on my back has not been as bad as before and I'm able to roll onto one side with a pillow between my legs when that isn't working.

This week I'll be venturing outside for SHORT walks. No seriously, they will be short. I got around 2000 steps puttering around the house with my walker Saturday & Sunday - this time i'm really focusing on shorter steps with a good heel to toe walking rhythm while maintaining a good upright posture. Last time it was more of a Ricky Bobby approach of "I wanna go fast".

PICO bandage comes off on the 15th, so I can stop with the garbage bag skirt in the showers! Hurray!
 
Poor Recliner, thankfully you are recovering, so dragging your recliner to the back yard might set you back a bit.. then you'd have to use the recliner, in your backyard! :heehee:

In all seriousness though, I remember having a love/hate relationship with my chair. But as you did, switching it up helped me appreciate it again.

You are doing very well, sir!
 
Well, @GrumpyMCO, I think you have just proven the adage that "No two hips are alike... even two hips in the same person"!

Glad to read that your recovery is going well and that you are applying more Patience this time around.

Keep us posted.
 
If there is a stages of recovery similar to the stages of grief - then I'm smack dab in the middle of "Anger".
I'm ready to be over this recovery stuff. Being as how it's only Day 7...this does not bode well. Here's to hoping Bargaining comes soon, followed by skipping over Depression and finally embracing Acceptance.
 
@GrumpyMCO I take it your recovery is going well and you are now bored with the slowness of it all? Sounds normal to me. Ah the slow and steady method of a relatively easy recuperation does get a bit dull ... especially when you've gone through it twice in one year. But you know how to do this and will get through it.

Merry holidays to you and your family :xmas-snowball-fight-smiley-emoticon:
 
Hi Grumpy!
I like your post, interesting comparison and a bit amusing in context.
I hope you have a great rest of the week and a pleasant holiday season!
@GrumpyMCO
 
Day 8 - At the recommendation of my Orthopedic Nurse Navigator (nominating her for sainthood by the way), I've now got an appointment this afternoon with my Primary Care Physician - for some reason I've been having a stabbing/burning sensation just below my belly button ever since the surgery. It's very localized and doesn't move. It only happens when I compress my abdominal muscles to lift or twist my torso. It is very far away from any of the incisions so I'm real curious to see what that is all about - probably a CT Scan in my future.

Mobility & pain recovery trajectory is going along well though, went for a slightly longer walk yesterday - got almost 4000 steps between the short walk and puttering around the house with my walker. I was quite happy to still be outside looking into the ODIC! Which is my major objective on this recovery. I can't stand the ODIC club, bunch of posers and try-hards!

Sleep is again an issue - but is is for all of us THRs, so "suck it up buttercup". This AM I got out of bed finally at 5 AM due to a horrendous headache - felt cold, then hot/clammy, about to throw up, but no temp. I put an ice pack on my head and sat in my nemesis, the recliner, for a few hours until I felt normal.

I'm really glad this recover is not as boring as my last one! HA! I guess I've inserted a new stage in the "Stages of Recovery"...Sarcasm.

Too keep my spirits up I weighed myself after surgery near peak swelling, and as of today I've lost 7 lbs! Okay, Okay - it's all fluid, I know...but let me cherish it nonetheless.

Thanks for letting me vent!
 
Love to read your posts, @GrumpyMCO! Laughter has many health benefits and your sense of humor is a huge asset in this recovery -- not only for you, but for those of us who read your posts.

So please keep them coming! :ok:
 
Love to read your posts, @GrumpyMCO! Laughter has many health benefits and your sense of humor is a huge asset in this recovery -- not only for you, but for those of us who read your posts.

So please keep them coming! :ok:
Thanks Benne for the kind words. My next post will relate how my family has decided that the best way to hasten my return to normal is to layout an obstacle course of dog toys, floor mats, shoes and TP rolls staged on the floor...causing me to dig deep into my Navy days and re-enact what it was like to curse loudly at the universe and all it's occupants...5AM.
 
@GrumpyMCO LOL cursing loudly at the universe -- my son use to do that too on his leaves from the Navy (and admitted to doing it while out to sea as well). We even formalized it ... on the first day after a good night's sleep he'd go in the back yard and let loose - just vent/dump all frustrations and anger so he could enjoy the rest of his leave time. In James Clavell's books such as Tai Pan and Noble House he wrote about having a "screaming tree". When ever family moved they would dedicate one large tree in the back yard to be the recipient of any and all screams and curses at the universe. And any family member having a bad day was sent out to the tree to unload as loudly and as colorfully as they needed.

I can certainly understand needing to vent about obstacle courses!
 
As a veteran of the Navy (thank you for your service), you are now a THR veteran and learning how to recover 2nd time around. Who says we don't learn from previous mistakes.
Sounds like the impatience is kicking in but you've been through this so hang tight, you know it gets better.
Let us know about belly issue!!! Hope it's nothing.
 
As a veteran of the Navy (thank you for your service), you are now a THR veteran and learning how to recover 2nd time around. Who says we don't learn from previous mistakes.
Sounds like the impatience is kicking in but you've been through this so hang tight, you know it gets better.
Let us know about belly issue!!! Hope it's nothing.
Yeah, I'm impatient, but should know better the second time around! It's always good to hear wiser voices to reset my expectations, thanks!

My Primary care physician could not detect any hernia, so he thinks it's just a muscle strain. I can't recall the comedian who did this skit, but basically it goes something like this:

"Dr, it hurts when I do this"
"Well don't do that!"

His advice was to try and limit movement that causes the pain and see if it resolves. If it doesn't, he'll order a CT scan.

After the headache fiasco yesterday AM, I felt great. Swelling is way down and pain has faded just to the tight/general discomfort feeling. I'm icing less and less, but use the icing sessions as an excuse to rest and disconnect (i've not been good about not working, but only doing 3-4 hrs a day with frequent breaks is keeping me sane),

Today is my 59th Bday! 2 new hips before 60! I'm excited to regain flexibility and better overall fitness this next year, I mentioned in previous posts, but I repeat myself all the time, the change in my quality of life after the first hip was eye opening. Having both upgraded is something I only dreamed of previously. This year a series of events and opportunities unfurled to send the signal "IT'S TIME!"
 
Happy Birthday, double hippy Pal:chuckmarch:
 
All very encouraging. I am looking forward to sailing hobie cats in January - something I have missed for a while..
 

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