rainmaker
junior member
So I got my new hip yesterday around 5pm. The pre-op forum has my first post after the procedure, which went really well.
They got me up and about this morning, which introduced me to some proper tenderness in the backside, but comparatively shortlived. I think I won the Zimmer race with the lady in the next room
All in all - touch wood - this is working out better than I could have hoped. The leg hasn't really got swollen yet and once I'm comfortable on the bed pain levels are easily bearable.
But main thing I wanted to share was the positive psychological impact. I've felt quite liberated and optimistic, after 3 years of a lousy relationship with my damaged ex-hip. I feel lighter and happier than I have for a long time. We really should have filed for divorce a couple of years ago! Obviously, just getting through the procedure without misshap is a milestone in itself, but I actually feel energy from my new situation.
Believe it or, wide awake and clear-headed at 3am, I put my hat in the ring for a new job, via email!! The person I wrote to probably thinks I'm nuts doing this in the middle of the night. But there you go...
Hope my fellow May Marvels are feeling as good.
They got me up and about this morning, which introduced me to some proper tenderness in the backside, but comparatively shortlived. I think I won the Zimmer race with the lady in the next room
All in all - touch wood - this is working out better than I could have hoped. The leg hasn't really got swollen yet and once I'm comfortable on the bed pain levels are easily bearable.
But main thing I wanted to share was the positive psychological impact. I've felt quite liberated and optimistic, after 3 years of a lousy relationship with my damaged ex-hip. I feel lighter and happier than I have for a long time. We really should have filed for divorce a couple of years ago! Obviously, just getting through the procedure without misshap is a milestone in itself, but I actually feel energy from my new situation.
Believe it or, wide awake and clear-headed at 3am, I put my hat in the ring for a new job, via email!! The person I wrote to probably thinks I'm nuts doing this in the middle of the night. But there you go...
Hope my fellow May Marvels are feeling as good.