THR tomorrow's the day !!!!

[Poppet]

Hi Sharon, it is good to alternate positions. Just make sure the chair is not a soft squishy one, but firm, with strong arms to help you lift up.

With regards to your heel, this is something you need to watch.. As I would imagine you are sleeping on your back, just make sure that your heel is not touching the bed. In other words have your leg supported, but your heel off the end, same with a chair if you put your feet up.

Another good tip during the day when you are in bed on your back and not moving much is to get hubby fill a soft disposable glove with icy water (the one's they use in hospital) and get him to lay that under your heel.. That feels really good.

Also, a rolled up towel to keep your heel off the bed... It is very easy to get bed sores on heels very quickly.

Another good thing, is if hubby can get some coconut oil and give your feet a good massage that also will help. xxxxxx

 

[brit1chick]

Thanks Sandy, I will try some of your tips x x x

 

[The Cappuccino Kid]

All good advice Sharon, just take it easy.

I had a lot of knee pain about a week after both my hips - it lasted a few days then went, never to return!

 

[dianemarie]

Hi Sharon,

Had the knee pain also, but alas it is all resolved now. Glad to hear you are doing well with your recovery now. Rest and continue to take it easy. Little by little we get there...

 

[Jaycey]

Hi Sharon, sounds like you are really doing well! Don't worry about needing lots of R&R. Right now rest is all you need to be doing.

I had the heel problem as well. A towel folded lengthwise under your leg works as well.

 

[brit1chick]

Just a quick update guys, husband has gone back to work so I am on my ownsome now ! Feeling pretty confident that I can do most things and I have my best friend and family living very close by if I need any help. Managed to straighten my hair for the first time since surgery, so good to get rid of that bed hair look ! I am down to just one crutch now and its so much better, having that extra hand free .
My pain is very managable now, I still get that tightness when I have been in a posistion too long, like sitting downstairs, but it gets boring watching TV on my own in bed . Doing well with my exercises, but funnily enough, its not my operated leg that hurts, its my normal leg that starts to ache, which is odd as I went to my ladies gym up to a month before my op so it should have been pretty stromg ????
Just waiting for the district nurse to come round to remove my dressing for the final time, so now I will be able to get a good look at my scar, she said it was a " lovely scar " but i guess that's just nurse talk ! lol
Hope everybody else is doing great and thanks for all your support x

 

[brit1chick]

The nurse came round and said my wound had opened a bit; I had noticed that it had been stinging the past day or two when I have been sitting down . I'm taking it a lot easier now until I heal again ......back to bed for me !

 

[thegiftlady]

Glad to hear you are on the mend. Curious to hear what the nurse says about why it opened a bit. Let her observe your in and out of bed motions; you may be doing something that you can change.
Bored? Hmm, if you have the cash I would certainly recommend a tablet. Kept my brain active. I love Scrabble so I found a similar game for my Motorola Xoom. Had as many as 12 games going at one time; 2-3 with one guy who was a stay at home Dad so he was pretty active; you have to wait for the other player to play so many games kept me busy. The tablet and a review of my old cooking and decorating magazines helped the first weeks when TV got boring. You'll be amazed at how the time passed!
Take a look at a pix of my BR setup with all my MUST HAVE'S at my fingertips. Feel better every day, and stay in touch! :wink1:

 

[LxManager]

Hi Sharon, glad to see you are doing so well, you sound as though you are coping very well now, but as everyone says you still need to take it easy. xx

 

[dianemarie]

Sharon,

You are so right to take it easy. During my recoveries I was always thinking I should have been doing more but then when setbacks happen you realize you need to take it easy. Can't rush this healing (as much as I would like to), so rest, nap, sleep, and relax as much as possible. Take care.

 

[Poppet]

Hi Sharon

Good that you are resting, so much healing still to occur.. How often will the nurse come and check the incision? Xx

 

[Poppet]

Hi Joanne, love the bedroom, especially item 14... I have the exact same floor bicycle... Just love it and the good part is that it doesn't break restrictions

 

[brit1chick]

Just walked up the stairs and I could feel something moving back and forth in my hip, what is that ???? I'm scared to get out of bed incase something bad happens. It doesnt hurt, I can just feel it moving

 

[LxManager]

Hi Sharon, hope all is well, hopefully the feeling is nothing more than the healling process taking place. If you are worried try giving the surgeon or ward a ring and ask them. Take care. xx

 

[Z15]

Sharon,

I felt "moving" with a little "clunk" in my hip in the early days. It has diminished (so it's going in the right direction) but it's not completely gone.

Folks tell me (and it makes sense) that all the muscles that hold the femoral head tightly in the socket are stretched and beat up and kinda weak at the moment for you. As they strengthen they can better hold that joint TIGHTLY together.

That was by single biggest worry at first...but week by week mine has gotten better...

Z

 

[brit1chick]

Thanks Z, could you feel it moving from side to side if you put your hand over it ?

 

[Z15]

i usually felt it when I was shifting my weight, like from side to side or from pushin one way to pushing the other. I would say it was too deep for me to feel with my hand. I tried

AND usually if I tried to recreate it, I couldn't, because then I would have all the muscles "aware" and ready to support the shift in driection and it did not recur...

That's MY manifestation...

Z

 

[brit1chick]

Ahh, it sounds as though its something different, mine isn't deep, I can definitely feel it moving. I have phoned my physio and am waiting for her to phone me back ....hope its good news

 

[Z15]

I can feel some tendons moving near the surface...I even has one that "catches" a bit, but those feel more like soft tissue and less mechanical than my "clunk".

Good luck...My PT folks can name those items and explain WHY they are doing WHAT they are doing in their sleep....

Z

 

[Jen]

Sharon, silly question but how are you walking up the stairs? Are you using a crutch and starting with your good leg first? You're not trying to climb the normal way yet right?