[THR] Two New Hips in Six Weeks

OK, thank you @Layla ... I'll go with

Two New Hips in Six Weeks

Hugs back,

Lorraine

 

Hey @ladylorn, thanks for checking on me and for being excited!

I got the right hip done first although the left hurt worse. The right was really bone on bone, I was told, and used to catch sometimes when I climbed stairs, so I figured it was best. Yeah, like with your story, hip #2 has been acting up more the last week or so, though I can walk without a crutch and with no limp ... barely. I wake up with both sides aching during the night. Not as often though.

Hope you're doing well yourself. I'm curious as to what it's like for you, 6 months/10 weeks after. I'm going to check your posts!

 

@ladylorn it is a great gift indeed!

The bad hip is really acting up this afternoon. Soon to be fixed, whew.

It's too bad about the doctors, but good for you for persisting.

Thanks for the good wishes

 

Yesterday was the 6-week mark. I still slept fitfully, but once I got up and had coffee and Advil and Tylenol I felt up to walking to the supermarket (I Uber home). For me, a 20-minute walk with no crutch. I stopped midway through and rested on a park bench, but it was OK. Iced both sides when I returned.

Starting tomorrow, no more ibuprofen for the 5 days before surgery. I get to start using some of my multi-lifetime supply of surgical soap in the shower twice a day. The arthritic hip definitely hurts more now. Monday that pain will be gone!

 

@Alitm Thank you and OMG, bilateral in 2 days for you? Wow!! I will keep up with your progress!

 

@Hipster63 Best wishes! I will follow your progress too, and am keeping good thoughts for a perfect outcome.

 

Thanks, @Layla. I'm getting everything in place at home, Yesterday I walked to the post office, which involved some uneven ground, and the bad hip and my lower back were killing me. I was so happy to get my task done, Uber home and ice. I slept horribly last night. The new/right hip hurt a bit too, no surprise. The surgeon told me not to expect my back problems to abate until I'd had both done. I also have a little scoliosis, per two of my PTs.

 

@Layla, you did but it's worth repeating, thanks. I think I have a microwavable one somewhere but the plug-in one is probably what you mean.

 

Thanks, @Layla, you are a gem. I did eventually drop off. It's amazing how sore I get at night and how at this point it all but disappears when I have coffee and Tylenol and walk around a bit.

I know, I spent 15 minutes asking myself the unanswerable question, Am I really going to get an infection and ruin my new hip if I only applied the Hibiclens once today rather than twice?