Re: THR -- how long does the swelling around in...

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I'm beginning to think infections are more common than they say. I'm just

beginning to clear up my own, at just under five weeks post op. I will

say that all the weight i gained after becoming essentially disabled is

gone..25 pounds in five weeks, whoosh.

In a message dated 10/25/2011 1:05:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

goddessrenee@... writes:

My PT did this also and since I had an infection inside from the stitches

it

opened up. It was actually a good thing because otherwise I would have not

known about the infection for a while.

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:10 AM, thadab <thadab@...> wrote:

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> I would vote for caution on putting pressure or massaging the incision

> until it has healed. I put pressure with my fingers along my incision

each

> day per my PT's instructions (after a few weeks) and I don't know whether

> that is the reason, but my incision started to come open in two places.

> Thada

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> --- In Joint Replacement , " Pat S. "

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> > I had swelling also , when I went to therapy the man said to

> > start massaging the area around the incision then later on start

> massaging

> > the incision it self once it is healed this really helped the swelling

> went

> > down .

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> > On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 9:41 AM, gaijin131 <gaijin.in.japan@...>wrote:

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> > > Hi,

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> > > This is my first post here. I just had a total hip replacement just

> about a

> > > month ago. I still have areas of swelling around the incision. It's

> about an

> > > inch thick at worst and covers under 10 sq inches. The swelling has

> improved

> > > since the surgery, but lately, I am not seeing much change. I know

this

> > > takes time to improve. I am just curious on how much time and what

> others'

> > > experiences have been?

> > >

> > > Thanks!!

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I was very overweight already 8 years ago due to weight gain that piled on me

during a prior 8 year lastng respiratory blockage and neuromuscular activity

disability.

I had two great wonderful normal heavenly years when my health was returned

via medication changes but before I got around to dieting andvexercising that

weight off of me my Rt knee caved inward bone on bone on me leaving me with a

whole different new (orthopedic) and very painful knee area ambulation

disability.

L

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> > > > Hi,

> > > >

> > > > This is my first post here. I just had a total hip replacement just

> > about a

> > > > month ago. I still have areas of swelling around the incision. It's

> > about an

> > > > inch thick at worst and covers under 10 sq inches. The swelling has

> > improved

> > > > since the surgery, but lately, I am not seeing much change. I know

> this

> > > > takes time to improve. I am just curious on how much time and what

> > others'

> > > > experiences have been?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks!!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > *Jesus Is Allway's There For You.*

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i was up to a size 12, now pretty much back to an 8. casn't say as i

recommend the " no appetite plus nausea " weight loss plan though.

In a message dated 10/25/2011 1:43:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

leecaroler@... writes:

I was very overweight already 8 years ago due to weight gain that piled

on me during a prior 8 year lastng respiratory blockage and neuromuscular

activity disability.

I had two great wonderful normal heavenly years when my health was

returned via medication changes but before I got around to dieting

andvexercising that weight off of me my Rt knee caved inward bone on bone on

me

leaving me with a whole different new (orthopedic) and very painful knee area

ambulation disability.

L

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> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Hi,

> > > >

> > > > This is my first post here. I just had a total hip replacement

just

> > about a

> > > > month ago. I still have areas of swelling around the incision.

It's

> > about an

> > > > inch thick at worst and covers under 10 sq inches. The swelling

has

> > improved

> > > > since the surgery, but lately, I am not seeing much change. I

know

> this

> > > > takes time to improve. I am just curious on how much time and what

> > others'

> > > > experiences have been?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks!!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > *Jesus Is Allway's There For You.*

> > >

> > >

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LoL i can vividly recall that mysteriously happening to me back in 1986 when I

was size 12. I ordered a favorite sandwich for lunch before we were to visit a

relative in a city we were looking to buy a house in. Well, to my shock, for

some totally unknown to me to this day reason my appetite got replaced by

nausea at the thought of eating the second half of that otherwise well made (not

greasy) favorite sandwich. A Reuben it might have been. I declined joining my

husband and just moped around our room wondering what the hay what had " hit me "

if NOT the flu.

i think i was okay to enjoy dinnertime but I totaly agree with you, unless you

know there is a safe and/or sane or some non killer medical cause for that way

to loose weight it can be very very scary and depressing, especially if you are

not overweight.

Back in 1969-70 i dropped 10 lbs in a few days ( was 5ft 5 low 120's ) and had a

great appetite, no nausea but kept loosing in spite of eating nomally. But that

turned out to have a cause called Graves Disease toxicosis needing to be

treated to stop the rapid wt loss from trying to kill me.

L

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> > > > >

> > > > > Hi,

> > > > >

> > > > > This is my first post here. I just had a total hip replacement

> just

> > > about a

> > > > > month ago. I still have areas of swelling around the incision.

> It's

> > > about an

> > > > > inch thick at worst and covers under 10 sq inches. The swelling

> has

> > > improved

> > > > > since the surgery, but lately, I am not seeing much change. I

> know

> > this

> > > > > takes time to improve. I am just curious on how much time and what

> > > others'

> > > > > experiences have been?

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks!!

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > --

> > > > *Jesus Is Allway's There For You.*

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