Re: Nervous, Appt Tomorrow... re. nausea

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I just wanted to say, apart from wishing you the very best of luck,

that I have suffered with terrible nausea too, related to early

osteoarthritis. I am 38 years old and will have a THR on 5th February.

My surgeon said that nausea is one of many possible effects of the

pain and the disease in general. I have tried eating ginger which

helps a little, but find salty snacks help me most, and not letting

myself get too hungry.

If your doctor doesn't give you options then make sure you get a

second opinion. It's difficult to push for things when you're feeling

bad, I know, but you clearly need help and 35 or 36 is not considered

too young for a hip replacement these days.

Good luck!

>

> Well, tomorrow is almost here and I'll go see my DR and find out what's

> in store for me next. But, I am nervous!

>

> What I am nervous about is what he will say will be my options...or,

> more accurately, nervous that he'll say I have no more options. After

> arthro, PAO, arthro, mini open, arthro and mini open together...and now

> being stage 4 with arthritic changes I am afraid my age of (almost) 36

> will be a major factor.

>

> I'm also afraid he'll say " additional testing, " which I don't think

> there's anymore left for me to have! Plus, he was just in the joint

> about 6 weeks ago and saw things first hand...unfortunately things have

> gone from good to worse though with something tearing post-op and then

> the popping and grinding coming back full on with the lovely associated

> pain when walking, placing weight on the joint, and it hurts even when

> I'm just laying around...which has been A LOT lately. And when the pain

> flares up, I get nauseous...probably from my nerves from everything. I

> am questioning if I am developing anxiety from the ongoing drama with

> my hip, or if this is normal. When I try to disassociate or visualize

> it helps a little for the nausea, but not much, and it does nothing for

> the pain...so I am guessing this isn't just anxiety related.

>

> I've got my list of questions, hubby will be with me also, but none of

> that or the reading/research I've done is making me feel prepared for

> tomorrow at all.

>

> I'm not nervous about the option of a THR or BHR if that is the

> opinion...I am nervous that I will be in pain and told that I need to

> just grin and bear this all until I get older...which would make me

> feel like what the heII were the point of the other 5 surgeries then. I

> don't know, it's not like I don't trust my DR, just that he said he had

> no answers and might not have any for me at this next appointment

> either.

>

> Sometimes I wish if they'd only spend a few days in our shoes...

>

> I am so sick and tired of how this thing is limiting me, and how mine,

> myhubby's, and our kids' lives have been so revolved around my medical

> stuff for way too long now. Enough is enough akready!

>

> thanks for listening~

>