Guest guest Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 arianne, you me and a few others, all in january, having surgery, we'll sure have a lot of comfort in each other. i'm glad you had such great results with your first replacement. wishing the best for the 2nd. lindy Lindy, my fear of infection kept me away from surgery for 6 long, painful years. My hip is still stiff even though I had my surgery in August. I went through the surgery very well and am going back in January to have my other hip replaced.I was in such little pain after surgery that I never did use the pain pump, nor did I take any other pain meds. I was prescribed oxycontin and did take it twice when I got home but it gave me such nightmares that I threw it away. I take nothing now but Tylenol at bedtime.Arianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 wow wendy, it's so great hearing from you already. i'm so glad you're doing so well! thanks for writing. 40 steps already. you go girl. you're doing amazing! i've been doing the exercises in my surgery packet plus using my Pilates Reformer again, to strengthening my leg muscles. i want to be just like you and have these good results. hugs, lindy Hi everyone I've just got home from my right THR (and have 180 emails in my inbox!) so have not followed this thread, but thought you might like to know of my positive surgery experience, especially for you Lindy I had the surgery Tuesday morning and arrived home this morning (Saturday). It's fair to say the first 24-48 hours were challenging, but not because of pain, mainly because of your initial inability to move that leg, general recovery from surgery, having to stay in one position etc. But I was amazed at the speed of progress from day 3 on: I was on a walking frame on day 3 and on double crutches, doing a flight of stairs, on day 4. (Remember though, I had managed to keep good muscle tone, else it would be much slower.) Today I walked up the 40 steps from our garage up to our house and have slept or rested the rest of the day. The one piece of advice I would give is, although you're in pain, build up your muscles in a pool. Others in my ward had lost all muscle tone and of course then recovery will be harder. My PT said they say 'exercise pre-surgery' until the cows come home, for an easier recovery and I think they're right on the button. So Lindy, yes it's very scary stuff, but the pain is post-op muscle pain, not the worse pain we have all been through. I would do it again in a heartbeat! in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 this is great to know Dr. Pispati. and i will question my doctor about the largest possible head. thanks again. lindy HiThe "larger the head, the more the wear" applies to metal on polyethylene joints. With ceramic on ceramic or metal on metal, you have just the opposite!!! ie. "larger the head, less is the wear".A 36 ceramic head will tremendously increase the hip stability and minimise he chances of dislocation as compared to a 28 head.Also, most hip systems do a have a posterior lip to reduce chances of dislocation, but the lip is generally not as helpful as joint replacement companies claim it to be.Good luck, and I'm sure it will all go well.RegardsAmeet Pispati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Hi , When I had my Hip replacement done six years ago my dr never told me to do excises .But I did a lot of excises after my Hip replacement but it never help me sometimes I think I have a mental block about having the Hip replacement for when I had the Knee replacement done it didn't seem that bad I waited almost two years before I had it done . Well I'm glad your doing so well :-)That is something to walked up and down 40 steps I hope you hold on to a railing . Well you take care and have a nice day :-) Susie Harnett <wjkh@...> wrote: Thanks Lindy I've been tucked up at home since my return home on Saturday. Tommorrow i have to walk down my 40 steps (to go get my staples out) and then up them again later I remember when I could run up and down those steps (the mailbox is down the bottom) 10 times a day, no trouble at all: My long-term goal perhaps?! -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of lindySent: Monday, 4 December 2006 6:00 p.m.Joint Replacement Subject: Re: Re: fears wow wendy, it's so great hearing from you already. i'm so glad you're doing so well! thanks for writing. 40 steps already. you go girl. you're doing amazing! i've been doing the exercises in my surgery packet plus using my Pilates Reformer again, to strengthening my leg muscles. i want to be just like you and have these good results. hugs, lindy Hi everyone I've just got home from my right THR (and have 180 emails in my inbox!) so have not followed this thread, but thought you might like to know of my positive surgery experience, especially for you Lindy I had the surgery Tuesday morning and arrived home this morning (Saturday). It's fair to say the first 24-48 hours were challenging, but not because of pain, mainly because of your initial inability to move that leg, general recovery from surgery, having to stay in one position etc. But I was amazed at the speed of progress from day 3 on: I was on a walking frame on day 3 and on double crutches, doing a flight of stairs, on day 4. (Remember though, I had managed to keep good muscle tone, else it would be much slower.) Today I walked up the 40 steps from our garage up to our house and have slept or rested the rest of the day. The one piece of advice I would give is, although you're in pain, build up your muscles in a pool. Others in my ward had lost all muscle tone and of course then recovery will be harder. My PT said they say 'exercise pre-surgery' until the cows come home, for an easier recovery and I think they're right on the button. So Lindy, yes it's very scary stuff, but the pain is post-op muscle pain, not the worse pain we have all been through. I would do it again in a heartbeat! in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Thanks Susie I asked the nurse today (had my staples removed) re. exercises and she said just to walk as much as I am able. I think the exercises must have been intended for in hospital? Or while I was not very mobile. So you are right. You have a nice day too -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of Suzanne SnyderSent: Tuesday, 5 December 2006 8:11 p.m.Joint Replacement Subject: RE: Re: fears Hi , When I had my Hip replacement done six years ago my dr never told me to do excises .But I did a lot of excises after my Hip replacement but it never help me sometimes I think I have a mental block about having the Hip replacement for when I had the Knee replacement done it didn't seem that bad I waited almost two years before I had it done . Well I'm glad your doing so well :-)That is something to walked up and down 40 steps I hope you hold on to a railing . Well you take care and have a nice day :-) Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Hi , Your welcome :-) I was wondering how long did they make you wait until they remove the Staples ? When I had my Hip replacement done they waited two weeks until they took the staples out and that hurt a lot but my Knee replacement they didn't leave them in that long so I didn't feel it :-) well you have a great day . Susie Harnett <wjkh@...> wrote: Thanks Susie I asked the nurse today (had my staples removed) re. exercises and she said just to walk as much as I am able. I think the exercises must have been intended for in hospital? Or while I was not very mobile. So you are right. You have a nice day too -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of Suzanne SnyderSent: Tuesday, 5 December 2006 8:11 p.m.Joint Replacement Subject: RE: Re: fears Hi , When I had my Hip replacement done six years ago my dr never told me to do excises .But I did a lot of excises after my Hip replacement but it never help me sometimes I think I have a mental block about having the Hip replacement for when I had the Knee replacement done it didn't seem that bad I waited almost two years before I had it done . Well I'm glad your doing so well :-)That is something to walked up and down 40 steps I hope you hold on to a railing . Well you take care and have a nice day :-) Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 wendy, i used to be so embarrassed about my scars -- especially my apendix scar, which i had when i was 7 and the butcher surgeon cut down the middle of my abdomen leaving a long thick scar; ugly. but now i like to think of them all as my battle scars, and going through the battles and always winning has brought me to this point in life, where i am now, and for the most part, i like me, the person i've become. ;-) my hip scar will be one more "medal of honor." aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha i'm so goofy. huggles,~ linDUHlou ~RTHR/1/22/2007 Hi Lindy Thanks! I didn't really think about what the scar would look like, but it's just a very straight line, 5.5 inches/14cms long. I guess people might notice it when I go swimming, but it's really very neat & tidy. My husband actually took a photo of it with his phone and scanned it! When I see it I think how lucky I am to have had the surgery. I've still got surgery/muscle soreness but the arthritis pain is GONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 You're not goofy Lindy, you have a healthy attitude to your body I bet Supermodels aren't happy anyway (imagine the pressure to stay perfect). -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of lindySent: Saturday, 9 December 2006 8:43 a.m.Joint Replacement Subject: Re: Re: fears wendy, i used to be so embarrassed about my scars -- especially my apendix scar, which i had when i was 7 and the butcher surgeon cut down the middle of my abdomen leaving a long thick scar; ugly. but now i like to think of them all as my battle scars, and going through the battles and always winning has brought me to this point in life, where i am now, and for the most part, i like me, the person i've become. ;-) my hip scar will be one more "medal of honor." aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha i'm so goofy. huggles,~ linDUHlou ~RTHR/1/22/2007 Hi Lindy Thanks! I didn't really think about what the scar would look like, but it's just a very straight line, 5.5 inches/14cms long. I guess people might notice it when I go swimming, but it's really very neat & tidy. My husband actually took a photo of it with his phone and scanned it! When I see it I think how lucky I am to have had the surgery. I've still got surgery/muscle soreness but the arthritis pain is GONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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