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Hiya

I was really nervous about going in, I'd not been in hospital since

I'd been a baby (when all my hip problems started) and I was really

scared about what to expect. In fact I was so frightened that it did

cross my mind the night before the operation when I had to stay the

night in hospital that I might just leave, and not go through with

it!!

However - it really wasn't that bad! I don't really remember the

first day after the operation when I woke up. It's all a bit hazy! I

can remember slight aching in my hip bones - but nothing to shout

about! (It was my time of my month at the same time and that was

more painful!!).

For the first couple of days I was feeling vaguely sick and didn't

want to eat much and I felt vary tired and too hot a lot of the

time. FInally lying in the bed was pretty uncomfortable all of the

day after the operation due to the incision and aching muscles and

basically just lying still all the time! HOwever this truly is the

very worst of it. I walked to the shops today on my crutches and it

was far less sore that it was pre-op! I feel perfectly fine - I just

need to sleep more!

Good Luck - try not to be too scared! I'm sure it will be fine!

Luv Mo

> > Hiya folks

> >

> > Well I just got back from birmingham today having been all

> > resurfaced last tuesday morning and guess what...it wasn't

nearly

> as

> > bad as I thought it would be!!

> >

> > No bone pain since thursday - all that's sore now is tight

muscles

> > and my 10 inch incision criss-crossed with staples - my

boyfriend

> > says my ass looks like frankenstein's monster.

> >

> > What a relief - I really had forgotten what this felt like - no

> > grinding or clunking anymore. My body can start to heal itself

and

> > hopefully balance up again! I've been walking so badly for so

long

> > that it's gonna take a lot of effort. Mr Treacy says crutches

and

> no

> > work for 6 weeks which I am of course going to abide by - but to

> be

> > honest, apart from being tired, I feel great. I take a couple of

> > paracetamols every now and again, and asprin to thin y blood

every

> > day but nothing else. THis is a big reduction for my - pre-op I

> was

> > on an awful lot of anti-inflammatories!!

> >

> > I caught the plane home to Glasgow today and all went fine. I'm

> > pretty shattered at the moment. I'm just going to go for a

snooze

> > but I thought I'd post a wee message for you all.

> >

> > THanks so much to everyone who answered my panicky pre-op posts!

> You

> > all helped an awful lot!!

> >

> > Thanks also to all those who answered my initial posts around 6

> > months ago. I'd had some very biased advice from a THR

specialist

> > and I feel SO LUCKY that I happened upon this site 3 WEEKS

before

> I

> > was due to go in for my THR.

> >

> > Anyway I am now a bionic woman and I have the X rays to prove

it!

> > I'm sure I'll have a good few more anxious posts for all you

> hippies

> > before I'm really better. But for now THanks again all.

> >

> > Luv Mo

> > xx