Re: Sleeping problems/incision

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Hi Mijke,

I am 7 months post-op and very happy with new hip: play tennis 5

times/wk. Could put on my socks at 7wks and many other good things.

Hovever I could not sleep unlimitedly on my incision side till wk 18.

(It took even till wk7 for my good side!).This is pretty unusual

among the stories I've read on the board, especially since my

incision is only 4 inches. My point is, don't worry if things seem a

little different for you. It is the final result that counts.

Good luck,

Ed

Mont rC+, 11/03

> Hey Alan,

>

> Since you are online I can perhaps ask you, after four weeks of

recovery on

> a very safe address I have moved to my own place today, somehow

this has

> caused a bit of a scary feeling.

>

> 1. When do you know if one does not overdo it?

>

> 2. Also, in my operated leg, it still feels like there is a big

lumb (??? is

> that a word?), a bit like there is not enough feeling in it. Is

that normal?

>

> 3. I guess I just need a mail that says everyting is going to be

allright.

> (I'm walking about 20% of my time with a stick) the further 80%

with non

> (normal, with a bit of a limp).

>

> 4. To be honoust, the only problem is sleeping, wich still hurts

after two

> hours in the same position.

> A lot of people write about, having no pain at all...that is not

the case

> for me, all my muscles ache all the time (but that is oke).

>

> Oke, I needed to ask so I can happily start living my Amsterdam

life

> again...still can't believe the whole hip-project is (partly)

done....

>

> Thank you fellow hippies for all the information that I have gotten

from you

> the last four weeks.

>

> Regards, Mijke

>

> LBHR deSmet (2nd june 2004)

>

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