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| Thread ID: 125683 | 2012-07-12 21:28:00 | Hip operation | kenj (9738) | PC World Chat |
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| 1288111 | 2012-07-12 21:28:00 | I am going in to Hawkes Bay Hospital for a new hip next Wednesday. I have Avascular Necrosis which the surgeon tells me is a bit different to Arthritis. Pretty rapid onset and it is only 4 weeks since my first consultation with him. en.wikipedia.org 'tis very painful and I am on crutches and use a wheelchair when one is available in stores. Any of you had a new hip? What is it like after surgery? Positive comments please ;) Ken :banana |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1288112 | 2012-07-12 21:31:00 | Good luck on your operation:thumbs: | stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1288113 | 2012-07-12 21:32:00 | It's a great fix - you should do well! Initially some pain - but different and better than what you have had recently. You'll be out of bed walking pretty smartly (with some help). And onwards and upwards from there... :) | R.M. (561) | ||
| 1288114 | 2012-07-12 21:39:00 | I meet a guy on the Rotary pathway a couple of times a week who has had both hips done and he said it is much an improvement. He is 80. Best of luck. Watch out for the wild nurses. Good hospital good food. I have been in there as a patient 3 times since 2009. :) |
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| 1288115 | 2012-07-12 21:57:00 | Good luck with the op. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1288116 | 2012-07-12 22:02:00 | All the best Kenj. Got a couple of relatives with replacement hips and it makes a vast improvement to their lives. Beats hell out of how you are now comfort wise. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1288117 | 2012-07-12 22:12:00 | I had that about 16 or more years ago. To try and get blood into both my left and right femors (might have that word wrong I mean the ball joint) the surgeon drilled holes to increase the blood supply. Its worked so far but he reckoned it might put off the hip replacement for about 20yrs so if I'm lucky I've got a few more years to go. Certainly way better than walking along and your leg wanting to give way under you. I was in the hip ward in Dunedin with people who actually had hip replacements done. Although there is pain at first they fill you up with pain killers so its not too bad. They all said it was way better than what they'd been thru before the hip op. Best of luck for your op and the best advice- order the large meals, the others were too small (strangely I loved the hospital food). | Clod (7853) | ||
| 1288118 | 2012-07-12 22:23:00 | Thanks for your positive comments. I was amazed how quick I am having this done. Went to a physio session with about 30 others yesterday, and during cuppa time found most had been crook for well over a year with arthritic hips. Most of them can still get about with no support reasonably well. I cannot move without crutches. My problem started in January, not to bad, walking stick sometimes, mid March went on a cruise with one crutch, by May on two crutches, Dr referred me to surgeon beginning of June. Saw him mid June and here I am, about to have it done. The ball joint on the top of my femur has collapsed and my leg has shortened quite a bit. All this makes me look forward to getting it done. As grandaughter says.... "we will all be shouting 'hip, hip, hooray' when it is done" Ken |
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| 1288119 | 2012-07-12 22:34:00 | Careful that you don't fall over when they lengthen the leg, you'll be off balance for a little while. Very good luck to you Kenj, you'll be a new man. | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1288120 | 2012-07-12 22:50:00 | <snip> As grandaughter says.... "we will all be shouting 'hip, hip, hooray' when it is done" Ken Oh dear. |
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