Allowed to go home today
 

Firstly. Thank you all so much for your warm replies to Leannes update.

The doc's let me come home today, 5 days post op, that is the minimal amount of days they will let you out of hospital after a total hip replacement, its normally 7 -10 if everything is going ok.
The next day after the op i done a little walk with crutches then back to bed pretty quickly, exhausted, but being the determined bugger i am :) i was up and trying again a couple of hours later,[ they want you to move and not lay around in fear of blood clots forming and breaking off and going up to your lungs] by the third day i was doing complete laps of the whole ortho ward, by day 4 i was doing 3 laps and the same the next day.
I am still pretty sore and swollen & bruised, but getting a bit stronger each day, getting a bit tired now so i will catch up with you all a bit later.
ps - Bob, that was funny :D :D

THANKS EVERYONE

Brian :)

Congrats Brian--I wish you continued "speedy" recovery. Sometimes we have to bite the bullett and work through the pain or we will just sit and vegetate--I think you are doing wonderfully. Keep up the good work.

Deb

Good to hear from you mate--
 

--and that you are up and "exercising" so quickly.

I certainly understand the blood clot concern.

What meds have they put you on, post op, if any, to address that and/or any pain conerns?

Wow...that is great!
 

Are you on any anticoagulant therapy? Many hip patients here in USA get
anticoag for a while after the surgery. (same with knee replacements).
But alot has to do with your medical history as well.

Don't overdo...it is tempting!

Do you need heavy duty pain meds?

Sounds like you are doing great so far! :hug:

You know you can do isometrics in bed... my physical therapist recommended that when I was laid up. They say if moves
the blood around. So you can contract the muscles in your legs hold for 5 -10 sec and relax and accomplish blood clot
prevention. With your good leg you can slowly run the heel of your foot as you bend the knee towards you...keeping the
heel on the bedsheet. (don't tense up, just do it naturally). This simulates walking. Start at the feet with the muscle working
and end up in the buttocks. I still do them, BTW!

Great to hear you are home early. Keep up the good work.

Brian, your new 'password'...
 

is/has/must be 'patience'. Having had two surgeries last year, the knee fractures etc. Speaking UP when YOU don't think things are right is really important. IF they are right, super! If you've anything 'niggling' don't be shy about voicing that. Be it a concern or otherwise.

Granted there will be pain, it's a given. Each of us registers pain to different levels and degrees. Some stuff one simply has to endure and it will/may fade, other stuff tho..I think, you, of all folks know how to articulate the difference.

For me, when I'd fractured my knee [later determined to be in 2 places, not one] After the 3 week time....I just knew something wasn't right. It wasn't. Well, HOW can someone w/severe neuropathy[ies] know that? Well, UM, ER, DUH...you just know

You WILL do better at home...think on it! That durned hospital's full of SICK people! IN the meantime, Heaps of super soft fuzzies to soften and 'insulate' your way to having a few parts of a really good life back!

Anticipating updates, please?!?! - j

Glad yer back with us, Mate !
And still got the leg attached to where it should be
(or at least a good approximation).
Keep up the good work, but don't try to be Superman.
(Kryptonite is a Killer!)
Get well soon !

Thanks Deb, yep your right, i think its the same with most things, nothing good comes easy, gotta keep pushing yourself but still with caution. don't want to muck up things.
thanks
Brian :)

Glentaj, everyday in hospital they were given me a injection in the stomach of a anti blood clot med which is apparently standard procedure, but after 4 days they told me that they had reduced the mg by half, reason being, that i was being active and not just laying around.
I only have to take an anti inflammatory "Diclohexal " x 3 per day after food & Paracetamol 1000 mg x 4 times daily for pain of which i haven't found a need to take for pain for the last 4 days, but got them here just in case.
all the best
Brian :)

Wonderful news
 

Brian,
This is all wonderful news!! I am so happy to hear that you are doing so very well. Keep up the good work!:winky:

Billye

Yes Mrs D, its the same over here as well, i was on daily shots whilst in hospital and i did ask about the continuation once i leave the hospital and the doc said that i won't need it because of all the walking i do, but i still have to look out for any of the signs of any blood clots forming.

With the pain meds, i was given paracetamol but haven't found the need to use them after the first couple of days, and another bonus is that i was on Trammadol 200 mg SR originally perscribed for my PN but continued taking them for the hip pain, now i am not using them at all, with no PN increase for the last 5 days.

I was given some iso' exercises to do whilst in bed, very similar to what you say, i have continued to do them still whilst in bed.
thanks
Brian :)

Thanks Joe, there is NO place like home :)

click your heels three times when you say that

Hi Brian:
 

I wish I could make you a batch of my home-made blueberry, honey, brown sugar muffins.

You might still be in pain but you'd be smiling while you ate them!!!

Hope you get better soon.

Melody

Yes for sure, your 100 % spot on Joan, my god 2 fractures in one year, thats awful, i hope thats the last of them for you.

If i have any concerns at all, one of the nursing sisters in charge of the ward told me not to hesitate to ring them at any time of the day or night, i can't thank those nurses in that hospital enough for everything they done for me, they were so very nice, caring and very professional, i think it takes a special type of person to do the job they do.
thanks
Brian :)

Thanks for all your humor Bob, :D :D & well wishes too, its a great feeling being back here with all my mates again.
all the best
Brian :)

Thanks very much Billye, i am trying my hardest to do as much moving around as i can but still playing on the safe side, i don't want to over do anything.
many thanks
Brian :)

:D :D i got to 2 and a half times :D i hope thats enough :)

Geez Mel, your got my mouth watering for those muffins, :D :D

The one & only bad thing in that hospital was the meals, each time i lifted the lid of a meal, i dry reached, it smelt awfull and tasted worse, i just couldn't eat hardly anything but a bit of mashed potatoe & white rice for 4 days until i used my scone [brain] and got my family to bring in some real food from home, i wasn't the only one saying it either.

thanks for your well wishes:)

Good news! A very...
 

refreshing thing! Wish that we had more of it around here...

Super good thoughts and the ability to block any concepts of pain! - j

Thanks for all the support you have given me pre-op & of course now post-op, knowbody could dream of wanting anymore, we are all lucky to have you here :)
take care,
Brian :)

Hi Brian
 

I just wanted to say that I wish you a speedy recovery,and I hope you will be up and about in no time at all.:winky:

Thanks my matey from up north, i appreciate the well wishes :) i hope you are going along ok too.
Brian :)

Congratulations on finally getting the surgery and getting through it, Brian. I hope your recovery is smooth and swift. And may you have no further use of magnets after this!

Thanks Liza, its good to have it over and done with thats for sure, but i can't throw the old magnets out yet, i didn't get to talk with the surgeon that actually done the job , but i am pretty sure the protheses in the Femur bone is not cemented in, so my bone has to fuse to it, so the magnets will be stimulating the area and i will be checking out the key nutrients for proper amounts of Calcium, magnesium, Vitamin D, to help things along a bit.
take care
Brian :)

Calcium:
Egg shells (powdered- or crunchy.
Whatever turns you on. ;) )

vitamin D:
Sunshine & plenty of it -
surf's up !...., down under! :cool:

magnesium:
go munch on a welding rod :o

:D :D :D Perfect mixture Bob, doesn't get much easier than that :)

Glad to hear you are home...
 

...and doing great. Just do what the doctor's say and don't push yourself beyond your limits as you sure don't want any complications.:trampoline: :Head-Spin: :Dancing-Chilli: :thud:

Take care.

Thank you Diana, i was going along in heaps and bounds until Thursday when my operated leg all swelled up and i finished up in Casualty [ER] all night, luckily it wasn't a blood clot, just a post operative thing, that is commom after Epidurals and putting to much effort into trying to walk to much, to soon, any way the swelling has gone done a fare bit now and things are going along fine again.
Thanks Di
Brian :)

Daggone it!
I thunk I tole ya, not to be Superman!!
(Dannmed Kyriptonite krept up on ya, dudn't it ?)
Be well, mate!

Yep your spot on mate, i stand guilty of the above, dame kriptonite was to tempting :D
good on ya Bob :)

The news sounds good.
 

Hi Brian

Sorry I haven't been here to wish you well recently but my computer has been doing the weirdest things in the last 3 weeks and my PC guru has been working overtime to get me going properly again. A bit like you I guess!

It is great news to hear you are back and doing well even if there is the occasional "blip". Knowing your determination I have no doubt you will be dancing in the isles again in no time at all. It is so good to be able to hear all your news so quickly on this forum and to be able to "speak" with you when there are things to ask.

What is the Aussie summer like now? I am dreading our summer as the heat has a bad effect on me in my old age. I used to love it. Have you got air conditioning in your home at all? Are you allowed to drink or do the drugs clash?

Anyway Brian, I wish you a speedy day by day recovery to good health again.
Cheers Mate :Head-Spin: This is how I imagine you will soon be looking to me!
Tony

Most excellent news
 

Brain,
I'm really glad that your surgery went well and that your recovery continues to go well too - may it be speedy, complete, and bring you many years of painfree time - :Good-Luck:
Alkymst

Thanks my old mate :) I am going along fine, the operated leg still a bit swollen, but gone down to what is was a couple days back, i am not doing anywere near the walking i was doing prior to my leg swelling up,i think it was to much to soon but i am keeping my leg elevated as much as i can and doing lots of exercises to help build leg strength up again and lots of isometric exercises that are non weight bearing to stop any blood clots forming,

Our weather lately has been really nice, we get a couple of real hot stinkers every now and again, but its pretty good over all.
We have a ducted Evaporative cooling System that my brother and i installed a few years back [its real handy to have a brother thats is a plumber :)
Having being initially diagnosed with Prediabetes, i don't drink beer at all because of all the sugar in it or any other alcohol seeing it is a nerve irritant.

Once again thanks,
Brian :)

Thanks very much Alkymst for your well wishes they are really appreciated, you know it really feels strange now to move without any pain, my quality of life has improved ten fold.
all the best,
Brian :)

Take care at home!
 

Brian,

My husband is also a "determined little bugger" and had a total hip done 2 years ago. He thought he could really move with those crutches and FELL at home, 15 days post op. Then he was in big trouble because the hardware from the new hip was forced down and fractured the femur. The rest is a long story I won't bore you with so please just be careful at home - ok? :hug:

Take care! Glad you are doing so well,
Nancy-H

home sweet home
 

Hi Brian,

so good to read that you are, or soon will be, back home and making such a good recovery.
Lupin

Brian,
Its always nice to read good news and for you hope all goes well.

Hi Nancy & thankyou.
I know a little of a similar long story, as the fellow directly accross from me in hospital had his femur bone fractured whilst having revision surgery, they had his leg in traction and was unable to move anywere from his bed, 3 weeks he had already been laying there with another 3 weeks to go for the fracture to heal before finishing his replacement protheses.
Since my leg swelled up i have been taking it very carefully, i still do some walking but no were near the amount i was doing, the very last thing i want, is to go back in hospital again.
take care
Brian :)

Da Dum da da da,
Da Dum da dum..............

I'll be waiting for that TANGO, Brian.

Whenever you're ready!!! :Dancing-Chilli:

We'll just have to take care to avoid the banana skins!:Slip:


:D


Noong