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Ladybug75 - 26 May 2007 12:39 GMT Hello,
I do not even remember if I have asked that question before or not. I am having the left hip replaced in 15 Days, June 6th, now both hips are in a very bad shape, bone to bone, when asking the surgeon how do you chose which one first, at the time I told him the left one, my concern is, the left one and the right one have different types of pain, the left one, a burning sensation and weakness, my leg give out frequently, thanks for the walker, as for the right, groin pain, down to the knee, when trying to get up, I feel its locked, have to wait or kind of gently move to get it right, when doing that the pain is very ,very bad, but once I have manage to get it unlocked, I can walk ok, not fine but ok, so now after my surgery I won't be able to put my left foot down, what will happened if the right one locked, as I am writing, I fell that I am not making any sense, an hope you will understand, also lately my legs at night are very swollen, feeling very tight, I had some swelling before but for example last night was much more. I send a posting, 2 days ago, and I do not see it, my fault, but talking to a person in the grocery store who was asking me about my cane, she proceed to tell me about her Grand- Mother having both hips replaced at the same time, any one on this one? I hope I didn't bore you too much, and that you all have a wonderful week end. My hubby went to Vegas, I will watch movies, and read. last night watched, The last King of Scotland, excellent interpretation of Idi Amin by Forest Whitaker.
Hugs,
Kiki
DeeTee and Bob Taggart - 26 May 2007 15:16 GMT Not boring at all, Sweetie. I know absolutely nothing about hip replacements but wanted you to know that your post got through and that someone will be along shortly to help.
BTW, something that has nothing whatsoever to do with your condition, my legs were always swollen until they removed the cancerous ovarian tumor. I am shocked now when I look down and actually see ankles again! Don't know what the connection to them was, but they're better. Hopefully when you have your surgery, the swelling will go away.
DeeTee
> Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Kiki Ladybug75 - 26 May 2007 15:59 GMT Dee Tee,
Thank you, I hope you are feeling alright, yes maybe its due to OA, or the medications I'm taking. Wishing you a great week end. Hugs. Kiki.
> Not boring at all, Sweetie. I know absolutely nothing about hip > replacements but wanted you to know that your post got through and that [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >> >> Kiki jofirey - 26 May 2007 17:26 GMT > Not boring at all, Sweetie. I know absolutely nothing about hip > replacements but wanted you to know that your post got through and that [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > DeeTee Doesn't it drive you crazy the way symptoms want to wander around your body? My right knee is trash. But I can still walk on it and it doesn't hurt much. But it does make my right foot swell and my right hip hurt.
I'm glad you have had relief from the swelling. You deserve and breaks you can get.
Of course all of us have pretty much discovered we don't necessarily get what we deserve in life, good or bad. But the occasional gift is nice anyway.
Jo
california_chief - 26 May 2007 15:47 GMT Kiki wrote:
> so now after my surgery I won't be able to > put my left foot down, Who told you that? After my replacement, I was using both feet to walk. "Up with the good, down with the bad" was a saying PT used to teach us which foot to begin with when we encountered stairs and curbs.
> a person in the grocery store who was asking > me about my cane, she proceed to tell me > about her Grand- Mother having both hips > replaced at the same time, any one on this > one? I have read it here is ASA. I hope the person who had both hips replaced at the same time is still hanging around/lurking and will speak up.
Have you visited http://www.totallyhip.org yet?
Gotta run.....we're late getting started on the trip.
Ladybug75 - 26 May 2007 15:54 GMT The lady who give us the class told me that, 10% of body weight after 2 weeks with the replaced hip. Have a great time on your trip. Kiki.
> Kiki wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Gotta run.....we're late getting started on the trip. sweetpickleNO@SPAMknology.net - 26 May 2007 17:35 GMT Kiki, will your hip be cemented or uncemented. That makes a difference as to when you can be weight bearing. Gwen
> The lady who give us the class told me that, 10% of body weight after 2 > weeks with the replaced hip. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> >> Gotta run.....we're late getting started on the trip. Ladybug75 - 26 May 2007 18:01 GMT Gwen,
Tuesday, its preop day, and talking to the surgeon, so I am curious also to know if the hip will be cemented or not, I believed at the class I went, the nurse was saying what surgeon was using this or that, and I think mine is not cemented,but I was trying to absorbed as much as much as I could, and she was passing around the actual prosthesis, heavy and looked so big, my mind was racing, and I was starting to look for the exit door.
Kiki
> Kiki, will your hip be cemented or uncemented. That makes a difference as > to when you can be weight bearing. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>> >>> Gotta run.....we're late getting started on the trip. sweetpickleNO@SPAMknology.net - 26 May 2007 22:16 GMT Kiki, mine was cemented and I walked on it in about a week when I went to Rehab. I was in a rehab hospital and we walked around and around the exercise area in the mornings, then in the afternoon we did exercises as a group. If mine had been uncemented, I could not have put any weight on it for six weeks. However, your experience may be quite different. Gwen
> Gwen, > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >>>> >>>> Gotta run.....we're late getting started on the trip. california_chief - 28 May 2007 06:37 GMT Kiki wrote:
> The lady who give us the class told me that, 10% of body weight after 2 > weeks with the replaced hip. I had my hip replacement on Thursday.
Friday morning the catheter came out and PT/OT had me out of bed, walking the halls with a walker. Equal weight on both feet/legs/hips.
Saturday I was learning to climb stairs (because someone mistakenly wrote on my chart that I lived on the 2nd floor).
Sunday I was transferred to rehab, and I began walking 8 or more hours a day (because I'm not a couch potatoe watching TV all the time). I did take time out to read the daily paper and work a few crossword puzzles, but I was more interested in building strength in both hips and legs by walking and walking and walking more.
> Have a great time on your trip. Thank you. We did, but it was HOT and we returned home a day early. Nicest part of the trip was discovering a Hadley's stand, so we stopped for a date shake - and left with loaded arms and $80 poorer. <g>
... Alcohol doesn't cause hangovers --- waking up does.
Ladybug75 - 28 May 2007 12:04 GMT Thank you Joe, I am one week and one Day from my surgery, and driving myself crazy, finding myself talking to no one in the house, might need more than hip surgery. How sweet, a date shake? tell me what a Hadley's stand is, none in GA. Glad you and Mary are home safe, and also thank you for always trying to cheer everyone up.
Kiki
> Kiki wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > ... Alcohol doesn't cause hangovers --- waking up does. Harvey R. Stone - 28 May 2007 15:15 GMT > Thank you Joe, I am one week and one Day from my surgery, and driving > myself crazy, finding myself talking to no one in the house, might need [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kiki My thoughts as well,,,, Kiki,,, Joe is a tough old bird... Please do not try to do as much as he did after the operation and best wishes on that going well. Harv
jofirey - 26 May 2007 17:29 GMT > Kiki wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > teach us which foot to begin with when we > encountered stairs and curbs. Up with the good, down with the bad. That has been my mantra for years. I have to keep repeating it because I can't seem to make it habit. Now I get to repeat it out loud to remind Charlie sometimes.
(The whole point is to never have to put your entire weight on your weaker leg while it is bent)
Jo
Nann Bell - 26 May 2007 16:20 GMT ((((((((((((Kiki))))))))))) no answers, my hips are ok - but that sounds so painful! you deserve a big hug.
 Signature Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare
jofirey - 26 May 2007 17:22 GMT > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Kiki I know I'd have the weaker side replaced first. Actually I'd have both done at the same time if that is an option and is feasible.
Jo
Califchief - 31 May 2007 05:29 GMT Kiki wrote:
> tell me what a Hadley's stand is, none in GA. It's a "tourist trap". <g> Tour buses parked outside (like at Ethyl M's chocolate factory and cactus garden in Henderson, NV).
People buying dried dates, oranges, prunes, pineapple, apple, guava, plus ceramic tiles, posters, mugs, glasses, t-shirts, gift baskets, post cards.
A side business is selling date shakes, hamburgers, ostrich burgers and buffalo burgers. The area is famous for "dates" and there is a "date festival" every February complete with camel races.
... Counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor ... ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
Califchief - 31 May 2007 05:30 GMT Harv wrote:
> My thoughts as well,,,, Kiki,,, Joe is a tough old bird... Please do > not try to do as much as he did after the operation You mean I shouldn't have resumed square dancing after the THR? <g>
... "Biplane" ... last words a pilot says before bailing out. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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