👯‍♀️ 👯‍♀️ Hips and knees Part 5 👯‍♀️ 👯‍♀️

I Woukd ring the hospital direct and arrange your pre assessment with them direct. At least we can do that in Kent

I thought you'd be impressed Silverlining
However, I've just spent half an hour speaking to an NHS robot trying to reschedule an appointment at another hospital for my cataract pre admission. The robot didn't accept my name or patient number so I have given up.
Is it any wonder that people don't turn up for appointments?

Just spotted you are getting a Home Visit grammaretto. Wow. 😮 rarer than hens teeth here in Kent.

Mostly Kent

I came to England as a baby and have never lived anywhere but London and Kent. I did visit Scotland in the 60 s and 70 s though.

Charleygirl We moved to Scotland, DH's home, from Kent in 1975.
He died 4 years ago. I'm an adopted Scot now and couldn't imagine living anywhere else.

2 DC here but not nearby 1 in England, 1 in NZ.

I moved to London from Scotland in 1966 for a year. It has been a long year! I got married, and we could only afford to buy a house when we inherited some money. I have been on my own for many years now and the amount of money my house could be sold at is obscene.

¼mile is quite far Charleygirl well done!
You're in London aren't you?
I could never afford to live there or wish to now. It's too fast!

Grammaretto come and live here. I have been doing it for years, with little choice, as I cannot walk far. It is a struggle to the nearest bus stop, which is 1/4 mile away.

I would not dream of going out when it is very wet and/or slippery. Please enjoy your enforced rest!

I eventually got through to the community nurse team and I am on their caseload for tomorrow morning! It feels like a triumph.

How do you keep occupied when you can't get out? I am getting bored.

I phoned my surgery who hadn't heard of me despite my friend delivering my discharge letters last week. The receptionist made me feel it was my own fault. I stood my ground and said I had no control over the weather or my discharge time.
She told me to ring the community nurse team which I did and I should get a home visit on Wednesday!

I am pleased with the operation but disappointed with the admin & aftercare. Why can't the departments speak to eachother or at least use
email?
Rant over.
How are you all today?

Wonderful chance to read, snooze or watch TV without feeling guilty. Make the most of it. You'll be busy out and about in the better weather.

Redcar Unfortunately, that is the problem with having surgery at this time of year. Please be patient, it is not worth going out in this awful weather and having an accident.

Enjoy your time indoors. You will not have an excuse like this to do what you want—snooze or read a good book!

I’m trying to be patient, I don’t want to go out in the cold and wet or icy, I can get plenty of exercise indoors, so will just have to sit it out until the weather improves!
Last year’s new hip is fine, so I’m sure this one will be ok in due course 🤞!
Thank you for all the encouragement everyone.

Back pain certainly doesn't help! This weather isn't great either. I found my pre op aches and pains felt much worse in cold damp weather.
I don't have any pain in either my new knees or my new hip- something for you newbies to look forward to. Really. Tell yourselves, 'This too shall pass,' and it does.

That sock aid looks good Aveline. I shall order one.
Redcar and grammargran sorry to hear that you are both having setbacks and are in pain. I do believe we should be patient to let our bodies heal in their own time.
Keep taking the pain relief!

aveline I have one of those sock aids too, I’m still using it (8 weeks on from the op) but will give it up in a few weeks time.
grammargran I’ve gone back to taking things very easy, resting a lot, interspersed with walks around the house and doing gentle exercises, fingers crossed the hip is a bit better.
I have constant back pain, due to osteoporosis and spinal fractures, I think it’s improved a little with the new hip.

Grammaretto I had this sock aid and it was terrific! I'd still use it as it works so well but I do it myself now for the good of my soul🙂

Immediately after hip surgery and for the first six weeks, have you tried sitting semi-upright in bed rather than sleeping on your back using a couple of pillows?

When you first sleep on your side, depending on the thickness of your pillows, you may need two between your legs and one behind your back to stop you from rolling when you are asleep.

Hi grammargran.
Have you tried putting a pillow between your knees and ankle.
I found this helped quite a bit.

After my op, grammargran, I was thrilled that much of the pain from the hip area had gone completely, but there were some pains that I'd had before, notably one over my shin which could be agonising at night, which were still happening. Which was really disappointing. However, this stopped after a few weeks and now I don't have any pain anywhere in that leg.

I was musing on the 'weight on operated leg' thing and I wonder if we perhaps, at first, don't quite trust the replacement joint to take the strain?

I got my socks on eventually but they are loose ones I was given at the hospital. My slippers don't have backs
so they were disallowed

silverlining no, that could dislocate the hip. One would stand upright and slowly put the operated leg straight and backwards if that makes sense. One would not need it extended far but it would be a help.

Thank you Grammaretto. That’s useful to know. I’m often thinking ahead as to how I would manage should I have a replacement op done.
Wishing you all the best for your continued recovery 💐

Do you mean the deep curtsy Charleygirl?
I found my cleaner after my hip op in 2022 and she stayed Charleygirl. Very happy 😃