FAO Anyone who has had a hip replacement

[gness]

Pre treatment, apart from hip pain, did you have leg problems? I can dig, lift and move heavy weights and bend easily but I am having great difficulty walking and climbing stairs....a real nuisance for a rambler and bird watcher!
My legs will suddenly feel incredibly heavy, seize up and refuse to work after walking a few yards....there are only so many times I can stand still pretending to admire the view. :-) No great pain except in one calf.....they just won't work!
I will, of course see a GP when I have worked out our new appointment system but wouldn`t mind some AB input first.
I'm miffed too because I'm never ill but I'm giving in now and admitting I may have a problem. Damn!

[DTCwordfan]

Have you had a hip replacement already, gness.....

[Sqad]

Pain from the hip, usually radiates to the base of the spine OR to the knee and is made worse by exercising.

You have described a pain in BOTH legs which come on preceding exercise.

What you are describing is not typical of pain from an osteo-arthritic hip.

Will be interested to hear the result of your GP consultation.

[gness]

No DT. Pain in hip for a while now so being me I thought....finish the garden then do something. But the walking problem is a big nuisance. Keep thinking it will go away but....sod it.....it`s not and you know what a fidget I am.

[mrs_overall]

Sorry to hear you are not fully fighting (or mauling) fit.

An interim suggestion would be a mobility scooter. Think of the mayhem you could cause. You would of course have to customise it. xx

[DTCwordfan]

sound something more nerve-system related to me, especially if both legs. Don't know what Sqad thinks to that. I occasionally find that the right leg needs a kick-start very first thing in the morning....

[gness]

Oh heck. Thank you Sqad. Really thought in the beginning it was going to be a hip problem but must admit to second thoughts after the last couple of months.
I have been able to walk through it slowly until yesterday. Eight hours at Lord's and, despite moving regularly, I was stuck at the gates.
Daughter hauled me into a taxi, and half an hour of slow moving at St. Pancras waiting for my train eased it somewhat.
Will have to see a GP.... after the paralympics.....though. Spectator not participant though I feel I would qualify at the moment.
I may make a grumpy patient.
Thank you.

[humbersloop]

sorry to hear that gness x

o no, I'm picturing something with scythes on the wheels

[gness]

Hi MrsO. Bit cheesed with it now...it's slowing me down. If it comes to it I will have powered roller skates I think. And a sail maybe. x

[gness]

Scythes!! Yes.

[Psybbo]

Bed rest for you gness, in your best neglige and Sqad will be round forthwith xx waiting for news of your exploits at the weekend

[gness]

Sqad. Would nerve pain be more painful? Not in great pain...just stuck.
Mind you....no sense no pain maybe.

[gness]

Hi Sib. Bed rest would be awful Sqad or no Sqad! Great weekend despite being slow. x

[albaqwerty]

Mr Alba's uncle has had 2 hips and 3 knees done (behave!!) I'll ask him next time I see him.
{hugs} gness xx

[mrs_overall]

Gness - tell Sqad you are wearing silk knicks and he'll give a more accurate diagnosis

[mrs_overall]

Gness, sorry to go off subject, but where did you post your Q about that programme on ITV last week? I can't find it

[gness]

I'll make sure they're not the knicks G daughter sprinkled glitter into. That was too much bling. :-)

[gness]

CB Thurs. 22.04 MrsO.

[Kiki-frog]

gness, that sounds horrible, especially for someone who's naturally quite active. I hope they sort you out soon. x

[Kiki-frog]

Glitter in your drawers? Ouch!

[gness]

Thank you Kiki. Can use acupuncture if it gets painful but if there is something wrong that won't work.
It was where the glitter ended up that was a problem. Took ages to shift. x