Hip Replacement Op Tomorrow

[ferlew]

(Well, unless it gets cancelled because of the current situation)
Trying to remember back to when I had the first one done 12/15 years ago and I just can't think how long I was 'indisposed'.
Can anyone add a rough guide as to how long before I can walk, get into a car (passenger) and finally drive again?
No blurb from the hospital as this was all arranged so quickly after being on the list almost 5 years.
TIA :)

[Buenchico]

My elderly friend broke her hip in a fall and, rather than aiming for a repair, she was advised to have a full hip replacement.

She was walking in the ward just a few hours after surgery.

When I picked her up from the hospital, she had no real problem getting into my car and seemed perfectly comfortable during the hour and three quarter journey up to Norfolk to collect her beloved two dogs from the friends who'd been looking after them for her. (I suggested just driving her to her flat, 12 miles from the hospital, with me then going to pick up her dogs on my own but she wouldn't hear of it).

On the way back from collecting her dogs, we stopped off at a big Tesco supermarket, so that she could stock up on food. I offered to do her shopping for her, while she waited in my car, but she refused. She then proceeded to do quite a lot of shopping in Tesco (almost filling a big trolley), walking without any real difficulty at all.

She took her two big, strong dogs for a walk the next day.

So, based upon my friend's experience, it probably won't be very long before you're dancing the can-can again, Ferlew ;-)

[anneasquith]

I hope your surgery has gone well F.
Chris , your friend sounds positively bionic :-)

[ferlew]

Thanks for all the good wishes, I am home again now and all is well.
Could not have a general due to health concerns, but in retrospect it was probably better to have had the spinal doodah.
Comfy and happy to be home, thak you :)

[jno]

good news, ferlew

[Tilly2]

That's a good outcome, Ferlew. Get better soon.

[Peter Pedant]

the vast majority are done ( well) under spinal doo-dah
glad it went well
94% say it is life changing, with another 4% ecstatic about it

all the loo-loo above is to avoid adduction of the legs ( crossing the leg or somewhat) which MAY cause dislocation, and then is terribly troublesome

[Patsy33]

Glad you're on the right side of it ferlew.
Wishing you a speedy recovery. All the best x

[barry1010]

So pleased you are home and well

[anneasquith]

Oh well done F.

[lankeela]

Onwards and upwards!

[webbo3]

Hope it goes well.

[jazzyjen]

Remembering when Mum had hers done, (must have been around 2006) she insisted that she had to sleep on the operated side for six weeks then sleep on the other side for the following six weeks. No rolling onto her back was allowed. She never truly recovered and didn’t walk unaided again. Times must have changed.