Hi Amanda
Thanks for your response yes I have chosen s wonderful orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Jax I met with her snd she made me feel comfortable snd very confident In her abilities. I know I need to start working on some muscle groups to aid with healing now. Thanks I am looking forward to reading about others experiences.

Hi, @karmamamma Congratulations on your recent transplant and I'm happy to hear you are doing well.

I have never had a hip replacement but I did have a knee replacement after my transplant. I was actually scheduled to have it prior to transplant but at that point my platelets were low and the reason had not been diagnosed yet. Then I had to wait until after transplant.

I was told I could have the TKR after six months but I chose to delay it further. Even though I was only in the hospital for 6 nights with my transplant I had been in a few times prior with HE episodes, a few days each time, so I was just really sick of hospitals and didn't want to think of another hospital stay.

I had the knee replacement and all went well, just about a year after my transplant.

If there is anything you can do to get more fit prior to the THR, then do it. It really does help with recuperation. I had been getting a lot of exercise so that gave me a lot of help.
JK