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I agree that the stories I heard about how easy the THR was for others has not been my experience. I had surgery July 5 and have thigh pain, swelling, and numbness but really don’t want to take anything more than Tylenol for fear of constipation. Even so it took a week for me to get some results from the laxative regimen prescribed. I was really hoping to be able to get around without a walker but now I’m afraid to for fear of falling . I’m 76 and just retired from nursing on Jan 31. This Is not the retirement I planned and it makes me sad and angry.
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Jerelyn,
How are you feeling now? Better, I hope. I am 3 weeks and 2 days out now. Feel some improvement. I can see that, if improvement continues, I could feel “normal” at some point.
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I f we disregard all of the happy success stories that we heard before the surgery and focus on the other stories, it would still seem that recovery is in our future. Just not as fast or as pain free as we had hoped.
I do go to physical therapy three times a week and that is very helpful.
The PT works me pretty hard and it’s good to see that I can do it. Usually, I feel better after. He is encouraging and knowledgeable, so it gives me a chance to ask questions 3 times a week.
Everyone who sees me thinks I’m doing great. Including medical personnel. So…..I think maybe we are doing well and that we are on schedule for recovery. We just weren’t educated about what that would really look like.