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2 Weeks After Surgery — Dee, Sun Oct 5 10:16PM

I'm doing pretty good. I had my surgery on 9/22. I just had 26 staples removed last Friday. That feels better without them, they did kind of pull a little. The one thing I am having so many problems with is the loving white Ted hose. How long do we have to wear those horrible, horrible things? I have dents in my... more

• Ted hose — Joy, Mon Oct 6 1:04PM
• White TED Hose — Dee, Mon Oct 6 12:58PM
• • Teds — cheri, Mon Oct 6 2:13PM
• Re: 2 Weeks After Surgery — MaryG, Mon Oct 6 10:10AM
• Re: 2 Weeks After Surgery — carol from canada, Mon Oct 6 8:12AM
• I wore them also — karen, Mon Oct 6 8:06AM
• Teds — Jellybean, Mon Oct 6 8:01AM
• Never wore them..... — Micnelle, Mon Oct 6 7:24AM
• • Me too............... — Barbara L., Mon Oct 6 1:15PM
  • Never Wore Them — jujulabee, Mon Oct 6 9:40AM
• Teds — cj, Mon Oct 6 6:50AM
• Re: 2 Weeks After Surgery — rici, Mon Oct 6 5:31AM
• 2 weeks after surgery — KathleenDS, Sun Oct 5 10:50PM
• • teddys — chris, Mon Oct 6 7:48AM

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Rain — rici, Sun Oct 5 10:10AM

I have never been affected by weather changes with aches and pains. This is my 2nd THR (5 weeks ago) and yet, witout fail, when the rain is going to come, (not when it is actually raining) my hip aches so much more. The first time it happened, it was a fairly nice day and I had, the day before, been making so much... more

• rain — Peggy, Mon Oct 6 11:09AM

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airport security — Hector_tc, Thu Oct 2 8:25AM

I haven't taken a flight since THR. I have a titanium hip. Will it set off the airport security walk through scanner? If yes, does that just mean I get a hand wand scan?

• security — chris, Mon Oct 6 7:53AM
• • Useless — Micnelle, Mon Oct 6 9:24AM
• security — hipnana, Fri Oct 3 7:37PM
• airport security! — Joy, Fri Oct 3 3:59PM
• re security — Peggy, Fri Oct 3 9:35AM
• Airport Security — judithlindenau, Fri Oct 3 7:39AM
• airport security — ColininOz, Fri Oct 3 1:49AM
• • Re: airport security — carol from canada, Fri Oct 3 6:53AM
  • • LOL — Micnelle, Fri Oct 3 8:28AM
    • • Security — Jellybean, Mon Oct 6 8:06AM
      • • Re: Security — carol from canada, Mon Oct 6 8:28AM
• pat down — JoanBllt, Thu Oct 2 2:22PM
• So far..... — Micnelle, Thu Oct 2 11:42AM
• Re: airport security — karen, Thu Oct 2 11:29AM
• • airports..pat down — flowerfloosey, Fri Oct 3 1:52PM
• Re: airport security — kurban, Thu Oct 2 10:42AM
• Re: airport security — carol from canada, Thu Oct 2 10:29AM
• Re: airport security — cj, Thu Oct 2 8:37AM
• • Not to Worry! — cynthia, Thu Oct 2 7:30PM
  • Not to Worry! — Anonymous, Thu Oct 2 7:28PM
  • • alarms — peep, Fri Oct 3 12:03AM
    • • Re: alarms — carol from canada, Fri Oct 3 6:48AM
      • • Going through Amsterdam.... — Micnelle, Fri Oct 3 8:35AM
    • interesting!? — karen, Thu Oct 2 7:41PM
    • • Someone turned the alarms off........... — Barbara L., Thu Oct 2 9:52PM

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Howe Medica cable failure — croell, Wed Oct 1 9:27AM

I had my first hip replacement 29 yrs 8 mth, playing golf broke the shaft of the replacemnt. The hip was replaced in 2000 with no problems till 2003, at which time the howe medica cable retention device broke. Being a stranded wire cable, it was like nine needles contstanly piercing the muscle and had to go back to... more

• croell — carol from canada, Thu Oct 2 11:23AM
• • cable retentioner — croell, Thu Oct 2 4:22PM
• In the dark.... — Hipnana, Wed Oct 1 8:55PM
• Re: Howe Medica cable failure — Barbara L., Wed Oct 1 9:53AM
• • Re: Howe Medica cable failure — croell, Wed Oct 1 10:43AM
  • • What does this mean?? (nm) — Barbara L., Wed Oct 1 11:01AM

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Pain meds — rici, Mon Sep 29 6:11AM

I am 4 1/2 weeks past surgery. I am coming along very well. I drive, I work, I even went shopping in a small store yesterday. But there is still "discomfort", I have the last dose of Vicodin here which will be taken tomorrow morning. Not addicted to it, but wondering what to take to ease up the discomfort as I am not... more

• Re: Pain meds — MaryG, Tue Sep 30 2:47PM
• Tylenol — karen, Mon Sep 29 10:22AM
• Contrary to what the popular press... — Micnelle, Mon Sep 29 9:57AM
• • NSAIDS — Brenda in FL, Tue Sep 30 1:04PM
  • • Re: NSAIDS — JaneC, Tue Sep 30 7:30PM
    • • Re: NSAIDS — MaryG, Wed Oct 1 1:33PM
  • Low Risk for Addiction — jujulabee, Mon Sep 29 2:41PM
• take 2 tylenol...................... — Barbara L., Mon Sep 29 8:10AM
• • narcodics — flowerfloosey, Tue Sep 30 11:31AM
  • • narcotics — Drlene, Tue Sep 30 4:49PM
    • • narcodics — flowerfloosey, Tue Sep 30 10:22PM
      • • Cynde — Drlene, Wed Oct 1 6:29AM
        • • Hi — flowerfloosey, Wed Oct 1 12:44PM
          • • Re: flexeril — Drlene, Wed Oct 1 6:40PM
            • • flu shot — flowerfloosey, Wed Oct 1 10:26PM
• Pain meds — Drlene, Mon Sep 29 6:53AM

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Interesting news about rose hips... — JaneC, Sun Sep 28 4:13PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080927/sc_livescience/inpainstopandsmelltheroses;_ylt=AiTb6wXNCmUAqaG68.B0WXGs0NUE

• Better link.... — JaneC, Wed Oct 1 10:51AM
• • Available here: — JaneC, Thu Oct 2 3:14PM
• rose hips — Peggy, Mon Sep 29 11:39AM
• • Rose hips — ColininOz, Fri Oct 3 1:58AM
  • Re: rose hips — JaneC, Mon Sep 29 4:47PM

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Excellent 14 week post RTHR follow up — Sandra from England, Sun Sep 28 4:13AM

I had my RTHR on 19 June. It really has transformed my life. My OS was pleased. I have slightly more flexibility on my right hip than on my left hip which was replaced in May 2002. My OS wrote that everything was good both radiography and clinically. She said to continue with PT until both the physio and I agreed ... more

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It's me again and I moved my foot!!! — RebeccaG, Sat Sep 27 11:44PM

As some of you might recall, I've posted on here about the severe sciatic nerve palsy I have that resulted from RTHR on 9/11/07. Well, while lying in bed reading Sunday night, 9/14/08, I had an overwhelming feeling that made me put my book down and try to push my foot down. IT MOVED!!!! I didn't believe it at first ... more

• Re: It's me again and I moved my foot!!! — kc, Tue Sep 30 3:29PM
• Re: I moved my foot — max, Mon Sep 29 6:51PM
• Re: It's me again and I moved my foot!!! — carol from canada, Sun Sep 28 10:43AM

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thanks! — nitty=gritties, Sat Sep 27 5:00PM

thank you so much guys for your input, i will look forward to hearing from anyone else with suggestions for hospital and home.also getting off the subject of equipment, did any of THR people go through a really cranky stage towards the operation? i know its not the op as i am soooo looking forward to it, but i find... more

• Re: thanks! — MaryG, Sun Sep 28 11:11AM
• Re: thanks! — rici, Sun Sep 28 9:25AM
• I go with wrong attitude — Micnelle, Sun Sep 28 4:40AM
• Equipment - home — ColininOz, Sun Sep 28 12:20AM
• crankies — nitty=gritties, Sat Sep 27 6:16PM

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5wks and counting! — nitty-gritties, Fri Sep 26 4:50PM

woohoo..finally i am on the home stretch to the big THR.i have finished up work and am now getting my house in order.total spring clean as i want everything hassel free for when i get back home.it is school holidays at the moment and we are going away for a week, great for my 6yr old daughter.(and me!)i have found... more

• Re: 5wks and counting! — Barbara L., Sat Sep 27 1:48PM
• Also — cheri, Sat Sep 27 12:55PM
• Wow — cheri, Sat Sep 27 11:25AM
• Re: 5wks and counting! — MaryG, Sat Sep 27 11:06AM
• What to have at hospital — hipchickbrown, Sat Sep 27 10:51AM
• Shoes — rici, Sat Sep 27 9:05AM
• • Re: Shoes — MaryG, Sun Sep 28 11:03AM

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knee pain — hipchickbrown, Thu Sep 25 4:05PM

Hi All! I'm about 8 weeks out after RTHR. I was non weight bearing for the initial 6 weeks (non-cemented), and on top of that I have been non-weight bearing for almost the last year due to a long complicated story. 2 weeks ago I was given the ok (finally) to start weight bearing as tolerated. I'm doing really well ... more

• knee pain — hipnana, Fri Sep 26 6:30PM
• Knee pain — Carole from MI, Fri Sep 26 9:05AM
• Re: knee pain — carol from canada, Fri Sep 26 8:57AM
• • Thanks — hipchickbrown, Fri Sep 26 2:26PM
  • • Re: Thanks — carol from canada, Fri Sep 26 2:31PM
• forgot something — hipchickbrown, Thu Sep 25 4:08PM

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Anniversary — Jellybean, Thu Sep 25 7:25AM

My right hip replacement was on September 20,2005. The left one was done on May 23, 2003. So far so good. I just hope it stays that way. At least I got rid of the horrible pain that I suffered with the first one for several years. The second one sent me to the OS in a hurry. I have slight bursitis in both hips.... more

• Bursitis — Hipnana, Fri Sep 26 9:55PM
• Re: Anniversary — Barbara L., Thu Sep 25 8:52AM
• • Re: Anniversary — Jellybean, Thu Sep 25 10:48AM

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Stress fractures in Femur — Vicki, Thu Sep 25 12:49AM

Hi Everyone! Very long time since I last posted. I have a question for anyone that can answer or give some feedback, please. I had a RTH revision 9/25/07, pretty nasty compared to the first RTHR and LTHR, according to my Ortho. Saved as much natural bone as possible, but quite a bit of grafting to build up this time.... more

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No Subject — eaf, Wed Sep 24 8:54PM

Hello my Hippie friends! I forgot that September 20 was my 4 year anniversary for THR. Can you believe that? I had the MOM noncemented and at this point feeling GGREAT! (For everything except my new control freak boss, that is).

• Celebrate! — Hipnana, Fri Sep 26 11:58AM
• hippy birthday — ia kim, Fri Sep 26 8:16AM
• Congradulations eaf!!!!!!! — Joe in PA, Thu Sep 25 9:41PM

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Staph/Boils — Larry in PA, Wed Sep 24 10:01AM

Hello everyone. It has been a while since I needed a help me post. Five years post op and the RTHR is doing great. That said over the past few months I have had several flare up of boils. My OS sent me directly to infectious disease at Pennsylvania Hospital. The first time I treated with antibiotic for 10 days and it... more

• Re: Staph/Boils — Judy, Wed Sep 24 11:22PM

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recalls — suezqb, Tue Sep 23 2:21PM

Hi all, I haven't posted here in quite some time, as I've had very few problems since my RTHR in early 2006. But, in the last couple of months I have experienced significant (excruciating! horrible! unbearable!) pain from the actual hip area down through my thigh. For a while, I thought it was getting better and... more

• Re: recalls — Barbara L, Tue Sep 23 2:52PM
• • Zimmer Durem — LadyDB, Mon Sep 29 10:23PM

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Physical Therapyt — Basia53, Tue Sep 23 11:27AM

Hi everyone. I had my right hip replaced August 18th and so far I am doing fine. I am in my second week of physical therapy and they have started with 3 lb. weights on my right ankle so I can do leg lifts and slides. I haven't driven yet but I expect to soon. My first surgeon appt. is Oct. 1st. I am planning on... more

• The limp. — ColininOz, Tue Sep 23 7:47PM
• Re: Physical Therapyt — Barbara L., Tue Sep 23 5:33PM

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Granulation tissue — Brian, Tue Sep 23 10:11AM

Hi everyone, I had my right hip revised from Conserve + implant to THR on Monday Sept. 15. After surgery the surgeon tells me the cup was overhanging the pelvic bone the entire circumference of the cup. This was probably the cause of the pain and swelling. He also mentioned he noticed the old implant was surrounded... more

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Underlying bilateral hip dysplasia and RTHR — Sandra from England, Tue Sep 23 2:02AM

I am now 14 weeks post op and am seeing my surgeon again tomorrow. I am delighted with my new hip and all the hip pain has gone. However, my PT in hospital saids it can take anything from 6 months to 18 months to build up the muscles when there is underlying dysplasia. Has anyone else heard this? After 5 weeks... more

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Vicodin — Rici, Mon Sep 22 1:43PM

I have taken Vicodin since they took me off the morphine drip in the hospital. I know this is a drug that some people use for illicit use, and I am wondering what reason for it. When I take it, I experience a feeling of maybe having had 2 drinks...but nothing euphoric. It helps with the pain but does not eliminate... more

• Drugs — Jujulabee, Tue Sep 23 10:58AM
• • Antibiotic Cover — Barbara, Sun Sep 28 7:13AM
  • • antibiotics — Peggy, Mon Sep 29 11:22AM
    • Re: Antibiotic Cover — carol from canada, Sun Sep 28 10:46AM
    • • Dentist — debtoo2, Sun Sep 28 12:13PM
    • Better read up on the guidelines yourself — yockel, Sun Sep 28 10:32AM
    • • link — Peggy, Mon Sep 29 11:31AM
• vicodin — flowerfloosey, Mon Sep 22 9:48PM
• Vicodin — Hipnana, Mon Sep 22 4:43PM

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