[bots]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Gee thanks guys :/

Don't worry Kizzy, its very much a routine procedure these days

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by glib

My old friend from primary school had this done, she was then confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life, and sadly tumbled to the death after she mistook the steps at Sainsbury’s for an escalator

what a terrible person I am but that made me laugh a bit too much

[GoldHeart]

If it's definitely surgery that needs doing ,then I think you'll be ok.
Best to get it out the way now , otherwise when you're older you might have further problems with your joint.And it will probably be too late to have the procedure.

[Kizzy]

Im more upset that I can't rescue my cat, my sister talked me out of it and she's totally right ... I rang them and explained the situation and they understood but i'm so upset.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Im more upset that I can't rescue my cat, my sister talked me out of it and she's totally right ... I rang them and explained the situation and they understood but i'm so upset.

Aw you wont be un hospital for very long, is there not someone who could pop in to check the cat...maybe after your appointment tomorrow it might seem more doable

[AnnieK]

My friends hubby recently had his knee done (he served in the army and knackered them both). He can't wait to have the other one done later this year. The one that has been done no longer gives him any problems but its made the other one seem more painful. Good luck Kizzy you'll be fine I'm sure x

[glib]

Originally Posted by Cherie

what a terrible person I am but that made me laugh a bit too much

Lol Cherie


Live well for less

[glib]

Originally Posted by Cherie

what a terrible person I am but that made me laugh a bit too much

They say they’re a cheap supermarket that helps you live better but she paid with her life

[rusticgal]

My husband has had 1 partial and one full knee replacement. One healed better than the other….
It’s so important to do the physio after…

He was quite young to have them done…years of playing football…

[Kizzy]

Thanks everyone

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Both my folks have had their knees done.



My ma hasn't had any problems, but my da's was done 2 days before the very first lockdown, so wasn't given the follow ups and physio rehab and has had problems with his ever since.



All that time spent on your knees finally coming back to haunt you?

That's terrible, we're going to see a lot of negative medical stories like that come out because of lockdown though unfortunately

Best of luck with the surgery Kizzy

[Kizzy]

Update won't be getting referred via hospital as the knee not infected. A non urgent referral will be made via my GP so it could be weeks... oh well

[LaLaLand]

My auntie had her hip done only a couple of years ago.

She said it was the best thing she ever did and wishes she'd have had the chance to do it sooner. After years of agony and immobility she was like brand new after a couple of weeks and is so active again now. She went from needing a stick to nothing at all, quick too.

I've also got a Great Aunt who's had both of her hips done too - all good.

Good luck!

[Kizzy]

Aw thanks for that nice to hear some success stories.

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

My auntie had her hip done only a couple of years ago.

She said it was the best thing she ever did and wishes she'd have had the chance to do it sooner. After years of agony and immobility she was like brand new after a couple of weeks and is so active again now. She went from needing a stick to nothing at all, quick too.

I've also got a Great Aunt who's had both of her hips done too - all good.

Good luck!

My friend just had her hip done…only in her 50’s…now she has one leg longer than the other …..the upside is she no longer has the pain…

[glib]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

My friend just had her hip done…only in her 50’s…now she has one leg longer than the other …..the upside is she no longer has the pain…

That’s a bit of an issue shouldn’t they have fixed that

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Update won't get getting referred via hospital as knee not infected. A non urgent referral will be made via my GP so it could be weeks... oh well

Go and get that cat, I think weeks is optimistic with the backlog covid created

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

My friend just had her hip done…only in her 50’s…now she has one leg longer than the other …..the upside is she no longer has the pain…

Yep that happened to a relative as well, the hips they fit are small...medium or large so he ended up lopsided

[glib]

Originally Posted by Cherie

he ended up lopsided

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by glib

it’s true

[bots]

on something like a hip joint, there is going to be a difference if you replace an old worn down joint with a new one. They have a problem though, because obviously the other hip joint will be worn down too. This is where decisions need to be made, is the other one going to fail in the near future, if yes, then fit a big joint on the new one and be lopsided until the other is replaced, if not put a smaller joint in. It all makes logical sense when you think about it.

With the knee, its a smaller joint so it doesnt have the same issue

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Go and get that cat, I think weeks is optimistic with the backlog covid created

No its not fair, I have a dog too so if I have to stay in hospital for a bit it's putting on people enough asking them to watch him. It is very bad and the advice is 18 weeks, let's see what doc says.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

My friend just had her hip done…only in her 50’s…now she has one leg longer than the other …..the upside is she no longer has the pain…

I heard having one leg longer than the other was quite common and you can buy lifts for your shoes to correct it.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I heard having one leg longer than the other was quite common and you can buy lifts for your shoes to correct it.

My dad had a knee done and septis nearly finished him off

I think in general hips have better a outcome

But and there is a bit, every one is different and not every op has a positive outcome

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Update won't get getting referred via hospital as knee not infected. A non urgent referral will be made via my GP so it could be weeks... oh well

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