So I got a blood transfusion and feeling a little more alert tonight, and I'm going to try and write about the surgery day. Sorry about the typos - I'm from iPad and only using one hand ( Read more... )

So I am still too weak to type or hold focus. I've been pretty much sleeping all day. Pain is manageable which is good. I'm getting blood transfusion now which should give me more energy. Hopefully I'll be able to write more soon!

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I'm out of my LPAO. All went well, I can't hold focus well and get tired very quickly from typing on phone so I'll write more when I can.

Cheers!

I can't believe it's been over 5 years since my RPAO... and time to bring back this rusty old blog. It was great to read about my RPAO experience - I'm glad I was pretty detailed in describing everything, and hope it helped others, like it's helping me now, as I'm getting ready for my LPAO in just over a week ( Read more... )

Well well... It has really been a long time since I posted. Which should only mean a good thing - I am consumed by my life and not my hip pain. But since this blog a hip one, that's what I am going to write about ( Read more... )

1. Yesterday I slipped in my daughter's school and almost fell... Of course the leg I slipped with was my operated one and it was hurting ( Read more... )

I posted it on hipwomen but will post here as well since many of you don't have time to catch up with the group ( Read more... )

I am sorry everyone who I didn't reply to - whether over email or on hipwomen or even here. I know I have to catch up with a lot. I'm just still trying to set my mind to it, tune into that mode of being caught up with my life - before I do that I have to want it, and I don't think I'm there yet ( Read more... )

So I met with the bone stimulator company person today. She was very very nice, showed me how to use it, talked through everything and was very thorough. The one I got is called OrthoPak 2. It is a small, pager-looking thingy, with 2 electrodes attached to it. The electrodes get applied to both sides of the fracture to the skin. It is very light ( Read more... )