Help about tape on the incision!

[luann again]

Wow! Freeked me out to read that! So glad everything is ok and just heal up now!!!
(Ps- any bright lights, floating  above the room, harps?  ;)
Lu

[luann again]

Thanks for heads -up!
What does this mean for you, though? Just lay off the supplements and everything will be fine?
Please keep us posted.
Lu

[Dannywayoflife]

No harps all I can remember is my sight going then hearing the cardiac arrest call going out and that's it! I woke up surrounded by 15+ people working on me!

[mickymoko]

Bloody Hell Danny, what a shock when I read your post. I sent you a text on Thursday wishing you all the best. Seems like your positive attitude has kept you going. Keep strong ,will text you in a few days when you are out of ICU.I thought I had problems.

[Woodstock Hippy]

Approach has nothing to do with cup angle.  Good surgery has everything to do with it.  Now, most hip surgeons will tell you not to choose your doctor based on approach, but it does make a difference.  When I asked Dr Marwin why he used ''direct lateral'' compared to 'posterior'' he told me that he first learned posterior and that when learned direct lateral, it solved all of the issues with the surgery.  The fact that the muscles aren't removed and reconnected makes recovery easier and avoids muscular problems later.

So don't chose your surgeon based on his approach, but it is one of the things you should consider when choosing between doctors.

[Woodstock Hippy]

Sounds like either a damaged or detoriated muscle.   I'm bilateral and about a year and a half after my surgery, I crashed my mountain bike really hard and tore a glute tendon on the left side.  My surgeon, Dr Scott Marwin, told me that the implant was fine and the muscles would heal.  I don't know if it didn't heal or healed wrong but it just got worse.  I finally saw a physiatrist who sent me to a really good PT.  It took three months of two trips a week and exercises every day to work that side out and get my strength.  If I slack off on the mantainence exercised and can feel it bothering me again, but as long as I do the exercises, it's fine.

[hernanu]

hey mike, I had something similar when I wiped out on the ice last year. my groin / back went nuts, so that Iwent to the surgeon, had xrays, blood test, etc,

Everything tested out ok, so I realized that i just had an injury and dealt with that. You should get everything checked out but it may just be an awkward injury to soft tissue.

Mine took a bit (two months)but it cleared up.

[hernanu]

Sounds like a reaction, since you weren't diagnosed with epilepsy before. My father and daughter have both had it (my daughter's went away); it's not something that can easily go undetected.

My best wishes to you, Danny, hopefully they identify the problem quickly.

[Dannywayoflife]

Thank you Hern, it looks like the offending drug is out of my system now :) I will be getting it checked out with my gp on my discharge! Thank you hern and you are on my list for me to buy a few beers for when I'm States side again!  8) :D

[Daytona Dave]

Danny, What's the update on the hip? Are u out of bed now? Is the hip unharmed from the seizures?
Dave

[Dannywayoflife]

Yes literally just 15 mins ago had it confirmed that the device was ok. Mr Treacy was obviously concerned though as he was the one that insisted on me having an X-ray the xray tech had to come in specially!

Just been up on the crutches and managed about 10 yds before went very dizzy. Progress at last.

[oldsoccerplayer]

you are on my list for me to buy a few beers for when I'm States side again!

Danny, add me to the list and I'll buy the beers. I can also help translate since I speak both UK and US English (well, that sorry excuse for a language that the Yanks call English).
With the diagnosis, hopefully you've turned a corner (US) and things will no longer be going pear-shaped (UK)
Cheers

[todd4e]

Dr. Su recommended stretching. Been trying that (I've always been insanely inflexible), but the pain has spread from the front of the hip to occasionally inside the groin. Will try Aleve for a bit and see if that helps.

After all these years, I tried a bit of running again. I was an avid runner before surgery. Wondering if that might loosen things up a bit.

[evant]

Good news all is ok with your new BHR. Glad you've managed to get some practice in on those crutches. Hopefully your recovery will keep improving from here.

[evant]

I hope the pain in your hip can be resolved - I can imagine your concern when all had been well for 6 years. I would hope proceeding following Dr Su's advice is your best way forward. Check with him again if you need more re-assurance.

[Dannywayoflife]

Had a funny turn earlier. I fell off my chair and am waiting on bloods coming back. They have said I may yet need a transfusion as I am very dizzy and my resting heart rate is betwee. 100 & 120 which Is very unusual for me. My resting pulse is normally 40+

[moe]

Hang in there Danny! Good to hear the BHR is ok. You're in good hands.

[Dannywayoflife]

It will take more than some adversity to keep me down! I just had to make a point to my self earlier so I told the staff I wanted to get up and preceded to walk the length of the ward ;) I got to the doors and the nurse said "your not wanting to go outside are you!?" I said ok I'll go back to my bed :) I really just had to prove a point to myself that I could do it and I did it! Sure there will be more setbacks on the way but it ain't going to stop me!

[Mike D]

Glad to hear your positive progress, Danny.
If you don't fancy the blood transfusion, ask if you can take the iron tablets for 3 months instead.
It worked fine for me-I was also dizzy the first couple of times I got up but the tablets got my blood levels back up just fine.
Keep going, Danny-onward and upward from here.

[Dannywayoflife]

Cheers Mike I'll reme that buddy thanks :)