Hi All-
I first posted this message under someone else's topic, but I now understand it should be posted here!
When last I wrote in the Hiptalk site I was in agony from my the pain in my left hip and leg, and as well I was feeling somewhat hopeless because my surgery was not scheduled until Oct 7th! And, there is a wait list of over 40 people on the waitlist!!! My hip is fractured with a collapsed femoral head; all because of avascular necrosis. I am 67 years old and I am scheduled for a Anterior THR of my left hip.
I got the most wonderful news last Friday! There was a cancellation and the date was given to me. I don't know why, but I feel so very blessed... So, I am having my surgery in 17 days, on Aug 26th!. Hurray. While I am so happy about the pending surgery, I am scared to death as well. Scared about making it through the surgery without any complications (I am prone to complications :-( Scared about getting through the rehab. Because of my condition I have been practically immobile for the past three months and I have so little energy. How am I going to get through the rehab??? Also, I have been having trouble with the prescribed pain meds. I am allergic to most of them... itching, can't sleep, mini seizures... So, for the past four days I have been trying to tough it out without any prescribed pain meds. But, I am sure I will need something to get through the initial post-surgery days and during rehab.
Has anyone else had problems with taking pain meds and how did you address it?