Hip Replacement Surgery Tips
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #42: Self Perception Images Before Hip Replacement Surgery – And How They Dramatically Changed After
Lot’s of things change as you get older and need hip replacement surgery. Here are a few examples. On ‘Walkers’ Before Hip Replacement Surgery: I always thought that the only ‘Walker’ I would need late in life was ‘Johnnie.’ “Here’s Johnnie!” Or worst case, I thought my strange humor, would get even stranger. After Hip […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #13 How To Pack For Hip Replacement Surgery? Pack Like You Are Going To A Nudist Camp.
Going In For Hip Replacement Surgery? Wondering What To Wear? What To Take? What To Pack? – Don’t overthink your options. In this post, we share your hip replacement surgery packing list. Pack Your ‘Go Bag’ – You really won’t need much to take to the hospital. I wore shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops. […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #41: Why You Need A “Creation Station” After Hip Replacement Surgery
Here Is A Surprise – When you get home from hip replacement surgery you are going to be tired, sore and a bit immobile. Think About It As A Couch Potato Graduate Degree – For the first few weeks you will be highly “energy efficient,” meaning that you are not going to get up and […]
Hip Replacement Tip #73: How I Felt The First Few Days After Surgery – Day #: Held Hostage
The first few days after surgery are (conceptually) good in that grinding, bone on bone, hurts with every step feeling is gone. Yea! But that has been replaced with a, “Gosh, Did I just have a 9″ slice into my buttocks, my femur cut off and replaced with a prosthetic, a socket screwed into my […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #54 Just What Are The 10 Commandments To Know Before Hip Replacement Surgery?
Much like any other life event that presents a challenge to overcome, hip replacement surgery has its own set of rules. Thou shalt regard the phrase, ‘Hip Replacement Surgery,’ as only a phrase and not a meaning of shame. Thou shalt realize that you will get hip pain and that hip pain will not get […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #15: Scarred For Life? How To Easily Explain Your Hip Replacement Surgery Scar
Most people don’t like walking around with a scar. But for some, it is a mark of honor and accomplishment. But, if you are asked to explain, here are a few ways to discuss your badge of honor: 1) How To Share Your Hip Replacement With Friends, And Even Those You Barely Know ( The […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #29: 12 Potential Post Beach Walking / Hiking Symptoms That Indicate You Might Require A Hip Replacement
Are You A Hiker or a Beach Walker? Do You Sometimes Have Hip Pain? So… maybe you are like me. Below you will find “12 Potential Post Beach Walking / Hiking Symptoms That Indicate You Might Require A Hip Replacement.” Before Hiking Or Long Walks On The Beach, There Was Running: I have been active […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #30: 12 Potential Post-Hiking Symptoms That Indicate You Might Require A Hip Replacement
Are You A Hiker or a Walker? Do You Sometimes Have Hip Pain? So… maybe you are like me. Below you will find “12 Potential Post-Hiking Symptoms That Indicate You Might Require A Hip Replacement.” Before Hiking, There Was Running: I have been active all my life. Worked-out, ran, played recreational team sports from high […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #53: I Thought They Were Going To Knock Me Out, Instead I Got Something From A Movie… ‘Spinal Tap’
I thought I would be wheeled into the operating suite, get gassed with anesthesia, then have my hip replacement. Well, it is a bit more complicated. You’ve Got Some Nerve – Hmm, I always thought Spinal Tap was just a movie. Apparently there are two common ways to receive anesthesia for surgery; General, where they […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #29: Marijuana – A Smokeless Alternative For Pain Management?
Alrighty, time for a little disclosure. I am in Washington state where marijuana is legal and I am not a ‘druggie.’ I want to share with you how to use marijuana as a smokeless alternative for pain management. Before I talk about how I used marijuana cream, not smoke, let me share with you what […]