👯‍♀️ 👯‍♀️ 👯‍♀️ 👯‍♀️ Hips and knees part 6 👯‍♀️ 👯‍♀️

In the end AGAA4 I had to bite the bullet and go private. Sadly you get to an age when time is not on your side. Luckily all three of my daughters were pushing me to do this although I still felt guilty. When the same consultant is operating in both private & public sectors it's not really even freeing up a place, is it - may be a bed?

grammargran I wouldn't blame anybody for going private. As you said time is not on your side and if we can live whatever time we have left without pain then if it's affordable then do it.
It saves money for the NHS too if you pay for your own operation.

grammargran When you were discharged, were you given a raised toilet seat, or did you have to buy one?

Charleygirl when I was discharged I was given a very generous goody bag. I had a raised toilet seat, a walking frame, two walking sticks, a long handled shoe horn, gripper and a large square made of waterproof type material to help me slide in and out of the car and also with some of the bed exercises. I had unlimited physio sessions after which I was given a rubber band to take home with me to help with more exercises. It was not asked, but I shall be returning the walking frame and sticks, not the toilet seat for obvious reasons! These perks are generous, but the cost of private treatment was eyewateringly expensive, and I do not underestimate how lucky I am to have been in the position to pay it.

Thank you. I asked because, for the same reasons, I may have to go down the THR route. Mine will be more expensive because, thinking logically, I could not cope on my own, so I would need to stay in a local convalescent home, where the minimum stay would be two weeks!

I realise each hospital is different but that was an excellent "goodybag" to take home.

My shed stores crutches, a Zimmer frame and a commode. I have two sticks here, one in the house and the other in my car, if I pop out for a loaf of bread.

AGAA4 here in Suffolk you have to very firm with the physios and tell them to refer you. They come from
a physio company and I suspect they are funded while you are on their list but not once you transfer to a hospital list.

Thank you Nannytopsy I didn't know that about the physics.

Maybe I’m just being cynical but they kept wanting more exercises despite increasing problems!

Nannytopsy I am with you all the way. When the arthritis reaches a certain stage, bone-on-bone surgery is the only way to relieve the pain.

The NHS is changing and not for the better.

AGAA4

I was referred to a physio last year
She rang me and I told her I was doing exercises from the NHS website. She just said to carry on and they would keep me on their files for six months.
That time has well passed and I have been getting worse so I think seeing the doctor is the next step. Thanks for your help Charleygirl.

Did the physio not even see you? That is appalling.

I was assessed twice by a physio, both times in person. He had access to my xrays and did manipulation to assess my range of movement. The first time he said I wasn’t bad enough. Tge second time, 3 years later (I’d been rather stupidly soldiering on) he said that he didn’t have to do any manipulation, he could see how bad my hip joint was from the xray alone. It was 4 months from his referral to the actual op. (It would have been sooner but I had an inconvenient holiday booked)

I can’t see how a physio could possibly assess you by phone.

MaizieD A physio examining by phone is as easy as a body rash, which was thoroughly examined over the phone a couple of weeks ago! My GP was working from home!

Charleygirl5

MaizieD A physio examining by phone is as easy as a body rash, which was thoroughly examined over the phone a couple of weeks ago! My GP was working from home!

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Wow, we're slipping down again. How did your consultant visit go Bea?

We were close to being removed because we were near our 24 hour clock.

I think we have dropped off the end as usual, so will do 3 posts

And see if they work

Fingers crossed, will check

Yup, number 1. Not for long, but why dies it need 3 posts to get back onto active, I am so grateful to have the dancing girls in the title, so much easier to check.
Greetings to all.

I am bumping us up if anybody wants to ask a question and cannot find us.

Anyone heard from Bea on any other thread?

No, a tad worrying

Has anyone tried glocosaamine, turmeric and chondroitin tablets?

Many years ago, I ended up with osteopenia, which meant that when I fell, I ended up with a # dislocation of my left ankle. It was pinned and plated, and I was started on AdCal D3 and something else. It took six months for the count of around 9 to reach 75, which was more acceptable. They have been prescribed for many years.

Because of my Macular Degeneration I should not sunbathe so that is how I get the majority of the viD.

Charleygirl you’ve really been through it over the years, haven’t you. You’re a real inspiration when I’m feeling a bit wimpy!

Charleygirl my girl was diagnosed with osteopenia among other things, following extensive chemotherapy. She lives abroad so we don’t see her as much as we would like but I shall ask if she is taking any medication for this.