Gardian Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Am I right in thinking that this the hip?Mrs G had a fall this morning. Hospitalised & surgery required, so I’m pretty sure that what they have been telling me will be a hip replacement.She’s fine btw, just hissed off over the (more than likely) mucked up ‘return to the UK for Christmas’ plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Yup. Poor Mrs G. Hope she's fighting fit for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 That's dreadful news. Best wishes to her and you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Well I wish her all the best, if it is so, I am sure all will go well, though driving will be out of bounds, she may well be able to fly OK, and going in a car will be fine, with support in the seat ... I was able to sit in a car quite soon after my op, driving takes longer, but if an automatic certainly possible within a month, so do not loose hope yet. Can advise further if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 If it is col de femur, then it is a fracture of the neck of the femur. A hip replacement is not always inevitable. Depends on the break, health and age of patient, etc. In any case, all the best to Mrs G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard51 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Background reading as per Mint:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hip-fracture/All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Many, many thanks for all your good wishes (esp Riichard51 !)This comes after a fall 18 mths ago, when she fractured her C2 vertebra after a fall. Surgery of course, 3 wks in intensive care, and then 6 months of rehab in an (absolutely brilliant) rehab centre in Montpellier (250kms round trip).From being essentially paralysed, she emerged 12 months ago as someone who could walk, feed herself, etc.This latest ‘episode’ is something that we could have done without, but goes with the territory (MS) I suppose.She’s fine, but very, very grumpy. Like her other half, I suppose !Just in the vague possibility that you might be interested, I’ll let you you know how she gets on. She’ll be fine and there many in a worse state.BTW ......... I didn’t start this to elicit sympathy, but your thoughts are very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyA Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Sympathy and good luck to you both. I was talking to someone at physio the other day and she had been in a rehabilitation centre for a broken hip. She said how wonderful it was (whilst pushing a hefty weight up and down with her leg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Ha ha, Emily, that brings back memories ... heavy weights indeed, I found it best to read a book, whose laugh out loud humour had me saying, désolée, to those around me. Got me moving again, though, and much to be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyA Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I teach English for the local U3A so my kiné uses the session to practise. You do meet some interesting people though, everyone chats all the time at ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Very sorry to hear about Mrs. G. - but with your positive attitude and the help from kine, I hope she'll be back on hr feet soon.Falls are a b...r - I could write a book about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Sorry to hear about your wife’s travails, hope she will be fixed soon. Just make sure she has enough kiné.By the way, I thought the Col du Femur was one of those nasty climbs the Tour de France inflicts on riders!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogs Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I hope she makes a speedy recovery from surgery.My sister had a hip replacement a couple of years ago. She lives by herself and was unable to do things like bending down so getting dressed was difficult and she learned to use a grabber tool which she found invaluable for feeding her cat lol.Mrs G has your help so I'm sure she will do nicely. Good wishes to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Yes, I found the grabber so useful for all those things I kept dropping, not that I l live alone, but you know what it's like, they are never there when you need them! The good thing about the kine in the clinics is that it is targeted to what you need to get you moving again ... I remember that at the end of the first week I made my first tentative steps to climb steps ... I was discharged at the end of the next week, having made it clear that I could climb steps again, even if one step at a time. Of course, we had to have the deepest steps chez nous. Still managed it, and went home to deal with the flood debacle ... what a year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Mrs G had her hip replacement today.Its early days of course, but quite frankly you wouldn’t know that she’d only emerged from surgery 3 hrs before! No pain (although one of several tubes is doubtless pumping in painkilling dope) and totally nonplussed about the whole thing.Hospital (with physio of course) and then local residential Rehab for a week or two.Can’t speak too highly of the quality, efficiency and friendliness at our local hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 That's good news! I think the operation is much less invasive now than in the past.Good aftercare too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 [quote user="Patf"]That's good news! I think the operation is much less invasive now than in the past.Good aftercare too.[/quote]Indeed, depending on which entry (side, back, front), and age and ability of patient, plus the skill of the surgeon. My front entry, the least cutting required, had me up and walking with the kine the same afternoon, and able to walk with crutches alone around the hospital within 2 to 3 days ... I was told I was dong too much!!2 weeks in rehab had me ready to leave and get on with life. Kine continued after for some weeks. Good luck, I'm sure she'll be perfectly fine, and depending on how you were planning to get to the UK for Christmas, that might still be on track, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Just an update.Mrs G was transferred to a local residential Hospital / Rehab Centre a week ago. Really nice place, with mostly elderly in-care folk (160) + rehab (35).Everything is taken at a very gentle pace and that’s laudable and understandable. The trouble is that with Christmas looming, you really want the physios to get a move on. She’s more impatient than I am.She’ll almost certainly be home (even if temporarily) for Les Fetes, but may have to return for a week or two afterwards. Essential that she does get a pass-out before the end of the week because I saw the ‘menu’ for next week this afternoon. Saturday lunch - ‘Tripes a la Provencale’. The news was greeted with something less than total enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 ??? Glad to hear Mrs G is on th mend, and hoping fervently she gets a pass before Saturday.Every time I see this thread move up the rankings and read the title again, I become more confused, as I confess that the "Col de femur " does look like the name of a particularly steep mountain summit on a Tour de France stage..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I prefer Tripes à la Catalane...Best wishes for a good recovery and a Happy Christmas together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Just an update as a result of Mint’s interest on another thread.Mrs G was discharged from the Rehab Centre on 21/12. In truth, Christmas came along a bit too soon and she could have done with another week or two of intensive kine. The problem was that the ‘rules’ only allow for a maximum 48 hour home visit and that would have been difficult to schedule, so we pressed for her defintive release. None of the above is to in any way criticise the surgery or post-operative care that she received - it has been superb.Anyway, a nice Christmas at home (the 3 of us, with younger son diverting to here rather than the UK from Czech) and she has improved daily in terms of her mobility. Its all a bit slower than it would be for most, in view of her health track record.Christmas II is scheduled for end-Jan in the UK and she’ll be fit enough to travel by then. So, all in all, very positive. Thanks to all for your interest & good wishes ....... oh, and HNY ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Well done Mrs G. Mountain climbed just the foothills to walk around.Have a VHNY and joyful second Xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Great news, Gardian, and thanks for telling us. Patience is essential as these things can't be hurried[:)] I am very happy for you both and wish you a happy and healthy 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Good news all round, so glad. Yes, sometimes doing it on your own is just as good as forced exercising with the kine. Unless it needs specialised equipment you can do much at home, main thing is to schedule a session every day, that is what I found hardest of all. Bonne chance, and indeed, bonne année! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 All the very best Mr and Mrs G! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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