Commencing week 3 of recovery after hip replacement. Still a bit sore and on maximum doses of Panadeine Forte (500mg Paracetamol; 30mg Codeine phosphate hemihydrate). 2 tabs every 6 hours. Brings the pain down to bearable/ignorable levels.
The winter temperatures do not help. About 14C outside and the occasional light shower.
AFAIC, any temperatures below 25C should be banned!
Have been urged by Medicos to continue to use crutches even when I can walk ok unaided as scans showed that due to my putting all my weight on my left leg prior to broken hip being discovered, I have a stress fracture in the left side of my hip!
The Medicos were most concerned about this and asked if I had pain there. When I told them that I did not, they poked around the area "feel any pain when I do that?"
After finding that there was no pain they walked out of my room scratching their heads and muttering to themselves.
The general concensus eventually was if there continued to be no pain the fracture would eventually heal itself but if I ever suddenly have pain in that area to get to the Doctors
fast!!
Anyway, currently sipping on a rather nice Barossa Shiraz so all is well!
On another subject; Like the idea of the Spitfire doing flypasts mentioned a few posts back, which made me wonder if any fellow members of our esteemed site have ever had the pleasure of flying a Spitfire as PIC.
I'd give my left 'dangly bit' to fly one!
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