12 weeks post op

Bones, joints and muscles
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12 weeks post op posterior hip replacement. Can anyone tell me how long we have to keep up with the exercises for ? Also is it normal at this stage for the scar to still be tender and the buttock muscles to still be sore ? Thanks in advance.

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Hi Mary its only 3 weeks since l had my hip replacement, but a friend of mine says her buttock still sore after almost 3 months, my wound is sore due to going for a short walk today, l am sure from what i have read on here that its normal to still be tender Linda

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Life > I still do mine 3 years later a couple of times a week

yes normal to feel tender

 

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Thanks Linda. 

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I am starting into my 9th week and my incision is still very tender. I’m told it will be for a good while. I have to be careful to pat a bit more there after showering than drying or it feels as if I am tearing it open. My butt muscles also get sore. I didn’t have real good mobility for such a while before surgery - I attribute it to them going thru some strengthening whining. I do notice also that when I have been up without sitting too long that they get that way... I keep them tensed still like I did before surgery... you’d think I should have buns of steel by now - but - nope! How are you as far as discomfort and as far as mobility at this point?

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Everyone is different, but I would say you are normal.  There are a lot of things that need to go through healing and your muscles have to relearn too.

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Everyone is different on how their body responds to the recovery.  I am over 16 weeks and continue with a dull pain but it doesn’t prevent me from doing anything.  For me, daily exercise is a way of life

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Thank you 

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thanks Maggie I am still exercising 2 times daily but this seems to aggravate things . 

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thanks Kathi, walking is fine for me but after sitting when i rise again that's when the problem is . Also when exercising 

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thanks Ducksoup , I also am doing things regardless 

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I seem to get tighter as the day goes on - but those muscles seem to like when I put a bit of heat to them in the evening - tends to relax them and aids in the feeling of thickness and stiffness. 

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Thanks for the tip .

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Nearly 2.5 years later, I still do my exercises!   At 12 weeks, it is still early days, so it will feel tender.

Lots of work to do to build up those muscles!

Best wishes

Graham

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Hi Graham, did you have a hip replacement? I had mine just over 3 weeks ago, l think l am doing ok, l do my exercises every day but sometimes l think l do too much, 😊

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Yes, mine was 2.5 years ago now.

Do whatever the physios tell you, no more, no less.

It is a long, slow recovery to full fitness, but it IS worth it.

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Agreed

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i find the same,Mary-ive not done my exercises for 2 days after i went for a hilly walk,im ten weeks post op,ive never been able to do the full amount expected,some of them-like sole weight bearing on bad leg-are just too difficult,though they are getting easier.but i do find its better (for me)to do them earlier in the day before i get tired,which often means i only do them once a day-still,i am improving-just not as fast as id like!good luck x

 

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Thanks Pam , I am still exercising twice daily 

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Thanks yes no two days are the same, muscles hurt then knees then wound, things worry me sometimes like stiffness, but then another day feel proud if myself, how far i have come, hearing grom others is really good and helps a lot 😊