I am quite a fit 52y old male and I had my THR on 25th July . I must admit there is such a variance of ages and experiences and I have struggled to find information on how much exercise etc you can do if you feel like it . All I can find is what not to do etc but I feel like a bit of a charlatan as I feel quite good and wanted to get back to running .Perhaps it’s the calm before storm! My experience so far in brief ,I got out of hospital within 28 hrs of admission . I was able to walk with a walking stick no crutches and do all the exercises quite easily. I was able to go up and down the flights of stairs without any issue and was able to walk a few km within 4 days. I did notice that I needed a nap in the middle of day for first week but since then no issues. I ditched the walking stick after 10 days and admit i could have done this sooner but wife kept me grounded lol . Since then I have been out on road bike a few times for 5k rides and there was some trepidation as I felt that the saddle was pushing my hip out. After some anatomical googling I see this was not the case and just my ass sore on the saddle . Biggest issue is the feeling of a ball below the surface of the wound and sitting on it . I have had all dressings off for some time and wound healing nicely. I am now starting to do some weights in my garage and now able to do body weight squats . I did a fast walk on my running machine the other day and ohh I so wanted to just run for 100m but I was a bit scared .
Anyone else with similar experiences ?
Hi
Congratulations on your recovery it sounds brilliant.
I’m no where near that but I’ve had complications, my advise do what you feel is no pain as soon as you get a twinge stop.
I’ve started cardio but am unable to stretch fully I can not jump or run and still can’t do the stairs. I can ride a bike with no pain but can not squat.
I think it’s individual recovery that matters you can’t compare.
Good luck and enjoy but take your time
keith
best of luck ti you matea was 48 got both hips replaced 2 years ago mainly due to martial arts trainingstill cant do half the things your doing after 2 weeks
hi congratulations on doing so well so soon. what approach did you have? think it makes a big difference in how quickly you can do things ( anterior v posterior) plus how fit you are pre OP muscle wise. but great news for you
hi my surgery was posterior and I was on my side clamped in for surgery . I definitely think being as fit as possible before surgery is really beneficial . I’m no mo Farah but I was still running up until the night before surgery and did a bit of weightlifting when I was young also so hopefully muscle memory is helping too . The prosthesis was an exeter V40 with a ceramic ball .
hi well you’ve done really well for a posterior approach imo as from what ive heard and read on here the anterior appear to do better quicker then the posterior catch up and they’re both equal . agree re muscle fitness helping lots in a quicker recovery. I could only walk with 1 crutch pre OP otherwise I couldn’t walk at all and even then I was in severe pain even with daily meds. so because of the pain couldn’t walk far at all. post op I’m walking more and further than I’ve been able to do for years.
anyway were all different and have different reasons why we need the OP and have developed arthritis if that’s the reason for surgery. I’m sure when you see your consultant post OP he’ll let u know how well you’re doing I’ve read tho the first 10 weeks are the ones to be careful re dislocation but your strong hip / thigh muscles should help prevent that. but anyway you’re doing amazing 
dislocation is my biggest fear too but dont know if more exercise is good or bad if you feel like it . reason for op was arthritis ,impingement ,slight cam deformity and referred pain down right leg which was murder at night and after exercise. Wont see my surgeon for another few weeks as I hap op in England where i work but live in Northern Ireland so travelled back at 10 days .
All seems a bit good to be true. What surgery did you have? Most folk on here are UK based and had posterior approach. If you were lucky enough to find a great surgeon on the nhs that’s done anterior lucky you
I know I feel like a sharleton . it was a posterior done through BUPA in Brighton Spire . I think the big difference was me being as fit as i could be before going In . i know what all the literature says but i felt ok without pushing too hard .
I’m convinced you’re right keith as from what I can see from this forum the ones who say the same are the ones who are muscle fit pre OP. mind the fact you were operated on thro the NHS /bupa also indicates you are very fit generally as I found altho I was nominated for the choose and book system we have here I could only really choose the NHS and not the private hospital who were seeing NHS patients as I didn’t fit the strict criteria.
but anyway it’s great news you are doing so well and altho it doesn’t seem to be the norm it shows it can be achieved