Hi. Well I've made it to 6 weeks without bending, twisting , crossing the mid line etc etc. It wasn't as bad as I thought!
Should I still restrict movements . Am walking and doing excercises as given in booklet at hospital. Electric bath chair delivered , at last, so I have enjoyed a lovely bath and am starting to feel normal (??).
When I walk legs still feeling very weak. Any comments and advice gratefully received. X
Dear Carol
Sounds as if you have build the right foundation for a really good recovery.
Going on my own experiences concentrate on building up your muscles and degree of movement and when walking make sure that you are walking well without limping.
If you are limping in any way (look at yourself in shop windows) pick up those sticks or crutches until your gait is really good. It is not an admission of failure in any way. I've done it for as long as needed and it made a considerable difference to my recovery which has been really excellent.
Cheers Richard
hi carol,
woohoot, you made it ... when is your follow up appointment? usually it is scheduled around the 6 weeks post-op mark ... I would not change anything different until I check up - In my case, an x-ray was taken on day of appointment - doctor also checked range of movement and other physical checks (leg length, pressure)- I was told that everything was healing great and could ease up on the restrictions with keeping an additional 6 weeks for 90 degree one ---
it is normal that your muscles feel weak - there is still so much healing taking place while you also are building up strength ... listen to your body and be gentle with your self ... you are getting there, darling !!!
\congratulations
big wam hug
renee
Hello Carol, I am just over 4 months Post THP. My Hospital, and the Surgeons at St. Michael's in Toronto, Canada have taken away almost all of the Post Surgery movement restrictions as they say there is no evidence to support it. The problem I have had is that the hostital has been doing this as a trial and has not been officially recognized by the profession. My surgeon gave my Physio Therapist specific instructions and I have been doing great. Good luck to you. Mark
Congratulations! Keep up the good work! At my six week check-up, my surgeon said he wanted me to do more walking! I asked about certain exercise machines at the gym and he said, "while you-re doing that, you could be doing more walking!" So, as long at the weather is warm, walk, walk, walk! I'm 74 and can do about 1 mile for now. I also try to keep up with the PT exercises. Good Luck!
Jean
Wonderful, and excellent advice from Richard and Renee.
Take it easy as you start to ease the restrictions. Full recovery takes a long time, but you have laid excellent foundations.
Oi Carol. Parece que sua recuperação está indo bem, assim como a minha. Tenho minha consulta de pós-operatório no sábado e vou verificar então o que posso/não posso fazer daqui para frente. Eu vejo um fisioterapeuta toda semana e ela está garantindo que eu fortaleça os músculos o máximo possível. Mesmo que os músculos não sejam cortados com a abordagem anterior, eles ainda estão enfraquecidos pela cirurgia. O foco da fisioterapia é melhorar a força muscular, a amplitude de movimento e equalizar ambas as pernas para evitar qualquer problema de desequilíbrio no futuro. No momento, eu caminho pelo menos uma hora por dia na esteira a 3 mph e faço os seguintes exercícios duas vezes ao dia
levantamento de joelho em pé x 20
levantamento frontal, lateral e traseiro em pé x 20 para cada
deitado de costas, deslizar o joelho para a posição dobrada e levantar a perna dobrada x20
deitado de costas, levantamento de perna x20
deitado de costas, extensão lateral da perna (como um anjo na neve!) x20
ponte x20
ponte e levantamento da perna não operada (manter o levantamento da perna por 10) x10. Depois inverter e fazer o mesmo com a outra perna
deitado do lado não operado. Mexilhões. Manter o levantamento por 10 x10
deitado do lado não operado. Levantar a perna. Manter o levantamento por 10x10
Espero que isso ajude. X