9 weeks

Bones, joints and muscles
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Hi, I am new to this forum, but I have been reading the various posts

for a few weeks and found them really encouraging especially if I am

having a frustrating day.

I had a THR on 23rd March, I had a slipped upper right epiphysis

when I was 11, this was pinned back into place, but my hip was

damaged and became very painful in the past 2 /3 years. So I now

have a super new hip and the horrible pain has gone, but recovery

is much slower than I thought, I walked for miles on my 2 sticks,

and did all the exercises, no physiotherapy on offer,

after trying to go to 1 stick at about 6 weeks I strained a muscle on

my good side which is still giving me a lot of pain. At my 8 week

check, they tried to get me to walk with no sticks but my new hip side

has lost a lot of muscle strength and I was told my pelvis was out

of line, I got more specific exercises which I have done, but it's still

very slow progress. I seem to have 1 good day when I am fine with

no sticks in the house and can do a short walk with 1 stick, then

the next day I am totally exhausted. Anyone else had a similar

issue,

Thanks

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This is how i feel. I was told my recovery really will take the full year because of how extensive and comolex my surgery was.

Im 7 weeks and have noticed i a having similar hip pain to i had before surgery (so how is this possible) iv also done something to my back so im laid up in bed currently.

Im only particial weightbaring and still not supposed to bend down (dosctors orders.) Im using one stick in the house but still having to use 2 outdoors. I managed to walk for 15 minutes yesterday but by the time i got to the car i literally felt like my hip and spine were going to collapse on me so for you to be able to walk 2 miles is amazing.

You must remember all of us heal at different rates and not everything you can read can be taken into consideration as everything is different for each of us. Take care x

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Your situation is necessarily unique in some ways. But I certainly relate to your frustration with slow recovery.

I was lucky to have good pretty and post surgery physio and worked hard to regain 'form'. But, at 15 weeks I am some distance from walking smoothly or without any aids if walking a distance. Granted some of this can be attributed to my second hip which will be replaced at the end of summer.

But I think most of us get discouraged at times with the slow or uneven pace of recovery - something that few of us expected despite briefings/orientations. As a few other forum members have noted, mental health of patients does not seem a preoccupation of our surgeons!

Hang in there, others have emphasized that once we get through the threshold (and it is different for each of us), it will get better..

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Hi Ruby 

i think what you are experiencing is very normal, it can feel like a two steps forward , five steps back process. The good days you are having will get more frequent and you wont be so tired after them. Am sure the lack of muscle tome will have contributed as well, and as that stregthens things will get easier . Keep on going and youll get there I am sure . Xxxx