Went to physio today at 9 days since procedure. Pretty useless - me : “have been on exercise bike, high saddle, low resistance”; her: “you can’t do that until six weeks” end of. No attempt or provide advice appropriate to my situation. So everything they tell you is based on some lowest common denominator protocol rather than helping you to achieve best recovery.
I also had physio today - 11 days since surgery.
i wasnt impressed with her advice, pulled me about and didnt even listen to what i was trying to explain.
My surgeon has stressed i need to be careful for five weeks as i have a shorter stem and need time to ensure the tissue and muscle had definitely taken but she told me everything opposite (so a bit different to your situation).
she said a study has shown that there is no difference between being careful or doing your own thing (apparently ).
well done on your recovery, i wish i was on the bike but my knee just wont give way. i think be careful but listen to your body, sometimes you are the better judge.
Did you arrange your own physio? I had my THR op in June, and I’ve had zero follow up provided except for a 2 minute chat with the surgeon at 10 weeks. Luckily YouTube exists and I’ve found loads of good exercises, but I do wonder whether any physical treatment (stretches, massage etc) would have been beneficial.
Andrew
I am 10 weeks tomorrow and have been very active since day one . You have to remember as you say that the vast majority of info is for older people and the evidence is just not there for more active younger people so they revert to the 6 week rule for everything . I was quite lucky and picked a sports/rugby specialising physio and had some great advice and her only issue was to make sure I got my muscle strength equalised on each ass cheek to allow me to go back to running and to exercise more on the operated side . I was out on a road bike from day 12 and ran a parkrun again at week 4 . I take it you are doing more advanced excercises and squatting?
Hi Emma,
Just read your post and you said your i think you mean give way
Can i ask why?
Im 6 days post op on left side, had right side done 2016 @46
Same surgeon but total different experiences. First op, took me forever to walk with little aid, pain was horrendous the list goes on and on.
This time, hardly any pain, im sure i could have been on one stick 2 days ago but its my bloody knee.
Im bsck to hospital today as its not right but was wondering what was wrong with your knee? Was it because of the op or something totally different?
Wishing you a speedy recovery
Sabine xxxx
Regardless of age, it takes your bones at least 6 weeks to mend and cement to the implant. It also takes time for the muscles and skin to heal. If a 10 year old breaks their arm they have to wear a cast for 6 weeks, if a 60 year old breaks their arm they have to wear a cast for 6 weeks. It’s simply a matter of giving your body time to heal and accept the new hip.
i am in week 11. zombie. don’t push yourself. I have chatted to many people on thís forum. rather be slow than sorry. I don’t know if you had a full hip replacement, but I did and my surgeon said week 6 is still post op recovery. he said you had a massive op and massive trauma to your body. he told me 12-16 before I am 100%. I struggle with fatigue. I also still limp at times. I don’t feel “me” at all.
I have a type of dissociation because if the trauma and had to cut my activities by more than 80%. my general summary of people on this forum is, patience is investing in future full recovery.
there are people who run 10km by week 8.
I don’t even drive approaching week 12. I am not lazy, not feeling sorry for myself. I am a “mountain mover”…and I just can’t
And yes I am one of those people who run 10k by week 8 and I am sure I dont feel any the worse for wear and yes time will tell . But then time may tell for others who fall accidentally or get run over or live life around the hip and not the other way about ie forgetting about it and getting on with normal activities
Hi Sabine
Sorry to read you are back in hospital, I hope you start to feel better very soon .
The pain in my knee is from the muscle thats runs down the outside of the bum, thigh, and into the knee.
I believe knee pain to be common after hip surgery, due to many factors (trauma of surgery / walking differently from before), but this due to the glute not firing up, that should get better in time (this is also very common).
feeling a bit better today, so lets see how it goes.
what have the hospital said about your hip at the moment?
Emma xx
Yes to advanced exercises and squatting. Thanks for advice on sports physio. One thing thats become clear to me from this forum is that we are all unique and I’d like to see that acknowledged by the medical professionals rather than adoption of a cookie cutter approach to this complicated procedure
You are extremely lucky. Wish I could just be normal again. I am not a runner but a walker. I so wish I can walk again. I just have the worst fatigue and one forum participant used the word “queasy”. I feel "queasy. And yes I had a terrible accidental fall…not a “needed” replacement…an emergency.
Andrew
keep the chin up and keep doing the excercises. everyday gets easier. Looking after the head is crucial too and I just couldn’t understand all the blanket advice like - use crutches for weeks on end when I was walking well from day 2 and no limp at all from day 10. I bought a bike and started cycling day 12 to get strength up in legs to prepare for starting running again as I was going stir crazy.
Keith, out of interest was your prosthesis cemented or no cement?
non cemented. exeter prosthesis with ceramic ball and nylon cup and the metal liner