So I am 56 and 7 weeks post right THR. Ok yesterday .. Looked round two shops and did a 30 minute gentle walk tho it was dark and cold. Felt it when I got in . So today I wake up and I feel as can only be described as a very old person . Ache most places esp my back and feel I have to use the grabber .tired and in pain and feel very stiff and rigid . Everything seems an effort and just want to sit still . My get up and go has got up and fled . Is this normal ? I don't think I overdid it yesterday ... Two shops and a medical appt then a walk .
Anyone else relate to this at 7 weeks ? Or am I going mad and aged 25 years ?!! Thanks
Hi, I did as well at 7 weeks, felt totally shattered. I'm now 8 1/2 weeks and I'm feeling as though I have much more energy after I've been out and about. My leg did feel a little uncomfortable by the end but the next day apart from feeling a bit stiff when I woke up I'm feeling quite good. A nice hot shower in the morning seems to sort meverything out.
Yes Hazel you will get tired and just have to give in to it sleep is a good healer as well as the excersises just dont stop those, Lots of us here have had both sides done, as I have, and it is life+mind changing but change is good in life, hope you will feel better and stronger very soon, the walks are little and often and rest in between even if it is just an hour or so it is important to just give in and go with your energy flow and rest when you need to.
I am afraid you might have more mornings like this ... 7 weeks is still early in recovery and your body is working so hard ... not only repairing the damages but also getting all your other body parts moving ...
A great deal of the recovery takes place in the first two months, but complete return to normal takes longer. Bone around the metal parts keeps changing and remodeling for 1 to 2 years after surgery, which is why you sometimes can feel achy and it also has an affect when the weather changes.
I feel so much colder now with all the steel hardware inside my body ...
Kudos for getting out and about though ... it is sort of a catch 22 --- we need to push ourselves to find out that we overdid it ...
I know just where hour coming from, feel just the same nine weeks post op.we just have to keep pressing on, there is no going back now we have come this far, hus and best wishes.
Your able to do far more than I am live , and 7 weeks is still early days X it can take up to a year as frustrating as that sounds, your doing really well xxx
I'm 63 and 6 weeks post op today. I feel exactly the same way. However I also notice each day I improve so my body is doing what it's suppose to....just slower than I want it to. I tell myself this is not a marathon I'm running. I need to progress daily and the little milestones I reach are as important as the total recovery. If you need a day of extra rest, listen to your body and take it. Sounds like you are right on target to a successful recovery. Good luck on your journey!
i am 54 and 5 weeks post hip op now. Couldn't do what you did . I am trying to get out each day for a walk ( weather permitting) and trying to walk a bit further each day . Can definately feel it every evening . Today I walked 6.6 of a mile ,but it took me 19 minutes, and only burnt 81 calories ( rough calculations as fit its are not 100 percent right ,but a rough gage.
We will get there Hazel ,just takes a while to heal and get strong again.
Some people do say it can take them any where between 6/12 months to really feel normal again. Think we just get dis heartened as some say they recover by 6 weeks , but is that really possible . I know I will take some time. We just need to be patient and any step in the right direction is good.
Aw suzi must be so tough with the knees as well . 1/6 mile sounds good tho .. Yes it looks like it will be a long haul but keep on keeping on as they say !
Yes I can relate to that! And have more admiration for older peeople and the disabled now than I ever have in the past.
Only thing I can say to you is that it DOES get better, much better! I am going out dancing tomorrow night with my friends and intend to wear heels. I now feel like a youngish woman again, so don't worry it will come!