Thank you to everyone for being so supportive - one year today I was having my THP and could not have got through it without you all! One year on - feeling very happy with the result.
Big hugs to Renee and Rocket especially and so many others too - together we have made such a difference. I am just going to ride a horse now can you believe! And have a lunch planned later with friends - somehow feels more of a milestone and a celebration than a birthday even. Love and light to all of you, wherever you are in the world and whatever the stage you are in - we must thank the inventors of the internet for bringing us all together to share our experiences and provide support in the darkest of hours.
Thank you for being there for me - with a slight lump in the throat. I wouldn't be here without you.
Happy anniversary, enjoy you day out and squeeze those knees
Rose that is lovely, and so positive makes me feel all warm inside about what I maybe able to accomplish ...
I am just 16weeks post bilateral THR.. and have had plenty of ups and downs through these few weeks of recovery but have tried to stay positive.
This is so lovely to hear. You are doing so well. Only 5 weeks in and walking normally still seems such a long time off.
Really pleased for you.
Love this site too and all the support as at times you feel quite alone with nowhere to turn for your queries.
Well done xx
oh darling Rose,
happy anniversary !!! can't believe it has been a year ...
you were and are a tough cookie, persevered and was so strong through all your trials and tribulations ...
enjoy and celebrate life ... and thank you for being here !
big warm hug for you and your loved ones ..
renee
I am new on this site. Did you have bumps in the road with your recovery. I sure am and feeling very discouraged at 7 months.
Terrific. Have a fun ride. Been a year for me too. Very glad I had it done.
I am so happy to read your post, Rose. Riding a horse? Who could have believed... I have followed your every post, and am thrileed for you! I hope to follow you with complete recovery soon.
I will give it a try!!! 
Thanks so much for your message
There are so many ups and downs, and sometimes I used to wonder if I would ever be better...but we get there...slowly and surely day by day. It is a LONG recovery that is for sure!
Thanks Kim - you know this forum is an absolute wonder - supports everyone and is completely genuine - we can all share our worries together.
5 weeks is very early days, but time passes, and step by step you will feel so much better. Do you have a physio?
Thank you hun, I can't believe it has been a year either goodness I was in the theatre now as we speak this time last year - but I have had the most wonderful support on here, and thank you for being so gentle and kind - as you are always - if there were medals you would get one for being the light on this forum x
I had heaps of bumps - it is not an easy ride that is for sure. Why are you feeling discouraged Tracey? Are you still in pain? Are you worried about something?
I was fragile at seven months still...I am still careful now, but not as much, it takes a year to be completely better - and from experience this is absolutely true.
Happy anniverary to you! What a difference one year can make. I am really glad it worked out for you - I wanted to post on here, as I felt quite emotional this morning, and because I have a lot of people to thank for getting me through it all....most importantly I do think positive posts are important, I know I appreciated them when I read them and hoped it would soon be me.
Well done you - well done us! We did it!
Hi Annie thank you for your lovely message. I can't believe I survived the whole god damn thing! It is not so much the operation but the tedious recovery!
How are you more importantly? Can I ask how it is going?
I am glad to know at one year you are so happy. I am 15 weeks post THR and a repair of my Gluteous Minimus tendon. I went to the Dr yesterday and was hoping I could stay running my dogs in agility trials but he said no. I am to do no running and no trials and to see him in 6 weeks. This is very frustrating for me I thought I would be competing much sooner. Hopefully in the future things will be better.
Don't feel disheartened, it is better to wait and be completely better than to rush back to things and for the surgery to go wrong...you have come so far. Is the dr saying no more running ever? Or no more running for now?
To be honest, I don't run but I can run, I do most other sports - but I don't run like I used to, as I am quite young and want the hip to last....otherwise I could be looking at three or four revisions just in one hip (I need the other one done as well at some point) Is there a reason why you couldn't run a little in the future? Most poeple tend to go back to normal activities in time, and that time can vary a lot it has to be said...15 weeks is still early days really - although we run out of patience by then usually....I did anyway...but we get past it. I hope you will be posting in one year and doing lots of wonderful things with your dogs.
The Dr said I have to wait to run it is to soon. I am walking well but am feeling some discomfort on the outside of my knee and in my quads. I think it is muscle weakness. I just really thought i would be back to normal sooner. I think Posterior takes much longer and the complication of the tendon tear. I am trying to be patient. I can still train my dogs but walking.
If you recall, after my THR in July 2015, I always had hip/thigh pain and a limp, and had to always use those darn walking aids. In February I got a diagnosis of torn gluteal tendons. After much waiting, and suffering a vertebral compression fracture (T-11) this summer (worse pain and disability than a THR!), I finally had my second surgery on that hip on Oct 27, 2016. Two surgeons worked on me, and repaired the torn tendons, did a bursectomy and exploratory to make sure that my prostheses were in tight and right.
I am 5 weeks out and have one more week of 20 pound weight-bearing and brace wearing. In a week I ditch the brace and start putting my full weight on that leg and making my gluteus medius and minimus muscles start to work again after 17 months! So far, I have minimal pain, and beyond the first day or two after the surgery, have used nothing but acetaminophen. Haven't used those for 3 weeks. I'm sleeping well, using a hospital bed at home. Everything is the opposite of what I went through with the THR! I think that going to a great rehab facility for 2 weeks post-op really helped, mainly because I wasn't tempted to overdo things, like I would have if I went home right away.
So, in a couple of months, I'll know if I can get back to normal - walking without pain and aids, after all of this time.
Happy Holidays, Rose, to you and your loved-ones! Enjoy your lovely life!
Well done there Rose. Glad you are progressing so well.
Graham - 🚀💃