hope you're all well, and the the newbies are very good spirits too.🙋
I need some advice, I had my first THR in Feb 2015, and I was back in the size 12s trousers within 3 months.
However, I had the other THR on 31/8/2016 - 18 months later. Now, six months post op, I still cannot get my waist back down from 34 inches back to 29inches. I'm 9st 6lbs and 5'4" and just 65 (still partying!🍾.
i had to have size 14 trousers/dresses from 6 weeks st-op, and still can't get into my size 12s.
i know this is a very facile, banal issue compared to some of the posts, but it's really bugging me - and costing me a fortune. I am getting quite fed up and tearful.
Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing? My husband feels it's just my body sorting itself out after 2 major ops in 18 months.
I think your husband is right ... good for you that your waist went back to size 8 after your 1st THR -- my waist expanded and has not gone back 1 cm ...
I also had 2 THR surgeries, 6 months apart ..
Just give it a bit more time - you had 2 major invasive surgeries and your body is still healing -
Try to accept what is at the moment - Be kind to your body - she is working so hard -
I am sure that you are doing all the right things - enjoy and embrace life ...
happy 65th birthday !!!! are you retired now?
please let us know how you are getting on otherwise ...
I too think your husband is right. I've always been slim but my waist enlarged a bit after major surgery. I'm hoping that when I get back to exercising more it will shrink again. Six months is not long - patience!
I am exactly the same height, weight and dress size (and 66) as you. I put on weight towards the date of my right THR on 13/3 basically because I ate the same things but also the same portions without doing any exercise. I wasn't worried because I thought my body would need that bit of fat to get through this, and it has started to fall off quite quickly.
I hope I am not going to need the other hip done - orthopod said it looks fine so far (fingers XX) - but I suppose it is as the others say: the extra stress, which is enormous in this highly invasive surgery, of another THR would have unbalanced your lymphatic system yet again.
By the way I don't think it's banal to worry about weight! It's responsible - and gosh, how we look as women is important to us.
I think just hang on in there..... As you recover your strength you'll probably be able to exercise more, and also in the summer I think it's easier to eat less. Good luck!
It sounds as though you've done well keeping your weight off. I've found that as soon as I hit the post menapausal stage, it's been like an up hill battle to lose weight. (but that subject is for a different forum).
It's very unlikely that your new hip has anything to do with weight loss after 6 months, unless you're not as mobile.
Keep trying, eat healthy small portions and exercise. With perserverance the weight will come off