I am 9 weeks post op i had a FHR on my right leg due to a fall on compacted snow in Auschwitz. Seen the consultant last week and he's happy with progress but gave me another 6 weeks off work! I need to get back to work sooner, can anyone suggest an exercise that works better than others, my office is 3 flights up in a listed building. I can do most things on one crutch but I need to be fit sooner rather than later and because I was fit and healthy before my accident I am not eligible for physio! I feel abandoned and frustrated
I understand your frustration but you have to give it time. This is major surgery and you don't want to mess it up now. Don't understand why no physical therapy I had someone in house for 6 weeks and then 6 weeks out in therapy office. Hang in there but don't over do
I personally do pilates which strenghtens the bones and muscles, if you can get an elliptical walker they are good. Your surgeon must have had a good reason to delay your returning to work and I am presuming your job is not a sitting down one. Were you not given a phone number for the physio team at the hospital, they can give you advice.
We cannot rush the healing process and it is different for everyone. Trying to bypass natural healing could create problems with your hip so be very careful.
You cannot rush your healing. Since you had a fall, consider you likely have soft tissue damage too. I fell and the tissue damage is taking longer than the actual hip replacement. If you push yourself, you might end up doing more damage. I know - I did that!
I don’t understand why you are not eligible for physio. If you had had a car accident for example you would get it and you would have been fit and healthy beforehand.
I'm 11 weeks post op physio starts in 2 weeks. I still can't go up the starts on my op leg. I still have to use a crutch. My Dr suggested another 8 weeks off. My tissue is still really swollen around the scar. My hip is still tight and stiff. My job is physical and I know there is no way I can do it right now but I'm desperate to return as I need the money, sick pay will not cover my bills. Contact your Dr to get a referral for physio. Bum crutches are a must so you don't get a waddle. Good luck
Thanks Susan. I meet people when I'm out and they say youre doing great and then the next one says youre still using a crutch? I am exercising the best i can but feel so stuck.
I contacted the local athroplasty dept and she reiterated that no physio if you are fit and well before hand. She did send me a book out but in the main its for people who are electing to have an op. Not really geared at my situation sadly. She has referred me now......so i now have to wait.
Pilates sounds good. I will take a look at that. I havent pursued anything because i hadnt driven until yesterday but now i can travel further afield this should be an option. Thank you.
The soft tissue damage is the worst. I feel absolutely fine. Its the weakness in my right leg that i am struggling with.
The surgeon said that one day you will just forget you have a FHR - cant wait for that day 😆
Do you feel like your quad muscles are weak or higher up in your glute muscles ? Are you limping?
Hi Fiona, if there is one thing I have learnt with my FHR it's that you can't rush the healing, I had my op in Nov 2017 and thought 6 weeks and I will be back to normal and work, long story but I had complications and had my last op in jan this year, I have just returned to work full time this month, I worked from home for a couple of months as I am a sales rep and unable to drive any distance till now, to say I was frustrated and impatient would be an understatement if I pushed myself on the excercise too much I payed for it the next day , it will get better but you have to give it time and I can't stress that enough don't put yourself under pressure everyone is different if you do you will end up like I did and really feel down about it all, as for the physio I can't see that's right as it should be part of your after care and you should be entitled to help. I am not old I have just turned 55 and like to think I was fairly fit before but it's hard work getting your fitness levels back, good luck and take it easy
Thank you for your reply. I too am very frustrated and as you say if i do too much it just slows me up for the following day. I thought i would be walking unaided and back at work by now. I look at my progress and granted i am fitter than i was but am a long way from being the old me 😢
I dont have time for this. My old life is waiting for me and i cannot wait to get back to it! Hopefully it wont be too much longer.
I have had a referral now Penny but only after i asked for physio. You would think tho that they would be encouraging the working population to get back to work? I have been fortunate enough to be paid but i wont be for much longer.
Bum crunches it is 😁
Thank you.
Me neither. But apparently that is the local NHS policy. But i am on the list now so in the meantime i will just carry on cycling my exercise bike and walking.
I think both sets of muscles are wasted. I have lost 5 kg and its muscle definitely not fat! I look the same apart from a bit of swelling in the operated area. I have googled and printed off exercises to do as i am desperate to get back to my old life 😊
Ahh bless you, I know exactly how you feel, I was the same but trust me it will come, I had two dislocations and an infection so three times operated in the same wound, it's taken me a while to get my confidence back but I can do most things now although I will maybe give jogging a miss for a while lol
Oooh that sounds nasty! I somehow expected everything to happen naturally and i would be fit as a flea in no time. The reality is nothing like my idea of recovery. As you say i will get there! Thanks again for the support 😊
I understand your frustration but give it time. I went back to work after 13 weeks after hip replecement. Doctor did not let me go earlier. Try pool excersice that halp. I had hydro therapy for 3 weeks and that help lots.
Hang there will get beter.
Hug Madla💗
Thank you Madla. I have a hot tub and was in it for the first time in Sunday doing my exercises. I dont have the confidence to get in it in my own, need help to get in and out, so i am at the mercy of others. Its surprising to me that as a confident woman i am now much less confident. Again that will take time. 😊
Hi Fiona,
I am glad I am not the only one who no longer feels confident. I said to my husband yesterday "if it is raiining tomorrow I cannot go for my walk" he could not understand why. I was worried in case my crutch to slipped from under me and jolted me he said "people go out with crutches in the rain". I know it is silly but I am losing confidence as I feel vunerable with the precautions.