My LHR feels like a heavy weight

Bones, joints and muscles
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Hi Hipsters - only you know this is like.  I am 50, female, not overweight, always worked out and active.   Sep 26 I had left THR.  I am on week 6 of recovery.  I feel like good days and bad days.  I still have the walking cane and pain is so much less, then before surgery.   I know the physio and excersizes help and strengthening the leg is important.   I feel like I have a heavy weight on my left side - wonder if that will ever feel normal (and does this add weight to my scale haha LOL!!!

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Hello hipster, 

Sounds like you are doing great - 

well yeah ... a lot of trauma has taken place in your left hip area - 

muscles, tendons etc were severed, joint forcefully removed, bone cut and new hardware hammered in ... this caused heavy swelling -= and major healing is needed - 

if you are up to it and haven;t done so,  have a look at the live THR surgery on youtube ... not for the squeemish ...

I read somewhere that the  hardware weighs about 2-3 pounds  -

keep on doing what you are doing !!!

big warm hug

renee

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The hardware in our legs weighs a bit , but then so did the piece of bone they removed from the top of our femur ,  sadly I think it just about cancells out.

I think scar tissue feels like it weighs more - that could be it.  It DOES get better, each day, just slightly ......... but this is a very long recovery process, at least for most of us.  As Renee says, keep on with the exercises to strengthen the muscles.

Best wishes

Graham - 🚀💃

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Hi Renee

Thank you

My pain level is better after surgery

I have a ways to go and I have a feeling that in 12 months when I'm feeling great it will be time to do the right hip.

I am def NOT watching the video and I would probably have nightmares - I don't really want to know how the hip is replaced

Doing the excersises and not sitting for long periods is the key to feeling better

LHS

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Hi Rocketman

Ok so I can't deduct at least 10 pounds when I weigh myself

Haha

LHS

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Sure would be nice if the implant accounted for at least 19 pounds...chuckle chuckle

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Did you get a stem of the super-heavyweight design, like mine ?  Chuckle Chuckle Chuckle 

😆 😉 

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he he