Hi everone, a huge Happy Easter to all. I wrote last week about thinking of going for a gentle walk to the hydro pool, as i am 3 weeks post THR. Well feeling fantastic on Thursday, so got hubby to take me in the evening, and i dad gentle walking for 10 minutes. Felt great, until i got into bed and BAMB, was i sore! Guess i was just too impatient, awake all night, lots of pain meds. Feel like it set me back a bit. Only now am i feeling that i am getting back to where i was. Guess its silly, but i am so frustrated at myself, i just want to do things and stand up and know i cant. Guess i wasnt in the line when patience was doled out
anyway all you hippies, i hope you all had visits from the easter bunny today, he brought me flowers, as i was a wee bit down in the dumps
look after yourselves, take care, and do what i obviously dont do, take one day at a time.
I am 16 days post op and able to walk outside for about 2 miles with crutches. Everyone experiences Mobility differently. My advice from physio is to continue with both crutches for at least 4 weeks and then down to 1 until my 8 week check. I was tickled pink at the term hippies as I am presuming the majority of us were around with the hippies in the sixties maybe some were one and now back in fashion. Sadly I cannot enjoy the Easter bunny as diagnosed with a hiatus hernia and it does not like chocolate. Have a good weekend and look after yourself. Do your given exercises x
Happy easter to y'all! Hydro therapy is really good in aiding a gentle recovery. I too was very impatient and did suffer for it but I was 29 when I had my THR and had a 2 year old girl who was very active and also potty training. These modern hips are amazing and very durable but you soon know about it if you do too much. It is very important to behave and take it easy for the first 6 weeks especially if you are uncemented to allow your bone to bond with the implant.
Three years on I still have thigh pain but do a lot of out doorsy activities so I choose our activities carefully and make sure I don't have a busy day planned for the day after.
It's imprtant to take it one day at a time and try not to get too frustrated with yourself! X
You are bound to feel down occasionally, Ive had plenty of wobbles (emotionally not literally!) and ended up in tears.
Stuck with it, I'm 4 weeks on and like you impatient to ' get going' but now know it's as important to rest as it is to exercise. I've gone back on the stronger painkillers just for a few days while I get my body back on track following a couple of busy days.
Well im 60, so i guess like most of us, we can remenisce about our youth of bellbottoms, cheesecloth, platform shoes etc, so hippie seems quite appropriate 😂 thans for your lovely comments, i so love this forum and all you lovely people. Xxx
thank you Ellen for your lovely reply, its hard i know, but guess im just an impatient bunny. When i feel great in my head but the body wont let me do what i want. Each week is a huge growth curve ive found which is good. Happy Easter to you.
I done the same thing last week, I done too much to soon and it put me back and back on painkillers, it's easy done, I was pain free and thought I've waited so long for this I can't wait to get back to living my life, I'm going to speed this recovery up, haha then I realised it doesn't work like that. I'm thinking differently about it now, Im lucky in that I can take 12 weeks off work, so there is no need for me to be in a rush, what's another 12 weeks, my leg had been giving me grief for near on 12 years so 12 weeks is nothing if I can come out of this and get on with the things I want to do.
Its a marathon and not a sprint and you are the only one in the race so you can't lose.
Hi Joan. I agree with the others. Don't rush things. You will only take longer to get back on track and that will be more frustrating. My husband had his six week check last week and was told to continue with two crutches outside for another three to four weeks due to swollen leg. He's still struggling but getting there but havingntomlistrn to his body. This hippie site has been
Valuable too with advice and the fact that everyone is different with their recovery. Helps to
iwill be three weeks tomorrow and yesterday walked for about 10 minutes and today did the samewith two crutches . Needed my sleep on both afternoons still and meds. I am impatient to be "normal" again. My hubby keeps saying just chip away little by little and don't over do it . I have also tried to walk a few steps unaided but not confident to trust my keg yet. I suppose it will come,
thanks for your reply, delighted to see im not the only impatient hippie out there 😊 yes it certainly puts us back in our place, and makes us realize we have to take our time and heal. Hope you are doing well. Cheers joan
thanks for your reply aj, yes it certainly reminds us whos boss, ie the hip, in my case Hilda, i decided to christen her. So Hilda is boss and tells me if its a good day or a mediocre one ,
thanks Hilary for your reply, yes i agree with your hubby, inch by inch, row by row, as my hubby says i am good ad giving out advise regarding resting and healing to him after his shoulder operation, but now im impatient Annie, busting to do things before im ready. Still delighted with my progress, i guess you just feel impatient when you start feeling better, so its a good sign really. Hope you had a lovely easter.
Happy Easter to you too Gaynor, hope the easter bunny left you something yummy. I got lovely flowers from my other half as in his words ' you seem a bit down' lovely surprise and much better for the hips!