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  1. KathyH

    THR Walking and biking after THR

    @Lisako76 hi, just to let you know you’re not alone with your knee problem. My left knee was replaced eight years ago and was in great condition. I was so happy with it. But after my left hip was replaced (due to a fracture after an accident) five months ago, my replacement knee has been really...
  2. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @Softtail I have never been able to do squats because of my left knee (fractured from a car accident and consequently a knee replacement several years later). But I have looked up other exercises online. There are a couple of American doctors on YouTube, Bob and Brad, who are good...
  3. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @Layla I am still progressing, albeit at a very slow pace. When I think about how far I have come, I know it is progress, but we don’t realise it every day, do we. For instance, although when I go out I do keep my stick in the car, I don’t use it. I can’t say my hip feels normal...
  4. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    That’s very comforting to hear, thank you @Layla When I asked my physiotherapist this question, she said no the feeling never goes away! They don’t know everything, it seems.....
  5. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @Jaycey I was doing the golfer’s bend and didn’t realise it was called that. Thank heavens :)
  6. KathyH

    THR Knee pain

    @Suseliz , if it’s any consolation, I had my left knee replaced eight years ago. I was doing perfectly well with it. No complaints at all. However, since my left hip replacement (three months ago) my knee has stiffened and I’m not able to bend it as much. Am hoping this will improve in time...
  7. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @Layla I’m wondering what the golfer’s reach is? Sorry, I have another question, for anybody. I am aware I have this ‘alien’ hip every minute of every day. Will this feeling ever go?
  8. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Hello, not been on for a while. I’m getting there. Slower than others, but hey ho. Walking round the home without aid. We bought a treadmill recently and I use it twice a day, half an hour each time, 2mph at the moment. I take a stick with me outside just for confidence. Still having physio...
  9. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @Layla . We are still having lots of rain and very high winds here. Hope that's not the end of our summer. It's so good to be part of this forum. Don't know how any of us would have coped without it. :flwrysmile:
  10. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    @alexthecat oh my, four hips surgeries in nine months. I can't even begin to imagine how that must have been for you. No wonder you were both physically and emotionally exhausted. Who wouldn't be! You got there in the end, thank heavens x
  11. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @Jaycey . Hmm, I may try it in a couple of weeks then, hopefully when I have more confidence. I will get hubby to show me how slow it goes. I haven't even seen it yet. It's in our summerhouse at the end of the garden. You have to go up a few steps to reach the summerhouse. And...
  12. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Just one question, as my physiotherapist is on holiday this week so can't ask her. We recently purchased a treadmill. I wondered if it would be okay to use it on the slowest setting?
  13. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Many thanks for sharing your thread with me, @alexthecat . Your certainly did well with your positive attitude and were an inspiration to others, particularly Jacey. :flwrysmile:
  14. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @leejaa . And that's exactly what I am doing regarding the walking aid. Great minds... :flwrysmile:
  15. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Dare I say it, she says touching lots of wood? I seem to have turned that corner. Yesterday my hip felt so much better. This morning my physiotherapist came. I explained my concerns during this past week and she said she didn't feel that anything was wrong. She had me do a lot of bending...
  16. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    I appreciate you replying to me, @alexthecat Thank you. I hear everything you say. Initially, when I was admitted to hospital after x-ray, they told me they would be pinning me. A half hour surgery they said. So when I woke up three hours later and they told me they had replaced my hip...
  17. KathyH

    THR Over did it too soon?

    Hi @Goldens3, I can so relate to having difficulty not doing things around the house. I am gradually doing more things now. But in those early days when my mum was cooking our dinners every day (she lives directly next door to us) and doing the housework (she is an extremely active 89 year...
  18. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you @Layla. Yes it may be a good idea to phone and speak to somebody. As you say, just to put my mind at rest. I don't have a follow up appointment until October and that's by phone! Thank you also for tagging @alexthecat.
  19. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Thank you everyone, @Hip4life @leejaa and @Mojo333 for your words of encouragement and support. And Mojo, your song did bring a smile to my face, thank you. Well I haven't done any physio for six days now, just walking. These feelings I keep having are hard to describe, not stabbing pain, more...
  20. KathyH

    THR From the Other Side

    Aah thank you for your kind words of support, @Hip4life That has made me feel a bit better. But also sorry to hear you have the odd day 18 months out. It’s a darn, isn’t it. I have been rather weepy and full of self pity today. Days like this, I feel like I will always be in this position...

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