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    THR LadyJ has a new hip and is doing well.

    Hey @ladyj glad to see you recovering well. I just wanted to offer some support and let you know I experienced everything you’ve been experiencing. Several months after my THR I was also wetting myself, it wasn’t like I emptied my full bladder everywhere but more I couldn’t hold lots in and...
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    THR Post Op -Limp

    Hey all, I have finally reached 3 months. Wow I never thought I’d get here! Hip is getting stronger everyday and I’m walking unaided all the time which is fabulous…I still can’t go far (no more than 10,000 steps) until my back starts hurting. Limp is much better but not 100% as I am still...
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    THR Replacement hip confusion

    Hey @Holiday nice to see you have found this forum, it’s been really useful for me. I am reaching out to you to say…I am also at the 7 week point and struggling with lower back pain. But like they said above your gait/posture has likely changed since surgery and your muscles are trying to...
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    THR Post Op -Limp

    Hey there…still struggling here, am checking out everyone else’s stories to find some comfort in know am not alone. Back pain is still and issue…when I look in the mirror my torso looks curved which is a worry but something I will ask my surgeon about when I next visit him. I’m still using 2...
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    THR Knee pain and numbness from knee down

    @Layla I really really appreciate all the advice on this group it makes me feel like am not alone…I come here for reassurance. I am trying to stay positive and hoping this limp disappears…I am also ensure I am doing my rehab exercises daily mixed with days of just walking. You are not alone.
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    THR Knee pain and numbness from knee down

    @Sweetheart5 i feel your frustration…I really do! I’m 5 weeks post op and didn’t have a limp before surgery and now am left limping and lower back pain which is just upsetting especially as I’m 33 and have an active life….well I did! I was doing a lot of rehab exercises and some light cycling...
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    Hippies scars - post your badges of honor here: NO CHIT-CHAT HERE PLEASE

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    THR Post Op -Limp

    Straight leg raise…feels like my hip flexor is going to rip off. Nothing fires and I just can’t do it ‍
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    THR Post Op -Limp

    I really appreciate peoples advice and guidance….I guess I’ve been really naive and thought I’d be walking completely fine by now as ive read some people stories and kind of expected to be the same. I calmed down my activity and rehab exercises today after last nights chat and decided to stop...
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    THR Post Op -Limp

    My surgery date was 14 Jun and it is on the left side. Trendelenburg gait is what I was referring too…it is killing me, my posture feels so bad and it’s effecting my mood. Will I ever be able to walk correctly again? Wow seeing what happened to me during surgery written down is eye...
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    THR Post Op -Limp

    Evening all, Someone sign posted me here and I’m very grateful for any advice - I am 33 and 4 weeks post THR (lateral) and my limp awful. I have googled the life out of it and stumbled upon a name given to this type of limp after surgery like this. My torso leads over the effected side and I’m...
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