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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    Long story short (maybe)... Doing well! My surgeon said everything looks good physically and the implant has completely healed into the bone. I have seen a therapist for PTSD and it's been great! Has given me some good insight such as looking up and researching the anesthesia/drug that I was...
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    THR I'm just a pup at 3 wks post op. Am I normal?!

    Hey @HIPpieGal7 !! I just finished reading your thread and feel your pain/frustration/meh!! I had a L THR on April 18th. I too, felt pretty good (almost "normal" after only 12 weeks post op, But then the hip dislocated after I fell. 9 days later it dislocated again after rolling over in bed...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    Well, I did get a list of therapists that are in my health insurance network for my PTSD, did my research on each one, and have picked one out...I called and I have an appointment on Thursday. I'm excited and anxious to see what she has to offer. She specializes in trauma and PTSD. It took me...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    Just an update: so, I've had 4 PT appts. and they have gone well except for the last 2 times where I have cried just at the thought of another dislocation. First, when they put me on the stationary bike and it "felt funny" and not natural--I immediately stopped and got off of it!! The next...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    Hi everyone! Well, I am now 2 and a half weeks from my hip replacement revision. I had my first physical therapy (PT) appt. on Monday and it was great! Back to basics with doing glute, quad and hamstring flexes, and heel slides. Very simple, but understandable. The best part about it was...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    @gullimac : thank you for your kind and positive words--I can tell you that I don't feel very tough right now. I really feel defeated and everything opposite of "tough"' but I'm still here truckin' along:sorry:. I read a little bit of your story and I think you are the tough one! What...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    @Cynthia777 I actually had the surgery on the same day, Sunday, July 24th after my 2nd dislocation (sorry I wasn't clear). I was in the hospital overnight and was discharged the next day. So, I've already had the revision, now it's just a matter of getting over this hurdle and to get strong...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    Ok, so... The hip dislocated again and I had to have another surgery Sunday. Not only to get it back in place, but so the surgeon could "fix the slip" of the 3mm. He said that if he didn't go back in and fix It, it would continue to dislocate. So, I feel like it's in there good now and I just...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    :thankyou::thankyou::thankyou::thankyou::thankyou: Ok, all...get ready for this--- So on Friday, July 15, I was working from home and decided to go check the mail. I then went to my car to get a bag of dog food out of my trunk (45 lbs bag...I have a Great Dane). I picked it up, twisted at my...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    Well, I talked to my dr.s office today and have an appt. next Tuesday. I told them what happened and they said it sounds like something may have "flared up". I am to take an anti inflammatory (Aleve) 2 times a day and ice it and to do do any hip flexor exercises during physical therapy (PT)...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    So, I've been off crutches and back to work at the office. Also have doing PT to get the strength back n my leg...everything was going great until this past Friday. I took a short walk outside and during the walk, I felt a "catch" in my hip. Next thing I know, it felt like it had popped out...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    Thank you, @Josephine, for your advice (and everyone's words of wisdom)! I'm trying to stay positive and will let you know what the doc says at my follow up appointment on June 14. It's nice to know that I can come on here even if it's just to vent! I know I am not alone.
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    First and foremost, thanks to everyone who has commented positive posts to me and also Thanks, @skigirl , for moving my post to the right place (this is my first time on a form, so I'm "green" when it comes to this kind of thing)! Answers to ur questions: @Josephine : 1. I had an anterior total...
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    THR 6 weeks post op--over it!<

    I had a left anterior THR on 4/18/16. I was doing good until I overdid it on my 2nd week post op--I went to the grocery and walked with just the shopping cart for support (crutches in the cart) for about 30 minutes. Major pain set in later that night in my thigh that wasn't the normal post op...
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