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    THR Beanie on the go

    Happy two months to me! The recovery milestones are becoming more subtle but they're still there. I can walk a bit faster now, I'm slightly less stiff when I first stand up (unless I've overdone it somehow). I can get myself to work on my regular bike (not the electric assist one I borrowed from...
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    THR JoeKnows Recovery

    My scar is very red, too, and I feel like it has gotten wider in the past several weeks. I wonder if its location (anterior approach) and how it flexes and stretches has anything to do with that. Looks like a sturdy weld up close. Ah well, wasn't going to be entering any bikini competitions...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    My road trip went fine - thank goodness for cruise control! I did bring ice packs but they were only good for the drive there - the hotel room had a useless freezer and the next day I was working all day and then getting int he car and driving home. The day I was there was challenging, lots of...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    Hi all! I just celebrated 6 weeks on Wednesday, which was also my 40th birthday. My husband and I went to Oregon for the week (where I lived for 15 years, up until two years ago) to celebrate with my closest friends. I think the challenge of doing more was good for me in a way, as I seem to have...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    Today marks four weeks since surgery! Still using cane but relying on it less - at least at the beginning of the day/activity, then finding myself leaning more on it as I become tired. I can finally see how some people start forgetting the cane, yet I want to use it until I feel confident...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    @Barbaraj Speaking of small victories, yesterday (when I was feeling so UGH about everything), I realized I got up off the toilet without holding on to anything. Too much information, perhaps (though this group seems pretty open to any and all aspects of recovery life), but with how I was...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    I know I've talked before about learning to be patient with this whole healing thing, and still - today I'm just frustrated. I think it's because it's the weekend and there's lots I want to do, and yet the wee bit of walking I do for grocery shopping just leaves me achy and feeling useless...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    Two weeks out from surgery and I think I'm doing pretty well. Still sore, a bit swollen, a bit stiff in the morning, not able to sleep like I'd prefer, but at the same time able to get up and shift myself around much easier. Practicing taking some stairs normally (with lots of assist from...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    The rest of the weekend went well - I fully graduated myself to a cane (so sick of that walker) and am trying to focus on proper gait. I'm very slow and get sore easily. Being rowed around yesterday was lovely - perfect weather and very peaceful. Got a little achy from being in one position...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    @Josephine Yes, I've been coming to respect that more and more. Now can I go back in time and smack the me that thought she should be full weight bearing 4 days after surgery? My friend and I have a joke that came from a knee injury she had a while back - she found a physio who helped her...
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    THR wolfpakfan's recovery thread<

    Your first post sounds a lot like my first post. I'm 5 days ahead of you, anterior also - the quad soreness is getting better and I'm realizing it's responding better. I've stopped doing the PT exercises, the people here having convinced me they're not necessary and in fact are probably delaying...
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    Hip Pinning - still struggling a year later

    Oh rhapsody, welcome. What a story - my heart goes out to you for the pain you've been in and the frustration and despair you feel. While I have no advice for you, I'm hopeful that someone here can point you in the right direction. No one should have to live with such discomfort and dysfunction...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    @1stSurgery, it wasn't as bad as it could have been, with my mom dropping me off and then going for parking. Plus I'd been there before and was content to sit and let her walk around and take pictures. Still, your point is a good one and I can always be more patient (and more restful) lest I end...
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    THR Kmhefner Recovery Thread

    I had my anterior THR five days before you - so far I seem to be my own worst enemy in terms of healing (that is, overdoing it), but I know I'm not alone in that. The people here are wonderful and their info and advice is superb! Did the doctors not give you a schedule for pain management? For...
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    THR Beanie on the go

    @Josephine absolutely, and that's exactly what I'm doing. No, the "lying around" is all relative, since I'm doing a lot of elevating and icing and, of course, not working. I'm a relative couch potato, not an absolute couch potato. @Eman85 definitely the latter. Point taken. @Going4fun wow...
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