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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    September 16 ( 4 months 6 days after hip surgery ) I am improving with each month, still not perfect but I was able to go to two events last weekend and walked around all I wanted. ( no cane ). in fact anyone who may have watched me walking ( probably not ) would not notice any problems...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    August 11 ( 3 months after hip surgery ) I feel I am improving with every passing month. I limped around for 10 years before hip surgery and was using a cane to get around before hip surgery. Today I am walking without a cane, I don't feel perfect. but I do feel better. The first couple of...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    July 12, 2023 (2 months and 2 days after Hip replacement surgery ) Hi Layla, same to you.... I am now walking without a cane, but still have some pain when walking . I can see an improvement. I noticed when I first get up it is a little tuff to walk, but after a few steps , the walking...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    Thanks Layla you are always so reassuring. Here is a funny doctor story. So I go for my welcome to Medicare doctors appointment, and I get to see the physician assistant instead my normal doctor. The PA tells me that I get an EKG as part of my welcome to Medicare physical . I told her I...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    June 22, 2022 ( 43 days after left hip replacement ) I saw my surgeon today, and he asked me , why am I still using a cane ? I told him ……you tell me……. He watched me walk without a cane, and then asked about physical therapy, I told him no PT. I think the surgeon feels I should be doing...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    June 10, 2023 ( 31 days from surgery ) I don’t have anything really to report, I am still walking with a cane, but around the house I don’t use it as much. ( I don’t think of this as progress,). I am not on any pain medication, not even Tylenol. There is still random pain in the hip...
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    THR JenaS62's Recovery

    I went to mayo clinic years ago, in Rochester, Minnesota. The thing I liked about Mayo clinic was they get all your testing done in days, that would take many months to do it any place else. The other thing I liked about Mayo clinic is all the receptionist ,nurses , and everybody I dealt with...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    June 1 2023 I talked with my surgeon today, and he agreed no more physical therapy . I have another appointment with the surgeon at the end of the month, and we will see how I am doing. I thought I would see what physical therapy had to offer, I know what I said, about not going, but I...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    June 1,2023. (22 days after surgery ) I went to physical therapy on May 30, and as expected the PT worked with me for 30 min, then started working with someone else as he gave me instructions from across the room. He did some things that made my hip hurt worse, and even told me to lay on the...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    May 28,2023. ( 18 days after surgery ) Well I did some weed whacking in the back yard with my cane in one hand and my weed Wacker in the other. I used the cane in the wrong hand, ( because I had my weed whacker in my strong right hand )and I think it was a good idea, I put more weight on my...
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    THR Left Hip is Done!

    Hello, and hoping for a speedy recovery for you. All the best, and sending positive thoughts your way.
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    May 26,2023. (16 Days after surgery ) So I went to out patient physical therapy , to see what they had to offer. The PT did measure my leg length ( I asked him to ). The PT told me my left ( the operated side ) was a little shorter than the right, ( he told me how much, but I forgot ). He...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    5-25-2023 Thanks for everyone’s input, I do appreciate it. I walked all day today with the cane and was ok. I just had a cheap cane
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    May 25, 2023. 15 days after surgery I am sleeping much better on my bed, and can even sleep in my good side. I was walking with my adjustable cane yesterday, and it broke. Well the good news is I did not kill myself or fall. I did get my cane off of amazon and I thought it was of good...
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    THR Superpath Surgery. May 10, 2023

    I don’t know, but I walk or hobble around in a constant state of confusion. I only had one hip surgery the left one on May 10,2023
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