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    THR My Big THR Recovery-Crickethip

    Congratulations @CricketHip, welcome to the other side!! I'm so glad everything went well with the surgery! Rest and relax and you will be 100% before you know it!
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Thank you @CricketHip and no I did not have a cane; that word is not in my vocabulary :loll:lol
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Thank you @CricketHip, thankfully most of my swelling is gone. Feet and ankles returned to normal on day 20. My quads are slightly swollen, but usually later in the afternoon, due to being on my feet; barely noticeable. The incision marks, each a little over 3 inches long, are healing nicely...
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Hi @Hip Hip Hooray! Thanks, I am! Aside from treadmill walking I am only training upper body right now and training light as well. Being off training for about a month, I feel like I'm starting off all over again, but that's ok. I do no exercises where I need to stand, just seated or bench...
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Thanks @LaylaHips , just taking it day by day. You will probably kill me for this one but I actually cut my front lawn this afternoon . Doing yard work is my passion and Arthritis tried to take that away. So, I decided to give the front lawn a try, taking it slow and treated it like walking...
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    Bilateral THR DashingHippie Diary

    Hey Dash, forgot to mention Happy Birthday! To me age is just a number. When people ask me how old I am I reply "biological or chronological" ha-ha. I may have just hit 56 chronologically, but with my new hips, once fully healed, believe me, I'll be back in my 30's again!
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Hey Dash and Hip Hip Hooray, Yeah, yesterday marks 3 weeks since my surgery... Time is moving so rapidly and when I look back it's remarkable how far I've come since then: Its the little victories that mark a recovery.. I've lost the crutches and can walk fairly well now (I would gage about...
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Hello everyone and thank you for all the well wishes! I can hardly believe that 2 weeks ago today I had my surgery; wow does time fly! Anyway, I wanted to check-in with an update on my progress so far at this point hopefully not TMI lol: During the past few days I have progressed from 2...
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Thank you Jaycey Joe
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Hi Sharon, Thank you very much for the advise; very informative! I do realize this is a looooong process and it will certainly take time to get my range of movement back I will be taking it slow and easy and being very cautious every step of the way. I'll keep everyone updated with my...
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Thanks Hip! I'm lucky I have my wife and two children around to help if needed; all have been great. I read about the quad pain being an issue and it happens as soon as I stand up, the dull ache lasts about 30 seconds then subsides. Also the feet swelling up is unpleasant and right now...
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Thank you Suzette, great advise! I will certainly take it slow...
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    Bilateral THR Anterior Approach on Aug 25th!

    Hi guys, I just had my Bilateral THR via Anterior Approach on Aug 25th (Morristown NJ) and was discharged from the hospital the next day! I just turned 56 a few weeks ago and what a birthday present that was. I have had bone on bone for the past 8 months and life was terrible... I lived with...
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