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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    @Josephine I actually really enjoy my PT. I see a group of therapists and work more with deep tissue massage, dry needling, strengthening work, and this last week- balance. This last month was in response to iliopsoas issues (we thought) and I learned a great deal about stretching. One in...
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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    Thanks Jaycey! I hoped someone would do that[emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    In physical therapy last session, I was doing my balance work and both surgery leg and strong (er) leg were horrific with balancing. I'm pretty freaked out. I was a dancer and athlete while growing up, have always considered myself "graceful," and truly could not hold myself stable! I realize...
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    Bilateral THR 5 weeks pain kinda the same as before surgery.

    @TDennison. I was thinking about you today while at my appointment. I finally buckled and went in again- my surgery date was 12-21, so we are pretty close in recovery. My groin pain and general discontent was wearing me out, and I'm not trying to get across campus like you are! I had mentioned...
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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    @KCDawg and @Josephine, of course I can't retrace my steps to find that case study for the life of me- I will do my utmost to recap: The two main points were to rule out infection (of course!) and to consider a hairline fracture in the trochanter that can occur during the boring out stage... The...
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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    Thanks @Josephine. I have the Yak Trax and the best parking spot! I am also now all ice free for the time being. Whew! I have been back at school for two full weeks and am really feeling exhausted. Also have hit the post- surgery blues- crying crocodile tears- when I do make it home. I think...
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    Bilateral THR 5 weeks pain kinda the same as before surgery.

    Iliopsoas. When you look at how deep that sucker is- it is really down in there- I think it may be the big underlying cause of all my pain. Ever. Before and after both the hip scope in 2015 and this left total hip. When I ice, it's for this. Way back into high school- 25 years ago! I would...
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    Bilateral THR 5 weeks pain kinda the same as before surgery.

    So I had my "almost 6 weeks out" appointment today. My surgeon said what we all expected: this is soft tissue pain and totally normal. My abductor and psoas issues were a mess prior to surgery, so we're clearly already weak. Walking with a stronger corrected gait will over time correct this. Now...
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    Bilateral THR 5 weeks pain kinda the same as before surgery.

    T. I wonder. I too have similar ideas- "isn't this the same ache? Didn't they tell me that this was going away?" I am seeing my surgeon tomorrow in fact. Mine was only left hip, but I will let you know what I find out. Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    Updating: I am on track to return to teaching on Tuesday! I have "resigned" physical therapy for the time being, but will continue strengthening exercises for stairs and core as I am looking at a RTHR in June. My gluteus certainly needs the attention hah!!! I live in very wintery climate, and am...
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    THR New left hip

    Hey again- I am checking back on you. I wanted to let you know my opinion on biking. Please know this is my opinion only- but I think you should stop. Find something else. Walk on a treadmill, or just don't actively "work" that hip. Your body and your mind are disconnected about what needs to...
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    THR Leg length discrepancy question

    @Bellydansr I wonder also about heel pumps, and just gentle knee raises. I found that my pain was of a crampy type and that movement was the answer. Very small rocking gentle movement, and it was nearly constant it felt through the early weeks, often while the pain Meds were settling in if that...
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    THR New left hip

    Oy the groin. I too am a total left hip replacement, though I got to it a little differently than you- after first having a labral tear surgery in June of 2015. Abductor muscles, iliopsoas muscles, try and look up which ones specifically are the ones that are the source, so that when you...
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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    Larval tear! Hah! That auto corrected! It was supposed to be labral tear! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    THR Impatiently healing Diabetic LTHR'

    Thank you Josephine and Cas. I have been reading all I can on this forum, even chased down a lovely little case study on thigh pain related to post-op complications and eased my mind regarding that thank goodness. I actually really enjoy the physical therapy as it gets me out of the house and I...
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