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    THR 3mos THR for Hip dysplasia, discouraging pain, anyone else?

    @Josephine , thank you so much for your reply! I suddenly wonder, if the stairs in our home have contributed to all of these issues. We have two flights of stairs in our home. I was able to avoid them for the first month, but needless to say I am now routinely going up and down stairs. Just a...
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    THR help

    @mark1 I'm so sorry to hear of your pain and struggles since your surgery. I can relate, though I am still fairly recent post op. I could not imagine bearing the pain you have had for the length of time you have. It does sound like you are doing a LOT of walking, and I too wonder if this might...
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    THR 3mos THR for Hip dysplasia, discouraging pain, anyone else?

    Checking in here at 3 months post op and returned to work last week. I continue to have pain, buttock and occasional groin pain. Pain to the outside of my hip and occasional knee pain. The hip still feels...sore. It feels like it's just irritated in there is the best way to describe. Well, I've...
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    THR 3mos THR for Hip dysplasia, discouraging pain, anyone else?

    Thought I'd drop in and say hello. I'm 3months post my first THR in November for hip dysplasia. I had ceramic on polyethelene liner. I can NOT WAIT to feel like I can go about life again!!!! Have had struggles since the surgery,. I am being told they had to "make me walk a different way" because...
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    THR 3mos THR for Hip dysplasia, discouraging pain, anyone else?

    Thank you all so very much for the kind and informative responses, it is really so appreciated! I will definitely try more in the way of stretching and add that daily. I've also been gently going into our hot tub several times a week and I find it very soothing. The buttock pain seemed to ease...
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    THR Mjo42 Surgery date 15/01/15

    @MJo42 , welcome home and best wishes for your recovery! My two most important things to remember are ICE is your friend and GO SLOW, don't push yourself to do too much. Really take it slower than what your brain might be thinking!!! Slow and steady :chillpill:
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    THR 9 weeks after THR and not progressing

    @Hope04 I am just past 8 wks out from my surgery. May I ask what approach your surgery was? (anterior, posterior etc) I can completely relate to your frustration. I think my first three weeks felt pretty good all in all and I feel like I too have backslided. ANY bit of walking (more than...
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    THR My new Right Hip

    Hello @tandmcox88 , I am 7wks post op today but anterior approach. I have hip dysplasia and FAI which ultimately resulted in the need for my first joint replacement, so my situation is different than yours. I did have juvenile RA as a young child, but no problems with that as an adult. So I...
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    THR 3mos THR for Hip dysplasia, discouraging pain, anyone else?

    @Josephine thank you so much for your thoughts and advice, I really appreciate it. My doc felt the areas on the wound are OK, just told me to keep dry and watch for any redness. I will do my best to answer your other questions 1 Had anterior approach 2. My pain level upon awakening this morning...
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    THR 3mos THR for Hip dysplasia, discouraging pain, anyone else?

    Also forgot to mention, I got my operative report and the acetabular cup used is a pinnacle sector II with a marathon liner, Delta ceramic head. I've been reading this pinnacle cup is the one involved with many recalls, but I am thinking it is just the MOM cup? Does anyone know if it is just...
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    THR 3mos THR for Hip dysplasia, discouraging pain, anyone else?

    Hello everone, I need your help!!! So here is where things stand for me, I had my follow up with my ortho 2 days ago and xrays are all well. I did a small amount of walking that day (into the office building is all) and for the past two days my pain has gotten significantly worse!! I am almost...
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    THR Makoplasty Recovery in CT

    @kfenn , sounding like things are going well for you! I am 7wks today. I actually stopped my PT at 4wks because I really felt like it was maybe aggravating things for me. I was really trying to listen to what my body was telling me. Now, I am wondering if I should start going back, haha...
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    THR Anterior THR

    @Godfather I agree, I wish they would take down all those unrealistic youtube videos!!! People crusing down the hallways, claiming they have NO pain. I don't get it at all. I guess it's possible, but I'm sure only very few people have that!!!
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    THR Resurfacing

    @medic4355 I'm new here at bonesmart and wanted to jump in and say HI. As a fellow comrade in emergency medicine (I'm an RN in the ER) and former addict myself, I relate to so much of what I have seen in your posts. I'm also a woman of strong faith, and nothing, NOTHING, has brought me the...
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    THR Anterior THR

    Hello there Godfather, I had an anterior THR 6wk ago. What I can share as far as my experience thus far is I made the mistake of watching people on youtube cruise up and down hallways one day after their surgery as though they had NO PAIN. I had significant pain (Nothing overwhelming) for...
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