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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Hi Layla! Thanks for checking in. I ended up having to use the walker for THREE MONTHS. My femur was not healed enough to go without it at 8 weeks. It was a slog, but I just kept telling myself that in the length of a life, 3 months is not that long. On Aug 16, my doc cleared me to ditch the...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Hi there! Yes, I've been a rower for many years. Last year, I was only able to row 10 times, and this year with so much pain followed by revision followed by recuperating, there will be no rowing for me. However, my doctor has never told me that I won't be able to row again, so I'm intending to...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Good luck!
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    I had forgotten that you had your THR back in Oct 2020, too! How are you doing, @hopnfox ?
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Hi. Thought I'd give another update... This past Monday, 7/10, was eight weeks since my revision surgery. On July 12 I saw my surgeon. Got x-rays as usual. Surgeon told me that while my femur with the 2 vertical fractures is healing, the healing is still in the "callus" stage, meaning the new...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Hi everyone, Thanks for checking in to see how things went. First of all, I'm doing well as of right now. Getting stronger every day and have more range of motion. Here's what happened: Had my surgery Monday, May 15. Took 3 hours. When the surgeon wad dealing with the acetabular (cup) portion...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Got my new surgery date: May 15
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Thanks!
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    P.S. I'll probably have to get all the pre-op stuff redone: physical, EKG, bloodwork, etc
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Update: My revision surgery was scheduled for April 10. On Sat, April 8, I was feeling like I had a bad head cold so I took a rapid Covid test. It came back positive within less than a minute!! First time I've gotten it. UGH. I called the on-call number for my surgeon and he happened to be the...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Thanks for the support! I had my pre-op physical yesterday with EKG, blood tests, and nose swab for MRSA. I guess they don't require COVID tests anymore. (I'm one of the lucky few who has never gotten COVID, at least as far as I know. Sometimes I wonder if there is something genetic that helps...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    I have to have a right hip revision surgery on April 10. Found out 2 weeks ago that I have aseptic loosening of the cup. I've only had the new hip for 2.5 years (since 10.20.20), but have had ongoing pain throughout. I had an iliopsoas tendon release surgery 12.17.21 (14 months after hip...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Thanks for all the responses, everyone. I had my 7-week follow up with my doctor and he told me this: one of the drawbacks of the non-invasive anterior approach surgery is that people tend to think they are way ahead of the curve in recovery and do too much. He also said this usually happens...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience in their recovery to what I'm about to tell you: My surgery was Oct 20. It's now 5.5 weeks later. The beginning of my recovery was amazing! I used a walker for week 1, a cane for week 2, and then nothing. The 3rd week I was able...
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    Revision THR Recovery following RTHR 10/20/20

    They didn't use a drainage tube for this surgery, although I've had them for previous surgeries.
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