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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    when is everyone done with a cane? I still can’t walk without one without pain in the front of my hip. It’s not like pain that I need a pain pill. Im off of those. It’s more like I just can’t walk on it yet because it still feels painful and weak when I do. It will be 5 weeks on Monday. Is it...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Oh that’s so funny you did that too. And I’m glad you told me it would take longer to recover from it. I’m still on my cane and it’s been almost 5 weeks. I’m super bummed I’m not further along!
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Thanks for all of the encouragement guys. The giving way feeling is gone (I guess) but I have had a big setback. I was feeling SO GREAT last Sat 10/9 which would have been almost 4 weeks the following Monday 10/11. Well I literally tripped on my cane. I don’t know how it happened but somehow it...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Hi Eman yes I’m doing PT. I am much better than I was last week. But I still can’t walk at all without my cane. My PT said I can take little steps without it if that when I walk my gait isn’t abnormal. And it is when I don’t use my cane. The pain isn’t horrible during the day anymore. But now my...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Mine was Sept 13th as well. Unfortunately I live alone and take care of myself so I don’t have the option of buying furniture and getting it set up. I don’t see the need at this point. I’m hoping I can sit in my kitchen chair pretty soon. My place is too small to fit anything else in
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Hi Magsmom I have a potty set up with just the bracing around the toilet like you have. It comes without the commode. It works well. I don’t have a chair or recliner I can sit it unfortunately. My couch is just a little too low and has no arms I can really use to get up with. When did you have...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    I saw my PT for the first time today. My surgeon had given me another (lessor) pain med and I started it today. The PT saw it and got actually upset. She said it wasn’t enough at all and to press them for an increase. Anyway I did call today and they said I could take it every 4 hours (on the...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Ohhhh that’s funny @CricketHip it took me a minute to figure out what that meant lol. Yep icing and elevating. And resting!! :ice:
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Well I over did it. I walked around today with almost full weight on my hip bc I felt like I could do it for a few steps here and there. Now I’m in a ton of pain. I hope I didn’t do anything. I’m such a dummy ‍♀️ Icing and elevating all day on between being up but it still feels like I hurt it
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Jacey yes it’s been awful! I’ve been sleeping with my surgical side leg elevated. I have slowly been sleeping on my mon surgical side but I can’t sleep like that too long. Sleeping is miserable it’s the only reason I would have stayed in the hospital bc Omar least the bed was more comfortable...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Has anyone experienced lower back pain after THR? I had a spinal fusion on L5S1 16 years ago. I’ve never had any issues with it except for the occasional post workout soreness. My lower back has been achy off and on since I’ve come home. My bed is not as soft as the hospital beds so that makes...
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    THR Amirayoni's Recovery Journey

    Hi Amira I had my THR Sept 13th. I’m 56 so on the young side too. People would stare at my cane before my surgery so I can see where it would be even tougher at your age. The first week was terrible. Especially the first 3 days. But I’ve made so much progress now at 13 days out I’m amazed to see...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Hi Cricket the hospital is 2 hours away from me so they weren’t able to do that. I did have a commode put on by the VNA but it was too tall for me and the way my toilet was shaped it didn’t work to lower it down. The other ones were all too tall as well. My hips are right at 90 degrees and with...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Hi everyone thank you for all of your encouragement and checking in on me. I’m doing a lot better. I’m titrating off of pain meds too. Very slowly though. I realized that I kept forgetting I needed to take it and was going past my scheduled dose so I’m adjusting them. Also I noticed I didn’t...
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    THR Sbgal THR Recovery Journey

    Hi Layla I’m home! The ride home was actually nice. The transport company was amazing. They gave me extra pillows, were very careful, they agreed to take me within 2 days. And just all around really great. I’m not in a ton of pain which is what I was prepared for. I had a friend help me with a...
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