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    THR Left THR in September

    Good luck on your recovery hwky47. I remember when I finally decided I was ready to move forward with replacement. I'm glad I did. At 4 weeks I think you'll be walking about with a cane trying to rehab yourself and doing plenty of icing. It's going to be a year long rehab but you'll start to...
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    THR TomT in recovery

    Thanks @djklaugh, I really hope I'm not over doing, it just feels so good to be pain free and able to do cardio like this in a way I wasn't able to do in years and I would hate to wear out my joint early because of all the cycling
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    THR TomT in recovery

    Hey guys its been a long time. I hope everyone is doing well. I just wanted to check in its been several years since my hip replacement and things are going very well, in fact so well I might have over done it again lol. I just wanted to get your opinion on how non-impact is bike riding? Lately...
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    How near am I to needing new hip?

    I agree with Eman, if you're eventually going to need the surgery you might as well do it now when your body will handle the operation much better. I honestly wish I would have got mine done earlier because I've gained so much mobility since having my operation I feel like those years I spent...
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    THR 14 weeks later, UGH!!!

    I feel like 4 to 5 miles a day maybe a bit excessive at 14 weeks. If the Dr can't spot any issues I think the best course of action would be to rehab it by taking a break from all the walking and do plenty of icing for a week or two and then slowly build back up on your walking once you feel...
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    THR Need to gain weight

    You could eat a bunch of healthy stuff and hope you gain healthy weight like muscle mass, but from your post it seems your arthritis has you pretty sedentary at the moment. I would just eat a bunch pancakes with butter and syrup if I were trying to gain weight
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    THR New to forum and having surgery on 7/8

    My recovery was similar to polarice, I just laid in my bed in between trips to the restroom, dinner table and walking laps in my living room. I do remember I bought some kind of toilet seat attachment that made it taller. After a week or so I started sitting on the couch
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    THR advice on when to do THR

    I'm 39 which is pretty young to have this surgery all though, I have seen some younger on here lately. Have you seen a doctor that has recommended THR? If you get the surgery, I do believe you can go back to biking for hours once you're recovered. As far as running and playing soccer, it can...
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    THR Diamond77 on the recovery side

    I still have the numbness on the skin in that area however it has gotten a tad bit better over time maybe after years it will go completely back to normal
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    THR Diamond77 on the recovery side

    I broke some of my toes about 3 or 4 months ago and asked a different ortho about this numbness feeling on the thigh area just above the knee. He was originally scheduled to do my surgery but he sent my case to another ortho. He said this numbness is caused by nerve damage done during the hip...
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    THR Can Hip Replacement surgery be handled on ones own???

    I'd say if you are planning to do it yourself, prepare yourself ahead of time on how you'll deal with the log leg issue. Sometimes after this surgery people describe having a log leg, basically you're not gonna be able to lift your leg into bed on its own. I would use the foot of my good leg to...
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    THR Can Hip Replacement surgery be handled on ones own???

    I think it could be done, but I would try to avoid it if you can. It would be a lot better if you could have someone with you for at least the first week. You could run into trouble going to and from the restroom, bathing and getting meals for yourself and how terrible would it be if you fell...
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    THR Diamond77 on the recovery side

    Sounds like you're doing great. Don't even worry about staple removing, they use a tool that bends the staple in the middle which pulls it out of your skin, it's actually painless
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    THR Diamond77 on the recovery side

    Hello Diamond, I would suggest you continue using the walker or cane. You'll know when you're ready to ditch the walker and cane. Your hands ache because you're not used to using them this way but it's not a big deal. You really want to ensure you have a cane or a walker because they can both...
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    Bilateral THR PT before and after THR

    My surgeon told me PT was not necessary after hip replacement just walking will do it. He did send me home with exercises to complete. I agree with BS on this issue because this is a traumatic surgery where you had an artificial joint inserted into your thigh bone and hip joint. The last thing...
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