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    2025 October Feisties’ - Are you having hip surgery in October?

    Left total hip replacement oct 27. Robotic anterior. Second hip with Avn.
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    Sleep apnea and hip replacement

    That's good! My wife never got to the ribs. But she would alert me to the fact that my snoring was over powering the television audio by waking me up--- sort of three stooges style-- hey! wake up and go to sleep!
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    Sleep apnea and hip replacement

    There are several variants of sleep apnea. Osa- obstructive sleep apnea and csa- central sleep apnea. Obstructive is where the airway narrows or collapses and blocks breathing and one of the markers for this is snoring. Central is the type where the brain either doesn't send the signal to breath...
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    Sleep apnea and hip replacement

    @Josephine sorry i missed the alert. I work in information technology (i.t.) and every conversation at work typically has 3 to 5 acronyms per sentence. It's a tough habit to break.
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    Sleep apnea and hip replacement

    I have osa and has tbr almost a year agoand brought my own bipap. The only negative part of the experience was the nurse insisted on a pulse ox first night and it was faulty going off when level was good interrupting first night sleep. Luckily they took it away next day. I had new hose and mask...
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    THR Psychteach is ready to move on to the other side

    Glad to hear you are doing so well. I've traded free weights for a total gym. Do four sessions a week. I supplement that with a half hour on a bike on a kurt kinetic trainer so about 8 miles. I used to walk at lunch time every dayuntil hip gave out. I now have most of that walk back. It feels...
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    THR Twodogs did it

    Had last followup with os today at 10 weeks from surgery. I am now released to return to work. One more outpatient pt session to go.logging about 9000 steps on a slow day and peaking around 14000 on a busy day.its hard to remember details from surgery day and the early days at home.10 weeks is...
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    THR Twodogs did it

    Reaching right foot for shoe laces..........I was wondering when this would happen and it did on monday. I was applying weight to right ankle for side extensions and without thinking I found myself right there. Mpt had me start elliptical trainer 3 visits ago.since starting this there is...
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    THR Twodogs did it

    Had my six week os appointment today. Went well. Driving restored.dr and pt both agree good progress but feel room for more. So just like groundhog day, 4 more weeks of outpatient pt. Woohoo!
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    THR Twodogs did it

    @kmgraxy I saw a little more to your story in another thread. That's a whole lot of complications to deal with. One thing I realized is that tkr patients had a rougher time in therapy than thr patients. I was convinced before diagnosis that I was going to need a knee as I had most pain there...
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    THR Twodogs did it

    @kmgraxy I am leaning towards crediting the electo stimulus for waking up the quadriceps. It took four treatments but day after the fourth one leg lifted during home pt without thinking and willing it. When you get to outpatient pt they will work up list of things appropriate to get you back in...
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    THR Twodogs did it

    Just checking in with a progress update. It's been about two weeks since I've used the cane around the house. It became more of a game of where did I leave it now. The last four pt sessions were without cane. I carry it like a security blanket in case I get tired. Starting to tire from carrying...
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    THR Psychteach is ready to move on to the other side

    @psychteach I can relate to operated leg weakness. After an evaluation pt applied heat to back and hip along with electro stimulation. they added a handful of new exercises plus squats on total gym, stationary bike and an exercise where you walk a line stepping over cups with operated leg.just...
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    THR Twodogs did it

    Not sure what made me try it but was able to do 3 straight leg raises from supine position. It's been over five yearssince I was last able to do this.
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    THR Twodogs did it

    So first day outpatient pt. Not really difficult . Post op eval showed drastic improvement over pre op . Some heat and stim. About six new exercises. Five minutes on bike.stepping over dixie cups. Oh and some ice and compression to finish. Got out in the garden for a bit less than an hour last...
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