Tan - every persons experience is different. Recovery from my second THR done only 24 days ago has gone much more smoothly than my other one done 4 years ago. Same Doc, same method and same implant, but upgraded. With this recent surgery I had difficulty with Tylenol as a painkiller and did not...
I have to post about the amazing success of my anterior approach, x-ray guided THR. I can't say enough about my surgeon, Dr. Brian Lewis and his team of surgeons at Duke Orthopedics. I am 24 days out of surgery and walking around the house without any aid, albeit slowly and carefully avoiding...
A cautionary tale for all anterior hip post op healing. I made the mistake of putting all my weight on my operated leg while trying to change out of pants while standing up. It's taken 2 days to get back to where I had been in mobility and pain scores. Fortunately, though, after my 2 week...
DRH was fine. Just make sure to ask for whatever you need. The expectation for this surgery is that you will be able to go home the same day. But if your surgery is late in the day or you just do not feel ready you should insist on staying the night and going home the next morning when there...
Hi all. I'm 2 weeks out from a THR on right side. I had x-ray guided anterior surgery at Duke Regional hospital. After just a week I was feeling sturdier, stronger and even taller (due to larger hip being implanted due to shrinkage of old joint)! I had a similar procedure on the left side 4...
I too had augmented reality guided THR on August 29th, at Duke Regional Hospital in North Carolina. It is my second THR, the other hip having been done by the same doctor and in similar fashion in 2018. I do not actually know the changes to procedure made since my last hip was done, but my...
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