Hi
@Josephine ,
Thanks for your assessment, here are my answers;
1. Posterior, from the back side 5 months ago 2/27/18
2. My pain level
As I sit or lay down is (0-1)
Walking I get some dull aching pains (1-2) below my scar which is more painful to palpation, Also pain in my glut, assume it might be my piriformis.
New pain two weeks ago, I started to get pain while walking around the middle of my scar near the top of my femur(2-3), with an occasional sharp shooting pain (5-6) If I apply a bit of pressure on the point of pain (where I can feel a little popping sensation) I can reduce the pain.
3. I am off all pain meds.
4. If I have been walking or on my feet and feel sore. (1-3 times a week) I will apply two packs, one under the hip and one to the side for about 45 minute. I did alot of icing earlier on, started cutting back around the 3-4 month after surgery
5. If I am sore when i get home or after a walk I will lay down and elevate my leg for and hour.
6. I work at an office job and sit 8 hours, taking small breaks to do light stretch and walk to the ladies room. I do some gardening which at times I get a little carried away with weeding. I cook and wash dishes (standing in kitchen 2-3 hours/day), and do some light cleaning. Will go to the grocery store 2-3 times per week.
7. I have been using walking as my main exercise (as suggested by Bonesmart), slowly building up the number of steps I do per day, Month 3 - 5000 steps/day, Month 4 - 7000 steps/day, Month 5 - 9000 steps/day. Was doing well until two weeks ago and now I am back to 4000-6000 steps/day. Having a hard time walking a 1/2 mile at a time.
Exercises;
After having my walking setback two weeks ago I started to do a few exercises;
Standing leg raises 2 X a day, 5 to the side and 5 to the back
Pt;
Did a little PT in the 2nd month after surgery but none since then.
I am signed up to start Pool therapy the 2nd week of Aug.
Side Note:
I do feel that I was lightly floxed (a term I have learned about referring to fluoroquinolone toxicity from taking the antibiotic) I feel that I have some lasting effects from the Levaquin that I was given at 6 week mark for a UTI/kidney infection. I have feelings that I have never had before; looseness or weakness in my joints, some muscle wasting, and when I push a little too hard I get an overall feeling of exhaustion like I have just finished a huge race and it is really hard to take another step. I know that I am healing much slower than I did from my TKR in 2015. I feel fortunate that i stopped taking the med after my second pill. Reading some of the stories of others is so sad.
Thanks again