Hi, Welcome to BoneSmart! Thanks for joining us and congrats on the new hip.
It is recomended here that you do a Phased Return To Work, if you're able -
http://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/phased-return-to-work.5696/
If you're able to take the time, please don't feel guilty. It's in your best interest after recovering from a major surgery.
Please read the Recovery Guidelines below and pay special attention to Energy Drain. The steps you're trying to incorporate into your daily activity feel a bit ambitious. Your body is healing from some serious trauma. Please take it slow. We can't rush our recovery.
Stop back often, we'd love to follow your journey and offer support and encouragement along the way.
A great week to you!
Hip Recovery: The Guidelines
1.
Don’t worry: Your body will heal all by itself. Relax, let it, don't try and hurry it, don’t worry about any symptoms now, they are almost certainly temporary
2.
Control discomfort:
3.
Do what you want to do BUT
a. If it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a physical therapist - to do it to you
b. If your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again.
4.
PT or exercise can be useful BUT take note of these
5.
Here is a week-by-week guide to
Pain management and the pain chart
Healing: how long does it take?
Chart representation of THR recovery
Dislocation risk and 90 degree rule
Energy drain for THRs
Pain and swelling control: elevation is the key
Post op blues is a reality - be prepared for it
Myth busting: on getting addicted to pain meds
Sleep deprivation is pretty much inevitable - but what causes it?
BIG TIP: Hips actually don't need any exercise to get better. They do a pretty good job of it all on their own if given half a chance. Trouble is, people
don't give them a chance and end up with all sorts of aches and pains and sore spots. All they need is the best therapy which is walking and even then
not to excess.
We try to keep the forum a positive and safe place for our members to talk about their questions or concerns and to report successes with their joint replacement surgery.
While members may create as many threads as they like in a majority of BoneSmart's forums, we ask that each, member have only one recovery thread. This policy makes it easier to go back and review history before providing advice. @Magster2