Hi all - thank you so much for your comments! I am almost five weeks out now. Yesterday I walked a mile, twice! Have still been using a cane when I am outdoors, but am probably ready to go without it - at least for short walks.
@Goterp75, I hear you about being eager to ride a bike and go swimming. My scar is not yet pool-ready. As to cycling, my PT said that I can get back on my bike when I am comfortable, and that the biggest risk would be falling and damaging the implant, which is not a pleasant prospect. It's cold here, too, so that is helping me from rushing on to the ODIC.
I also identify with your complaints about exhaustion. This week I think I am beyond it, but for the first month I slept longer at night and often during the day. I would do something simple like make breakfast or fold clothes and need to rest. Healing takes a lot of energy.
I am pretty much off pain meds, but I definitely still have some symptoms. My entire thigh is numb - which I can deal with, and sometimes the scar burns or is sensitive. Weirdly, today (and yesterday) my operated hip is sore, as though the arthritic hip were still in there! We are having a seriously rainy day, so I figure I am responding to changes in barometric pressure, or perhaps I walked too much yesterday, so I will take a day or two off.
Does anyone else continue to have soreness in the operated hip five weeks later?
Again, I can't thank all of you enough for being here. This whole process involves having new twitches and sensations and wondering whether they are normal or signify something seriously wrong. What a wonderful resource to be able to hear from those who've been there.
I have so many milestones to celebrate: being able to sleep on either side or my stomach, going shopping, driving, and soon, going back to work. I teach, which doesn't sound physically demanding, but in an enormous building where it is a long walk to get anywhere, so I need to be able to feel comfortable being on my feet and walking at least a couple of miles before getting back there.
One question I will ask my PT when I next see him is about yoga class. I am eager to get back, but I don't have a sense as to how much I should favor and protect my hip. He says I don't have movement restrictions any more, but yoga can involve some extreme positions. Is anyone doing yoga post THR? I need to set clear boundaries for myself, otherwise I will get in there and try to do what everyone else is doing and hurt myself.
It is almost spring! Thank you,
@Layla,
@Mojo333 and
@SurreyGirl! Enjoy your week!