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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    Another question. How soon after THR is it safe to travel? Any travel we do during the next year will be by automobile. I’m just a little leery being in a hotel room a few days drive away and have an issue. Would like to know about other THR alums experiences with “road-trip” travel...
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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    Thanks so much. Actually, I’m doing great. At my six week check-up, my doctor said I had a perfect x-ray. I’m able to climb the stairs and sleep in my own bed again. I’ve been in the pool and hot tub a few times, and I have driven the car. I’ve done a few Wallmart runs and I’m averaging...
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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences. I actually used the shopping cart pre-surgery when I was in pain. And it sounds like a good idea to do so again. And since we’re retired, my husband and I always do the shopping together. The only problem is, he’s always trying to steal it...
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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    I have another question about recovery. In 2 days, I will only be 4 weeks from surgery, so I’m probably jumping the gun here. But my husband is doing all the grocery shopping right now. Just curious about other THR‘s experience. At what point in recovery, were you able to do a full grocery...
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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    Thanks so much for the advice and encouraging words.
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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    1. Getting frustrated. 10 days post op and still cannot lift my leg on the bed by myself. Is this normal, (although I know there is no such thing as normal). I’m walking pretty good and doing my pt exercises, but am having trouble lifting my leg while sitting in a chair. My post op follow...
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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    Thank you so much for the knowledge and. encouraging words.
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    THR Please tell me this gets better

    3 days post surgery. Having a really hard time. Thought it would be a little easier. It’s not just the pain. I’m usually good with pain. It’s the whole enchilada. Hard walking with walker due to extreme fatigue. It’s probably from the pain medication. Got a lift recliner, but its super...
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    THR Surgery on June 23rd

    Thanks to everyone for the advice.
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    THR Surgery on June 23rd

    Wow, a fjord in Norway. On our bucket list. My husbands maternal grandparents came from Norway. Always wanted to take a cruise there but its been one thing or another.
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    THR Surgery on June 23rd

    Thanks for the info. We do have wood floors but they need to be replaced so I’m not worried about scratching them. So I did order a walker with wheels on the front. There are a couple of waterfall hikes near us that are flat hikes, but I think I will wait until I am post-op, post-op, before I...
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    THR Surgery on June 23rd

    Thank you so much for the welcome as I am very apprehensive about having this done and really need the support. But if I am ever going to be able to hike and travel again, this has to happen. We live in the Pisgah forest in Western North Carolina, and our mountains are calling me; so I must...
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    THR Surgery on June 23rd

    What type of walker is recommended, wheels on front or no wheels? I realize that every person is different but how long is a walker typically needed after surgery.
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