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    Rotator Cuff Repair DIYSteve Recovery (full thickness supraspinatus, 2/3 infraspinatus)

    I'm 32 days post-op after February 1, 2023 surgery to repair full thickness supraspinatus tear and 2/3 infraspinatus tear. Schedule to be released from sling prison on March 14. I'm currently looking for guidance re expected recovery arc, e.g., how soon can I expect to lift my arm above my...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    We got some early snow, allowing us to do some XC skiing and skin laps on AT gear. I now have 4 ski days on my new right hip (366 ski days on my 2018 left knee) and my hip and legs are doing fine. I've been walking 4 to 6 flat miles every other day, between ski days or days of hiking with 1,000'...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    Thanks for the suggestion. My ARNP wife and my MD bud -- both of whom are internal medicine GPs -- are fully informed re my medical history. Also, I ran it by my recently retired GP (of 6 years), an MD who also endorsed the plan. I have an appointment to see my new GP in two weeks, and I'll...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    Has anyone had HR surgery recovery issues linked to taking statins? For years I've been taking a daily dose of 40mg atorvastatin, although I typically skip dosing the day before a big athletic day (e.g., hiking, skiing) and do not take it at all during multi-day mountain travel trips. The arc...
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    THR Trochanteric Bursitiis

    Your glute pain may not be from greater trochanteric pain syndrome (also called "greater trochanteric bursitis"), which, per my (way too many hours of) research and personal experience typically manifests as pain on the outside of the hip, although it sometimes migrates to the glutes. I suffered...
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    THR New here- some friendly thoughts from everyone I hope

    Hi Jan, I just sent you a PM in response to your invitation to chat about skiing after joint replacement surgery. My HR surgery was only 6 months ago, thus I have not yet skied on my new hip. (2022 spring/summer ski touring season was too soon after my surgery.) My recovery on track for a full...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    PM sent. I look forward to chatting.
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    Metal Allergy Do revision surgeries take longer to schedule?

    Being a former weightlifter may well help you long term, but also might slow your recovery. I have big thick muscles and both my TKR OS and my HR OS warned me that heavily muscled patients often experience a more gradual recovery from joint replacement. TKR and HR surgery result in great damage...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    I had left knee TKR w/patella button on July 10, 2018, and skied 100 days the following ski season (40% lift-served, 40% touring, 20% XC). I was very careful the first 10 or so days, sticking to groomers or easy XC tracks, then gradually worked to steeper terrain and more difficult snow and...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    Thanks for the bump, Layla. This forum has been a great resource for both my TKR recovery in 2018 and my HR recovery this year. My recovery is back on track after a brief setback resulting from (inadvertently) squatting down and lifting a rather heavy object, resulting in a strain of my...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    Thanks for the thoughts, Layla. A stratovolcano in the PNW is volcanic mountain >8000' elevation, e.g., Mt. Rainier, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Baker, Glacier Peak, all three of the Sisters, Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson. I don't know whether Mt. St. Helens is still considered a stratovolcano after it blew in...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    Zoebichon, great that you are getting out there. Yes, we are very fortunate to have such lovely hiking in WA. Spending time in our mountains has been a big part of my life since I moved to WA 37 years ago. FWIW, I've summited all the PNW stratovolcanoes, including Rainier 4 times, but let's not...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    I hit a minor milestone Saturday, post-op day #74, when I hiked to the top of local ridge and return, 4.6 miles, 1850' verts, the same hike I had done on TKR post-op day #100 in 2018. I have experienced no GT area pain, a great emotional relief (so far). I may be on track to do a mellow...
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    THR I am worried, very worried

    11 (now 13) days is early. I had similar fears through the first two weeks, although fortunately I had the experience of TKR recovery four years prior to HR surgery. Anterior approach HR surgery causes significant damage to those muscles and tendons which are stretched, pulled and contorted, and...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    No, as I stated in my post, I have not suffered any GT area pain after THR surgery. My GT issues were pre-op. I seek input re people who suffered greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) prior to THR surgery, and whether THR surgery resulted in relief from GTPS.
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    That the steroid injections worked only temporarily suggests that your GT pain may not be isolated to GT bursitis. Unfortunately, many providers deem all occurrences of GT pain to be bursitis. But there is a growing consensus that GT pain can result from any of several issues (see my post...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    32 days post-surgery and on track. On post-op Day 30 I walked 2-1/2 miles with my bud, maybe a bit longer than I should have. It's tough to keep a birdwatcher down during spring migration! The snowpack in the nearby mountains is above average, and it'll tough sticking close to home while my buds...
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    TKR Golfer with ?

    I had TKR (left knee, w/patella button) on July 10, 2018. I walked 18 holes of golf 15 weeks post-surgery and walked 36 holes 20 months post-surgery. Note that those rounds were on a relatively flat course. After 5 months, walking 36 holes of golf a couple times a week became a key part of my...
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    THR New right hip for DIYSteve

    Anterior approach THR surgery on April 12. I'm posting this on Recovery Day 27. Recovery seems to be going well. I walk around the house without a cane and up to 1-3/4 mile flat walk outside with a hiking pole. I plan to start driving short distances today or tomorrow. This forum is great! I...
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    TKR Walking, skiing, bicycling

    No, not even baby aspirin. I will do that. Bruising seems minor and sporadic, i.e., it's not always there and seems to correlate with activities that push my flexion past the tight point. My MD/GP buds didn't seem concerned about it on our mountains trips last summer. Indeed, they were impressed...

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