It's been 2 years since my left hip replacement (5 years since my right hip replacement) and things are going very well! I received a notice in my email today from a posting on this site, so thought I would check in and give a brief update to encourage those of you facing surgery or recovering...
It's been 12 weeks since my left hip replacement. Overall recovery is going well. Steps are easier than they were a month ago. And I have been able to increase my walking outside to twice a day (mornings and evenings for about 30 minutes each). I have also started walking without my hiking poles...
Hard to believe it has been 2 months since my surgery. @Layla yes we enjoyed our time with our daughter. Our bedroom was upstairs, so I tried to plan ahead so I didn't need to go up and down too many times during the day. Now we are in Minnesota, and this weekend has been cold! Hoping the...
I met with my surgeon on Monday (about 5 weeks after surgery and he basically released me from his care since I will be flying next week to see our daughter and her husband for a few days, then on to Minnesota for the summer. He was pleased with my progress and answered all of my questions. He...
Thanks for the one month anniversary wishes. The first couple of weeks dragged on, but as I started to get better, the time is going by more quickly. I am walking around the house without the cane and it is going well. I still use the cane when I get up at night to use the bathroom. I went...
So today I decided my walking is going well so I am doing some of my walking around the house with no cane. I find I use it more for balance than for support of the hip. Part of that is because I have peripheral neuropathy (numbness) in my feet (unrelated to the hip surgery), so I am being extra...
Thought I would get on the website today and give an update. Recovery continues to go pretty well. I had home PT twice a week for 3 weeks and was "discharged" last Thursday. She felt I was doing well, but said to call her if I had any questions. I think I overdid it a bit one day last week. I...
Glad to hear your recovery is going well. I had left hip surgery on April 21st and will see my surgeon next Monday for another checkup. So far recovery is going better than my first right hip surgery 3 years ago. I am thinking I am getting close to getting rid of the cane. I only take ibuprofen...
I had my surgery on April 21st and I feel the same. I'm not as tired as before, but I am getting bored. I like sitting at the table doing computer stuff (like reading the Bonesmart website) but then my leg starts to swell. I was talking to my aunt and uncle on the phone this afternoon and just...
Welcome to the recovery side! I too am a double hippie (right hip July 2018, left hip April 2021). Everyone's recovery is different, but I hope yours goes smoothly. The first 5 days were kind of rough for me, but it has been much better over the last 2 weeks. Don't be afraid to ask your family...
Welcome to the recovery side! Sleeping can be a challenge. I have never been a back sleeper, so I was relieved when after my first hip surgery when my in home PT said I could roll over onto my side if I had a pillow between my legs. I needed to be careful to keep my legs together and not roll...
That sounds like a lot of walking. I'm guessing you were a walker before surgery and trying to get back into your normal routine. The pain is probably an indicator that you are doing more than your new hip is comfortable with. Maybe try and take a shorter walk. Or a shorter walk a couple of...
It has been a really good week so far. I am feeling good and the pain is getting better. Last Thursday at my PT visit, the therapist said I could start using a cane around the house. I still use a walker when I get up at night to go to the bathroom, but use a cane during the day. I am also...
Oh dear. I am drinking a diet Dr. Pepper every afternoon. Maybe I need to give that up (which will be hard to do since I love diet Dr. Pepper and couldn't get it when we lived overseas). But it is worth a try. I am trying to cut back on the sodium from foods. The swelling is getting better- but...
Thanks. I had to keep telling myself that I wasn't overreacting. It sounds so lame to say you went to the ER because of constipation. But after talking with the ER doc I felt like I had made the right decision. I'm much better now and drinking lots of water!
Oceanside is just down the road (I love the beach there)-- I'm in Fallbrook! Had my hip surgery in Poway. I am really enjoying the warm weather. I'm not from California, but decided to have the surgery here and stay with my sister during recovery.
I'm just checking in to see how you are doing. Virtual PT must be difficult, and I agree that if the recliner is working for you, then why change that. There is a lot of healing that needs to happen. It won't happen overnight. I have a PT coming in to the home twice a week. We are working on...
Hope you are feeling better with each day. Patience is definitely needed during this up and down process. I am also finding the swelling in the back of my leg making my walking with a walker more difficult.
Time for another update. Well, things were definitely looking up by Saturday afternoon. The nausea was gone and has not returned. I had a good Sunday morning and early afternoon. Then I realized it was time for my next pain med. So I walked back into the house from the deck and went to the...
I've been having surgery with this time around also. I had surgery on Wednesday morning and the surgery started after breakfast Thursday morning (threw up). Then continued throughout Thursday but just nausea. So I decided to cut back on the opiod (Percocet) and up the Tylenol with the advice of...
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