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    THR Hip pain 10 months pst LHR

    Mimicking I shaved my legs at 2 months but never went passed my knee or near the surgical site till 4 months just to be safe, also had to adapt my razor on a long pole so I could reach the ankle on my surgical leg !
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    Thank you for checking in, I have not yet returned to work, but I do feel like I am finally turning a corner OS put me on Celebrex and that has helped with a lot of the inflammation and I am now able to touch my toes, which is such a big deal to me! I went to out local shoe repair and had a 1 cm...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    @Jaycey , I believe if I had a proper note and FAF submitted they would, but I am the only income earner and will probably not be able to afford it much longer, I will need to go back into my 40 hr work week ASAP! I was hoping to already be back, but it seems like I was doing really well and now...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    Thanks for your well wishes, unfortunately as of now I am still not able to return to work, I have tried so hard to get my hip ready and prepared for my 8 hr days, but I am far from being ready or pain free , I still have a problem with my gait thanks to my LLD and have lots of stiffness and...
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    THR Preparing for Complicated Surgery

    I had a similar situation,I have full hip protrusion on both hips, my right side was replaced in October 2020 my surgeon said for my age it is the worst hip he has ever seen so I had to also have major bone grafting done as well. I am a full time caregiver for my husband with stage 4...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    Thanks Layla, I’m doing great, today I celebrated 9 weeks ! I believe my progress is coming along, but slower then I had originally thought and hoped, although my PT says I’m a rockstar and have far exceeded most of her other hip clients at the 8 week point , I give credit to the fact I’m...
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    THR Tips and suggestions please

    Another good tip is to make sure you are eating and taking all the right vitamins for recovery ....I upped my vitamin C intake and included Zinc and a B complex also followed a fairly healthy diet before and after surgery to give my body the added nutrients to recover and help with the wound...
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    THR Tips and suggestions please

    Don’t forget your sock assistant, I’m 5 weeks in and still need it, I also had 4 reachers that I got at the dollar store so I had one in all the main rooms, I pre made a bunch of different meals, and did a very large grocery shop before hand, I set up my bedroom with a portable bedside tray...
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    TKR Surgery Done, Lateral Release!

    @Sun catcher it is very normal to feel nervous and anxious, I think we all feel this way to a degree, I postponed my surgery as long as I could because I felt I was too young and my life would never be quite the same with an artificial hip, I am just a little past 4 weeks post-op and I am...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    @Layla thank you so much, what a difference a few weeks can make! I am now without a cane in the house and was able to ditch my seat riser today! Thankfully my mobility gets a little better with each day and with it I am coming out of self hibernation it is so nice to be able to complete some...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    @MountainLover, so it hasn’t fully evened out for you yet, but do you feel like it is slowly changing? I feel like mine is a bit , and I hope in time it will get to the diagnosed 11mm and not the 1 1/2 inches that it seems to be right now, I do feel like I can stand much better now flat...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    Sorry about the alter ego, lol I did try to join previous but did not think it had linked To my email properly so I tried again, Im not sure why I have different ages, Hahaa but I am def 55 and not 54 must have hit the wrong month, I’ll keep stick with GeeDee, sorry about the mix up!
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    Absolutely you can’t get rid of me now! This forum is the best of the best on the internet to empower strength, courage and hope, while also helping with fears ,concerns and anxiety, everyone on here understands what you are going through and can relate I. One way or the other, I have a great...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    Thank you @Mojo333 , I do hope that this will start to feel more like 11 mm and not the inch and a half that it measures, I find reassurance in the read you linked .....I have actually followed a lot of your forums as I see your a double hippie with no regrets! It’s very encouraging to read...
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    THR GeeDee's recovery diary

    I just joined the forum today, what a great place for information, advice and reassurance! I had RTHR lateral approach on Oct 5th 2020 so I am almost 4 weeks post op, I too have a substantial LLD when measured from the ground it is an entire inch and a half, I was devastated and cried for days...

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