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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
Thanks Layla. I am doing well and continuing my recovery. Just posted a video of my 7 week post op recovery workout routine. DM'd you as I've been waiting on responses to a couple DMs. Have a great day.- @Life 411
- Post #29
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Spongebob's Recovery Journey
My surgeon did a study at his former practice (which also included surgeons who had several decades of THR history). He shares this with his patients on a DVD as part of preparing us for THR. His study showed that only a small percentage of THR required revision in the first 20 years and the...- @Life 411
- Post #127
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
6 week Post Op Update Continue to use at least one crutch on stairs - really?!? Precaution #3: After telling me all these things I can do and hearing that I haven't used a crutch for 3 or 4 weeks for walking, my Doc still told me to use a crutch on the side opposite the railing when going...- @Life 411
- Post #27
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
6 week Post Op Update I can start hiking on unpaved trails. Precaution #2: Start with a distance half as long as you think you can handle and see how that goes. Update: I've been on two hikes now and after the first one was 1.5 miles and I definitely felt that some new muscles had been...- @Life 411
- Post #26
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
6 week Post Op Update Had my 6 week post op visit last Wednesday and the Doc said at this point regardless of what I do there is a 97% success rate without complications. That said, his personal complication rate is 10x less than that at 0.3%, so he suggested some prudent precautions...- @Life 411
- Post #25
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Spongebob's Recovery Journey
Hey @Spongebob , I saw your questions about exercise and sounds like you want to do it. I also notice that you are 39 years old. Sometimes I feel the advice people give ignores one's individual circumstances. So IF you were fit and active prior to your THR, maybe you're in a similar situation...- @Life 411
- Post #38
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
Yesterday was my 6 week post op anniversary. I have my final post op appt with my surgeon tomorrow, then the next one is 12 months later! I'm supposed to get an xray, but don't expect it will tell us anything about bone ingrowth this soon after surgery. In preparation for this visit, he...- @Life 411
- Post #23
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
Thanks Layla. I am C-a-u-t-i-o-u-s! So 5 miles per day is not a single walk, but 2 or 3 and I have worked my way up to that. My abductors are strong (though still recovering, don't get me wrong) - I held my operative leg up while lying on my non-operative side - for a full 5 minutes this...- @Life 411
- Post #22
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
This week was 5 weeks post op and I'm pretty happy with where I am so far. At my first post op visit 2 1/2 weeks after surgery, I was cleared to ditch the TEDs compression socks. Those kept me dependent on other members of the family, so when I was liberated, I burned them - literally - to...- @Life 411
- Post #19
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
I got mine off Amazon. There are a ton! I was taking mine to hike the Inca Trail in Peru before hip surgery and I'm kind of tall, so I just picked one with a lot of positive reviews. They were pretty inexpensive as I recall. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference so long as you are...- @Life 411
- Post #17
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR A bit of a shock!
Read your post and several of the responses. I will be curious to see how you recover. I'm 55 and 5 weeks post op. You're 47 and it sounds like you remained active up until surgery. I'm not clear on how fit you were, but these factors can dramatically impact your personal recovery vs. 'the...- @Life 411
- Post #18
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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THR Hip replacement March 29: Any advice for a first timer?
Just gather as much information from as many sources as possible so that you can know what to expect and make the best decisions for your particular situation. BoneSmart is an awesome resource that I wish I'd found before my THR 5 weeks ago and there are lots of helpful videos on YouTube. I've...- @Life 411
- Post #8
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
Love your handle @zauberflöte . Very clever.- @Life 411
- Post #13
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
Hello BoneSmarties! I hope I am doing this correctly by posting a new thread. Ever since my surgery, my LEFT elbow has been stiff and painful Mind you, I had RIGHT THR. My guesses are that either it was from surgery because they perform this operation with you lying on your side, so I may...- @Life 411
- Post #9
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR 6 Months later...
Hello, sorry you're suffering from some additional aches and pains as you're recovering from major surgery. I'm 4 weeks post op RTHR and would like to offer the following experiences for your consideration. 1) In the first weeks after surgery, I was asked or it was necessary to use my...- @Life 411
- Post #7
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
Thank you. As I am new to BoneSmart, what is the preferred way to provide these updates? Adding a new post to this thread? Or do I update my original post so all my updates are visible there? Or?- @Life 411
- Post #7
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Game of Life 411's THR recovery
I have to say, I love the way the staff approach THR in this forum. Having already participated in other forums, they often miss some of the key message that I agree are so important. For example the two from your message which I have seen repeated on many threads: 1) 2) BIG TIP: Hips...- @Life 411
- Post #6
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Groin pain
See my response to the author of this thread. Perhaps you're experiencing referred nerve pain like I did and it can be treated.- @Life 411
- Post #15
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Groin pain
Hi, I read through this thread and don't think anyone mentioned the following. Before I was diagnosed as needing THR, I was self treating for groin pain sometimes extending down to my knee. Six months of self-treatment failed to make a difference BECAUSE it was not actually groin pain. When I...- @Life 411
- Post #14
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hippies scars - post your badges of honor here: NO CHIT-CHAT HERE PLEASE
looks a lot better now at 4 weeks post op, but this is what it looked like about a week in.- @Life 411
- Post #741
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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