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Bilateral THR “Oh you brave soul!”<

You're doing great. I hope your job isn't to physically demanding.
That's only 24 days post op from bi-lateral THR. Can't even imagine your surgeon ok'd that.
Are you talking 40 hrs per week?

Just an FYI - Below you'll find a rough gauge for Phased Return to Work. Hate to see you suffer a set-back in returning too soon.
https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/phased-return-to-work.5696/
Best of luck to you.
@mannyalfa
 
I work in an office, no physical stress. Boss gave me the option of ‘telecommuting’ the first week since she wasn’t expecting me back until after Labor Day.

Since my hips were so bad for so long, I already have a great Ortho-friendly chair and elevated footrest in my office with plenty of hot/cold packs.

Celebratory brunch @ IHOP with family, resisted temptation and ordered a veggie egg-white omelette (going to keep the ‘momentum’ going!)

I start OP PT tomorrow.
 
Whew! Relief! I was worried for a sec and thought we had a wild one on our hands :heehee:
I'm glad you're creating a space with your chair, footrest and ice that will aid in easing back in while you're healing.

Consider not planning much for the evenings once you return to work. Many suffer Energy Drain and spend the evenings on the sofa or recliner, icing and resting. Keep us posted so we can keep you on track :wink:
Have a good one!
@mannyalfa
 
It would be easy to get cocky & over extend myself, but I am still a 'post-surgery bilateral hip-replacement patient 17 days out', I still have surgical trauma that is healing, and leg strength and endurance that was lost over the past couple of years. I feel good, but I'm not out-of-the-woods yet.

While my OS is pleased with my healing & my progress, he did tell me to pace myself, That I’m still anemic from blood loss. (I didn’t know that!)

There is still much to do....
 
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You'll get there, slowly but surely.
Happy you're willing to be patient and do it right.
The pay off will be big :yes!:
 
Think that going back to work that early is going to be exhausting and possibly detrimental to your recovery. Especially with the anemia.
Sorry to be so blunt...but just being honest.
I worry for you.
 
Mojo333 said:
Think that going back to work that early is going to be exhausting and possibly detrimental to your recovery. Especially with the anemia.
Sorry to be so blunt...but just being honest.
I worry for you.
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Though about her that too, so I’m going to telecommute the first week...
 
Good idea.:)
I do feel a bit hypocritical..I began to phase back to work at only five weeks...mainly because I manage a small nonprofit organization and also because I thought I could. Normally I have a 6 hour day supervising volunteers and office work, doing intake on clients for 2 hours.
Here were my advantages..
I live 6 minutes from the Food Bank. Super short drive! All flat terrain and easy to use walker/cane as its an old school building.
Here's how it went for at least first two weeks though.
I could only do an hour and a half, then had to go home and eat lunch, take meds and nap for hour. Went back for three hours and was tired, sore, and by the time I got off at 4, I was wiped out.
Alot more walking involved with my job than one would think!
Did absolutely nothing but ice and elevate and nap for the rest of day..
Unfortunately I couldn't sleep in bed all night for up to 3rd month!:bored:
Once you're back, you're back and then it's on! :sigh:
Post op energy drain is very real.
But I'm all good now...:wink:
You have done SO well...don't want you to go backwards.:friends:
 
Outpatient Physical Therapy assessment consisted of observing my gait, testing leg strength & flexibility. My right leg bends at about a 70 degrees angle, left leg slightly less.

Whereas inpatient PT was about overall leg strength & walking, now we pinpoint the weak areas. Full function & mobility is going to take some more work....
 
...and time.
Not even a month out.

Hope your day is a Good Day.
 
Be careful with PT. They start off sweet and gentle, lull you into thinking 'this isn't bad', then bam! They make you do something and you end up in pain and have a setback. I cancelled my PT after 5th appt.

I understand too you are overcoming bad gait and leaning forward, not standing up straight. I am too but have found concentrating on pulling in abs, squeezing glutes and watching myself in full length mirror has allowed me to improve gait by walking. I barely limp now and each day it's better.

I'm in awe of you doing both hips, slow and steady wins this race.
 
Bchbum4evr said:
Be careful with PT. They start off sweet and gentle, lull you into thinking 'this isn't bad', then bam! They make you do something and you end up in pain and have a setback. I cancelled my PT after 5th appt.

I understand too you are overcoming bad gait and leaning forward, not standing up straight. I am too but have found concentrating on pulling in abs, squeezing glutes and watching myself in full length mirror has allowed me to improve gait by walking. I barely limp now and each day it's better.

I'm in awe of you doing both hips, slow and steady wins this race.
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I like the Therapist, she seem very prudent: first thing she discussed was safety and limitations. The exercises were tame compared to in-patient PT, but I felt the ‘pull’ in my left leg, which I expected since it’s been my ‘dead’ leg for years. Simple leg lifts and step-ups, nothing too strenuous or complicated, but deceptively harder than I thought.

My biggest challenge right now is tiredness from post-op anemia...
 
Still early days for you and then there is Energy Drain. Try and limit your activity so that you have time to rest between active times. Sounds like you are doing well!
 
Sounds like you are working to find the balance...so hard! You are doing so well! Sorry to hear about the anemia, but glad that you know about it finally. What did the OS recommend for that?
Super that you are able to telecommute the first week...but it is a worry about you having to go in so soon, even with the great chair and set up in your office.
I see the folks at the ODIC waving at you to come in...:dubious:
 
ODIC :no-fin:
You can crack the door, take a peek, but don't go in. :scary:
The reviews have all been bad. :nah:
We want you well and strong and happy :yes:
@mannyalfa
 
Ouch! Today I pulled my hip flexor (sartorius) in my left (weak) leg. This morning I awoke, sat up in bed, sneezed and BAM!

Can you believe it? A sneeze! Who knows, maybe I had it coming anyway and the sneeze was a coincidence...I dunno.

So PT today was much more ‘therapy’ and less physical: heating pad and lots of massage, which really helped. It’s not too bad: a little ‘twinge’ now and then, but it hurts a bit when I sit and pivot in my seat to get in and out of the car. I adapted by getting in and out ‘conventionally’ using my nylon leg strap for my left leg (so glad I kept it!). I’ll just take it easy this weekend.....

No dizziness, less fatigue, and yes I can now walk unaided, but to be safe, I carried my cane to PT this morning, but after it was over felt secure enough to leave it in the car the rest of the day.

Another thing that has (thankfully) returned to normal is my sleep pattern. My ‘digestive system was the first thing to get back on track while @ inpatient rehab, which I owed to fluids & fiber: made sure to hydrate and make good choices from the hospital menu: I would ask for as much fruits and vegetables as I could, as well as at least one serving each of apple and prune juice a day-it worked!
 
Taking it easy this weekend will be good for you.
That sneeze happened to slow your roll, lol.

Try a large plastic garbage on the car seat. It helps you swivel easily from the side to windshield facing.
You are doing well, just hope you're getting enough rest and sleep.
A pleasant weekend to you!
@mannyalfa
 
Finally got home (1st week of out patient PT was in Miami so I stayed @ my mother’s). My apartment seems.....smaller.

Hip flexor is recovering nicely after Thursday’s pull. It’s amazing that I’m still not mentally used to walking yet, but I’m not. I still pause and grit my teeth before I stand.
 
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