First of all, excuse my bad english. It is not my native language. I had a THR the 9th of August and I am 10 weeks post op. During my recovery I have had a couple of setbacks. The first one in week 4 when I got an inflammation in an articular capsule in the op leg (rest-ice-and medication for ten days)- due to too much actitivity and walking (with 2 crutches), the second 2,5 weeks ago when I did the mistake to take an unfortunately step in a stair with a puppy of 3 kg in my arms (the dr and PT think this might have caused a small burst in the soft tissues in the). Still “in recovery” after this.
During all those weeks, except week 6-7 (when I began to feel stronger in my op leg and could walk at least some steps without my crutches) I have had the feeling that my leg does not bear me. Now I am starting to get really worried and depressed because of the situation I find myself in. I am 48 years old, in really good shape and had prepared the operation doing excersises to strengthen my hip during 1 year before the op. I have never heard of anyone who still needs 2 crutches (outside, inside it works with one) after so long time, who has the feeling of weakness in the leg and can not even take 5 steps without crutches) and I really do not know how to handle the situation. Feel like a failure and worried to death that something is wrong because the weakness of my op leg. I am also still swollen in my op leg. It is lika s tender bump just below my scar. I believe this bump was higher up in the leg before (I had a vighet bottom, but now its more like a bigger riding breeches. Never heard of anyone who has been swollen and tender for such a long time either. Everything feels quite worrying and depressing and I really do not know how to cope with this.
During all those weeks, except week 6-7 (when I began to feel stronger in my op leg and could walk at least some steps without my crutches) I have had the feeling that my leg does not bear me. Now I am starting to get really worried and depressed because of the situation I find myself in. I am 48 years old, in really good shape and had prepared the operation doing excersises to strengthen my hip during 1 year before the op. I have never heard of anyone who still needs 2 crutches (outside, inside it works with one) after so long time, who has the feeling of weakness in the leg and can not even take 5 steps without crutches) and I really do not know how to handle the situation. Feel like a failure and worried to death that something is wrong because the weakness of my op leg. I am also still swollen in my op leg. It is lika s tender bump just below my scar. I believe this bump was higher up in the leg before (I had a vighet bottom, but now its more like a bigger riding breeches. Never heard of anyone who has been swollen and tender for such a long time either. Everything feels quite worrying and depressing and I really do not know how to cope with this.