Andy-LTHR
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Friday was my 6 week milestone so I thought I would post my feelings about how I am progressing.....
Well generally I must say I am absolutely amazed at how good I feel, not just my lovely new hip, but in general :D:D
I see progress every single day, sometimes massive leaps and sometimes the slightest thing, but progress it is :cool:
I am doing things already that I have been unable to do for many years, and that alone brings me great pleasure. I have all but abandoned my crutches around the house, and only really use them when out walking because my PT told me to:wahey: I agree with him in a way, as it makes me feel a little more safe when I'm out ! Not sure why but thats how it is lol..
My swelling is now confined to my calf and anke, with my foot joining in on occasion, however the swelling is much much less now, and drains away much quicker now when I elevate...also I had a lot of swelling in my calf pre op due to damage done to my calf's veinous system in (another
) bike accident in the 1980's when I also trashed my knee - 
I have not taken anything stronger than ibruprofen for over two weeks now, and I take these for the swelling (as recommended by my doctor ) not for pain, because I don't have any..AT ALL..I still cannot get my head round this..NO PAIN..wooo hoooo:wahey: And yes, I still laugh out loud when I grit my teeth ready for the pain as I stand up from sitting, for example, and of course it NEVER comes...I am sooooo sooo happy about that!!!! :D:D:D:D
I can quite easily walk 3 miles now with no repercussions from my leg at all, and I feel as though my lost muscles are slowly starting to build up. I could not even lift the weight of my own leg pre op without assisting with my hands, and now I can lift to at least 45 degrees unaided - fantastic.
I changed the water pump on my Range rover yesterday after it failed, another great milestone for me. I did have to pace myself though, but hey, it's another thing done which would have previously had me in agony (even with co codomol!) before I had my op. This also means that I am now mobile again - which is fantastic. I am the only driver in our house so I and my family have suffered with me being 'grounded'. Again - I'm soooo happy :D:D:D
I also had a little sit in my MG (tiny sports cabrio!!)yesterday to check my hip out, and it felt great. I was driving that when I only had 70 degrees of hip movement, but it was a real struggle, and soo painful. But now, even sticking to the 90 degree rule, it feels very comfortable woooo hoooo again ! :wahey::wahey:
I am going to put that back on the road this week and have a little test ride with the top down while we have this sunny weather!! Can't wait...:D:D
I bit the bullet yesterday and had my first sit in a comfy chair to watch the British Lions rugby game last night....heaven. Another progress marker....they just seem to keep coming and it makes me feel GREAT :wahey:
There are lots of other things that mark my progress too, but I won't 'go on' any more lol - I'm even boring myself here....heheheheh
But as you probably gather I AM ONE HAPPY HIPPY and did I mention NO PAIN.....:wahey::wahey::D:D

Hope everyone else is getting along fine too BTW - and that the other UKers are making the most of this beautiful weather.
I hope to post some piccies of hip, xrays, and dog soon - just need to crop em up and get em on photobucket
Cheers all :thmb::thmb:
Regards
Andy
Friday was my 6 week milestone so I thought I would post my feelings about how I am progressing.....
Well generally I must say I am absolutely amazed at how good I feel, not just my lovely new hip, but in general :D:D
I see progress every single day, sometimes massive leaps and sometimes the slightest thing, but progress it is :cool:
I am doing things already that I have been unable to do for many years, and that alone brings me great pleasure. I have all but abandoned my crutches around the house, and only really use them when out walking because my PT told me to:wahey: I agree with him in a way, as it makes me feel a little more safe when I'm out ! Not sure why but thats how it is lol..
My swelling is now confined to my calf and anke, with my foot joining in on occasion, however the swelling is much much less now, and drains away much quicker now when I elevate...also I had a lot of swelling in my calf pre op due to damage done to my calf's veinous system in (another


I have not taken anything stronger than ibruprofen for over two weeks now, and I take these for the swelling (as recommended by my doctor ) not for pain, because I don't have any..AT ALL..I still cannot get my head round this..NO PAIN..wooo hoooo:wahey: And yes, I still laugh out loud when I grit my teeth ready for the pain as I stand up from sitting, for example, and of course it NEVER comes...I am sooooo sooo happy about that!!!! :D:D:D:D

I can quite easily walk 3 miles now with no repercussions from my leg at all, and I feel as though my lost muscles are slowly starting to build up. I could not even lift the weight of my own leg pre op without assisting with my hands, and now I can lift to at least 45 degrees unaided - fantastic.
I changed the water pump on my Range rover yesterday after it failed, another great milestone for me. I did have to pace myself though, but hey, it's another thing done which would have previously had me in agony (even with co codomol!) before I had my op. This also means that I am now mobile again - which is fantastic. I am the only driver in our house so I and my family have suffered with me being 'grounded'. Again - I'm soooo happy :D:D:D
I also had a little sit in my MG (tiny sports cabrio!!)yesterday to check my hip out, and it felt great. I was driving that when I only had 70 degrees of hip movement, but it was a real struggle, and soo painful. But now, even sticking to the 90 degree rule, it feels very comfortable woooo hoooo again ! :wahey::wahey:
I am going to put that back on the road this week and have a little test ride with the top down while we have this sunny weather!! Can't wait...:D:D
I bit the bullet yesterday and had my first sit in a comfy chair to watch the British Lions rugby game last night....heaven. Another progress marker....they just seem to keep coming and it makes me feel GREAT :wahey:
There are lots of other things that mark my progress too, but I won't 'go on' any more lol - I'm even boring myself here....heheheheh
But as you probably gather I AM ONE HAPPY HIPPY and did I mention NO PAIN.....:wahey::wahey::D:D


Hope everyone else is getting along fine too BTW - and that the other UKers are making the most of this beautiful weather.
I hope to post some piccies of hip, xrays, and dog soon - just need to crop em up and get em on photobucket
Cheers all :thmb::thmb:
Regards
Andy