LaKarune
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Hi @LaKarune ! Days ago I wrote a post here and the internet ate it so now I'm back.
I was never a ballerina by any stretch of the imagination, but I had 20 years of classes, as a child/teen, and from 25-35. I am not built flexible. I had both legs front splits the year I turned 15, but it went away, never to return. For much of my adult life jogging was my daily exercise of choice (hello destroyed hips!), with some weight lifting, hiking, swimming, less biking after kids.
Fast forward through two anterior hips with what I will assume are off-the-shelf implants. Not sure dual mobility cups were a big thing then? Anyway, 18 months after the second, I decided I'd like to go back to ballet. Well! Just about everything except my eyelashes and fingernails begged to differ with that decision. I stumbled upon a form of exercise called Barre, here taught by a former ballerina with real choreography chops, and at a few weeks from 71 I am a Barre poster child. The classes give me joy in my body, even as I exhaust the poor muscles. The same things that felt awful (and/or hurt) in ballet can now be worked around. I took one Pilates class and caught covid but I think that would have been alright to continue with if it had been any fun. Yoga has never suited me. Did I say I have never been flexible? Anyway, I think you would be reasonable to expect that a great deal of what you do now, you could work up to after recovery. There's been a ski instructor on here, many yoga practitioners, equestrians, a couple of heavy duty fire fighters. We can make it work!
I was only given one "never do this" position. It is a very deep lunge, torso upright, most weight on rear leg, and then, turn the rear (op) leg IN. That is where my dislocate risk lies. Not something I ever considered doing intentionally. I also have never skied, only surfed once in my teens and no plans to go again, and water skiing seems attractive but not going to try. You are 10 years younger than I was at first THR and have all these proficiencies under your belt. I am very hopeful for your abilities post-recovery. Just, whatever approach and hardware you end up with, don't let anybody fool you that you can rush your body's plans for healing. It takes what it takes, which is about a year. That much is medical knowledge. Until then, follow your body's lead. If it hurts, stop! If it doesn't? Hurray!
Thank you for this encouragement. I’m having a hard time accepting ANY restrictions since I’m used to have such freedom of movement. I’ll ask about specific poses tomorrow with surgeon #3.
The rule of thumb for a year of recovery is helpful to have. I’m wondering if you have or are still experiencing any numbness in your legs since the operations? The second doctor promised irrecoverable numbness in some areas around the hip. First doc didn’t mention it so I’m curious what other Anterior recoveries have been like in terms of repair around connective tissues.