@Layla
Just saw Mr Steele, my surgeon, 5 hours post op. He was very pleased with what he saw intra op, and also the result so far - xray to confirm tomorrow. Cement removal was fine. Smith and Nephew socket, De Puy stem - cemented, as planned. He was wary of pushing the stem too far in, which fitted into the original primary stem canal = probably 1 to 1.5cm leg length discrepancy = perhaps shoe lift. I countered, saying i did without that post primaries even with physio giving me a shoe lift and circa the same leg length discrepancy, and in time achieved very high athletic function and totally normal gait. He said see how I get on.Thoughts on my confidence that I can achieve normal gait, with no shoe insert?
Lying on my side in bed allowed from tomorrow, Zwift indoor cycling allowed as soon as home, but cages not cleats first 2 weeks, limit to say 100w for 20', then build that up. As to walking, he said to aim for 1 mile by POD 42. I was doing 3 miles re left hip revision at POD 28 after a major complex uncemented revision! One mile seems very very limiting, but granted the aforementioned 3 miles was with crutches 50% weight bearing, and with the right hip WBAT allowed from POD 1.
I forgot to ask him re reintroducing my indoor suite of planks, side planks, press ups, dead bugs, prone i y t, single leg stance, donkey kicks, prone superman pose, figure 4 piriformis stretch, supine leg over knee piriformis stretch, clanshells, lateral side leg lift, doorframe rows, squats, standing ab roller, prone ab roller etc etc etc - will do that when I see him tomorrow.
So, overall, very happy, but as always grounded by healthy caution, that this is still a revision, and to do the rehab work conservatively, consistently, progressively, and with patience - CCPP! I knew my anal retentive obsessiveness would come in handy one day!!
Finally finally, thanks for your lovely encouraging message
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