Hi
@Cynthia777! I've been a bit overwhelmed lately with back to life busy-ness - and back to work (!) this Tuesday preparation so I haven't been around much on BS lately. But I've been trying to read up on your thread and wanted to let you know I've been thinking of you fondly and mucho my Lady!
What is it with the shrugging doctors?? They must get some special training in med school on how to avoid answering questions properly (i.e. avoid getting into trouble or sued??) It really is annoying. Especially when you're encouraged to take responsibility for your own health, arm yourself with questions, write them down and then poof! All you get in response is a shrug.
Grrrr!...
It's also frustrating because sometimes I read on BS about people who get a lot of feedback and detailed info from their docs. What about the ones who got to see their actual poor old hip joints before they were thrown away as medical waste?? Are you kidding me? If I had asked either of my surgeons for that privilege they would have laughed their you-know-whats off! Never mind just explaining to me why one hip surgery's recovery hurt more than another or explaining maybe just a wee bit what they found in there.... Okay shrug rant is over.
You sound like you're coming along really well! I'm hoping your "you-know-what" pain is subsiding. I've noticed especially after hip surgery #2 mysterious pains come and go. I think if the pains move around and come and go they might be the body just readjusting to healthier new hips and trying to find out how to move now. Unscientific theory. I know you want to avoid PT and I understand that. But I do think another eye is helpful- doesn't need to be a PT but someone who knows the body (especially a body in THR recovery.) A skilled, strong massage therapist might do you a world of good. I just started seeing a new chiropractor. They work with a lot of athletes at this office. She has done mostly massage on me so far and a few adjustments. She suggested a deep sports massage for me and explained that I am still healing, yes. But some of my tissues are healing the "wrong" way, creating scar tissue that is impeding full range of motion. For me, there is a lot of that going on in my IT bands on both sides (antero-lateral surgeries.) She also explained that sometimes other muscles get pains because they worked hard to make up for what the hips weren't doing pre-surgery and then in early recovery. The trick is to get everything balanced out as much as possible. I'm sure pains arise just from the act of trying to heal from the surgery as well.
Glad you felt good getting those sutures out! It is a new sense of freedom indeed! And sounds like you are also so beautifully relieved that both hips are DONE now! I know what you mean about feeling like you've been cooped up with recovery for years instead of months. 2 of these surgeries in a row takes its toll on you, doesn't it? I've dedicated 5 months to get these done and dusted. On the other hand, not too big a price to pay for the upcoming (although gradual) freedom to come.
I'm excited about the really great progress you're making already so early on! Keep up the good work of listening to your body and trying to do what's best for YOU!
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?! Guess it's par for the course and it will make for a good story someday 
