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Carol, so sorry you are having a bad time right now. It does happen this way sometimes, but it's oh-so-much worse when it happens to YOU and not someone else!!! And to add insut to injury....your mind had a PLAN for how this recovery was going to go and your body has disagreed!!!

But....take heart! This is just a temporary setback. We all have them in some fashion. The best thing you can to do relax, rest, ice, elevate, take pain meds (all that stuff you know to do) and be patient. Your body will catch up to your mind's plan and you'll be swinging on down Recovery Road here soon.
 
Re: Can't do side legs lifts and clamshells

Erushka, I will try your suggestions. My PT was asking me to do leg lifts while laying on my side and believe you me I do not have chicken legs to lift up so it was not happening that day at all. I will mention to PT that I need to have an alternative excercise until my muscles are up to par for the harder lifts.

Thanks for your suggestions:thumb:
 
So sorry you are having a hard time. Perhaps moving from the walker to the cane all at once was too much. Perhaps a combo would work, like walker outside for your walk and some cane mixed with walker on the inside.

Hopefully through this difficult part of your journey you are able to take some time for some extra rest? Sounds like you need it. ...and my chiropractor told me even before surgery that my SI joint pain ( which sometimes felt worse than my hip) was due to all the limping I was doing and funny way I was walking. I know we are all about icing, but try some heat for your back to calm it down.

My thoughts are with you and I hope things turn around soon -Cathy
 
Cathy

So reassuring that someone out there has SI joint issues and boy you are so correct about them being worse sometimes than the hip surgery.

I have been using heat as I find ice irritates them. I guess they figure they can be obstinate and get more attention than my other hurting parts.

Somehow I never thought I would have more hurting parts after the surgery than before the surgery. No one told me that.

Oh well as my hubby tells me when I drive him crazy with my whining...Too late to change your mind now!!
 
Re: Can't do side legs lifts and clamshells

I had a hard time doing them lying on my side too. My surgeon's written guidelines stated he wanted patients to be working on them at 2 weeks!!! There was no way I was able to do them at that point. But, looking back, I'm glad he at least planted the seed for me to start working on them at an early stage.

First I did leg raises to the side standing and also while lying on my back in bed. Then I started doing the clamshell exercise kind of bracing my feet together to get a lift at the knees, which was very difficult at first too--I could only raise about an inch at first. I just kept at it day after day. By week 3 I was able to do a decent clamshell and a couple of inches of a true side lying leg raise.

Then it was like everything really came together around week 4 and all the sudden I could do a side lying leg raise at least a foot or so without too much trouble. But I never worked myself to the pain level you are at, though. I don't think you should either.

Granted, we have to push ourselves a little, but not so much that it's you are feeling that much pain. Things will come--you just have to plug along and work your way up to it. If your leg isn't ready to do it the way your PT wants, it's just not ready. Work in that direction with the ideas people have posted so far. Do what you can and that will have to be good enough. One day you will be able to do it.

About the limping, I did notice that my leg strength when walking and therefore the limp did improve a lot after I started being able to do the lying side leg raises. So, I think the PT is correct with that philosophy. He or she might be just pushing too hard to get you there. One thing I learned by rehabbing my hip was that strength and flexibility would always come along as long as I kept trying exercises, even if it seemed like it was taking forever to improve--a half inch lift turns into a 1 inch lift ... then a 2 inch lift, etc. Takes time.

Dorothy
 
Carol,

About the groin pain. I had a lot of tightness in my hip flexors, especially when I got serious about doing straight leg raises. I found I had to stretch out my hip flexors frequently throughout the day and especially after an exercise session. Are you doing hip flexor stretches. That might be all that's going on.

Dorothy
 
Re: Can't do side legs lifts and clamshells

Hi Carol,
I still use a crutch as I limp also and have a trendelenburg gait. I have a cane but it is not as good as a crutch as a crutch gives more stablity.

Everyone is right about doing the exercise standing and then to use a theraband as and when you become stronger. Also doing the hip abduction while lying down so you also have the support of the bed.

You are still using the right muscles but at a pace that suits you. Do the side lying leg lifts later as you become stronger. Also the clams also take time, but you will get there.
Jyoti
 
You're not 6 weeks yet, only just 5, much to soon to be going straight from one aid to another just like that and just because your PT told you to! :DOH:

Nor have you got an impingement - they usually takes a few months to show up! What you have is nothing more complicated that post-op pain!

So, back to the beginning again with the usual: rest, elevate, ice (if needed) and take your pain meds by the clock.

And read this to see what you should be doing at your stage Progression of activity for THRs
 
Have you tried using crutches, rather then a walker or cane. I find that they give me greater stability. Your hand does hurt but it does improve.
 
Mad Rocker said:
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I feel like such a dunce. I am 7 weeks POP and my PT is trying to get me to do side leg lifts and there is no way in creation that is going to happen. I have instant :hate-shocked:6 level pain and no strength in my 'bad' hip to lift my leg upwards (even the just clear the leg distance she has asked me to do.) I am to try 3 lifts once a day. Not exactly Hercules but it ain't working.

Any advice?:rolleyespink:
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MR, I've merged your two threads together as I prefer people to have one recovery thread. It helps others to have some continuity in the story and me to be able to see what's gone before without having to keep trawling round other threads!

7 weeks is far too early to be trying clam shells! Jeepers! Give that poor hip time to heal and recover! Some suggestions for home physio (PT) and activity progress
 
Mad Rocker said:
So reassuring that someone out there has SI joint issues and boy you are so correct about them being worse sometimes than the hip surgery.
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Many here in the BS forum have written about back issues after their surgery. Hopefully your chiropractor will help to piece you back together, mine certainly has worked hard to do this for me...


Somehow I never thought I would have more hurting parts after the surgery than before the surgery. No one told me that.
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I had the same complaint!! Gradually over time I found that both my body adjusted the the changes that came from the hardware and my mind adjusted to the changes in my body and I started to feel a little better. I hope this will happen for you as well. I found that recovering from THR was not an 8 week process and you are back to tennis or golf -- as mentioned by the OS pre-surgery. There are a fair number of peaks and valleys as you work towards a "new" normal.

Take care,
Cardie
 
Hi Carol, my SI joints kicked up big time post THR. I found a good osteopath who helped me. Heat also helps. Hope things are easing for you!
 
Carol-that SI pain will leave shortly, as you know just your body getting used to the new shiny hip!

I agree a chiro,heat/ice,pain meds,rest is big help but also a TENS put around that SI joint will really help. It did for me.
 
Thanks Jaycey, Haldox and Cardie

I know I can depend on someone to come and bring my boat back on course. I seem to concentrate too much on the present ups and downs and forget to keep my eye on the prize.

Cardie I don't know if I can stand a "New" normal I had a heck of a time keeping on the strainght and narrow with my "old" normal, but hey I'll give it a whirl and see if I can get dizzy. :th_heehee:

Take care
 
Reading about when to do the leg raises and just TODAY my visiting PT added the on my side straight leg raise and I will be 5 wks Wed. So funny how different each persons instructions are. Let me tell you, it did raise about an inch haha, but that was about it. As with the earlier clamshells, she said start slow, only do a few and work your way up. That is what i did with the clamshells and now that one is going great. (both with pillows in between of course)

You are the only one who truly knows your body. Be honest with the person you are working with and don't feel pushed. Before my surgery at one point I was working with someone who was too aggressive for me. I had to tell him " I like you, but it shouldn't take me 2 days to recover from a session with you". He backed off a bit and worked a bit more at my pace and we did much better together.

Good luck and trust your body to guide you -Cathy
 
Mad Rocker said:
Cardie I don't know if I can stand a "New" normal I had a heck of a time keeping on the strainght and narrow with my "old" normal, but hey I'll give it a whirl and see if I can get dizzy. :th_heehee:
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I hear you!! I hate change -- just like the same old predictable.
I am 43 weeks into the "whirl" and the dizziness gets more tolerable....:rolleyespink:

Have a good day,
Cardie
 
Carol I too have the pain in the groin area as well as the outside just above the knee. Heat is what gets it to calm down as well as a SOFT Message. Too much pressure hurts.

Otherwise glad to see you continuing to live and experience Marvin. A tough old bird she is.
 
goatram said:
Carol I too have the pain in the groin area as well as the outside just above the knee. Heat is what gets it to calm down as well as a SOFT Message. Too much pressure hurts.
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John

I was just about to give my groin a message when I realized that you meant massage :th_heehee:. Shucks and I had great messages to give the groin too, like like "buck up or else" or "one more pain and I'll give you something to be painful about" or my best "if love hurts you must love me alot but candy is better."

Nuts and that was going to be the only fun I will have had this week. So massages will have to do. :wink1:

Thanks for the tip

Take care
 
Hi Carol

Love your posts and get so uplifted by them. But sad you are in pain.. Back pain is horrid, hang in there honey... I sure found head helps me the most.

Lots of love xoxoxoxoxox
 
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