Great news left hippy twin
@CAPELLA! Things are coming along quickly for you...excellent!! Lets hear it for the one crutch club!!! Last hip I moved onto hiking poles, but am finding I am leaving my crutch in various places in the house. It is said here to keep using an assistive device until we get ride of the limp.
@Layla and
@Jaycey recommend focusing on the heel to toe walking to help with one's gait. I've found that really helpful both times.
My OS recommends walking as much as feels comfortable for the first six weeks, and it has stood me in really good stead thus far with both hips. I found my ROM increasing as built up the walking, it just happens. I have found with both surgeries if one walks, eat well (not including all the baking and goodie that well meaning folk drop off), rests, ices and sleeps as well as possible, and find the balance with all that, the healing and movement just unfolds. Don't feel guilty about the PT, there is plenty of time for that, after your soft tissue structures heal. I can feel how strong my new hips are, but was also aware that the soft tissues needed to heal before I did/do more.
Everyone's pain tolerance is different. I've been off the strong stuff since end of week two and am downgrading on the frequency of the acetaminophen, but still need it for my activity level. I find I still get stiff and achy without it!
I am sleeping a bit on my first op side now with the pillow between my legs, but still mostly on my back with the the elevation pillow under my legs. My poor husband sleeps through all the pillow arranging mid shift!!!
! I am allowed to drop the pillow between the legs and the raised toilet seat at six weeks, but OS would like me to adhere to the 90 degrees until three months...although I can lift wheel barrows and hay, to comfort, or about 50 lbs, at the six week mark. I am also allowed to start the elliptical machine or swim at six weeks. I originally hail from Bermuda (lived there for 52 years) and find I have a hard time getting my head around an indoor pool, smelling of chlorine (call me spoiled, but that is what is available to me in my area here), so will go the elliptical route I think!! Have help with the horses until the end of the third week in January, so will have some time to devote to physio before I get back to mucking out!
When do you hope to get back to kayaking? Do you cross train at all for that?
Onwards with the healing!! Wishing you and your family the very best for the holiday season!
Alison.
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