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CanadaOh my, it is now just over the one year mark since I had my second hip replacement, and life is good!
The first hip was almost a textbook recovery, by following the mantra of slow and steady.(this was easy to do since my recovery had to be slow because of my bad left hip). My second hip was another story.....I had two new hips and was ready to go all out, I tried to do the slow and steady, and at times I did and then other times I would just do too much and this would set me back. I see sawed like this until last October when I saw my surgeon and I explained that I did not feel like my left hip was getting any stronger and the muscles hurt going through certain motions. He sent me back to PT(I just finished last week, one day before my left hip's one year anniversary). When I started my PT again, they found that so many of my muscles surrounding my hip and leg were knotted up really bad, so it was no wonder that my muscles could not strengthen up and that I was having pain. PT did a lot of deep massage and I had to use a pressure point foam roller at home. They gave me more exercises to do, it seemed like we had to get each muscle group retrained again. I felt like I was starting at day one again of my recovery! The good news is, my left leg is nice and strong now and working as well as the right.
I celebrated my one year anniversary by going snowshoeing last week, it was for only 20 minutes(my cardio is not what it was before my hips got bad) but it felt awesome to be out doing something that I really enjoy.
There is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful for my two new hips, and I try to make the most of it. I move every chance I get. Nordic walking, snowshoeing, or just plain walking, and all of this PAIN FREE!
To those of you contemplating hip replacement surgery, do it, life is too short to live in pain. To those of you just starting your recovery, listen to your body, and know your limits. Don't overdo!
The first hip was almost a textbook recovery, by following the mantra of slow and steady.(this was easy to do since my recovery had to be slow because of my bad left hip). My second hip was another story.....I had two new hips and was ready to go all out, I tried to do the slow and steady, and at times I did and then other times I would just do too much and this would set me back. I see sawed like this until last October when I saw my surgeon and I explained that I did not feel like my left hip was getting any stronger and the muscles hurt going through certain motions. He sent me back to PT(I just finished last week, one day before my left hip's one year anniversary). When I started my PT again, they found that so many of my muscles surrounding my hip and leg were knotted up really bad, so it was no wonder that my muscles could not strengthen up and that I was having pain. PT did a lot of deep massage and I had to use a pressure point foam roller at home. They gave me more exercises to do, it seemed like we had to get each muscle group retrained again. I felt like I was starting at day one again of my recovery! The good news is, my left leg is nice and strong now and working as well as the right.
I celebrated my one year anniversary by going snowshoeing last week, it was for only 20 minutes(my cardio is not what it was before my hips got bad) but it felt awesome to be out doing something that I really enjoy.
There is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful for my two new hips, and I try to make the most of it. I move every chance I get. Nordic walking, snowshoeing, or just plain walking, and all of this PAIN FREE!
To those of you contemplating hip replacement surgery, do it, life is too short to live in pain. To those of you just starting your recovery, listen to your body, and know your limits. Don't overdo!
