Hello
@Molly Malone - and
I'm sorry you've had problems, but I hope this last surgery has fixed things.
Please will you tell us the full dates of your hip replacement, subsequent revision, and which hip it is, so we can make a signature for you? Knowing the exact date will help us to advise you appropriately in the future.
Thank you.
I am doing 3 walks of about 20 minutes each day and one exercise the OS gave me.This is a lateral leg lift. Should I be doing more? I also cannot lift my operated leg without supporting it. Is this normal?
I think that's plenty of exercise. Hips don't really need much.
Your hip has been through a lot and I;m sure the strength to lift your leg will return, as you continue to heal.
Here are the recovery guidelines we give to everyone with a new hip:
Hip Recovery: The Guidelines
1.
Don’t worry: Your body will heal all by itself. Relax, let it, don't try and hurry it, don’t worry about any symptoms now, they are almost certainly temporary
2.
Control discomfort:
3.
Do what you want to do BUT
a. If it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a physical therapist - to do it to you
b. If your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again.
4.
PT or exercise can be useful BUT take note of these
5.
At week 4 and after you should follow this
6.
Access these pages on the website
Pain management and the pain chart
Healing: how long does it take?
Chart representation of THR recovery
Dislocation risk and 90 degree rule
Energy drain for THRs
Pain and swelling control: elevation is the key
Post op blues is a reality - be prepared for it
Myth busting: on getting addicted to pain meds
Sleep deprivation is pretty much inevitable - but what causes it?
BIG TIP: Hips actually don't need any exercise to get better. They do a pretty good job of it all on their own if given half a chance. Trouble is, people don't give them a chance and end up with all sorts of aches and pains and sore spots. All they need is the best therapy which is walking and even then not to excess.
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