Rebelguy
junior member
Hey everyone,
It has been a while since I have posted so just wanted to give a quick update.
I am 6 months out from my LTHR and 3 months from my RTHR. Everything appears to be progressing well. I used to be an avid runner (now retired) so now I ride the stationary bike for 30 minutes a day with no pain. I have even started going into the basketball court and getting some shots up.
There are a few things I have noticed during my recovery and wanted to hear from everyone whether they experienced anything similar.
1. When I walk for a half mile or more at this point, it almost feels like I have extra stress on my knees/shins/lower leg. Prior to surgery I could walk miles and not even think about it. I probably just need to slowly increase my distance and I have had 2 surgeries in a short amount of time.
2. Standing in one place for longer than a minute or two starts to fatigue my lower legs. I don't remember this ever being an issue prior to my AVN.
3. My thigh muscles felt like they were asleep for a couple months after surgery. I had the anterior approach so I am guessing this is normal but I am just now starting to see any muscle tone in my left hip. My right thigh just now seems to be waking up. I tried doing some leg extensions the other day and I pretty much had to put it on the lowest weight level. The surgeon sure upset those muscles during surgery. Feels like they are on strike.
I am assuming all of this is just part of the healing process and one issue probably is related to the other. I'm sure I am not the first person that wants to speed up the healing process and then realizes it really can't be done.
Anyway, overall I am doing great and I know things are just going to get better.
Happy healing to everyone.
It has been a while since I have posted so just wanted to give a quick update.
I am 6 months out from my LTHR and 3 months from my RTHR. Everything appears to be progressing well. I used to be an avid runner (now retired) so now I ride the stationary bike for 30 minutes a day with no pain. I have even started going into the basketball court and getting some shots up.
There are a few things I have noticed during my recovery and wanted to hear from everyone whether they experienced anything similar.
1. When I walk for a half mile or more at this point, it almost feels like I have extra stress on my knees/shins/lower leg. Prior to surgery I could walk miles and not even think about it. I probably just need to slowly increase my distance and I have had 2 surgeries in a short amount of time.
2. Standing in one place for longer than a minute or two starts to fatigue my lower legs. I don't remember this ever being an issue prior to my AVN.
3. My thigh muscles felt like they were asleep for a couple months after surgery. I had the anterior approach so I am guessing this is normal but I am just now starting to see any muscle tone in my left hip. My right thigh just now seems to be waking up. I tried doing some leg extensions the other day and I pretty much had to put it on the lowest weight level. The surgeon sure upset those muscles during surgery. Feels like they are on strike.
I am assuming all of this is just part of the healing process and one issue probably is related to the other. I'm sure I am not the first person that wants to speed up the healing process and then realizes it really can't be done.
Anyway, overall I am doing great and I know things are just going to get better.
Happy healing to everyone.