THR Second THR complete!

[Layla]

What great news! The milestones in recovery are so satisfying.
Keep em coming!
Hope you're having a nice day!
@dlp

 

[Mojo333]

 

[SelfHelp]

dlp, how is your recovery coming along? Are you back to work? At work do you need to move around a lot or do you sit at desk most of the day?

 

[dlp]

@SelfHelp Recovery going well. Closing in on 6 weeks next Tuesday and feeling pretty good. walking fairly well but still have to concentrate a little as the muscles continue to heal. Stairs still require some effort, so I have some work to do on the iliopsoas. But that's small potatoes in the grand scheme of things. Been down to just using Tylenol as needed for the past week and a half or so.

I go back to work on the 30th. My job is mostly sitting and doing computer work, but a chunk of it involves vendor management requiring me to move around - letting visitors in and out of the building for engineering meetings, receiving samples/evaluation units, etc.

You done procrastinating yet?

 

[Tennessee1]

So glad to have found this thread! I’m four weeks post op today and will have other hip done in twelve more days. I have a great surgeon too and am hoping for the best. Reading about your recovery helps alleviate some of my concerns. I’ll just give myself over to the doctors, make sure my pain is managed, and let my body heal. The first one has gone great, so I’m hopeful of a good recovery next time. Thanks for sharing your experience!

 

[dlp]

Hi @Tennessee1 - glad this thread could be of help. Also glad to hear your recovery is going well as you get ready for your next surgery All you can really do is find a surgeon that you think will be good, and let them do their thing. After that, heal, rest and ice

I feel lucky that I've had 2 really uneventful recoveries, and I figure it's probably pretty boring to read about said uneventful recoveries. Ultimately, though, I suppose that having as many experiences as possible for folks to read about helps give a very good overview of how things can go, from good to bad.

Best of luck on your next THR!

 

[Tennessee1]

I don’t even know what “log leg” means, but we use wood heat, so I’ve carried many a log. I suppose if my leg gets loggy I’ll know it and will know it too shall pass. I also find recovery time boring but have had time to get my fill of Facebook. I need to finish my Dan Brown novel after the next one. Much better intellectual stimulation. I am decorating my walker with Jeep things, as the Rubicon Trail is #1 on my bucket list. By the way, I grew up in Sunnyvale in the 60’s but now happily live in the boonies in Tennessee. I do get back to CA often as my Dad lives near Placerville. Sorry...rambling due to boredom.

 

[Jaycey]

I don’t even know what “log leg” means

Not everyone experiences this post op. But if you do you will definitely know it. The op leg literally does not move when you try and fire up the muscles. No matter how hard you try, it will only move if you use your hands or something like a belt or tie to help left it. The feeling is temporary but it is very irritating.

I grew up in Sunnyvale in the 60’s

I lived and worked in Sunnyvale for many years. Can't say I miss the rat race (Silicon Valley) but I still love Northern California.

 

[Tennessee1]

Sunnyvale was basically brand new when I lived there. My parents bought a new 5 bedroom 2 story house for $31,500. Hollenbeck Elementary School was new, and Eichlers were going up all over the place. I went back a few years ago. That was really weird for me, but a good experience Everyone ‘s father’s were rocket scientists, it seemed. So to log leg, if I get it I’ll know it is annoying, maybe disconcerting, but temporary. It is such a funny phrase for such a yucky bodily reaction!

 

[dlp]

I literally live a stones throw from Sunnyvale, in Santa Clara. Toss a rock over the fence, and it's in the yard of someone in Sunnyvale No houses for $31,500 anymore, thats for sure. Still love it here. Don't know if we'll retire here, but for the next decade or so, we are staying put. Currently work in Sunnyvale, too!

As for log leg, it didn't happen after my first surgery. I had no issues raising my leg leg at all. After my RTHR - Houston, we had a problem. I'm almost 6 weeks out, and still dealing with it a little bit. I don't have to use my hands to sling my leg around anymore, but I definitely have to make an effort to get it past a certain height when getting into cars with higher door sills, etc. It's not permanent, but definitely been the most irritating part of this recovery.

Speaking of the boonies in Tennessee, my grandparents had several places there when I was growing up. First place was outside of Jellico - they actually lived in Kentucky, but Jellico was the closest town to them. Later on they moved to the outskirts of Knoxville.

 

[SurreyGirl]

Yes you definitely know if you have log leg. The physios st the hospital gave me various bed exercises and wiggling my toes and pumping my ankles was all I could do for a bit so I would lie there and imagine the rest! Eventually and very slowly the muscles woke up.
I was still using a leg sling to get my operated into bed three weeks in but after 4 is was fine. It just took time. I was very grateful to Bonesmart as had an idea what to expect after the Spinal and also the log leg which was annoying but quite funny!

 

[dlp]

So today is week 6 - feeling pretty good, but still can get tired some days. Lots of errands today - getting a few posters framed (finally), going to a Dr. visit with my wife, pick up some groceries, and a few other things. Didn't overdo it, but I definitely feel like I *did* it, if that makes sense.

So tonight - some ice, some Tylenol, some CBD and a few episodes of "Botched" to remind me of how good I have it to feel as great as I do at 6 weeks out.

Back to work on Thursday, and a half day Friday. Will be nice to have the long 3 day weekend coming up, then back to full time on Tuesday. I'm a nerd, so I sit behind a desk a lot. My surgeon gave me no physical restrictions, but my coworkers have already told me that they won't let me deal with the heavier gear for a while. I think that's just bribery so that I come back and they don't have to do the other parts of my job that they hate.

 

[Mojo333]

I'm glad you are doing so well.
I'm sure you'll be glad to get to some normalcy as you head back to your job tomorrow.
I'm sure you've been missed.
As you say, then you will have a 3 day reprieve.
Hope the rest of your week goes well!

 

[Layla]

Nice update. Good luck with your return to work tomorrow.
Let us know how it goes after a few days back.
Hopefully you'll handle it well.
A great day to you!
@dlp

 

[Mojo333]

Happy two month hipversary, for number two @dlp
Sounds like all is going well?!

 

[Layla]

Happy Two Month Anniversary!
Hope you're doing well. You seem to be as you're often offering words of wisdom and support to others.
Hope you're feeling stronger day by day.
@dlp

 

[SurreyGirl]

Hope the return to work goes well

 

[dlp]

Things are going pretty well. Second recovery even better than the first (and that wasn't that bad, either). Brain getting a workout now that I'm back to work.

Iliopsoas has also finally started getting it's act together. Realized last Wednesday or so that I'm doing basic upward movement like stairs, getting into my car, etc without really even noticing. Still a ways to go yet, but I'll take the small victories along with the big.

Sis-in-law is visiting from Michigan - she wanted to visit the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, so that's how I spent my Sunday. Had a pretty good time. Nice big breakfast (mmmm... pancakes!) Did a LOT of walking - 7,679 steps for the day. That's almost 3,000 more than anything I've done post-surgery, and closer to my old "normal" daily average on bum hips. No real issues to report about overdoing it. Made sure to take some breaks, took my time, and just enjoyed the day.

 

[Bionic]

@dlp
Thanks for those pictures. It's making me hanker after some sun and sand. It's wet and windy here but that's fairly normal for Wales.
Glad to hear that your recovery is going well

 

[Mojo333]

How gorgeous.
So jealous...glad you were able to get out and about.