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@lalo
Just finished reading your thread. You have sure been through so much, but the improvement you've experienced is wonderful! I just love the bike btw! Just thought I'd say hi and God bless!
Cindy
 
@lalo now that is a great idea to get you out and about and some exercise too. Does it give you pain in you hip and knee after you have been for a ride, or is everything ok after.

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@Suzette
I have been riding a stationary bike for a little over a week.
I've been careful to not over do it; so its been 15 min at a slow pace with minimal resistance. And no it doesn't make either the hip or knee hurt. I do think it aggravates the butt pain, which is why I have gone slow. Bike riding has been very good for my knee, low impact and keeps muscles strong.

This 3 wheel bike follows the road contour and most streets have a crown so when you are over to the side of the road you lean along with the bike. Not much but still you feel weird. I'm still happy I got it because I just love to ride around the neighborhood and just see all the familiar places. We have a park nearby that looks out over an inlet. Its about half a mile away so that will be my goal to get there and back safely.
 
Hi @lalo thats great you able to get iut and in the sunshine too..oyr summer here has been a bit rubbish...but there again I may well have missed it . I think I was a bit out of it, mentally, in june and july!!

How is work. Have you done one of your 5 hour days yet?
 
Hi @Suzette
Nice to hear from you
Yesterday I worked about 7.5 hrs; did not plan but had a hard time leaving as planned. So I'm paying for it today. My butt is just killing me. I've been on Tylenol for weeks now and it helps but was thinking of taking an Oxycottin ?? Do you take muscle relaxants for the piriformis?
I guess there is no cheating with this recovery
I'm so tired of the butt pain I'm wondering if it will ever go away
 
@lalo Hi, I've just caught up with your thread and seen the bike. That looks absolutely fantastic, if it was safer on the roads near me in the UK I'd definitely be looking at one for rehab fun. I'll have to stick to my desk cycle till then. I hope your recovery keeps going so well.

Have a great day


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Hi @lalo My butt is still aching from today and I was only at work about 6 hours. How did you manage on 7.5 was you getting tired?

The only pain killers I have tried lately is cocodamol, 500 mg paracetamol and 30mg codeine. It doesn't touch it though.

I tried amitrytilline last night which is a muscle relaxant. I was given those originally for my back, but was told to continue. They make me a bit drowsy in the morning if I am not careful. I also have gabapentin that is for nerve pain. So last night I had 300mg of that and just 5 mg amitrytilline, which is a low dose. I did actually sleep ok with less pain than normal. So will try that again tonight.

I have tramadol for back up, so tomorrow may try one of those. If you can't cope with the butt throb, then maybe you should try the oxycontin, just to get a bit of relief.

Trouble is, as soon as I sit for more than half an hour it starts the butt pain up again.

It is driving me mad. I have now ordered a cushion to sit on, so will let you know how that goes when if arrives. I had to stand a lot today because if a hip type cramp and the bottom ache.

I hope it goes soon too
 
@Suzette
I have never taken a muscle relaxant but it sounds like something for nerve pain and muscle relaxant is doing the trick for you. I'm going to try to make it to next office visit, 9-22 to see if pain is gone or ask for different Meds. I know oxycottin helps I just hate going back on it.
By the way I have several cushions that I use .
I bought one on Amazon that is oval shaped and sculptured (foam) that looks like a toilet and gets lots if snickers but works pretty good.
So far I have managed to do OK sitting for about 5 hrs with breaks on the hr but yesterday killed me (7.5 hrs).
Take care and thanks for the companionship I swear it helps to know others are going thru the Same trials . Can't wait fir this butt pain to go away!
 
@AndyH99
I consider myself lucky in that I live in a small town in Fl in an out of he way residential area where I can ride my new tricycle. I really miss getting out on a bike and this past Saturday I just went with the impulse. The 3 wheeler follows the road so in effect you are always leaning a bit and it takes getting use to.
My recovery is definitely improving but yesterday I got caught at work and stayed too long and my butt pain just went thru the roof again . I was reading your thread several days ago and noticed the comments about weight loss.
I have managed to loose 20 lbs and haven't really tried hard to loose any weight. I think that weight loss was the prevailing condition.
Loved your take on Daylight Come and I want go home.
Thank for checking in.
 
Hi I have ordered a shaped and contoured foam cushion that has a gap for the tail bone so it relieves pressure on that bit, it also has a slight slope too, also from amazon, I have had another look tonight and found another shape, it's like an oval ring, is that similar sounding to yours? I am now at the stage of trying anything.

I hope you don't have another long day. Thanks for your companionship too, it really does help knowing we are getting the same sort of problems, and can help each other out. X
 
@lalo Who are you calling old Hang in there, all good things take time. In my case it took almost 22 months to get to where I don't think about my hip. The doc said 18-24 months.
We all would like it to be quicker.
I do believe that a few people on here may fib a little about how fast they recover.
Granted I was 55 when I had the surgery, but I was in really good shape, not overweight, no heart disease, no diabetes, don't smoke or drink and it took me 18-24 month to 'Completely' recover just like the doc said it would.
I suppose there are exceptions, and I was just sure I was exceptional. Turns out I was not.


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@dougie0216
Thanks for putting the healing timeframe in perspective. I'm going on 11 weeks post op and had a knee replaced on the same leg over 5 years ago. The knee is stiff and sore. Started working at the office this week and have done lots walking so I'm sore and tired of the aggregation. I found your post very uplifting.
 
Sorry about your knee. I guess I need my left knee scoped. It is painful but there is still a gap in there unlike the hip. So if it isn't arthritis or ligaments that leaves cartilage...
I really thought six months ago that my hip was always going to hurt a little because I was sure it should have healed by then. I was wrong.
The only thing that still bothers me once in a while is my upper hamstring just below the glute. Sometimes when I straighten up after picking up something heavy like a sock it feels like it is pulling, but that goes away after a few seconds and there is no lingering pain. It is becoming less frequent.
A funny story, I had a colonoscopy a couple of weeks ago (all good) and when they positioned me on my side just before anesthetizing me I thought 'oh wow,' they rolled me right over on my incision / scar. Maybe I should ask them to ... That is the last thing I remember. It wasn't uncomfortable. Of course I was unconscious lol. The skin between the trochanter and incision is numb. I have feeling in the tissue underneath, but the skin is just numb. It is an odd sensation.
It appears the skin is the only casualty. I have a good friend who basically lost all feeling below the knee after his posterior THR procedure. That was in the days before anterior so I count myself as lucky. Good luck and do your PT. I still do my hip-ercizes.


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@Suzette
I apologize for posting my update on your thread, I was so excited about your "ESP" powers that I got carried away. Regarding my walking at work; it truly was a freak day that caused all the walking. The plant has a very large footprint with limited elevator access. I had to attend 2 meetings back to back and to take the elevator would have resulted in more walking and being late; therefore the choice of stairs. I am actually able to work from home for 3 out of 5 days and go in for 2. This arrangement is good thru end of Sept. It's the most I could ask for.
@AndyH99 and Suzzete
The sharp pains running on the inside of leg that go to the ankle started after the day I did all the walking which also coincided with the latest PT exercise for the knee. They were real bad Fri and Sat but I noticed that they have diminished since. Today Monday I have not felt them. They may have been a consequence of all the walking. I sure hope that's the case. I thank you Andy for the nerve graphic.
I have a 3 month appmnt on 9-22 with OS and want go over the knee.
I have suggested to my PT guy that maybe I have a crack in the bone or something like it and he says if that was the case I would not be able to put wt. on it.
They attribute the stiffness and pain in the long period of non weight bearing and realignment after new hip ( I didn't describe in technical terms but you get message.)
I thank you both for your interest and help with information and I wish I didn't get so pessimistic at times. Specially on Suzzets thread!
 
Hi @lalo thats ok as I asked you how your were on my thread, so not a problem with me at all. I am really glad the funny pain has subsided , let's hope it stays away and your knee doesn't get irritated again from walking and stairs climbing. It's also great that you can work from home too where you have more control, and rest when you need to and put your leg up.

It is hard to keep positive sometimes and we all get down in the dumps when we seem to be moving forward then a setback occurs, not helped when you don't know what's causing it or if it was something we did to trigger the pain.

Not long until your appointment so hopefully you will get some answers then.

I had the chiropractor appointment to day and told her about my butt pain getting worse after she deep massaged it, and that standing and walking now is mainly pain free but as soon as I sit it really hurts so I stand again. After analysing what I had been doing since the last appointment, and she felt that my constant standing, due to it hurting when sitting and then being over active, because I feel ok when standing. I have probably caused my muscles to ache because I won't rest in the lying down position every couple of hours, plus the muscles haven't been used properly for months, and also my gait has changed putting different stretches on muscles, than they are used to.

In short !!! I need to take the weight of my legs and back by lying down for a while, even if just 10 mins, so muscles can relax and the back and hips do too. She also thinks it is part of the healing process. She told me not to stretch my piriformis or IT band for a while and just focus on core muscles, which helps back and hips...and knees. I will give it a go.

So maybe you too need to rest lying down every now and again just to relax everything.

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@Suzette
I meant to comment on the butt pain.
It has been doing much better; I can sit for 1.5 to 2 hrs at a time without it hurting. It is not totally gone but itś like a nagging nuisance. Having said that, after Thursday( all the walking) my butt was also acting up and very painful. I had Fri thru Monday off so I'm close to back to normal.
In general I do pretty good for the 1st 6 hrs with standing breaks of a few minutes and end up pretty sore by bed time and I still ice every nite.
I goggled the IT band and can say that I seem to have no pain on the outside of my leg.
Even all of the excersizes for swinging leg out have never been hard
But on the inside of the leg it is a different story
That's where knee hurts and groin hurts if I do leg lifts and where the sciatic ankle pains came, it's always on the inside.
 
When I re read your post earlier, I realised you said inside and not outside.....mmm wonder if it's that tendonitis some BS people have, pain running down from the groin to knee on the inner thigh area, bet it was all that walking and climbing lucky you were able to rest over the long weekend. Hope you find out what it is.

My butt lasts about half hour at most if I sit on it, shame really as that's what butts are for ....sitting on !!

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