titanium57
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Hello Community,
I just had my left THR three weeks ago. Surgeon did a posterior approach to repair my periformis muscle and my incision is about 8 inches / 20 cm across my butt. First two weeks were very difficult, exhaustion, lots of pain, lots of swelling, inflammation and cramped muscles, could not stay ahead of the pain. This third week, I reduced my exercises and activity and got more rest, and I have had less pain and more ROM and can do more than ever before.
I think these doctors and PT's and people who are pushing for "fast recoveries" are setting people up to be disappointed...I want to heal properly and not be in agony 18 hours of every day.
Questions:
1) How much activity is enough ? how many hours of PT per week?
2) How do you gauge how much you should do in one day ?
3) Is there such a thing as sleeping too much ?
4) Is anyone doing all these exercises 5 and 6 times per day ?
5) Why is there so much conflicting information about proper steps to recovery ?
Thanks in Advance for you thoughtful replies,
Titanium 57
I just had my left THR three weeks ago. Surgeon did a posterior approach to repair my periformis muscle and my incision is about 8 inches / 20 cm across my butt. First two weeks were very difficult, exhaustion, lots of pain, lots of swelling, inflammation and cramped muscles, could not stay ahead of the pain. This third week, I reduced my exercises and activity and got more rest, and I have had less pain and more ROM and can do more than ever before.
I think these doctors and PT's and people who are pushing for "fast recoveries" are setting people up to be disappointed...I want to heal properly and not be in agony 18 hours of every day.
Questions:
1) How much activity is enough ? how many hours of PT per week?
2) How do you gauge how much you should do in one day ?
3) Is there such a thing as sleeping too much ?
4) Is anyone doing all these exercises 5 and 6 times per day ?
5) Why is there so much conflicting information about proper steps to recovery ?
Thanks in Advance for you thoughtful replies,
Titanium 57