Debbie_joints
post-grad
United States
So hard to believe it is one year ago Dec 1st that I got my right hip replacement. I had a tough start with being sick to my stomach and just not hungry for 3 1/2 weeks. I did ok, pretty much the normal for recovery, three weeks with a walker and two with a cane. The day of surgery I weighed 231 pounds, from not being able to do much and I was finally able to start walking. Very slowly of course at first. When my appetite came back I weighed myself again and I had lost about 16 pounds, so I thought I should try and keep it up. Kept walking and then when we went to winter in AZ I joined a group of ladies and they met every day and they would do a walking DVD. So I was slow at first but kept at it as I got stronger I got thinner. We went home and I had lost 30 some pounds by then and just kept going. I would do the whole DVD and that was 5 miles. I ended up losing over 70 pounds in less then 7 months. Of course my orthopedic surgeon was ecstatic and took all the credit for my weight loss. But then in Aug I needed my left knee replaced. So kind of starting over getting active again. I did gain about 10 pounds back, but I put the breaks on and am losing again. My hip is WONDERFUL. I had an anterior approach and it worked so well for me. So all of you "hipsters" keep at it you will get there and enjoy life to the fullest.
Love your update 
