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Hi, I am three and a half weeks post op THR and my progress has been really good. I walk every day and even walk round house without stick, without pain, just stiffness. Pre op I was in terrible pain, couldn't stand for long and walking was unbearable. Over the years I have had quite a few boats of sciatica resulting in a discetomy in 2008 which left me with nerve damage. Thisis all on right side. My question is for the last couple of days when I am out walking I have been getting the pain across my back. It's not as bad but I was just so pleased that it had gone and am now feeling down because it has returned. Am I overdoing it or is it just using different muscles tas for years I have been walking bent over. Probably panicking but would love to hear from you lovely lot
Linds
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jan06056 lindabowles
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I'm assuming you've had a cemented THR as 3.5 weeks is a very short time to be walking at all w/o any support. If it's uncemented like mine, I've been recommended to use my crutches until my 6 week check up. But you might have been told different, so many of us have been.
I have high back pain due to lying
on my back since my op a month ago.
Yours might be as you say because of using muscles not used properly for a long time.
I'm assuming you are still lying flat for 2 hours+ per day to prevent contracture?
Good luck and hope it gets better; sounds like your body is trying to tell you something.
Janx
lindabowles jan06056
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kathee58019 lindabowles
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I am five months post op. I never had(lower) back pain before my surgery but remember having it for a few weeks after. I limped so bad before the op I just figured my body was adjusting. Try to make sure you are not tensed up when you walk because of the stiffness of the new hip. You may also want to use a heating pad or icy hot. I still have some pain in my leg but find the more normal things I do the better I feel. I've been up and down on a ladder the last three days removing wall paper and painting. Waking up the first morning was a bear! Not because of my new hip, but because this was my first big project in a long time. My muscles were stiff and achy all over from bending, stretching, reaching, and stooping, ouch!
Good luck and hope you continue with a speedy recovery.
lindabowles kathee58019
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sue59299 lindabowles
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i am also nearly 4 weeks post op and like you I am walking around the house with no crutch or stick. I do take a crutch with me outside, simply because I,m scared of slipping in the mud!
like you, I could hardly walk before and the pain was severe. I hobbled along like an old lady! We are using muscles in a different way than we used to. We are a lot more upright than before and it will take time to adjust. I get Sciatica, due to Spinal Stenosis, which is made worse by the exercises, which I don,t do, but everyone is at risk of this because the nerve gets quite a bit of trauma from the op. It is worth telling your consultant if it carries on for long.
we are so lucky, listening to our friends on here, some of them have terrible problems, bless them.
keep smiling!
love and hugs
Sue
lindabowles sue59299
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thank you for your reply. Am seeing my consultant in a couple of weeks so will have a chat with him. Also got physio next week so they may shed some light on it. I agree that we are lucky hearing some of the horror stories. I am still in less pain than pre op so it's good and as Jan said, I am still only three and half weeks on. Impatient aren't I!
Sending hugs x
trevor64267 lindabowles
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Best wishes
lindabowles trevor64267
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thanks, Linda
trevor64267 lindabowles
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barbara17317 lindabowles
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lindabowles barbara17317
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sharon6161 lindabowles
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I had back pain before hip pain so it all amalgamated and because we walked stooped then standing straight again is causing pain in itself, I found that just standing still whilst walking and stretching to full height obviously not over stretching the hip works, but I have to say only temporarily.
lindabowles sharon6161
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