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boysim34
boysim34

Saw my surgeon on tuesday, and he discharged me. No pain  walking without stick short distances with stick on longer. off swimming now, no breaststroke . he did say something interesting, if you go walking etc you would expect to ache the next day, that is wrong, you will start to have pain or disconfort 2 days after not the next day

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  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 boysim34

    Posted

    I have heard that before, from my husband who is ex RAF. They were told this when they did their physical training. In my experience, at least after the hip op, you do feel stiff the next day and rather worse the second. Then it goes
  • larry43899
    larry43899 boysim34

    Posted

    The day after the day after scenario has always been the case for any exercise and you can look forward to walking for miles once you've run your hip In and got over that 'waddle' that hippies get.

    Good luck.

  • mic71403
    mic71403 boysim34

    Posted

    Greetings from Exeter...sounds like a good review! Interestingly breast stroke is fine from my physio but nOT yours!

    Yes...Two day aftereffect makes sense...esp after party!

    Warm regards

    Mic

    • larry43899
      larry43899 mic71403

      Posted

      I was under the impression breas stroke was out for knee or hip injuries???

      I'm not a brilliant swimmer but I remember getting changed after a swim a month or so after the op and being amazed how the ROM had improved after that one swim.

    • boysim34
      boysim34 larry43899

      Posted

      ya, thats is what i was told by surgeron and physo, i must recomend swimming gets the weight off your body even if you just hang onto the side and kick your legs, me 20 lenghts just slightly kicking with my legs did not want to do too much
  • Georgie11
    Georgie11 boysim34

    Posted

    Yes it's called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). First day not too bad, second day ouch!! 

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