Feel tired

Yes they are for the recovery of the layers of cut muscles.. The penguin walk awaits

You're saying what I'm thinking... I'm just looking at my stretch band and then avoiding it for something more important, like this. Plus, I've been doing it all day. Then, I have to decide to lie or not when I go back in for PT tomorrow afternoon. I don't think a lie ever gets you anywhere, but if there was a way to stretch the truth! I've actually had my surgeons PA tell me that it's like throwing your money away when you go to PT, he said after a year, people who did and people who didn't do PT, look exactly the same. Every other place I've seen, says it's essential. OK. Now lets both go do our exercises... 

Hi Sue

Greetings

Exercises and rest are both mportant to healing and recovery. I'm coming up to a year post op now, and without  a good degree of pre op fitness  and post  exercises I woundn't be as thanking godde, nature and the surgeon + nursing team for gorgeous pain free frollicking me today. 

Exeter do not offer any post op PT...simply  a good exercise book  I used extensively --  but with some rest days too sure

Good luck

Mic

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Yes u should do the exercises albeit gently at first and gradually build up your exercise regime. But if u want a penguin walk then don't.

You ll enjoy the rest periods even better after you have exercised.

I finally did my 2 sets out of 3 today. I rolled a yoga mat out on the floor, did my first set and then thought. "How the heck am I going to stand up?" That was fine but my leg was going in every direction trying to find a proper method. I'm used to the bed or the table at the gym. I do really good on most of them and these are the Easy Peasy ones. Like, bend your knee, lay it down, bend your knee, lay it down... Now, I'm using a band and some tension. There is one exercise I just can NOT due. The clam shell. Laying on your side with your knees bent, feet together, and raise the bad leg up. It's like I had a stroke. That muscle doesn't want to work at all... and I've even taken a Percocet before my PT sessions, and it doesn't phase the pain. My therapist, knowing I'm frustrated, said to just keep "trying" even if nothing happens, keep trying to lift that leg. That muscle must have taken some brutal handling...Don't be happy to walk with crutches, look forward to a cane, then no device. I know the sound of that is scary, it is to me as well. So afraid to fall. I just am not going to let this hip surgery ruin my every day. Small baby steps. Inside/under that innocuous incision they have torn you up. YES, you need to have the PT. Another post. A man had his done robotically at the Mayo Clinic. He was told he needed no PT, none whatsoever. I want to research what this method is. 

My swanky home gym.. 

You need a balance of exercise and rest.

You don't need to do it all in one go, space the exercises through the day, repeat the ones you find hardest, they are likely to be the ones you need most.

Good quality rest is also important, get a cup of tea/coffee/whatever you like, put on some music or a film, get comfy, cuddle the cat, stroke the dog, rest.

Graham