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Be warned. Be realistic in expectations.

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jason42777
jason42777

Hi everyone , been a while since I last posted so most of you won't know of me. I had left thr nearly two years ago, good outcome, mostly don't think about hip now. Today however, trying to get into the passenger seat of the wife's car... owww... muscles are a funny thing seem fine then you do something a little different and bam I nearly collapsed on the floor . Moral of the story a hip replacement will never be quite as good as a good natural hip. That said , I would rather be how I am now than how I was pre operation😀

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  • michael11283
    michael11283 jason42777

    Posted

    Jason

    I can't agree more. Not as good as a natural hip but much better than before the op, at least in 90% of cases or more.

    Mike

  • gwen81475
    gwen81475 jason42777

    Posted

    Yes, I'd rather have a few restrictions than that awful pain!

  • Loral
    Loral jason42777

    Posted

    I know that's true, I put my foot up on the wall to put my boot on while I was sitting and my foot slipped and it felt like my femur moved, now I have bursitis pain...Replaced on 5/5/2015.

  • Chloeparrot
    Chloeparrot jason42777

    Posted

    I definitely agree. I am only 6 months post op and whilst the op was a very necessary for me, (severe osteoarthritis resulting in bone-on-bone) and the op was a complete success, the results so far haven't quite been as I expected. By now I had expected to be able to lift my leg so that I could put on a sock easily, to not to have to sit with my leg out straight because it aches if I d

    • Chloeparrot
      Chloeparrot

      Posted

      Sorry this entry posted before I had finished.

      ..... if I don't. I have suffered from cellulitis on the operated leg for the best part of 5 months too. My leg also aches for no apparent reason, in different places and at different times.

      In saying that, even knowing what I know now I would still have had the op as I couldn't put up with the pain.  In fact I will be having the other hip done in 2017.

      So, in conclusion, a THR is not replacing like with like - the hip that we are born with cannot be beaten - but the new 'bionic' version is pretty good and well worth having, just lower your expectations.

  • ann43383
    ann43383 jason42777

    Posted

    Ow, I felt your pain Jason, too true what you said it will never be as good as a normal hip but better than what we had before for sure. Hopefully you will be on the mend soon. I had an anterior hip done 9 weeks ago and all is going great except for extra problems now in so called good hip....that one is next. Best you take it easy for a while sad

  • HelenNZ
    HelenNZ jason42777

    Posted

    Right, so I thought it would be a walk in the park (yeah right!)

    and I have a triathlon in 8 weeks (I'm two weeks post op) 

    Maybe I should look at the refund policy on my entry fee....

    • HelenNZ
      HelenNZ gwen81475

      Posted

      I'll give it my best, its a women only race so there's no pressure on times or anything....

    • rose0000
      rose0000 HelenNZ

      Posted

      You need a refund or a promise you can do it next year for free smile or be prepared to do in good spirits probably on crutches! I can't imagine doing a triathlon so soon, makes me shudder just thinking about it! 

    • HelenNZ
      HelenNZ rose0000

      Posted

      Oh the swim and the bike will be Ok (as long as the sea is reasonably calm!), it's just the run - which will be a waddle! Its quite a short distance though - 750m swim, 18k bike but a 5k run.

      Nurse that dressed my wound last week said I could swim this week and physio said I should be able to get on my spin bike from this weekend...

  • rose0000
    rose0000 jason42777

    Posted

    I do know what you mean, it catches you out sometimes....I did the same with my husband's sports car and it was the most ungainly exit I can tell you!! You definitely need space to get in and out and to be gently easing in, rather than the usual leaping in and out!  It is a good problem to have though, it usually means we have completely forgotten all about the THP in the first place, which is a good thing. The new hip is a complete and utter blessing - we can enjoy life again and be pain free....sometimes I remember the pain I was in and wonder how I carried on...and more to the point why on earth I didn't get it done sooner!! 

    • gwen81475
      gwen81475 rose0000

      Posted

      I remember sitting on benches watching people my age and older, just get up from sitting and stroll off without a care in the world. I can do that now but I will never take my mobility for granted again..😁

  • rcoa1998
    rcoa1998 jason42777

    Posted

    Being 14 months post op I was beginning to wonder if I would ever not feel my operated hip? Another hipster told me that only occasionally she would feel somethign that reminded her of her hip replacement. WHEN DOES THIS KICK IN??? I just skied for 3 days and felt no added pain. I stayed off the mogels most of the time. I did not want to fall too often. I did remove my ski on the operated leg to get up once... I did not trust the 90 degree break position I was in. THAT RULE IS NOT IN PLACE FOREVER IS IT?
    • judith12644
      judith12644 rcoa1998

      Posted

      Really good to hear that you've just been skiing! I'm planning to go in April.

    • HelenNZ
      HelenNZ rcoa1998

      Posted

      Thats brilliant! 

      I was told that after 12 weeks you can start to relax the 90 degree thing... 

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