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Bilateral protrusio of hips

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mary50027
mary50027

Hi

i had a left hip replacement in January and still have mobility problems.

i am 56 and since surgery can't do as much as I use to.

one of my biggest problems is I can't bend Down far before I get pain and almost get stuck.

I have had to go back to work as I am divorced and on my own with 4 cats and a dog. So the lower parts of house constantly need cleaning and so I have to get down on my knees with difficulties and crawl around which hurt my knees and getting back up I have to have something solid to pull myself up.

i am a nurse in out patients and finding as the week goes on it hurt more and more so by end of day. And weekends want to sit and do nothing.

can any one advise /help. Please

 

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  • juliette39133
    juliette39133 mary50027

    Posted

    I have had to accept some limitations since my thrs. I can't kneel or squat which leaves bending as the only way to get to the floor. I can bend but don't like doing it, if that makes sense? I have frequent backache due to bending on my allotments. I have found that this summer when work at the allotments was heavy due to watering and picking that I developed all kinds of pain in my hips and legs. I became very tired and found that I needed to sleep ten hours at night. I think this is my body telling me, enough! I would think that working as a nurse is similarly exhausting. I do wonder if it's realistic that everyone is going to be able to return to their jobs. A local dentist recently retired after trying work after a thr. Even though we might have been able to do the job before the op there's something about the op that weakens us. I find it very difficult to accept these limitations but if I want to be pain free then I just have to. Being employed must be doubly difficult as you can't pace yourself at your body's rate. I think part of the problem is grief and mourning for who we were and at what has happened to us.
    • mary50027
      mary50027 juliette39133

      Posted

      I think I am frustrated as I was Very honest about my situation and expected to get back to as I was as that is how they gave the impression of.

      i am divorced on my own 56 with 4 cats and a dog.

      use to run(this I don't mind giving up)

      was very active loved cycling and trampolining with my grandson

      jumping over rocks very sure footed 

      now I feel so old and can't do so much

      mary

       

  • hope4cure
    hope4cure mary50027

    Posted

    Find a good PT to help give u a daily plan to improve THR strength I the muscles anr the I band.,it took me a few months longer to get the life back .,but one UR plan started in a few weeks u will notice the difference. Don't Ben I continues to piy the ligiments wear ia knee stretch support, use ads and treachery. Keep all togs u need up on the counter. All cloths over UR head. Once the muscles begin to strengthen then the rest will come into place. It worn necessarily be perfect I stll have trouble picking things up. Thank goodness for reachers. I was determined to get thru this and had the opportunity for great PT's to show me how to move properly. For now I bet u just need ti rest for a few day until UR stronger and not hurting. Take a break from all the pushing . 

    Still today I still have difficulty but have learned how to move without aggravating the leg muscles foot and knee. One day at a time.,no bending for a week. Let urself just test. UR body just went thru major surgery and deserves a bit of a break. Still do the bed exercises don't want to get stiff. It's just realizing it's ok t take a few days off ...

     

  • ros007
    ros007 mary50027

    Posted

    Castors or sliders under furniture, if necessary pay a handiman for an hour, get one of those sticky rollers for cat hair. Save up to get someone in once a month to do the really awkward bits. You can get kneelers with a side frame in some gardening catalogues but use long handled gadgets where possible - try training the pets to eat off a low platform.

    Good luck

     

  • DawnDedee
    DawnDedee mary50027

    Posted

    Hi Mary, 

    The bending down you describe hurts me also and I too need to use something solid to pull myself back up.  I am divorced and raising my three preteen granddaughters, so I make them help me with what I cannot do.  Thank God I have their help even if they would rather play!  I have had to let a great many things house work wise go which bothers me, but I think in the long run it is worth not overdoing it.  

    Wishing you better times ahead!

    Dawn

  • patricis
    patricis mary50027

    Posted

    Hello Mary, so much good advice to your question that I can't really add anything, BUT I can appreciate the pet issue...I have two cats and one dog...for the time being I've had to hire someone to come in to take the dog outside (and clean up after him) and also to do the cat litter, as you litterally have to bend to get that litter which is like cement when the cats are through with it!!!!

    I'm at the point I could walk the dog around the backyard (he is too old to take for walks) but I can't bend to clean up after him and also he has bathroom issues which make a longer poop and scoop not really helpfull (only a fellow dog owner whose dog is elderly and has issues can appreciate what i'm saying)...in any event, the reacher is definately a BIG help so far for me. (i'm 6l and only 5 foot tall so at the best of time I have trouble getting things high up!!!)...I'm a little behind most people on this forum so I'm also getting lots of good advice from them!!!!

    I'm also doing physio twice a week and I think that makes the world of difference to my recovery, and lucky fo rme I have coverage so even after the doctor says I don't need it anymore I will continue until I feel I don't need it....stay strong and check in to this forum for support!

    • joy47826
      joy47826 patricis

      Posted

      I can bend and still touch my toes, but lower back is riddled with OA, so I do this with burning pain, but I can do it.

      I do a set of exercises before I get out of bed and when I go to sleep at night...often do my exercises during the day too. I use a little heat for 5 minutes or so before I get out of bed too.....this gets blood flowing I figure in lower back.

      My little apt has been neglected and I keep threatening to hire someone to come in and clean again....I keep up but the harder work, forget it.

      I'm 76 and no pets but 3 wonderful house plants I fed and water...can't imagine a pet needing me. I had the anterior and there is more freedom in movement for most but then I deal with lots of OA bodywide. and Fibro issues. My life is not greater...keep on top of Vit D.

      I take collagen supps too, I'm a big supplement person.

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK joy47826

      Posted

      Hi Joy

      I can bend and still touch my toes, but lower back is riddled with OA, so I do this with burning pain, but I can do it

      I agree with a lot of things you say but not that.....I believe in listening to my body.  Lots of exercises yes especially first thing in the morning. Also the heat before you get up thats good.

      Not pushing your body until it is burning pain just to say you can do it.

      Do exercises gradually and often and you'll gradually get better and be able to bend further without pain.

      I've alsways been told to listen to my body and I do believe in that

      Eileen

       

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