Can't lift op leg more than half inch when lying down

I only saw a phisioterapist on week two and she made me do movements which were sooooo painful, I simply refused to do them. Then starting at week three all  these movements were suddeny easy to do, I was actually moving my leg in bed naturally, when I was trying to turn around. I am due to go to hospital on Thursday for the six weeks check, I am curious to see what she is going to say to me...I'll post here on Thursday!

Hi attrac,

Like you I have not had PT after. Not so much because of not being able to get it, more because I refuse to accept the reasoning that my insurance company has by telling me they will only start paying after 21 sessions. At 40-50 euros each session, that would cost me dearly, so I went with the app and did it myself.

Golden rule I lived by though: If it hurts.... Don't do it. Try later. 

As long as you keep that rule in place, you'll set your own recovery pace and be a lot happier. They may know the excercises, you know your body. So guess who wins out in that battle? 😉

I'm at 8 weeks now, and indeed the operated leg goes up easily past the 90 degrees when lifting it. Not much mind you, but beyond. The unoperated leg however I can lift without manually helping it enough to walk stairs...

It sorely needs doing. 

Same here, physio asked me to do a straight leg raise and I couldn't. Then she said that she didn't expect me to be able to at this stage (day 10). She gave me exercises lying down that involve bending my knee to my chest, this is easier. She said to do reps of 10 but if at any time the exercises became painful to stop. She said to go with the pain, it's normal to feel some discomfort but not necessary to force things to the point of agony.

I also have squats, marching, lifting my legs straight when sitting. All reps of 10, 3x a day. I must say I've been a bit slack because I've been doing big walks and also things around the house so figure this also counts!!

Remember that prior to surgery you might have had difficulty due to the hip problem. I couldn't do half of these prior to surgery because my hip was so bad, so I'm doing a lot of catch up.

good luck in your rehabilitation 🏃🚴💌

hi attrac ...  you will get there ... every day a little higher - good thinking to have your daughter help you lift your leg ... just to exercise that poor beaten up muscle ...

keep doing the ankle pumps  - unoperated leg that needs THR surgery is not doing as well as operated one .. you will find out how many different muscle groups will ask for your attention ... 

be gentle with your self - you are doing great !!!!