different types
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Hi
Are there two types of THR ops or just depends where you
have your op because I get a little down when I read that
people are doing at 4 and 5 weeks what I am struggling with
sometimes at 10. When I was out at the weekend got talking to
someone at garden centre cafe who said when she had her hip
done last year she was walking without any sticks and driving
at 3 weeks at 16 days I had 26 clips removed and at 3 weeks
was still useing 2 crutches when outside had a knee the size of a football and only sleeping in spells of around 2hrs don't think
I'm not over the moon with my new hip I walk without limp
and most of the time pain free just feel sometimes that I am so
far behind . I am going back to work first week in november but
only on part time as I work in a kitchen and am on my feet all
day and don't think I could do a full shift and yet read people
going back to work before 6 weeks are up
I am 57 so maybe age plays a big part ?
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Joycy julie94912
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I hope ole some of this has helped you? I started to read the forum posts again a couple of weeks ago but had to leave them for a while until I felt stronger and more confident. Not that it isn't a great forum, I just couldn't help feeling I wasn't doing as well as I should. Anyway, having gone through this now, I realise that we are all different, varying circumstances etc.
Good ode luck with your recovery.
Jo X
shirley17649 Joycy
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I think we need to remember it isn't a race.
No prizes for being the first "Hippie" past the post.
Main thing is that we make progress, but at our own pace.
As you say, everyone is different.
maggie93798 julie94912
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i was using two crutches outside until 4 weeks then progressed to one, then a stick. Went without when on a cruise at 8 weeks post op.
age may play a part, I was 67 at op time, but it is an individual response
christine86413 julie94912
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annedi julie94912
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chirpyhipster julie94912
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a) how active you were pre-op... the more active the quicker the recovery
b) skill of surgeon
c) amount of exercise you do (walking and swimming) post op
renee01952 julie94912
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Awww.... don't do that to yourself ----
I believe that there are 2 different approaches to hip replacement surgery:
Traditional or posterior Surgery, the surgeon makes a 10- to 12-inch incision through some of the muscles around the hip to expose the joint. Then the surgeon removes the damaged bone and cartilage and replaces them with an artificial joint, or prosthesis.
Minimally invasive or anterior surgery, the surgeon makes one or two much smaller incisions between the muscles. These incisions may be in the back, side, or front of the hip. The recovery time for the mini-incision surgery is shorter than for traditional surgery.
Hmmm , I am not so sure about the driving at 3 weeks post-op unless if you are in the USA - I know that my friend was allowed to drive around that time - his car was a big, automatic one - he was allowed but had challenges with getting in and out of the car -
some do recover faster but for most of us it is a journey that requires patience -
Do you have a fased return to your job? like maybe a couple of hours a day, twice a week - working in the kitchen is so physically demanding - standing and lifting and pushing etc ....
be gentle with your self and pleased with your new hip - you are walking without a limp and are mostly pain free??? that is progress, sweetheart - kudos
big warm hug
renee
julie94912
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really understanding said even though l usually do 5 1/2 hrs
a day I can leave earlyer if getting any aches or pain .
I had already gone from 5 to 3 days earlier in year when my hip
got to painfull and then had to stop working 6 weeks before
my op because couldn't stand on it that long. Because I had
already dropped to 15hrs a week it has ment they didn't have to pay me
sick pay so don't feel to bad about so much time off
angela61719 julie94912
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linnet2015 julie94912
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You are doing really well by the sound of things and you are amazing to be going back to work soon and to such a physical job. But glad you are only doing part-time to begin with so try to get as much rest as you can when you get home.
We are all different, age and fitness play a part and also the type of job you do. If I was still working (Im retired) perhaps I could be ready for work at 8 weeks but then I worked in an office so its was sedantary. I would be vey surprised if the physio or consultant of the person who was walking without sticks at 3 weeks would be very pleased with them.
Its not a race so try not to compare just be yourself and get well soon at your own pace.
Hope all goes well when you start work.
😀
Linnet x
miele55255ch julie94912
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Don't get discouraged. I am 6 months post op and still struggle. I still have a slight limp especially when my legs get tired and I still use a cane when going out. I don't think I drove for almost 3 months. I am now walking about a mile or so but eve that;s a struggle.
So don't let other's progress get you down.
Don't try to compare them to you because it causes self doubt.
But just use this forum as a guideline.
We'll get there!
NanaT2 julie94912
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CanadianGirl NanaT2
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I myself had the lateral approach. I think a lot of people get the posterior and lateral approaches mixed up. I did myself. The only way I knew it was the lateral approach is when I read the surgical report. My surgeon said for the first time in his career, he did not have to cut any muscles in me with this approach. That was with the right side. Haven't had a chance to find out about the left yet as it was only 3 weeks ago. I think what we all need to remember is that regardless of the approach, in the end, we all have the same outcome. A new hip, hopefully without pain or any other problems...