Hippy anniversary
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Where does time go? I can't believe that this time 2. years ago i was a nervous wreck in hospital having my RTHR.
Now here I am, 2 years later with no pain, no medication, no limp and I've got my life back. I'm able to do all the things I enjoy. in particular riding my horse as often as possible.
So to all of you out there who are at the beginning of your hippy journey I hope my experience encourages you . just do everything that the doctor's and physios tell you and keep doing your exercises.
Good luck
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mic71403 hippy28
Posted
Hippy 28,
Yup....sadly not 100% of us but for thee and me and lots others... WOW
Take care, enjoy
Mic
ian01965 hippy28
Posted
good morning hippy,
i,m hearing you loud an clear, where does all the time go, it's unbelievable. We're only on this planet for a short time really i think. Anyway i was wondering what exercise you found most beneficial to do, exercise bike, stairs etc Do you get on the horse like before or is there a different way you do that ? Reason why i am asking is i,m finding myself getting in an out of a car like before , where i really should be facing the seat backwards an then swiveling both legs around so to speak. How long did you go to physio for as well., I,m 7 weeks today post op an i have to go to physio today, i,m thinking of telling physio today that this will be my last appointment, as i believe they can,t show me anymore exercisers to do an is just a waste of money really, 80 dollars per hour where i am , 100 km round car trip as well. At the end of the day it,s all about exercise an recovery, with a familiar ring of the magic 2 year mark. It's interesting reading on this forum , everyone has a different story to tell , but everyone agrees on the 2 year mark. Nice to hear your doing well an wish you all the best for the future , rgds ian
hippy28 ian01965
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good morning Ian,
in answer to your questions, at 7 weeks the most exercise i was doing was lots and lots of walking. usually a couple of miles a day. then i was still doing the exercises given to me by physio morning and evening.
I only had 2 sessions of physio after the op and that was really just to check how i was doing and to get me off crutches and onto sticks. i only used them when i went out walking.
getting in and out if the car i still put my bottom in first and swivelled round. now i get in how i always used to. i really forget about my hip.
getting on and off my horse is different. i always use a mounting block. getting on is ok, but getting off I'm not able to swing my leg over the back of the saddle. so my horse is well trained and puts her head down so that I'm able to bring my leg over her neck and step down onto the mounting block.
i find that the more active i am the better my hip is. most of the time now i carry on with normal life and forget about it.
good luck with yours and i hope you continue to make good progress.
ian01965 hippy28
Posted
good morning hippy,
i,m hearing you loud an clear, where does all the time go, it's unbelievable. We're only on this planet for a short time really i think. Anyway i was wondering what exercise you found most beneficial to do, exercise bike, stairs etc Do you get on the horse like before or is there a different way you do that ? Reason why i am asking is i,m finding myself getting in an out of a car like before , where i really should be facing the seat backwards an then swiveling both legs around so to speak. How long did you go to physio for as well., I,m 7 weeks today post op an i have to go to physio today, i,m thinking of telling physio today that this will be my last appointment, as i believe they can,t show me anymore exercisers to do an is just a waste of money really, 80 dollars per hour where i am , 100 km round car trip as well. At the end of the day it,s all about exercise an recovery, with a familiar ring of the magic 2 year mark. It's interesting reading on this forum , everyone has a different story to tell , but everyone agrees on the 2 year mark. Nice to hear your doing well an wish you all the best for the future , rgds ian
judith12644 ian01965
Posted
Hi Ian, regarding physio, I didn't get any, just had a 6 week appointment with the physio, and I was discharged. She asked me to show her the exercises that I'd been doing, (which I was given by the hospital post op), she showed me how to walk properly, heel to toe, and said I was doing ok. She also said that the best thing to do was plenty of walking. Good luck with your recovery.
georgette2152 hippy28
Posted
Thank you for your positive words! Just had mine done on 12/26 and having both knees replaced on 9/2/11 was a breeze compared to my recent RTHR.
Georgette
judith12644 hippy28
Posted
Great news! As you say, where does time go? I'm 2 and a half years post op, and like you, had a good recovery. I hardly think about my hip, and I do all the things that I used to do, walking, swimming, biking and skiing. I just don't run anymore. (Surgeon not keen.) I'm really pleased that you're back on your horse!