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Hitting a plateau

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renee01952
renee01952

Good dayfrom a gray and icy Holland ,

I am a bit disappointed right now  (mildly expressed) as I seem to have hit a plateau in moving forward.

I had 2 THR surgeries in 2015 - Right hip in March 2015 and Left hip in September 2015 - 

I am very happy with the new hips and grateful that I didn't have any post-op complications - 

However .... first couple of weeks I felt great, confident, cocky even - It felt so good to not have that grinding bone pain anymore - 

Physical Therapist told me then to slow down a bit - to rest more , etc. Slow and steady and going well - Follow up visit with surgeon was an all clear - 

At some point my "old" new hip started to hurt - pain in groin, thigh, knee - almost as if it was too much to handle the newly operated hip ...

Since then progress has been so sloooooow .... Stiff and tight muscles, noticed that I am hunched over when standing... after walking or coming back from shopping etc. I can barely move -  leg lifts are painful which also makes me feel insecure about driving - I have to lift my left leg (Holland) into the car ...

my question to 2 THR surgery hipsters, do you recognize this - My first right leg is as sore as my left one - difference between them is 6 months and I know that it didn't get a chance to heal ... but still

Don't want to freak out anybody here who is about to have their other hip done --- it IS a wonderful feeling to have 2 good hips ...

big warm hug

renee

 

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  • tpeter60
    tpeter60 renee01952

    Posted

    I am a double Hippie X2, this is normal. keep in mind you are working the old "new" hip more while recovering. Slow and steady does win the race. Take advatance of your pain meds to manage pain. I hit several plateaus along the way. For me, it was just keep trudging forward then one day, typically after the weenend when I had some downtime, I was like a  new person. 

    It took me a year after my last to get where I could really et back to normal. by the end of the second year I was hiking in excess of 20 miles a week in preperation for a backpacking trip with my son. It was the reason I had my right hip done a second time. He asked to go backpacking for  a final father son event before he went to College. 

    Slow and steady, push a little more as you can. 

  • renee01952
    renee01952

    Posted

    Thank you - This cold weather is not helping  either ...I am a California girl, an L.A. woman for goodness sake cool 

    Big warm hug 

    renee

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