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Left hip replacement

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Badger65
Badger65

I am week seven post op and doing really well with rehab, I am pretty much wandering around the house pretty much stick less ,but have recently started to get slight pain in my other hip has anyone else noticed this. I have only in the last couple of days started to loosely hold my stick whilst outside for short periods of time. Any comments would be helpful as terrified other hip is going as this hip replacement has been long time coming.

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  • GoneFishing
    GoneFishing Badger65

    Posted

    Sending positive thoughts your way Badger.  I'm sure others will be along shortly to offer words of sage advice.  

    I have not had my surgery yet so I am reading and learning all that I can, your post will also offer a learning experience for us newbies.

    Best

    • Badger65
      Badger65 GoneFishing

      Posted

      Thanks Kebra don't worry about it it is still the best thing that have had done even though having a slight hiccup at the moment I am already feeling the benefits of it. I am sure you have already been told this but do your exercises after surgery regliously and don't push it. I did and my physio approximately five weeks after surgery to move onto harder exercises as the original ones were to easy and that was the best feeling in the world😀. Good luck and hope your surgery comes soon

  • kimberley38758
    kimberley38758 Badger65

    Posted

    Hi, while there could be some issues with your other hip, it's more likely that your posture has changed now that you are standing up correctly.  When your posture changes, this will effect other parts of the body (from your neck all the way down to your ankles).  If this is the case, the discomfort you are feeling in your other hip should be temporary. 

    Let you physical therapist know.  They will be able to focus on strengthening you back up again.

    Best of lucksmile

     

    • beth2509
      beth2509 kimberley38758

      Posted

      I'd agree with this. BUT friending on what your problem was - say, OA - it may be that now the passion is resolved on one hip, the other one which wasn't as bad is beginning to register on the pain  meter. My doctor days this is why my other hip is beginning to hurt, but I've told him straight that he's wrong because I don't have time for another hip surgery yet biggrin

    • Badger65
      Badger65 kimberley38758

      Posted

      hi Kimberley and Beth thanks guys I am seeing my physio next week and will mention it. I think this maybe the case I had the original hip problem for going on 3 years and have been limping for so long so body is having to learn to adjust back to normal😀

  • gloria81144
    gloria81144 Badger65

    Posted

    Seems your healing is going great!    My surgery date is the 29 th of March.  Or 1 more day and a wake up as my husband says, to be in hospital.  To be honest I'm totally excited!  The pain I have been experiencing is worse than the breech birth of my youngest daughter was. Anything has to be better than life like this!  Will keep all you in the healing loop!

    husband bought me a split king adjustable bed to help me keep the legs raised.  So ready to get this over.  Prayers to all!

    • Badger65
      Badger65 gloria81144

      Posted

      hi Gloria good luck with the surgery and hope all goes well. The pain afterwards is different and is nothing compared to what you are going through prior to surgery.
  • renee01952
    renee01952 Badger65

    Posted

    hi badger , 

    warm welcome to this wonderful hippies forum where we share our personal stories and experiences ..

    you are still early in recovering from a major invasive surgery - you are learning to walk again and perhaps are not in balance enough to walk without cane outside - 

    Have you seen your surgeon  for the follow up appointment? 

    I had similar issue - pain in my other hip around 4-5 weeks post-op from R-THR surgery -

    xray made at 6 weeks follow up appointment showed that Left hips' cartilage was gone from mild to severe decline and bone-on-bone within 6 months ...

    I did not expect that at all and was devastated when given the diagnosis -- 

    6 months later I had other hip replaced ...well, this is the worst case scenario - hope it didn't put you off ...

    you are now here and not alone anymore - come back anytime okay?

    big warm hug

    renee

     

    • Badger65
      Badger65 renee01952

      Posted

      Hi Renee thanks for that I am seeing surgeon on 27th April so will mention it. Also seeing physio tomorrow maybe I am pushing it a bit and need to be more patient.
  • amanda1827h
    amanda1827h Badger65

    Posted

    Hi it sounds as though your doing well,but it can take a year to get back to normal.Remember you've had a major operation. Try & have Reflexology as well.But don't race around.We are all at different levels.Regards Amanda

    • Badger65
      Badger65 amanda1827h

      Posted

      Hi amanda

      thanks for that my physio says it's just compensating for the left operated hip and I have to try pushing down on the stick whilst outside .just wish it would settle down as so frustrating as operated hip seems to be improving 

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