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Hi. I am 5 weeks post op. I have been walking without assistance for 3 days with some pain. I now have a persistent pain from my right groin, going across and down to my knee. Should I go back to my cane until my pain is gone, or power through.
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neil5421 angela36932
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I'm just beyond 5 weeks, well in fact it will be 6 on Tues....
Sounds like you've overdone it a bit? We all need to balance activity with good rest... my suggestion would be that 'powering through' isn't going to help you, and that you might want to rein it in a bit. The pain can be from your muscles that you've not used for a while / which are on the mend and they won't get better from being beaten up further! Maybe try mixing up a bit of support with a bit of free walking with a good feet up lie-down...
All the best!
Neil
Pansycat52 angela36932
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Maybe doing a bit too much - it always seems to show up in the groin area
Don't battle through - it's not a race or an endurance test. Some activity, plenty of rest with feet up and some support still, particularly when out and about
You are doing good - just take it easy!
Kind wishes Linda xx
angela36932 Pansycat52
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andy90315 angela36932
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I'm heading into week 5 post op and agree with all others feedback. I gauge my progress via the pain the next day in the hip and knee. If it's hurting (bad) in the morning I have a day off. Also I am concentrating more on quality of walking without my walking stick, upright no limp/penguin walk. If I can't walk straight it's back onto the stick. Seems to be working for me as progress is steadily up and up. Geez isn't it hard to be patient and to take it easy?
angela36932 andy90315
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heather717 angela36932
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angela36932 heather717
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Georgie11 angela36932
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I agree with the others, powering through is fruitless because you end up in more pain and your waking suffers. Rest is as important as movement. If the cane helps then use it on and off.I'll be 6 weeks tomorrow and still have my feet up on the couch for an hour every afternoon.
Good luck in your recovery 🌈💌🌈
angela36932 Georgie11
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renee01952 angela36932
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Ditto al the reponses ... there is no gain in pain with THR, is my motto ... I know for mysel that I have been walking crooked and unbalanced for a while pre surgery and continu to do so when unaided ... I just have to be more mindful about my posture and how I put down my feet ...
be gentle with your self
warm hug
renee
angela36932 renee01952
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Jodi-France angela36932
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shoulders back, heel toe. My physical therapist said that the minute you can no longer walk with the right posture stop walking. The thing you want to focus on is walking with excellent posture, a straight back. Distance walking is not your goal at this point, that will come. Focus, focus on posture and when you cannot maintain it you have done enough, quit and take a rest.
my physical therapist did not push endurance, once I could walk without crutches they went in the closet. When I could walk the hallway from my bedroom to the living room with correct posture, and heel then toe I never used crutches again. Of course without crutches that meant I didn't walk very far initially, to start it was just inside the house, then just around my own yard, but all the time with the correct posture. What is the point of walking far using a crutch? You are not developing the muscles that are used without the crutch. Basically you are developing crutch muscles if you think about it. I had a physical therapist 3 time a week for 6 weeks, in my home.
this is what makes this forum great, people from many different countries contribute and on the topics there can be conflicting answers. I recovered in 6 weeks about 90%! at 6 months 95% and at a year 100%. Your mileage may vary,
attractac Jodi-France
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Guest Jodi-France
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while I agree that quality beats quantity, I do feel a healthy balance between muscle building and stamina building needs to exist as well.
While I agree that walking correctly is number one, walking a distance is a close second.
I have had days where I walked between 7 and 10 miles. Never all in one go, but with approriate pauses in between. Sometimes I admit it was pushing it a little, which for me was the alarm to slow back down again.
But having had a bummed set of hips for a good while, my overall stamina had dwindled to pitiful levels, leaving me out of breath after doing barely anything. Now I can do more than my bad hip allows, which at least helps me do all the things I want to do, while the nags and quiggles from the hip slow me when needed.
Long story short though, yes, posture is a HUGE part of healing, without good posture, you will never get where you want to be.
Guest angela36932
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Don't rush and shift back a gear when needed 😊
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