Partial hip replacement

I'm assuming you also had hip surgergy....

Was yours anterior or posterior? How long did it take for you to recover?

I have been doing my exercises n walking at least 15 minutes a day.

But then my surgical leg becomes sore n there is pain afterwards....could I be over doing it?

Keith I read your surgergy was also a posterior approach...Are you allowed to bend down as to tie your shoe laces...sit on regular chairs...not have to sit on 90° angle all the time. ..or have to sit on raised potty all the time?

lol Cecilia I had real bit between teeth and was adamant I was going to do everything I did before. I didn't use those toilet seats ,that was a struggle and was off stick by day 10 and back to running at week 4 . took to about week 4 to be able to sleep on operated side but was tying shoe Laces from about week 2 but with some.pain. Honestly its going to be uncomfortable for a while but if you dont push you will keep to your comfort zone . Certain surgeons are more upbeat and will depend greatly on how fit etc you were before surgery and what you want out after . They will tell you that the data was built around older people and now that more younger and different materials in the hip old info is slowly being updated. If you want accurate info on surgery outcomes look at the national joint registry 2019 report it tells you a world of info .

My hardware is metal n it was cemented.....I am 66 yrs old....I was pretty normal before my fall I jury.

Did your dr. tell you not to bend down bc you cld dislocate?...I'm having a problem with this...

My surgery was posterior.

Cecilia

my surgery was posterior titanium prosthesis into thigh,ceramic ball with plastic/titanium insert in the pelvis uncemented. He just told me that it would take few weeks to mend and then do as i wished .he did not tell me not to bend ,cross legs, tie shoe laces etc. From week 4 i was back running by week 7 up to 10 k and now doing half marathon distances . i will be 12 months in july . I am younger though 53.

I had my hip replacement on the 27 February and was told no twisting bending down past 90 degrees and don't cross legs

Like me....but is this for the rest of our lives?...never to be able to choose where we want to sit so as not to break 90 degree rule...nor bend down n tie our shoes or get dressed normal?

Please let me know what kind of surgery did you have...Also, what else he tells you about the precautions...Thank you.

I fell n broke the ball part.

it's normal to still be stiff...to tell you the truth I never had restrictions .I had lateral anterior approach..total left hip replacement..at 8 weeks I was riding my horse again...stretching for me was very important ..still do have to stretch alot..but I'm hiking and riding my horse...things will get better...I promise..

I get better n then I start feeling stiff again...when I cook n stand at stove for more than 10 mins. I start getting pain....no groin pain at rest only when walking n exercising.I can walk without a cane but limp n some pain..Dr. said it will go away...Because of the pandemic had not had any xray done.

He also said I wld never be able to bend down( as to pick things up from floor...tie shoes...cross legs....put pants on without a reacher bc I could dislocate my hip.....This is hard on me bc I live alone n do everything on my own...including my yard work....What do you all think?

My surgeon told me that my precautions were forever! I live alone n need to do so many things that require bending down.....getting dressed....doing yardwork.....cleaning ...etc.

Did they tell you the same thing?

I am 3 months from hip replacement have been walking been out on my daughter bike and will be off fishing once lince comes I am lucky that I heal quickly as just before I found out I had arthritis I rolled a quad bike down a hill broke 11 ribs and shoulder blade was taken to Nottingham truma centre was in for 2 weeks but after a few days you would not have thought that anything was wrong

Cecilia

Please dont get too down you can take out of the site what you will and take what advice may suit . As an example Kirstie's doc told her to take precautions and they were forever ,whereas mine told me to get on with whatever I wanted including returning to running which I promptly did . We all have different aches and pains and they will get better with more exercise time and determination.

Was yours anterior or posterior surgery?

hi I had RTHR almost a year ago and agree it takes time for you to get as good as you'll get. I had groin / upper leg pain for a gd 6 months. I'd not realised how bad my muscles had become and it was them screaming out at me - stretching in a morning on waking was a nightmare. I went back to see my GP and fortunately got to see a physio who gave me extra exercises to do + the use of those exercise bands you can use. I noticed a big difference almost immediately.

I think the main thing abt hip surgery is that like most things everyones different and have other health issues which could impede things.

my advice re walking is to do as much as you can for as long as you can which atm isnt easy for many of us. pre lockdown I was going out for a walk abt 3 x a day .I'm lucky I live in flat safe area to do this. I'm hoping next week once the rush to get out by others has calmed down I can do this again and drive somewhere I can walk abt as well.

I'm sure you know it takes at least a year to get you as gd as you'll get. if I'm walking far I still need a stick more for my lower back pain from arthritis there than anything. but compared to how bad I was pre OP I'm just so grateful for less pain and improved mobility.

best wishes in your recovery

I had no trouble walking before surgery;however, I slipped on water n fell n broke my hip...so had partial hip replacement.

Alan how young are you?

I know you mentioned you had the same pr ecautions.

So you werent expected to follow them forever?