physical therapy

A very good morning from sunny Devon!

I don't think you are wimpish - I think maybe your programme has too too intense, just as mine with zero PT input was not intense enough.

You havn't mentioned walking - which is probably the best exercise to build up those muscles. Only now, at 3.5 months, am I beginning to work intensly in the gym - up to now I've been focussing on the walking smoothly and posture correct, with good resluts.

Maybe slow the exercises and walk more?

Good luck

mic

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you know what, I will get out my 4wheel walker again (that's how bad it is now) and start walking more instead of just going up and down the drive way ....thank

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I am sorry you are in pain. I do know what that is like as you know.

My consultant says he will not give major physio till at least 8 weeks post op. This is because it gives the wound chance to heal a little till it is read for a little resistance excersise. All he will let you do is the excersizes the physio sends you home with.

If I were you I would go beck to your hospital and get checked out. You should noty be in that much pain unless there mauybe something wrong.

it sounds to me as if you are doing far too much far too soon. If it hurts so much it is the body,s way of saying ease up and give me a rest and a bit more time. I protested to my physiotherapist about what she wanted me to do, rested the leg for three weeks with just walking about and doing simple exercises, the result was three weeks later I can raise the leg from flat on the bed to higher than the un operated side! Am planning to do the Can-Can In a week or so.......ha ha. When I showed the physio.she said well you were right to listen to what your body was saying, we are all different. I would give yourself a holiday and just do walking and resting when you need it. My consultant said walking was the very best thing for it, and I was discharged from his care as passing with flying colours all the tests at 6 weeks. Pain in my opinion is the body's way of saying stop doing that at once!!!

Margaret

I'm going to do that and see how it goes but will go to my doc if I think more phsyio would help get the leg stronger.

I know physios tend to say to do exercises even if it hurts and take pain killers but it  sounds like you have done too much! I find gel hot packs relax my muscles  I use them lots!

Your right do not do anything you body treks. Don't care if she doesn't like it. You will be the one who suffers when your hip prostheses comes loose. Rt.now your bone is trying to develop new bone to surround the new hip and hold it in place.This process takes up to TWO yrs to complete.

Wts later could be ok. consult ur surgeon. Be careful.xxxxx

I live in the UK. I had a total right hip replacement six weeks ago today. I had physio prior to my surgery paid for by our health system. To qualify for a hip replacement on the National Health Service in my area a patient has to take pain killing medication for several weeks then be referred to a Physio who has to say that there is nothing he can do to improve mobility then he and the Doctor refer you to an Orthopaedic Surgeon. The physio prepared me for surgery by working on my leg muscles and giving me a series of exercises to do daily before the surgery. Many of these exercises are the same as in the booklet I was given to follow on my discharge from hospital as there is no funding for physio post surgery. I have been paying privately to see the same Physio who gave me NHS treatment pre surgery. I have great faith in him. He told me it was only necessary to see him every two to three weeks. He manipulates the upper leg muscles on my operated hip and checks that I'm walking properly with one crutch. He checks that I'm standing properly, that my right foot is straight and gives me tips on how to keep improving and making the leg stronger. He believes that too much physio can actually damage the muscles which have been cut around the operated site, which are doing their best  to heal naturally. He says that it takes 16 weeks for healing to be well etablished and 6 months for complete healing. He has told me not to do any gardening for 6 months as he had a patient damage the healing muscles by gardening after 10 weeks. He believes she has increased her healing time by months and is back to walking with two crutches and in pain. You are not a wimp. Your body is telling you this is all too much for it as it is trying to heal naturally. I walk every day, usually for 30 minutes to one hour. I started on flat ground and now climb hills and walk on more dificult terrain. If any particular activity hurts me a lot I give it a break for a few days before  trying again.. I tried pushing a trolley around a supermarket at 5 weeks post op and soon discovered this was a mistake so didn't do it again. Everyone say I'm doing really well and I feel I am. Do be careful. Don't be pressured into doing anything that causes you such intense pain and loss of mobility. It's your body and you will live with the consequences of over doing the Physio, not all those people who are giving you well meaning advice. Best wishes E