Pilates after hip replacement
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I am 3 months post HR and doing pretty well. I am exercising and walking. I went back to work after 10weeks. My only issues are waking in the night because I have to change positions. I still sleep with a pillow between my legs. Also when I stand up I limp at first. I saw a infomercial on a pilates machine and it looked like it might be really good for gaining strength after hip surgery. Has anyone tried it?
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joy47826 terri17835
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I think it's good to walk walk walk and I shudder when I read so many running again....yikes....I never was a runner with my own parts...but did a lot of exercise all my life....good luck.
I do stretches at home and the recumbent bike and a few yoga stretches, and walk where I need to go.....but I have not had great outcome from anterior and so I hobble and limp as best I can. I'm older and glad I had a good active life.
terri17835 joy47826
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joy47826 terri17835
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I'm just so amazed at so many young folks doing these replacements. Theory for my mind, these should be last resort, very last. and I guess it was for me and I'm dealing with a lot of complications.
You could still lose the limp, how about any leg discrepancy? This issue is huge for so MANY....including me. I wear a 3/4" lift in my right shoe.
terri17835 joy47826
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joy47826 terri17835
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So with UK govt insurance and I gather you are in the UK, perhaps it pushes many to do these as they are paid for by the govt....Personally, I don't think this is good thinking....
All my life and I'm now 76, I dreaded any kind of surgery and only had 2 in my life, hysterectomy and this hip. And I ended up with complications from both -- sciatic nerve damage from hysterectomy and all the complications I deal with from the hip.
And plenty here deal with complications from their surgries.
I just have a no surgery mindset..
I have a lot of older friends and can only think of 3 who have replacements. 2 are in their 90's now. One other one is my age and she's had a shoulder replacement and knee replacement, but she and I think so oppositive on healing.
Anyway, life goes on with and without struggles.....
ceboyd joy47826
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I think my generation has just been the more active generation and we selfishly want to continue that way, rather than dialing back and just being happy to walk, etc... We hope this surgery will let us keep going at a higher level. A little selfish perhaps but I can't imagine life without my sports so I've taken a risk on this hip letting me continue. Definitely not there yet so am still at the worried about my future point.
joy47826 ceboyd
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We've done this to our joints....and I was never a runner, thank goodness.
ceboyd joy47826
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joy47826 ceboyd
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I can't watch it anymore...all I think about is the ruination of their bodies.
terri17835 joy47826
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joy47826 terri17835
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I have a cousin back in PA, I'm in CA and I haven't seen her in years but know she has had many replacements and she is proabaly 5 yrs older than me. When someone moves to CA, all your friends and relatives in the East think you moved to another country, so lose contact with so many...
Just thinkng about living in cold climates, probably doesn't help joints one bit.
I don't recall if you said you did a lot of exercising in your life.
joy47826 terri17835
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So these surgeons have to make the brunt of their money off private insurance patients...so even if a person really feels they need this replacement and have no insurance, they can't do them.
terri17835 joy47826
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joy47826 terri17835
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She and her brother are tournament tennis and vollyball players and get tons of workouts....more and more is obsessive as I see it.....they will end up with their damage done, I won't be around to see it all most likely. I often wish they had taken to the musical instruments they were given chances to take on.... Too much obsessive stuff today in everything.... j
terri17835 joy47826
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joy47826 terri17835
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Terri, I have a daughter who is 51 and we agree on some things, and many we don't....it's generational.