Post THR
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Hello again I,m 69 live in the UK. fit and active and due for a Left THR shortley, I strugle now with shoes socks and toe nails etc. on my left. The question is will I be able to do this for myself after the op. I know I have got to the point where I have no choice realy, but to have it done, but I worry about what I am able to do after, we cycle ,walk, swim we have an alotment. ( We is my wife of course ). I know I have to take care because of dislocation.
Tanks Brian
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susan05534 brian68625
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georgina1957 brian68625
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paul19337 brian68625
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I have had both done at different times by different surgeons the outcomes also very different.
No you wont be able to do the things you have mentioned until at least 6 weeks maybe longer, you need to read the advice on the NHS web site for better info.
I am 66 and like you fit and active but my last op was ruined by a trapped nerve so ask your consultant what protectio he is giving to the nerves around the thigh
Good luck
Paul
eileen64__UK brian68625
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You should be able to do most things....cycling is good exercise.
Running or any high impact exercise is usually advised AGAINST.
The first 6 weeks are pretty awful you do have restrictions about sleepinbg on your back, bending twisting etc but only for those 6 weeks really. You shouldn't be overly worried after a few months about dislocation unless you do something you are advised not to do.
I had 2 done, 1st one fine, 2nd one fine, until I fractured a bone doing one of their exercises so it just shows!!!! It was undiagnosed osteoporosis that made it fracture so easily but the long and the short of it is it wont heal so I'm on crutches permanently
But that wasnt to do with the THR
Love
Hileena UK
Connie95372 eileen64__UK
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eileen64__UK Connie95372
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Well if you have osteoporosis be careful with the exercise where......you put your hands on a table, {or chair or surface} and move your operated leg out to the side......this is in the book I got from NHS of exercises to do.
Thats the one I was doing whebn my "greater trochanter bone" cracked.
This is my 2nd THR so I spent at least 6 weeks doing it with the first one and I was weeks post op when it happened.
I stress to people that it wasnt the THR it was the osteoporosis that caused it.
I wouldnt want to put anyone off having a THR or scare them but since you've had it and have osteoporosis aswell its just a warning
At 15 days I was using crutches or for my first one it was sticks.....walker didnt come out of the hospital
Sleeping.....well thats another thing.....thee are loads of posts on here.....no one sleeps comfortably for the first 6 weeks when they are on their back.....some we have to put up with for that short time.
Where are you...UK?
Eileen UK
jackie56101 brian68625
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Take Care
Jackie
Parps brian68625
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Six weeks after the recovery process,physiotherapy and wound healing I had a new life,no more pain,up and down stairs and putting on my own socks,shoes and tying the laces plus manicuring my feet myself.....I was back in the gym after 4 weeks,cycling at 2 months,ran a 5k charity run at 6months,now at 10months post op I would say there is nothing I can't do which I couldn't do before I had a hip problem...
my consultant told me that anything I couldn't do would all be in my head,so after doing Judo for 45 plus years I went back on the mat,carefully at first but now my new hip belongs to me and I notice no problems whatsoever,in March it will be a year post op for me(time goes so quick)and we are booked to go skiing.....
As has been said Brian we all heal at different rates, you will need to listen to your body and take on board the professional advice given to you and stay positive...
Wishing you all the best for the future..
jennifer2000 Parps
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Cheers,
Jennifer, UK
barbara17317 brian68625
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carol87667 brian68625
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very best wishes Carol
carolineob brian68625
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