Shouldn't I be better than this?
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hello everyone I'm on holiday in Italy 12 weeks post op. I have been doing all my exercises but 8 days into my holiday I now have problems walking and pain down my thigh. I have been walking a mile four times a day into the town and a bit of wandering round the shops and swimming. I still am unable to weight bear without using a stick. I'm now getting really worried I have something wrong with implant. Anyone have ideas or comments for me please?
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Guest gillian18780
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Enjoy the rest of your holiday but slow down
val14381 gillian18780
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Do you think you may have been overdoing things? What type of swimming are you doing? I'm nearly 6 months post op but still get quite a lot of pain if I overdo it.
I was told never to swim breast stroke , but as I can't do anything else I do it very cautiously. Although I love wandering around shops I find I still have more pain than walking slowly than if I'm walking briskly.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday. It is still fairly early days for you yet. I've just been told it can take up to a year to fully recover so maybe you should have a few more restful days.
edarlingb gillian18780
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Good luck.
attractac gillian18780
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briskwalk gillian18780
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Dave_H gillian18780
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i am at 14 weeks and today I have been in a shed roof cutting a hedge.
we went away in our campervan for 3 weeks when I was St 10 weeks and I had to gomundervthe van,lift gas bottles etc and my muscles, thighs, lower back, hip, know about it. I am very aware of the muscles in my hip at pres as they are building back up and my calves have been sore , building up muscles I haven't used for ages.
if you haven't been able to weight bear since your op go back to your surgeon.
If you think you have done something, have pain and can't weightbear go back to your surgeon.
if you have just over exercised, pull back , rest, ice etc .
ginger47520 gillian18780
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renee01952 gillian18780
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I agree ... you are on vacation, darling - so enjoy, relax and take it easy ... go for a little walk and dip in the pool without swimming or something ...
you are doing too much and as said, your body is letting you know ...
Ciao bella
be gentle with your self -
gillian18780
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much walking but I expected to be pretty much back to normal life at twelve weeks, perhaps that's too high an expectation although lots of people seem to be even earlier. I was walking around at home with no sticks before I came away but not doing four miles a day I guess. Our hotel is only B&B so if I want to eat I have to do the walk.
edarlingb gillian18780
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briskwalk gillian18780
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1.Getting food delivered to your B&B
2. Asking the B&B manager to give you a lift/collect food for you.
3.Get a taxi
Where about in Italy are you? If you explain your problem to a restaurant manager and you book all your meals in his restaurant, he'll collect you with his car or he will put in touch with his best friend who happens to be a taxi driver. I am Italian...I know how things work over there...
maggie93798 gillian18780
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