THR REVISION
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Im post op 3 1/2 weeks doing fine hip healing well .. on crutches .signed off physio and doing suggested exercise .....but tired ...im exhaughsted ... im not to weight bare for 6 weeks ... so hard going on crutches as got OA in spine hands feet and yes other leg.... but dont remember being so so tired ..... i hate being like this ... im a fighter lol fighting to stay mobile.... believe it i feel guilty lying about .... advice x
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Ducksoup linda15520
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AlexandriaGizmo linda15520
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Hi Linda you don't say how long ago you had initial op, you are older and it's only 3 + weeks after a second major op, it's no time and it's winter so the cold will pull you down, don't feel guilty that's silly, rest when your body tells you too and remember you need more calories to heal and plenty of fluids
anniepaint linda15520
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All the best
Ann
linda15520 anniepaint
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lynne56429 linda15520
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linda15520 lynne56429
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julie40975 linda15520
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Like the others have said it’s early days. Had mine a year ago in December. It was cold dark and miserable which suited my mood. We forget we are getting older and some of us don’t bounce back as quickly as we thought! It is very frustrating I cried a lot too. Be kind to yourself , keep up with the painkillers you need them! The clocks change soon and hopefully it will get warmer. Make the most of it watch tv listen to music or talking books are great- helped me to nap. Eat what you like. I’ve been for an early morning swim this morning. Never thought I’d see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Julie
RichardKen linda15520
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Dear Linda
We all recover at different speeds because of course we are all so different thank goodness!
I'm rather surprised to read that you are not to weight bear for six weeks. This is very unusual as normally you would be expected to be fully weight bearing on either the day of or the day following your surgery. May I inquire why this restriction please?
Cheers Richard
AlexandriaGizmo RichardKen
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I think it's all about the surgeon and remember Linda has had revision surgery so not so straight forward, her hip needs longer to except the prosthesis I think, I could be wrong, lots of people have to go non weight bearing aswell depends also on how strong the femur is
RichardKen AlexandriaGizmo
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I had my twenty year old hip revised last year and was full weight bearing on the day following surgery. I suspect that the OP had an issue we do not know about.
Cheers Richard
linda15520 RichardKen
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RichardKen linda15520
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Of course it is none of my business but in your position I would want to know why especially as you had the same stipulation at the primary.
I could understand it if during the surgery the surgeon managed to crack your femur. That would I think mean several weeks of non weight bearing but you should have been told this at the time of your surgery.
The normal procedure is weight bearing as soon as possible and that can mean on the day of surgery but certainly the day following unless you are too weak to attempt it.
Hope you manage to get some answers.
Good luck. Richard
AlexandriaGizmo RichardKen
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Hi Richard I have just been checking and 6 weeks is a fairly normal space of time to be non weight bearing after an HR it can also depend on your area of entrance to complete the op, anterior or posterior, if the muscles were cut then it's usual to not push the muscles which do all the work to hold the hip in place, it can also depend on who and where you had it performed
RichardKen AlexandriaGizmo
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I do of course respect the research that you have done, however I have not found what you have that the time allowed for full weight bearing depends on whether the approach is posterior or anterior.
In both of my hip surgeries, the first in 1997 at age 55 and the revision where the stem was left in place at 76 using the posterior approach, the nursing staff were keen to get me full weight bearing walking on the day following surgery and this appeared to be the expected way in both of the hospitals involved. One was in Wales and the other in Southern England and there was a twenty year time difference. I appreciate that this is in statical terms a tiny sample.
It does however seem from what I have read that some surgeons are far more cautious and if bone density is poor or the femur has been cracked then six weeks before full weight bearing seems to be the guidance given. This is why I asked the OP if there were reasons for the caution but I believe the answer was no.
It does seem rather strange that given the number of these surgeries undertaken that there is not greater consistency from surgeon to surgeon and hospital to hospital.
Perhaps someone will be able to point us to an up to date research paper that looks in depth at this as it obviously effects potentially many people.
All the best. Richard
AlexandriaGizmo RichardKen
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Hi Richard I so agree, in this country especially their is no black and white, we get too many differences when it comes to post op instructions, walk fully weight bearing, 0 weight bearing or even weight bearing to tolerance, I was only saying it seems that it is all down to your surgeon and even they can change their minds over time, maybe it's as you say if their is any osteoporosis hanging about then healing will be slower and require more time non weight bearing but Linda did say she had no problems so your guess is as good as mine and the surgeons LOL
linda15520 AlexandriaGizmo
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AlexandriaGizmo linda15520
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Hi Linda thanks for getting back to us, like I said it's all down to surgeon and to be honest if and when I get mine I will be 0 weight bearing for at least 6 weeks, thats a definate and is not going to be a choice for me, so I suppose it's just different post op scenarios, so long as your good it doesn't matter, it's not that long