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linda15520
linda15520

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
    Ducksoup linda15520

    Posted

    We were all tired after surgery despite how healthy we were at that time.  My wife was walking slower than me before surgery and it was me after.  For the first couple of weeks I was really tired
  • AlexandriaGizmo
    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
    anniepaint linda15520

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    Don’t feel guilty, resting is as important as exercise for healing. When you rest you are allowing your body to work hard in recovering from the trauma of the surgery and heal your wounds. If you want to feel guilty, feel guilty when you do too much. Seriously,  treat that rest as work.  It takes a long time to recover from this op. I have only just stopped having an afternoon nap 5 months on. I do a good amount of exercise daily but also balance that with good rest. 

    All the best 

    Ann

    • linda15520
      linda15520 anniepaint

      Posted

      Thanks know im being silly... not a person who lies down to things easily.... lol .... im 55 yrs now so yea big difference to 20 yrs ago
  • lynne56429
    lynne56429 linda15520

    Posted

    Don’t feel guilty- your body needs to heal, energy is being used to resolve the insult of surgery. I have used a wheeled walker with brakes instead of crutches. Orthos never have used crutches or know how difficult they can be to use. Toe touch and limit weight bearing with a walker is easier on the upper extremities
    • linda15520
      linda15520 lynne56429

      Posted

      Thanks lynne ... just need to hear this normal .... bought wool so going to try knitting lol
  • julie40975
    julie40975 linda15520

    Posted

    Hi Linda

    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
    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
      AlexandriaGizmo RichardKen

      Posted

      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
      RichardKen AlexandriaGizmo

      Posted

      Dear Alexandria

      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
      linda15520 RichardKen

      Posted

      No idea richard . I only know all went well but apart from that ...just what shrgeon wants x
    • RichardKen
      RichardKen linda15520

      Posted

      Dear Linda

      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
      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
      RichardKen AlexandriaGizmo

      Posted

      Dear Alexandria

      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
      AlexandriaGizmo RichardKen

      Posted

      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
      linda15520 AlexandriaGizmo

      Posted

      Well seems my operation has caused intrigue lol... i was diagnosed at 34 with dysplastic hip joints. So bad only option was double thr ... at the time .it was not an operation done often in Scotland other than a team in Gartnavel General Hospital under professor Hamblin ... Mr Gregorus ...Consultant ...Who at that time specialised in THR in young people ... i was given a hip replacement one metal and metal ...and 12 mths later one plastic and metal...at time we had no idea which would last longer... so hence tried both....i t was explained at time in detail that it would be parcial weight baring for 6 weeks to 8 weeks to allow time for bones to heal as not cemented as being so young ..they knew would need done again at least once .... move on 20 yrs and next ThR revision and again not cemented and parcial weight baring for same reason.... i live in Scotland and its obviously how they proceed....
    • AlexandriaGizmo
      AlexandriaGizmo linda15520

      Posted

      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

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