Total Hip Replacement (anterior Right)

 I’ve had three arthroscopic surgeries on my right hip since July 2015.  My original diagnosis was bilateral quad tears, bilateral hamstring tears, bilateral bursitis, bilateral impingement and bilateral labrum tears. On November 29 of this year, I had total hip replacement. I have a huge tolerance for pain, which unfortunately, led to me ultimately needing THR.   With all of those injuries, I still ran the Boston Marathon in April 2015 and hiked the Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim in May 2015. Then my first surgery.  My question for anybody out there is, I’d be curious to hear what everybody is doing this soon after surgery. Obviously, like many of you, I was up and walking the day of surgery. I’ve been walking daily since, however in the first few days, or week, my walking was not very much at all.  By the ninth day, I had progressed to a total of about 1 1/2 to 2 hours of walking throughout an entire day  but have now spent much more time upright and ambulatory throughout the entire portion of the day.   I’ve done limited exercises as a relates to upper body, mainly just trying to maintain some muscle cemetery and upper body strength. I’ve done nothing specific to isolate any lower body exercises outside of walking.  From the day of surgery to present, the pain and swelling from the surgery have been far worse than I could’ve ever imagined.  For the record, my surgery was not a result of bone on bone nor did I have arthritis. I had many other factors going on with the hip and soft tissue around the hip -  my surgical teams felt that replacement was the best answer.  My thigh and hip both feel so extremely tight and sore. Like many THR patients out there, I swear at times I can feel the implant, however, I know it is the muscles and nerves  I am feeling. The thigh pain is ridiculous. Last night throughout the night I got up probably three or four times to use the restroom. I did not use crutches and, while tender, I did not feel like I was overdoing anything. This morning when I woke up, my hip was so tight and so sore and the feeling of impingement has just been crazy all day.  I just don’t know if I’ve been on my feet too long throughout the days or if I’ve been walking too much or if I should have never attempted to not use the crutches. I apologize that this post is all over the place as far as my detailed explanation, but I’m hoping to get some insight from others out there who may be feeling some of the same things or who are questioning whether not they are overdoing it. I am a 54-year-old fit woman who by trade is a personal trainer and fitness instructor. I am a runner and a hiker. Well, pre-injuries I did those things. I will again, in time!!

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