When can I stop abiding by rules such as no crossing legs?
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Now 5 weeks post op and walking without any aids - not too far though as have arthritic knees and they are playing up more since the THR. I tend to forget the rules and have to pull myself up sharply to stop doing things I should not. Having my after op check on 24th April but today found my self with ankles crossed when I woke up. By the way, I am 80 but have always played lots of sport and muscle tone still quite good.
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crissy_wissy
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Keep up the good work!
Chris
ros007
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Keep exercising, but in bite sized chunks.
crissy_wissy
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Chris
ros007
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Paulus1949
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After 4wks trying to sleep on my back,the lack of sleep became unbearable,and rightly or wrongly I started to sleep on my side with a cushion between my legs..first nights sleep fro 4wks.
I'm now in week 9 post op..can walk without crutches round the garden,but still get some groin pain when I put my full weight the new hip,which I am disappointed in really..
I'll give it another 4wks and if no improvement I'll have to get it investigated.
crissy_wissy
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Paulus1949
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Again I've been told the best excerciseis to walk and try to do all the usual things you did before the op?
Yes I drove at the start of week 8 after the op..luckily my car has 3 electronic seat adjustments so I can fine tune it to get the best position,and being my left hip it's actually easier to get into the drivers seat..I'm driving up to 15mls at a time ok,but do get some pain for a while afterwards..I'll increase the distance gradually.
I think you need to wait until your pain free when depressing the clutch pedal before driving.
Unfortunately for me my right hip needs replacing ASAP..but not sure I could go through it again,it's been a painful,frustrating 8 weeks..but tbh it's now slightly better than before the op,so not complaining.
Maybe in a year or so the bad memories will fade away..and in any case the other one might be less painful.
Chichilarue Paulus1949
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crissy_wissy Chichilarue
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chris
Chichilarue crissy_wissy
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crissy_wissy Chichilarue
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There are a couple of good leaflets on the internet Google post ThP care...or something like that...
Chris
Chichilarue crissy_wissy
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Paulus1949 Chichilarue
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It was 3 wks before I was able to do that.
After 11 wks I can walk for about 3hrs with little stops on the way.
just be careful you don't get too carried away and overdo things,which I did,it can set you back a bit.
just increase the walking time by a few minutes a day,I've been advised.
Chichilarue Paulus1949
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ros007
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To those of you contemplating replacements in the future my advice would be to build up your hip abductors (the muscles which move your leg outwards and stabilise your pelvis when standing on that leg) as much as possible pre-op. If you can maintain a range of motion pre-op as well this is good because the adductors (the muscles which move your leg towards and across the mid-line) tend to tighten and stretching them is the cause of some of the discomfort post op.
Good luck everyone and keep smiling.