When did you change to normal stair climbing?

I found it just came naturally, when I wanted to get up the stairs faster and got too impatient I just found myself going up 'normally' - not sure when it was, but within 6 weeks certainly.

When I realised what I'd done, I was concerned about it for a while, but realised that my body was actually ready for me to do that.

Graham

Like Graham, I found it just happened between 4 and 5 weeks. Going up was significantly easier to start with, rather than going down.

Hi It all depends on how quickley you recover. I was over the 6 weeks. I was over doing things anyway as I am a carer & really had no one to care for me ! As I am not allowed to be ill. But thats another story. Regards Amandah

I am so glad you asked, I thought it was a lifetime thing  lol

I'm not sure exactly when, but it must have been about 5 weeks. Going down the stairs was a totally different story and remains a challenge when tired ( I am about 5 months but waiting for hip #2).

 

I started today, I am 3 wks and a day from my THR.

i am a bit impatient with the slow trips up and down the stairs !

I'm not quite at 3 weeks post LTHR and have been able to go downstairs properly for a few days and upstairs just today. But when my muscles are tired or very stiff, I revert to one step at a time. I'm not sure when/if I'm supposed to be doing most things (released from hospital with hardly any precautions and no exercises). I still find getting up off the loo without anything to hold onto very hard though. I guess recovery is an individual thing.

Hi, thanks for the replies folks, were you all posterior approach or Anterior - I'm posterior and at 5 weeks simply can't do stairs normally with the operated leg, due to see consultant a week today so will ask then.  thanks again, happy hippilife!! xxx

Hi

I'll be honest I was really scared of doing this.  But had physio early on from 2 weeks and he got me going up and down at about 4-5 weeks but up was easier to start with.

I was maybe week 3, but I still had to hold onto the rail. By week 4 I could do it without the rail, but had a hand close...just in case!

Hi Janine, I'm 10 weeks tomorrow & gave only just started going upstairs properly. I have to think about it though! I was in so much pain post-op for around 2 years, it's just habit that I go up one at a time. My stairs are quite steep & I only have a bannister rail on 1 side so coming down us a different matter! Other than that my recovery has been great & I'm going back to work next week x

I wish I could go up stairs normally....  I am about 6 months post op and although the hip can do the stairs normally, my knees don't want to 

I started to go downstairs normally after 4-5 weeks and upstairs at 5 weeks, but it has taken a few days to master that and still have to think about it at 6 weeks 2 days.