THR THR - One year on

[Gloucestergal65]

@myglasshalffull stamina is improving but you’re right, it’s taken a while. A few zingers after tai chi which I haven’t felt for a while- hopefully just waking up those areas still feeling a bit lacking.
Not perfect Still limping.
Have found nhs online chair yoga so I’ll give it a go but the acqua aerobics is enough for me today.

 

[Gloucestergal65]

Sixteen months today. Nothing new to report. Walking more without the stick but still have a limp (well more of a waddle really). I’m being inducted into the Assisted Ladies Gym this week to try and focus on specific weaknesses. I don’t even really know what that means but my Tai Chi teacher suggested it.
Completely unrelated, my daughter cracked a rib coughing and that is very debilitating and painful and tricky to manage with a two year old.
A reminder that being incapacitated is not just the preserve of the oldies amongst us.
Happy healing everyone.

 

[Gloucestergal65]

Only two days after a positive post and not feeling quite as positive. My hip seems a bit achy for the first time in a long time and I think maybe I have been overdoing it. I’m hoping it’ll settle and just turn out to have been a niggle rather than turning into anything worse. Just reminds me again of the scribble recovery compared to the nice straight line recovery.

 

[Gloucestergal65]

Still a bit twingy yesterday and dithered about going to Thai Chi.
In the end I took a couple painkillers and had a really nice session.
It was a busy day and by the end of it I had racked up 13000 steps, the most in years.
Although I felt a bit tired, I actually also felt energised and had a brilliant night’s sleep.
Have a nice day and good healing. ‍

 

[myglasshalffull]

I know it's difficult to hear but 4 1/2 months post op is still early in the game & you are bound to have days when your energy is less & pain is more. I faced those days with rest & ice & usually by next day I was better.
I still like to take a "me" day to do very little.
The surgery forced me to slow down & now I've come to enjoy my days that I have to myself.
I'm watching two small dogs for my friends that are in Florida with their daughter until Sunday. I will definitely need a "me" day once they leave! Very good dogs but one doesn't want to walk down the stairs so I have to carry him!
Cracked rib??? Ouch! those are so painful. Your poor daughter. Here's hoping she feels better soon.

 

[Gloucestergal65]

@myglasshalffull - 16 months post operation.

 

[Gloucestergal65]

And another good day - 12000 steps and an aqua aerobics session. As well as a good dose of Vitamin D even if it is a bit chilly here in the UK. A glass of wine and a dose of Norwegian Noir on the TV in front of the woodburner. Happy Days.

 

[myglasshalffull]

OOps! Guess I can't add! LOL! Lost a year somewhere!

16 months post operation.

We enjoy wine here as well especially if it's chilly. We have finished a bunch of yard work & sat in sun last couple of afternoons, sure does feel good!

 

[Gloucestergal65]

I thought I had some new zips and zaps lying in bed just now and anxiously thought I might have overdone it. Until I realised I was lying on the zip of my hoody.
Phew!

 

[Gloucestergal65]

Joking aside, I didn’t really feel at all prepared for the physical recovery from my hip replacement and even less so for the mental recovery and the hyper vigilance and anxiety that goes with it. I would say i am mostly recovered on all fronts but not completely. Maybe I never will entirely but, you know what, life is so much better than it was. Good luck to everyone contemplating surgery and equally to the fellow travellers in recovery. And thank you so much Bonesmart and all the people who keep it going. It has helped me immeasurably. Me at acqua aerobics today.

 

[benne68]

I think many of us do become "hyper vigilant" after this surgery, especially if it's our first joint replacement.
It does get better with time, though. I honestly never even think about my hip any more. (Of course, I've had two knee replacements since the hip was done, so they've been a bit of a distraction!)

Glad to read you are finding life so much better than it was pre-op!

 

[myglasshalffull]

I was very good after first year in recovery but now 2nd year is even better so we do keep improving.

 

[Gloucestergal65]

Seventeen months post surgery and still regularly noticing improvements. Fingers crossed one day soon I will finally be rid of the limp/waddle.

 

[GandT]

Hey, @Gloucestergal65 , I'm going in Great Western in Swindon. I opted to wait, been a while but I've kept going. Totally freaking some days, as I'm not looking forward to it.
I have a friend also in Gloucester direction, who is a few months head of me. It's good to hear stories of people recovering, just to confirm it happens!! I was quite active until I started with the hip, so im so hoping to be more active than I am now, after recovery. Your diary is great BTW.

I had mine at Great Western Swindon 5 and half weeks ago and have so far been really good with my recovery

 

[djklaugh]

@GandT Welcome to BoneSmart! Do, please, start your own thread here in the hip recovery section and tell us more about your experience. To start a thread go to the main listing in this section. At the top on the right is an orange button "Post thread" Click that to start your own thread. Also please include the date of your surgery and which hip was replaced -- we will make a signature for you.