Really comprehensive and articulate vlog, Pete! Really appreciated your Dr.K explanations about the early stages of the effects of the femur implant. I wish I had known this..I would have been much careful with my activity level, but I’m grateful to know now!
@@Life411 just praying I haven’t sabotaged my femur and implant by doing the PT I’ve been doing, my doc gave zero restrictions & suggested the PT which is at his clinic….
Timing is everything. Just proves my point that it's hard to reach everyone, so hope you'll share with others trying to figure things out. Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
Fingers crossed, but it's unlikely. While my surgeon recommended that I be super cautious, he did acknowledge that the vast, vast majority of patients will have good outcomes regardless of what they do. But now you know!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'm sure it was time consuming, but it is sooooo informative. My surgery is scheduled in November and I'm rather anxious about it, but having information to prepare and what to expect helps tremendously.
Much appreciated, Pete. I'd like to hear your thoughts on losing the weight. I just had my second hip replacement following the first one 9 weeks prior.
I'm intending to eventually create a video about "Losing weight and achieving other goals after THR with accountability partners". It is not easy, never is, but I'm guessing you know that or you wouldn't be asking. :) As I age, metabolism makes it harder and harder to maintain my weight and especially to lose weight. So I tried my usual methods for several months, but failed repeatedly. For me, it's a combination of increased activity, decreased eating and getting my stomach to shrink by eating small quanitites which makes the rest of it a TINY BIT easier, but only a tiny bit. So after several months of failed attempts, I solicited some volunteers on the FB Hip Support Groups to be my accountability partners. There were 3 of us and we each had goals that we were keeping each other accountable for daily. Mostly this was just by keeping touch, stating our goals and sharing how we were doing on those goals. If you're in my group, I'd be happy to do this with you and try to find a couple others to join in. Hope that helps! Peter
I just watched one of your videos and was so excited to get to this broadcast. You have done a wonderful job making chapters and easy to follow instructions in the Details page. I hope that other “Hippsters” Like myself, will be as I am! Thank you to you and your charming cohost🐈
Thank you for the kind feedback...from both Mike and I. 😸 @happychats, in the US alone, surgeons perform over 300,000 hip replacements each year and I'd like to help them all, so I appreciate it any time you help spread the word about my Hip Vlog to friends, family, co-workers, heck even the person standing next to you in the checkout line. 😸
I am now 75. 6'4" tall and 180 lbs. I have had a bad right hip for over 15 years. I finally found a local surgeon that I could get an anterior total hip replacement from locally in January of 2023 and he had a good track record here in Kettering Ohio. The problem was that as he was ending our second appointment, he suggested I sell my Miata if I was getting my hip replaced! I have had two passions for fun during my life. One was roadsters and the other was riding hunt seat. I do not have horses any longer, but I will not give my roadster. Since I was 16 I have had sports cars. In high school it was Jags (XK-120s') MG and Triumph. But since 2001 it has been my 2001 Miata. When the surgeon said to think about selling my Miata if I got the hip replaced, I cancelled. What a bummer! Now I can only drive about 100 miles before the pain gets really bad.
As with so many things, recommendations and restrictions are all over the place. My surgeon said no recliners and I feel like he had reasonable logic behind that, so that's what I did. But we all have to make our own choices.
What type of hip surgery did you have, anterior or posterior? When could you sit and do exercises on the floor? I sit and lay on the floor more than furniture. Do you have any tips on getting up and down off the floor? I'm getting ready for my bone on bone RTHR in 3 1/2 weeks. I'm 63 and very active. My husband Mike & my cat BartholoMew will be helping me recover. Love seeing your cat Mike. Thank you for doing these videos.
My pleasure. Mine was Anterior, but with modern approaches I don't think it makes much of a difference. I have a Hip FAQ video that talks about the different approaches. Getting up/down...With all such things, approach them slowly, cautiously and in baby steps. By using my upper body strength and various furniture, I think that I was able to get up/down pretty early in recovery. I don't remember exactly when, but I twice daily lie on a half foam roller to decompress my spine and help with posture, so I think I was back to that with the first few weeks. Btw, sitting on floor with legs straight in front of you is a recommended position after THR. I never liked that position (on bed or couch), but got used to it. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Hi Pete great videos and so much great information. I'm 4 weeks in and still have swelling under the wound. Trying to find out if this is normal. Thanks Dave from the Uk
Hi Dave, Thanks for watching. So glad you've found my hip vlogs helpful. Swelling under the wound sounds normal...some swelling can take many months to subside. Personally, I would worry if it were more widespread swelling or if it were tender or warm to the touch at 4 weeks. I'm not a medical professional and don't play one on TV 😉 but hope that's helpful. Best wishes, Pete
My pleasure. Thanks for watching. Small world! I looked up the farm and we may have some common history. Moved from Portsmouth, NH to Raleigh and lived in Five Points before this on E. Whitaker Mill. One doesn't hear of lateral approach very often, is that because of the trochanter bursa removal? My RTHR was done at Duke, so you're in good hands. Peter
@@Life411 it’s a small World! Yes I guess it’s a bit of a disaster in there. So much so I just wanted the anterior. At the appointment he suggested lateral . I messaged him back after pleading for anterior, but he called said “please let me do my job. You’ll be so much happier in the end!” To which I replied “Ugh” and texted my ortho sx Duke contact who agreed with him. I’m a little bit dreading the longer recovery but it’s for the best sounds like.
Sorry about that. Just wondering if the lateral is causing the longer recovery or just the state of your hip, etc? Between Anterior and Posterior these days it seems they both can have similar outcomes and folks typically go with what their surgeon's have the most experience with. Don't know what's different with lateral. Regardless, wish you the best and you'll get great care at Duke.
I started on Forearm Crutches because my surgeon said they promoted the most natural gait. From there I went to walking sticks, then no aids. Walking sticks were great.
I was taking stairs one step at a time BEFORE the hip surgery. Still doing it that way after surgery, and it is MUCH easier with the new hip than the old worn out one.
I am 2 weeks post left anterior, one of my surprises was urine retention/ bladder not emptying completely. They said it could be residual effects from anesthesia and hopefully will improve after 2 weeks.
Thanks for watching. That's interesting. You're sure it's urine and not general water retention? I retain 3-5lbs of water when I'm taking NSAIDs regularly. Then it drops off within 3-5 days of discontinuing the NSAIDs.
I needed to be catheterized once a few hours after surgery. They scanned me before the catheterization and there was nearly a quart in there. After that first time, I was functioning normally.
Do you think a person could do the Pound exercise class after a hip replacement? I’ve read people can get a displacement by several types of moves. How long do you have to wait to go back to group exercise classes?
Hi Lana, thanks for subscribing! Do you mind me asking what prompted you to subscribe to my channel (just curious what worked in your case)? I had to look up Pound and it sounds pretty intense. Unless your surgeon specifically told you to avoid something like that, you should be able to do it, but you have to figure out when you can do it safely and most important is to ease back into it gradually. In that respect, it might be better to start at home with some videos so you don't have the peer pressure and wind up overdoing it. Personally, I wouldn't go back to an in person class like that until 9-12 months post-op. If you haven't already, there are a couple of my videos that would help you plan your return to this activity. Hip Vlog 15 and Hip FAQ 4 (Osseointegration) are the videos I'd recommend for this. Best, Peter
I am probably getting a hip replacement due to a label tear. I am 74. The stuff I’m reading online scares me talking about displacements. I have had a knee replacement and it was pretty bad so hoping hip is alot easier
I’m a gym rat, what’s your opinion of being in the gym & only doing seared or lying pin loaded machines, ie; chest presses, flyers, biceps, triceps, seated pull downs, etc. super light weight not pulling any with hips or legs?? Again I’m 5 weeks PO.
Thanks for reminding how far PO you are...it's hard to remember. So I asked my surgeon about weights at my 2.5 week PO visit and he told me to do only very light weights even for upper body because even then you may be engaging your core down into your hip. So I started slowly easing my way back into weights after that appt and you can see the types of things I was doing in my first exercise video (Hip Vlog 11). So it's only my opinion, but I'd just recommend starting light and short hip-friendly upper body workouts and then gradually building up from there. The key with everything is a) ease into it gradually b) remember even if you feel great and capable of doing something, your hip is still healing and vulnerable. Regardless of the THR, I find that ever year older, I have to ease back into things more gradually or I suffer knots, pulls, itises, but that's me and your body may not react that way. Hope this helps and thanks for asking.
@@Life411 noticed from a post this am that you’re in Raleigh? I live in Greensboro. We’ve got lots of good medical care in NC. What do you do for a living?
Yup, one of the perks of living in this area. My surgeon is also a prof at Duke. I retired last year, but was self-employed in the IT field for most of my career...PM probably the last 10. Started this channel as my retirement hobby to help folks and it has done a great job filling up my days (much to my wife's relief!) :)
In one of my video I talk about this. My operative thigh burned like crazy the first 10 days...then I got my first massage and asked her to focus on the quad/thigh, but to stay away from the hip. It hurt like crazy, but the very next day it felt a ton better! Hope this helps.
So would you consider walking 5 miles at 2 months PO too much? My goal is to get to 8 to 10 miles. I'm adding 1/2 mile weekly. My surgeon told me to walk on flat smooth surfaces. That is what I'm doing.
Hey Ron, it's all subjective, but have you watched my video about the bone inflammation setback that I suffered at six months post-op? I wouldn't do any more than 5 mi a day at 2 months post-op and I would probably stop increasing the distance for a month or two if you're walking every single day. But you asked my opinion 😁
I'm walking that distance every other day. I'm seeing my surgeon tomorrow about an infected tooth I need to have removed. I'm going to ask him about walking.
Glad you found this video helpful. I think you'll find good tips and info in some of my other Hip Vlogs, so hope you check them out. Best wishes for a successful surgery and recovery!💪
Anterior. There's actually a video about the different procedures and mine if you're interested. 95% of everything is the same given modern techniques regardless of approach and I put this together with collaboration from a lot of THR patients having different approaches. Thanks for watching!
As with everything, you need to educate yourself and make the best decision for your individual case. My surgeon explained that stairs leg-over-leg exerts rotational forces on the implant which is risky, so I held off doing that for longer than other things. I figured it was a small thing. I think that's explained in this video...there are chapters in the video description if you're looking for something specific. Hope this helps.
My surgeon said it is common for the operative leg to feel longer for up to a year, but that often this goes away over time. There are, however, cases where the legs are actually different lengths...it must be hard to figure out if it's a normal discrepancy or a problem one. Hope this helps.
If you look at the video description, there are links to take you directly to the section that interests you. Otherwise, I can't provide an iPad tutorial...I'm an Android guy! 😸
You can double click on the right side of the video (anywhere on the right side) - it will take you ahead 15 seconds and you can do it as many times as you need to. The other way is to click on and hold the red line along the bottom of the video and drag it to where you want to go. I use an iPad and an Android phone, but my iPad is my go-to! I hope that makes sense.
Are you on any of the FB forums? I know I've seen posts about sex PO several times. As with any activity, ease into it gradually...I don't think there are any absolutes.
I've been in pain so long. I miss massages. I would welcome a deep tissue massage. Lemme back up to see how long it was after surgery that you went. 10 days! Hmm. Okay lets see
Really comprehensive and articulate vlog, Pete! Really appreciated your Dr.K explanations about the early stages of the effects of the femur implant. I wish I had known this..I would have been much careful with my activity level, but I’m grateful to know now!
Thanks for being part of my very first Premiere watch party! 😸
Just realizing from you Pete that I’ve been grossly overdoing it! So glad I found your videos about a week ago! Enjoying them 😀
Welcome aboard! Glad you're enjoying them. Were you one of the cozy few on my first Premiere watch party that just ended?
@@Life411 I did watch it in entirety, greatly enjoyed just wished I’d found you about 6 weeks ago! Oh well, at least you’re found now!
@@Life411 just praying I haven’t sabotaged my femur and implant by doing the PT I’ve been doing, my doc gave zero restrictions & suggested the PT which is at his clinic….
Timing is everything. Just proves my point that it's hard to reach everyone, so hope you'll share with others trying to figure things out. Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
Fingers crossed, but it's unlikely. While my surgeon recommended that I be super cautious, he did acknowledge that the vast, vast majority of patients will have good outcomes regardless of what they do. But now you know!
Thanks for this realistic and comprehensive vlog Pete
My pleasure. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to post this feedback 😸
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'm sure it was time consuming, but it is sooooo informative. My surgery is scheduled in November and I'm rather anxious about it, but having information to prepare and what to expect helps tremendously.
My pleasure and thank you for the kind words. Look forward to hearing of your successful surgery in November!
My hip replacement surgery is tomorrow. I greatly appreciate your video. Thank you!!
Good luck and see you on the other side!
@Life411 Thanks. I am pretty excited. I fell over two years ago down some cement steps and I am looking forward to being able to walk again.
Great vlog! Pre-op buying guide would be helpful :)
Thanks for watching! I'm pretty sure a pre-op buying guide is in the near future.
Much appreciated, Pete. I'd like to hear your thoughts on losing the weight. I just had my second hip replacement following the first one 9 weeks prior.
I'm intending to eventually create a video about "Losing weight and achieving other goals after THR with accountability partners". It is not easy, never is, but I'm guessing you know that or you wouldn't be asking. :)
As I age, metabolism makes it harder and harder to maintain my weight and especially to lose weight. So I tried my usual methods for several months, but failed repeatedly. For me, it's a combination of increased activity, decreased eating and getting my stomach to shrink by eating small quanitites which makes the rest of it a TINY BIT easier, but only a tiny bit.
So after several months of failed attempts, I solicited some volunteers on the FB Hip Support Groups to be my accountability partners. There were 3 of us and we each had goals that we were keeping each other accountable for daily. Mostly this was just by keeping touch, stating our goals and sharing how we were doing on those goals.
If you're in my group, I'd be happy to do this with you and try to find a couple others to join in.
Hope that helps! Peter
My hip surgery is 5 weeks away, and at age 77, I need all the information I can get! I see my surgeon today and have a list of things to discuss.
@@cathyray2777 hope your pre. Op visit goes well and that you find my hip vlogs helpful 😸
I just watched one of your videos and was so excited to get to this broadcast. You have done a wonderful job making chapters and easy to follow instructions in the Details page. I hope that other “Hippsters” Like myself, will be as I am!
Thank you to you and your charming cohost🐈
Thank you for the kind feedback...from both Mike and I. 😸 @happychats, in the US alone, surgeons perform over 300,000 hip replacements each year and I'd like to help them all, so I appreciate it any time you help spread the word about my Hip Vlog to friends, family, co-workers, heck even the person standing next to you in the checkout line. 😸
I am now 75. 6'4" tall and 180 lbs. I have had a bad right hip for over 15 years. I finally found a local surgeon that I could get an anterior total hip replacement from locally in January of 2023 and he had a good track record here in Kettering Ohio. The problem was that as he was ending our second appointment, he suggested I sell my Miata if I was getting my hip replaced! I have had two passions for fun during my life. One was roadsters and the other was riding hunt seat. I do not have horses any longer, but I will not give my roadster. Since I was 16 I have had sports cars. In high school it was Jags (XK-120s') MG and Triumph. But since 2001 it has been my 2001 Miata. When the surgeon said to think about selling my Miata if I got the hip replaced, I cancelled. What a bummer! Now I can only drive about 100 miles before the pain gets really bad.
Thanks for watching. I notice you commented on two of my videos, so look for my reply on the other comment.
🙄your choice
I've been using a recliner since week 3 PO. I asked my surgeon, and he had no issues.
As with so many things, recommendations and restrictions are all over the place. My surgeon said no recliners and I feel like he had reasonable logic behind that, so that's what I did. But we all have to make our own choices.
Glad to see this comment
That is what I use also, a recliner! I did put a pillow on the seat so I'm not in a bend! I am 7wks po .
3 weeks post-op? PO, in medical terminology, means “by mouth”.
glad to hear someone else's quad was incredibly sore. This has been worrying me...
Glad that little tidbit of information was helpful. Hope your recovery is going well otherwise. 😺
What type of hip surgery did you have, anterior or posterior? When could you sit and do exercises on the floor? I sit and lay on the floor more than furniture. Do you have any tips on getting up and down off the floor? I'm getting ready for my bone on bone RTHR in 3 1/2 weeks. I'm 63 and very active. My husband Mike & my cat BartholoMew will be helping me recover. Love seeing your cat Mike. Thank you for doing these videos.
My pleasure. Mine was Anterior, but with modern approaches I don't think it makes much of a difference. I have a Hip FAQ video that talks about the different approaches. Getting up/down...With all such things, approach them slowly, cautiously and in baby steps. By using my upper body strength and various furniture, I think that I was able to get up/down pretty early in recovery. I don't remember exactly when, but I twice daily lie on a half foam roller to decompress my spine and help with posture, so I think I was back to that with the first few weeks. Btw, sitting on floor with legs straight in front of you is a recommended position after THR. I never liked that position (on bed or couch), but got used to it. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
When i saw the background o though of walking experiencing (A.JOURNEY)
Hi Pete great videos and so much great information. I'm 4 weeks in and still have swelling under the wound. Trying to find out if this is normal. Thanks Dave from the Uk
Hi Dave, Thanks for watching. So glad you've found my hip vlogs helpful. Swelling under the wound sounds normal...some swelling can take many months to subside. Personally, I would worry if it were more widespread swelling or if it were tender or warm to the touch at 4 weeks. I'm not a medical professional and don't play one on TV 😉 but hope that's helpful. Best wishes, Pete
Thank you oh so much for All your videos! very thankful 😊🙏🙏🙏
Hi! I’m in Raleigh as well getting RTHR at Duke lateral with trochanter bursa removal. Thank you for info
My pleasure. Thanks for watching. Small world! I looked up the farm and we may have some common history. Moved from Portsmouth, NH to Raleigh and lived in Five Points before this on E. Whitaker Mill. One doesn't hear of lateral approach very often, is that because of the trochanter bursa removal? My RTHR was done at Duke, so you're in good hands. Peter
@@Life411 it’s a small
World! Yes I guess it’s a bit of a disaster in there. So much so I just wanted the anterior. At the appointment he suggested lateral .
I messaged him back after pleading for anterior, but he called said “please let me do
my job. You’ll be so much happier in the end!” To which I replied “Ugh” and texted my ortho sx Duke contact who agreed with him. I’m a little bit dreading the longer recovery but it’s for the best sounds like.
Sorry about that. Just wondering if the lateral is causing the longer recovery or just the state of your hip, etc? Between Anterior and Posterior these days it seems they both can have similar outcomes and folks typically go with what their surgeon's have the most experience with. Don't know what's different with lateral. Regardless, wish you the best and you'll get great care at Duke.
What do you think about walking sticks ? Vs crutches ? When your ready for more movement or a cane ?
I started on Forearm Crutches because my surgeon said they promoted the most natural gait. From there I went to walking sticks, then no aids. Walking sticks were great.
Wow about the stairs. I've going up and down stairs normally at 3 to 4 weeks PO.
Yep, it's tricky figuring out from all the different information what's right and what we shouldn't do.
Yep, it's tricky figuring out from all the different information what's right and what we shouldn't do.
I was trying stairs going up but invited just wait it’s only / more weeks for me until 6 weeks
I was taking stairs one step at a time BEFORE the hip surgery. Still doing it that way after surgery, and it is MUCH easier with the new hip than the old worn out one.
I am 2 weeks post left anterior, one of my surprises was urine retention/ bladder not emptying completely. They said it could be residual effects from anesthesia and hopefully will improve after 2 weeks.
Thanks for watching. That's interesting. You're sure it's urine and not general water retention? I retain 3-5lbs of water when I'm taking NSAIDs regularly. Then it drops off within 3-5 days of discontinuing the NSAIDs.
@@Life411 yes because I would pee, then as soon as I got back to my seat, had to pee again 🙃
Interesting. Hope it resolves in the next week or two. Best wishes!
I needed to be catheterized once a few hours after surgery. They scanned me before the catheterization and there was nearly a quart in there. After that first time, I was functioning normally.
Do you think a person could do the Pound exercise class after a hip replacement? I’ve read people can get a displacement by several types of moves. How long do you have to wait to go back to group exercise classes?
Hi Lana, thanks for subscribing! Do you mind me asking what prompted you to subscribe to my channel (just curious what worked in your case)? I had to look up Pound and it sounds pretty intense. Unless your surgeon specifically told you to avoid something like that, you should be able to do it, but you have to figure out when you can do it safely and most important is to ease back into it gradually. In that respect, it might be better to start at home with some videos so you don't have the peer pressure and wind up overdoing it. Personally, I wouldn't go back to an in person class like that until 9-12 months post-op. If you haven't already, there are a couple of my videos that would help you plan your return to this activity. Hip Vlog 15 and Hip FAQ 4 (Osseointegration) are the videos I'd recommend for this. Best, Peter
I am probably getting a hip replacement due to a label tear. I am 74. The stuff I’m reading online scares me talking about displacements. I have had a knee replacement and it was pretty bad so hoping hip is alot easier
Gotcha. Hips are supposed to be easier than knees in general, but obviously there are no guarantees.
I’m a gym rat, what’s your opinion of being in the gym & only doing seared or lying pin loaded machines, ie; chest presses, flyers, biceps, triceps, seated pull downs, etc. super light weight not pulling any with hips or legs?? Again I’m 5 weeks PO.
Thanks for reminding how far PO you are...it's hard to remember. So I asked my surgeon about weights at my 2.5 week PO visit and he told me to do only very light weights even for upper body because even then you may be engaging your core down into your hip. So I started slowly easing my way back into weights after that appt and you can see the types of things I was doing in my first exercise video (Hip Vlog 11). So it's only my opinion, but I'd just recommend starting light and short hip-friendly upper body workouts and then gradually building up from there. The key with everything is a) ease into it gradually b) remember even if you feel great and capable of doing something, your hip is still healing and vulnerable. Regardless of the THR, I find that ever year older, I have to ease back into things more gradually or I suffer knots, pulls, itises, but that's me and your body may not react that way. Hope this helps and thanks for asking.
@@Life411 noticed from a post this am that you’re in Raleigh? I live in Greensboro. We’ve got lots of good medical care in NC. What do you do for a living?
Yup, one of the perks of living in this area. My surgeon is also a prof at Duke. I retired last year, but was self-employed in the IT field for most of my career...PM probably the last 10. Started this channel as my retirement hobby to help folks and it has done a great job filling up my days (much to my wife's relief!) :)
@@Life411 haha! My sister lives in your area, she used Dr. Brian Lewis for her hip replacement a few years ago. She’s had good luck !
No mention of numbness or burning, stinging pain in thigh, soft tissue! it could be a nerve injury temporary or permanent.
In one of my video I talk about this. My operative thigh burned like crazy the first 10 days...then I got my first massage and asked her to focus on the quad/thigh, but to stay away from the hip. It hurt like crazy, but the very next day it felt a ton better! Hope this helps.
Let’s talk about this in another episode!!!
So would you consider walking 5 miles at 2 months PO too much? My goal is to get to 8 to 10 miles. I'm adding 1/2 mile weekly. My surgeon told me to walk on flat smooth surfaces. That is what I'm doing.
Hey Ron, it's all subjective, but have you watched my video about the bone inflammation setback that I suffered at six months post-op? I wouldn't do any more than 5 mi a day at 2 months post-op and I would probably stop increasing the distance for a month or two if you're walking every single day. But you asked my opinion 😁
I'm walking that distance every other day. I'm seeing my surgeon tomorrow about an infected tooth I need to have removed. I'm going to ask him about walking.
Man thank for people like you im going in for hip surgery and my doctor hasnt told me much went to the pre op but very little info so thank you
Glad you found this video helpful. I think you'll find good tips and info in some of my other Hip Vlogs, so hope you check them out. Best wishes for a successful surgery and recovery!💪
How's your hip
Which THR did you have ? Anterior ? or posterior
Anterior. There's actually a video about the different procedures and mine if you're interested. 95% of everything is the same given modern techniques regardless of approach and I put this together with collaboration from a lot of THR patients having different approaches. Thanks for watching!
Can you tell us who Dr K is? I’d like to search for his information
No, he's retired.
Darn
I cannot find the "Hip Surgery Surprises" video. Did it go away?
It's been updated to "How to Survive Week 1" You can find it here ruclips.net/video/pZHHZfNCK3k/видео.html
@@Life411 Thank you--your videos have certainly helped me cope post-op.
How long should we do up and down stairs with one leg ?
As with everything, you need to educate yourself and make the best decision for your individual case. My surgeon explained that stairs leg-over-leg exerts rotational forces on the implant which is risky, so I held off doing that for longer than other things. I figured it was a small thing. I think that's explained in this video...there are chapters in the video description if you're looking for something specific. Hope this helps.
What would i do? I have a recliner. The couch is too low to sit?
Mostly I sat up in bed. That was the most comfortable for me.
Use a pillow on the seat area of the recliner as to not have your back end fall in the area between the seat and back. I'm 7 was po now.
Nobody talks about descrepancy in leg length even though its apparently common problem PLEASE, ANY COMMENTS.
My surgeon said it is common for the operative leg to feel longer for up to a year, but that often this goes away over time. There are, however, cases where the legs are actually different lengths...it must be hard to figure out if it's a normal discrepancy or a problem one. Hope this helps.
What if bilateral hip replacement?
Good question. From what I have learned from folks undergoing bilateral THR, it seems about 80-90% is similar. Hope this helps.
I have no idea how to skip ahead on this video, on my iPad
If you look at the video description, there are links to take you directly to the section that interests you. Otherwise, I can't provide an iPad tutorial...I'm an Android guy! 😸
You can double click on the right side of the video (anywhere on the right side) - it will take you ahead 15 seconds and you can do it as many times as you need to. The other way is to click on and hold the red line along the bottom of the video and drag it to where you want to go. I use an iPad and an Android phone, but my iPad is my go-to! I hope that makes sense.
Any discussion about when to have sex post op.
Are you on any of the FB forums? I know I've seen posts about sex PO several times. As with any activity, ease into it gradually...I don't think there are any absolutes.
I've been in pain so long. I miss massages. I would welcome a deep tissue massage. Lemme back up to see how long it was after surgery that you went. 10 days! Hmm. Okay lets see
Yes, 10 days post-op for my first massage. I need them to keep functioning. Thanks for watching!
*promosm* 🔥