My time has come..........surgery

deakin said:
after my femur deal my leg is 1/4" shorter. took a little while to adapt but ok
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It is something to adapt to. Now I have to adapt again with my leg being longer again. It actualy now feel longer than the other one, but I know for a fact it is not. I was just so use to walking with a shorter leg for 13years. The brain is a wonderful thing.

Mary Christmas.
Michael
 
Hallo guys.

Well it is week six and I am only able to put down my last crutch now.....barely. I don't know if it is normal to still have pain when walking but I guess it is.

For those of you that has been through this,what was your experience at this stage? I know all patients have difference experiences, but it will give me an idea of the norm of things.

Thanks guys.
Michael
 
Bone Head said:
The therapy is very important. It will hurt, but you must follow through. Good luck, keep going.
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I would totally agree. When I had my first one done, I used a cane for several weeks after no longer needing the crutches. I also continued with the therapy and even got a temporary disabled parking permit for work. The parking permit was good for 6 months, but I only needed it for about 90 days.

The second one was a whole different story. I was walking with a cane in a couple weeks, only needed a minimum number of therapy sessions, and was walking without assistance in a little over a month. I don't know why there was such a difference in recovery time. It may have been the difference in techniques between 2004 and 2012. In any case once everything healed there's not been any pain or problems.
 
Michael,

I am glad to hear an update, but sorry it feels so slow.
It sounds like progress to me too.

I have NOT had it done, however, when I consider the "major structural repair" that you've been thru I feel like six weeks is still early.
However I imagine that from your prospective it likely feels much longer......

Every recovery will be different, depending not only on the skill of the surgeon, but also your own physiology.
You might have started with more scar tissue than most.

As said above, keep up with the physical therapy.
We all want you moving freely around your shop without pain, but don't rush it and do too much too soon.

Stay strong my friend.
Brian
 
I was up an walking without assistance with a few weeks. Still have numbness just past the cut, and I'll occassionally have aching in the hip still.
 
my bride had some pain or discomfort for most of a year however she was 78 or 79 when she had the hip replacement.
she used a walker for about 6 weeks. she actually could walk unassisted some but was unsteady

exactly 6 months before i dropped crutches from a tibia break due to non weight bearing
 
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