9 days post-op, and happy 🙂

[Desert Tortoise]

9 days out from bilateral with Dr. De Smet.  So far, so good, with improvement every day!  Thanks to all who offered ideas and support.  Much appreciated!

[Hipchallengedone]

Sounds like you are well on your way to being totally pain free and that is a beautiful thing!!! In my recovery, I have been following  my Dr's protocols to a T and not pushed it (except for walking).  Things have progressed in a positive way well beyond what I thought possible.   So I suggest not to get too crazy after a few months because you feel like you can go out and start playing flag football, basketball or something like that.  Wishing you a fantastic recovery.

[Desert Tortoise]

One month out yesterday, and still progressing just fine.  I’ve got a lot of years of quirky movement habits to undo, but I’m finding that it’s kind of fun to learn a new way of moving!  I can’t get over how weird it is to be able to keep both legs squarely underneath me, with no grinding or popping! :)

[PalmettoGolfer]

That is awesome to hear.  I'm glad things are going well for you!

Thankfully I saw Dr Gross early on when my pain just started and didn't have time to develop compensation habits for the pain/mobility.

It's amazing what this procedure can do

It gets better a little bit each day.  I rarely even think about mine anymore (15 months out from surgery).  Walked 7+ miles on the golf course this past weekend, on a very hilly back 9, and it was everything BUT my hip that was hurting   ;D

Congrats!

[Desert Tortoise]

6 weeks out from bilateral resurfacing as of yesterday.  I can put on my socks and tie my shoes! (Insert party hat and noisemaker here.). Some days I can even forget I had surgery.  I still have to pay attention to how I walk, as I’m trying to build good new habits, but it’s getting easier every day.  I hardly ever notice the left hip, which was the one in better shape.  The right hip gets a bit bitey now and then if I get lazy with glute activation.  (I had a hard time getting the glutes to activate on that side before surgery, so I’m working on that.  I suspect that the doc did a bit more remodeling on that side too.).

All in all, darned great progress in my book!  Best damned decision I ever made.   ;D

[PalmettoGolfer]

That is awesome!  It was well after 6 weeks before I could do that, and I only had one side done!  Congratulations!

[Desert Tortoise]

Thanks, PalmettoGolfer!  It’s so nice to be on the upswing after all this time.