Proud owner of a new BHR

[newdog]

Groundhog,

Glad you are doing well. I remember that show.

lopsided,

You're nuts, nuts! Thanks for a good laugh!

[Groundhog]

Hernanu;  I am doing the pt exercises they gave me at the hospital. However I am finding that just getting out and about works for me. I have returned to work part time ( I have classic VW restoration business) and walk an increasing distance every day. Up to a mile now.

D Gossack;  Good luck. You will never look back!

[hernanu]

Sounds good, keep up the exercises as well as the walking. I found the leg lifts (4 directions, they called it) helped me a lot, especially the side lifts. A mile is very good... I love the old bugs, never quit on me during these brutal New England winters.

[Anniee]

KF, I had my right hip done and was driving after 5 days (as soon as I got off the narcotics).  Just had to brake with my left foot, which felt a little weird at first.  You probably have to have automatic transmission in your car, though! 

[Groundhog]

22 days since my op and I am starting to feel "normal". This may only make sense to those who have been through this experience!  Difficult to describe how one feels after major surgery but you certainly don't feel normal. With the daily improvements in my leg I can now see that future is bright and I am looking forward to a full life again.
Working part time, driving is now easy apart from getting in and out of the car and even this is getting easier every day. Still walking a mile or so each day. After a day at work I am very tired but feel fine the next morning.
Bit boring really as I have nothing to report! Almost completely off pain relief and I only have 5 more of those horrible stomach injections to do. I know many people find these no problem but I hate them.
Going fishing today.

[gibbcutter]

24 days post op.  Working and driving (left hip).  Only taking celebrex and eating well.  Still get soreness in thigh and knee.  Do PT exercises 3 times daily and have started wakling program. I ride a stationary bike daily.  If I sit for a long period  is takes a few minutes to start moving.

I am very pleased with everything.  I am not 100% yet but I have no complaits.

Hey groundhog, we are all lookig forward to a pretty good fish story.

[Groundhog]

Gibbcutter;
Ok at the risk of boring the non anglers here we go....
Managed to get down to my local river bank for my first session since the op. I chose somewhere with a short walk and got down the steep, muddy bit to the waters edge without too much of a problem.
I took along a ski pole to use as a help while wading.
Got a couple of small trout and a dace on the float but then needed to sit down so switched to bottom fishing with a chunk of Spam. After a bit of a wait I got a powerful bite and struck into what at first felt like a snag. A couple of slow steady thumps showed that it was indeed a fish and I eventually landed a 6lb chub. Not bad for my first session with my new hip and I was well chuffed.
Potholing is the next milestone but that will have to wait a bit yet.
I have now reached the stage that my hip/leg has about the same amount of pain/discomfort as it had before the op. So its all downhill from here :)