L BHR with Mr Treacy

[Tin Soldier]

Danny - for a young guy, I'd think it would be especially difficult to take it easy and rest.  All I can say is the same the others said, rest , rest , and more rest.  Don't overdo the exercises, the progress will surprisingly jump here and there.  The opposite will happen if you overdo it.   Good job!

[Dannywayoflife]

Healthier my mum keeps badgering me to take it easy. It is hard but I am making more progress when I am so that's my insentive!

[Dannywayoflife]

Well I'm 2 weeks post op now. And I have made improvement but not as much as id like!(showing my impatience!) I think this is down to the huge amount of soft tissue damage I was warned about due to my large quads. Im still in some pain but far far less then before and what remains is muscular pain. I'm getting more aches in various muscles the must have been yanked and pulled about in the op. No real bruising has come out yet but then it would be so deep I suppose it may not come out.
One thing I am really aware of is when I do over do it I pay! Not with pain but I'm TOTALLY wiped out for the rest of the day.
I started physio this week (I think our physio is some what different over here to yours in the US! Ours is very very remedial!)
Danny

[rbt2011]

Glad to hear you are doing better than you were and that your pain levels are down.  Don't worry if you not where you want to be right now.  The ONLY thing that matters is if you are where you want to be in 1 year from now.  You will get there, no doubt.

Take care buddy

[Dannywayoflife]

Thanks Rob right back at ya! ;)

[ScubaDuck]

Danny-

I had pain that lasted longer than I thought also.  I suspect the more muscular you are the more force it takes them to get the hip out to work on it.  It will pass. 

Remember RICE - rest, ice, compression, elevation.

Best wishes.

Dan

[Kiwi]

Danny,
Sounds like you're back on track - I've only just caught up on your ordeal. Hope recovery runs smoothly from here on in.
Simon

[Dannywayoflife]

Simon thanks and how are you doing?! I hope that your whole experience was more consistant than my paradoxical experience! But that's unfortunately the way our system works! I got the arguably the best surgeon in the world but as soon as I was on the ward the "world class treatment ended!"
I wish you a speedy recovery and hope tgat you regain your life!!!
Danny

[Kiwi]

Mate, I'm doing really well so far thanks. Only day 4 but seem to be on track. Going for 5 min walk outside today which I'm looking forward to. Yesterday was probably hardest day as I had to catch a plane home, lots of walking either side of journey and even though they gave me a seat at the front I still couldn't move as I'm 6ft4". Long day. All in all couln't be happier with result at this early stage.

You seemed to have done everything right, extrememly thorough & got a great surgeon etc then your public system got hold of you - sounded like a nightmare mate. My wife's English and she wasn't surprised when I told her your story.
Anyway, let's hope you can move forward with out any more unneceesary speed humps! Good luck mate.

[Dannywayoflife]

Wow simon that's great!! I hope that your progress continues!
Your wife was obviously sensible and got out of the uk!
Danny

[Kiwi]

So do I Danny... my biggest issue right now is trying not to over do it. Then if I sit for too long I get stiff & a tad sore. I'm finding ice is my biggest friend, but just working on finding the right balance of exercise & rest by listening to my body is my main focus.
My Physio wants me doing a 5 minute walk today & then increasing my walking distance daily, along with stand up ROM exercises (3 diff sets of 10, 3 times per day). Wants me in pool by 3 weeks.

Yeah wife got out of UK many moons ago (ex Hereford) to move to NZ.

How's your clunking now?

[Dannywayoflife]

The clunking is getting better. My main issue is muscular tightness and aching.
Hereford is lovely nice and close to the beacons!:-)
Danny

[rbt2011]

Danny
Good to hear you are not getting the clunking as much.  The muscular tightness and aching should go away soon enough.  I know it is easy for me to say but the good news is that each and every day you are getting better and no longer getting worse.  2 weeks ago you were in a tough spot.  2 weeks from now you are going to feel great. 

How often are you icing?  Did you get an ice machine or are you just putting it on top of the wound?  Just wondering, I need to buy some ice packs tomorrow.

[Dannywayoflife]

Rob to be honest I just use frozen veg from the fridge.
Rob check your inbox.

[PistolPete]

Do you guys still ice?  How long did you ice for?  I've stopped Icing about a week or so ago. The swelling is gone.  I'm thinking I should get back to it though as I'm sure at the end of the day when I'm so sore it's because of inflamation. 

Danny, did your infection go away finally?

[Dannywayoflife]

Yea pete the throat infection went as soon as I changed antibiotics.
I've still some swelling even tho I'm on anti inflamitries I ice every so often.
Danny

[hernanu]

I iced for a while. At first, just to get the swelling down, help any inflamation from the surgeries.

After that was pretty well down, I shifted to workout mode, since I figured the muscles were getting worked harder than they were used to for a bit, since the OA had limited them.

I also used it not just after working out or walking a fair amount, but when riding a car for a long distance (or after it), to keep any discomfort from that down. I used it for a few months after the swelling went down, when the discomfort from any normal activities died down, I pretty much stopped using it.

[Dannywayoflife]

I'm taking it pretty easy still as when I over do it I'm totally wiped out for the rest of the day! I'm doing some light leg weight stuff for initial strengthening

[Dannywayoflife]

Well I'm slowly getting slightly more mobile. I've started occasionally using one crutch around the house. Although I prefer to use two as I can stride better. I'm trying to stride out as much as poss as I'm really really tight in my hip flexors.

[Kiwi]

Great to hear your progressing Danny! Keep up the good work.