Help about tape on the incision!

[petemeads]

Indeed Matt, BMI below 20 - lost a stone hoping it would help the hips last longer even before thinking about resurfacing. Think it helped post-op to be light, minimizing load on the femur head. Only attempting to jog once a week and held back by my natural hip when I do...

[Jason0411]

Glad to hear you are on the mend. You are the last person I would have thought would have problems. Mr fit good luck on your recovery steady as you go. Look on the bright side you haven't got anymore hips to fix so you wont have to go through that again for a very long time hopefully.

[obxpelican]

Running before your femoral head is mostly healed (6 months) is playing with fire.

And, just because you read where one guy did it does not mean you should go against doctors orders.


Chuck

[Dan L]

Sweet jesus sorry to hear Danny, have not been in forums in a while and was shocked to see your post today.  Great to hear though that you are on the mend, nothing wrong with taking it slow and steady, it does get better over the first couple of years and beyond.  My 3-year bhr bilat anniversary was yesterday, and could not be more satisfied, so good things to come.  All the best towards your continued recovery,

Dan

[hernanu]

Keep improving and keep that good 'tude Danny.

I don't think you can ice too much, just allow enough time (15 mins) for your skin cells to recover. Keep it up, I'm glad the infection is receding.

[Jerry C.]

nice to see a golf post after such a long absence!  My doc gave me the green light to golf at 6 weeks post op visit.  I had both hips done last year.  Still struggle a bit with the long game because of stiffness and lack of mobility with arthritis in the spine.  Did mange to get a hole in one 3 months after second hip was done so there is good golf in your future I would say. 

[MattJersey]

Wow Jerry, back after 6 weeks eh?! Great to hear of your hole in one!*

That is encouraging, I hope my surgeon and my progress can give me such an opportunity.

May I ask, who did yours, and what type?

Thanks Jerry.

* I know this isn't a golf forum, it's about hips, but I must relate my hole in one tale. On my birthday, playing with a good friend, I played the round of my life at the time. It was like I could do no wrong. Putts holing from everywhere, even when I thinned one it wound up as a birdie chance etc. and, of course, a hole in one at the 194 yard 8th at my local course. 2 under at the turn, gross. Finished 1 over. It took me another 4 years to shoot a better gross score! The golfing gods were smiling on me that birthday!

At the moment, pre-op, I can't imagine getting close to the level I reached last year again without the BHR. Walked the dog this morning in a fair amount of discomfort. I really hope I get one of the really successful outcomes, but even THR seems attractive at the moment.

[ecchastang]

BMI is a terrible measure for health.  I have a BMI of 27 at my 5'6" 167. 

[shoraztri]

Hi Matt,
Have to agreed 100% about BMI. I reckon its very "false" and really does not give the correct indication of ones health. :D

[Jerry C.]

 I had BHR on both hips.  Surgeon was Colin Poole who practices in Boise Idaho region.

[mslendzion]

Hi Danny,
Just logged in and saw your post; so sorry about your experience.  Sounds like you are over the rough parts.  I too was very swollen, it is amazing how big your leg can swell up.  I hope you get that managed.  Best wishes on a quick recovery from this point forward.  You are one of the strong ones!

[Dannywayoflife]

Thank you Msledzion :) the swelling has maybe gone down 40% now still pretty swolen though. I am getting slightly more mobile but it's still pretty slow at this stage. My leg genuinely feels like I've been shot in the side of it. My wound is about 12" in length and has now healed totally but I'm still covering it with a dressing for the next few days just to be doubly sure I don't get an infection in the wound as that would be really bad news!!

I see Mr Treacy ( more likely one of his staff unfortunately that's generally the way it works on the NHS.) on the 1st of April. My main interest in that consultation will be just why was the operation so difficult. I would know if I was allowed to read my notes however no one would let me read my notes in hospital as you have to apply for them under freedom of information!!!! How stupid is that!! How ever I remember being seen by a colleague of Ronan who read them as said "jeez Ronan said it was a VERY hard operation!" He also said of Ronan said that then the chances were most other surgeons would have aborted and gone to a THR. I also want to photo my xray which I will post up here as I was t allowed to see that on the ward either!!!

[shoraztri]

Keep up the good faith and attitude there Danny. Im sure all your experience and knowledge that you have passed onto us other Hippies , will stand you in good steed. As each day passes , you are getting better, and improving. Hang in .
Cheers , Kiwi Boy.

[Daytona Dave]

Hopefully the worst is behind you Danny.
Funny as I asked for a picture of my x-rays at Birmingham and was told to go through the proper channels. Didn't bother in the end but it would have been nice for the photo album.  ;)

[Dannywayoflife]

I think it's a new money making scam dave. Ill just take a pic from the computer screen when I see Mr t in April

[Sydney]

Hi there,

I had A BHR on 23 February at age 60 in Auckland NZ where I live.
Really looking forward to becoming mobile again after my activity being compromised by OA of my left hip.
I was fortunate in that my surgeon is the leading exponent of hip resurfacing in NZ.
Op' went to plan & hospital stay for 3 days also.
Now at home 11 days post op trying to follow the recovery plan.
In hospital, when the epidural wore off, I was delighted at my ability to walk easily & freely with crutches.
Biggest surprise for me was developing a lot of pain following hospital discharge.
Probably, doing more & also not popping as many pain pills as provided during care.
Now corrected this & taking pain meds regularly.
I am still bothered by really sore thigh muscles on the operated side. Sore to the touch & any stretch or flex seems to flood the muscles with pain which subsides seconds later.
Anybody have an answer for this?
Overall I am stay positive & hoping to see day by day improvement.
I would welcome any comments & or observations

Thanks
Syd

[chuckm]

Hey Syd, hang in there, all is normal. First two weeks are really rough for just about everyone. I distinctly remember that feeling in the thigh at least a month post op. Felt like someone had kicked me in the thigh the day before but it just felt like that for a long time. Even the skin was painful to touch.

You may also encounter lots of unexplained aches and pains anywhere in your body that will subside over time.

Should be good in another week or two.

Chuckm

[Miguelito]

I'm sure there are other techniques to get up out of the recliner. If you have a fairly strong upper-body relative to your weight, the technique I used should suffice. As you will discover, your crutches will become a part of you and you will figure out the kinks of always keeping them within reach as sit here and there, do this and that. I mean they get in the way at times, of course.

But as I said, they are always within reach (or your grabber or invisible dog leash will corral them after they fall); to get up you basically use the "downhill skier launching themselves from the gate" technique, where your crutches are the poles, but you keep the operated leg straight.

Mike

[oldsoccerplayer]

Sydney
It's also common to worry about whether the surgery succeeded or not for the first few weeks and months. I felt various tweaks and twinges for quite a while, one sort of pain or soreness would go away but another one would crop up. ChuckM was exactly right.

[Dan L]

The HR surgeons differ on that rule, for mine, no 90 degree restrictions were needed nor observed.  Dr Brooks tries to push the leg beyond 90 while still in the hospital, basically said to lift it as far towards your chest as possible.  I wasn't able to, for some weeks, but was noce not having to worry about that while recovering.