Struggling

[IRONMAN]

@bilateral - What makes you think it’ll keep improving 1.5 years out?

Any pain?

[BilateralRecerf]

Its the performance, what you can do in sports. Everything gets better all the time. Rapid movements, flexibility, nerve things (how you control your moves). I play football, played few matches this season and it was still quite difficult though could do almost everything but now gets easier all the time. Maybe in everyday life you dont notice it that much, but as I am training every day towards the next full season, cant wait how good this will be.

[IRONMAN]

Did or do you get clunking? Does it feel stable?

[BilateralRecerf]

Supporting muscles are getting strong after all the hard work so quite stable.

Clunking rarely only in few extreme positions but no pain associated with that so nothing to worry about, its normal behaviour.

Pain only when running too much or fast, still limited to shorter distance or lower speed in long distance running. Fast sprints are fine tough. Not planning any marathons, but enjoying 40min jogs 3 times a week.

[IRONMAN]

Sounds very positive and a lot of long running already! - fair play!

I think ceramic will be superior for ruining than MOM - I just have a feeling.

[BilateralRecerf]

Could be, if does not get loosen  :D. Who knows how it goes. Now only concern is that hips feel bit different. It might be too early to make any conclusions at this point. But these kind of things - that every recovery and hips are different - are easy to spot when both sides are operated  ;D

Its actually weird that weaker side is painless in running, then stronger side gives some pain. I have no idea why, so just continuing exercises and hoping the best.

[MattFL]

I promised to share the exercises my Dr. gave me at my 6 week checkup.  The only thing he gave me is abductor exercises; lifting my leg to the side while standing, then eventually while laying on my side when the muscles are strong enough.  Other than that, just live life (just not fun stuff for 1 year). 

Just for a data point, I'm off of crutches now for just over a week.  Initially it was really hard to walk without crutches, the stability just wasn't there and it felt really odd.  But the situation improved very rapidly, and now I can walk really well a couple miles at a time. 

Is anyone else still sore and stiff for the first 5 or 10 steps after sitting for a while?  I thought that would be gone since the joint is new, but apparently it's the muscles and things that get stiff lol. 

[IRONMAN]

Yes I was really stiff after sitting for a while when getting up for about 4 months. It’s getting better but still there. I do think it could take a very long time to completely disappear.

One thing I’ve noticed in the last month that has got much better is extending my leg out behind me…. Seems pain and tightness is disappearing there also.

Still overall the glutes are weaker than the other side I and do think will it ever be the same as the muscles were cut and had so much trauma…. Time will tell.

[BilateralRecerf]

Probably not or atleast takes more time if rehab is too conservative. Extra weights, rubber bands etc needed to get the muscle strength back. Two muscles, piriformis and quadratus femoris were cut and sewed back. Others need work too. My scars in both glutes are 16cm long so damages were enormous.

I think I have now quite the same strength than before OP. Yesterday squatting 4x10 with 70kg. Difference to old gym life is that now can squat much deeper.

Remember that pro athletes have made their way back to atp tennis, Nhl etc after same surgery (and have done lot of work)