Casey,
Today is 3 weeks for me since I had my hip replacement procedure. I am absolutely glad I did it and have a few things to pass along. My head is out of the clouds enough to share my .02 cents along with others. Not an expert by any means but I can pass along first hand how it recently worked for me too.
Today, I'm actually walking with a cane, just picked it up an hour ago. I went straight from a walker, bypassed crutches, and directly to a cane. After some setbacks in the first two weeks, things are really picking up here on week three.
I have hip dysplasia in both hips, and 43 years of age. My left hip was fairly damaged as a result of torn cartlidge (laberal tear) with a cyst. For the most part, I was very active in my younger years, rode motocross on a lot of left hand tracks... as I'm figuring out now. Also, later years on bicycles probably did not help. The older I got, the worse it got and the more pain it became... I kept thinking i was just getting older and my back was failing me... Turns out it was my left hip causing all the problems, not my back. The nerves were getting hammered due to alignment problems. My hip would just kind of sting and ache and come in and out of pain depending on what I had been doing the prior day. Just getting my back yard mowed and edged became a major challenge for me. 45 minutes of yardwork would then translate to 3-4 days of pain, laying on my back after work each day, just to get my back to relax and stop going into muscle spasms. Just got to that point... logic took over and told my analytical mind to just stop and go get it done!
If you are in pain in your hip, and in pain in your lower back, and feeling more discomfort than quality of life at this point, what I can tell you is that you probably did not schedule it soon enough. I'm now seeing that I waited too long to do this, and studied it too much. Just figure the first week or so you will be a tad sore, but following directions day by day, within three weeks (or maybe sooner for you) after surgery you will start to see that it's all worth it.
My pain in my lower back is almost absolutely GONE. I can't believe it.
My hip/socket area is still a bit sore, but I can tell that most if not all of the arthiritis is GONE. Now I just go into slower rehap and recovery day by day, step by step.
Just still a little sore with streched tendons and all. My surgery was difficult and bit unique with some post-op complications due to allergies to meds.
If your procedure goes as they normally do, what I can tell you is what others passed along to me, and it's true.
You'll be fine. You'll be glad you did it. Just give yourself the first few weeks of recovery time and watch what happens, day by day it will all come clear. Good Luck, and congratulations on making the decision to schedule your approintment to get this done. I too, along with others here...can now confirm that it's worth it and you are on the right path.
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