hip replacement

Go onto the Hip and Knee site... A vast expanse of experience on there.
Invaluable support on that thread.

www.gransnet.com/forums/health/1329958--Hips-and-Knees-part-4?pg=22

I’m 12 weeks post on, with an uncemented hip replacement (with a three week pause in much of my fitness recovery work due to an infection) I’ve just been cleared for everything except road cycling (I can use a stationery bike) and I still can’t do my own shoes up, as my hip isn’t bending enough yet. I’m told that’s often the last movement to return. I can reach my ankles now, so that’s definite progress.

I spent a lot of effort before the op on physio and fitness, and have been told by my surgeon and hospital physio that it has paid dividends.

If you can get a place on one, I recommend the Nuffield Joint Pain course. I started one a year ago, and the peer support was great - I’m still going to the gym/classes with a few of my cohort

www.nuffieldhealth.com/about-us/our-impact/healthy-life/joint-pain-programme

I was 64 when I had my hip replacement over 10 years ago. I am sure I could run, but I never was a runner. I can definitely dance and swim. My consultant insisted on his patients being out of bed the next morning and dressed. I was taken for a walk down the corridor. The next day I was taught how to do stairs and then went home on 3rd day. Occupational Health should assess your home before the op and give you the necessary equipment. You can’t bend or twist for 6 weeks. I worked very hard at my physio exercises, probably doing them too many times a day but it paid off. I have never had any pain, don’t walk with a limp and, as I said at the beginnning, love to dance. The worst thing about the 6 weeks after the op is having to sleep on one’s back!

I had a hip replacement 2 years ago. I went home the next day and within 2 weeks I could walk without sticks.
Everyone is different though. A friend had hers done 8 months ago and was told to use 2 crutches for 6 weeks afterwards. So don’t be alarmed if you’re told something different.
I put my good & quick recovery down to the fact that I kept on exercising (Pilates, Tai Chi, tennis & ballroom dancing) right up until I was admitted, though it was often painful.
The NHS physio was limited to the physio checking me the next day & watching me walk up & down stairs, and seeing that I could do the exercises in the chart he gave me.
After that, I was on my own - follow-up consisted of one phone call from the consultant four months later, although in fairness I was given a phone number to ring if I had any problems.
I was meticulous about doing the exercises because I wanted to get back to all my activities as quickly as possible.
So I think it’s really important to comply!

Good luck OP. My THR was one of the best things that’s happened to me & I’m still grateful 2 years on, that I can do all the things I enjoy without any pain or discomfort. I hope the outcome is just as good for you.