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I had a hip resurfaced last Friday and the recovery is pretty amazing in many ways. I was able to put full weight on that leg just three days after surgery. Heck, they sent me home the day after. The resurfacing seems to have a much shorter recovery period than a total hip replacement.

But I'm getting very bored. The operated leg is a bit swollen so I am keeping it up most of the time. I'm not able to do much other than watch videos. The funny part is that sometimes I do the exercises and feel great afterwards because it loosens up the muscles. Other times I do the exercises and feel like a truck hit me. When the muscles are loose I am walking like I did 10 years ago. I really did put this off too long.

Maybe I'll have a good day tomorrow and I can work on the LED lamp conversion I started before the surgery.

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Rick C
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rickman
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My wife had a total hip replacement a couple of years ago, and was walking the same day. She got off the heavy duty painkillers in 3 days or so.

The key is to find a good surgeon who uses the _anterior_ procedure and not the posterior or lateral one. Good, *ahem*, medicine.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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Phil Hobbs

rickman wrote in news:njfs6k$5uq$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

In my layman opinion... Loosening up is usually only a good practice after rest, like before getting out of bed. Before getting out of bed is an excellent time to stretch. No regiment or routine required, just have fun with it.

Good luck.

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John Doe

And what if anything does this have to do the presidential primaries?

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bloggs.fredbloggs.fred

Exactly!

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Rick C
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rickman

I think part of my frustration is that I am used to figuring out what is wrong and what is causing it and taking appropriate action. The PT seems to be working on the one-size-fits-all philosophy since thinking about it really isn't very effective. The various pains, swelling, aches and such will all go away with time (or so they say) and I just need to grin and bear it for now.

The exercises are showing my improvement even if I'm not getting any more comfortable.

Thanks

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Rick C
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rickman

That's what I thought too, but Dr. Su in NY is one of the top surgeons in the world and did not use the anterior approach on me. Both the anterior and the posterior approaches are considered to be "minimally invasive" as they don't cut muscle directly. The lateral approach disconnects several muscles from the bone which has to be reconnected. There are pros and cons to each approach.

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Rick C
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rickman

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