3wks & 6 days

Today I mowed the lawns, sprayed the courtyard with 30 Second, sprayed Roundup, and did some painting which included climbing ladders ....TO MUCH AS NOW ABSOLUTELY STUFFED!

3 weeks and 1 day

Walking around crutches !  last op it was 4wkand 3days - I guess Im experienced now ...
3 more weeks before I get back on my bike to train myself back to fitness.

So thankful for medical technology

Op plus 3weeks

Just been for a 1km walk - on 2 crutches for balance.  Only just one at home.  All good - hope to be confident to drop them soon.

Will stop all the pain relief in another week.

Op plus 12

Beginning to feel a new sense of excitement about the new life I have been given.

Unless you've been through it - its a very different thing to understand - the energy draining and real effect on mental health generally of bilateral dysplasia and the associated pain.....but now a new full live with all sorts of things to share with my family.

As for the recovery process - I still aim to lose the crutches at week 3 - another week and a bit

op plus 7 days

Great sleep last night - sleeping on my other side
Walked 500m yesterday
Using codine and Tramadol if necessary to control pain

Op plus 6days

Been pushing it a bit too hard and been paying with pain.  Need to relax slow down and take it easy.
Bit more bruising than last time but still not much.
Plan is to be walking with aids on week 3

2nd op plus 4 days

Whakatane again and apart from  more pain now feeling great .  Lying on my uncut side from day 3 and also seems to be very little brushing.

Feeling good and looking forward to walking .. Aiming for 3 weeks this time.

Next Op

Next Op @7th August in Whakatane - brilliant
Have been really feeling the pain in my un operated leg lately
A week to go till - NO MORE ARTHRITIC PAIN IN MY HIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6wks +3days

The problem now is that Im iching to go - but the "other" legs is now the big issue.  Arthritic pain all over again - ot the extent that I am not really noticing the opperated on.  Resurting to crutches again due to pain and pills.  I guess just a pain management exercise till August and the next one !

6wks

All good with the operated leg BUT - now the other is given me greif - so booked in hopefully for August for the procedure. Still a little swelling and tenderness - more numbness aaound the wound but generally execellent.  Will begive cycling soon

Surgeon explained the movement to avoid is twisting with bent knees.

5wks

Have been walking unassisted for the last 4days - but slow due to pain in my unoperated leg.
The last few days been cutting our hedges which mean climbing ladder and walking on a plank and using hand tools.
Drive a couple of times this week.

Surgeon appt next Monday and hope to get back onto my bike to start training again.
Have riden but very short with no resistance to see what position the legs are in - all good.

4wks + 3 days

Walking !! without aids.  All days - slowly but doing it

4wk + 1day

Finally much better after the prick of a flu!
Today i commit to the hiking sticks and get back into the routine of the physio

4wks

Well Ive been sick for the last few days - due I hope to some sort of viral infection.
Was concerned that I had an infection but 3 doctors I have seen think it is very unlikely but am taking a course of antibiotics anyway - just in case..

A bit of a set back.
Ive bought hiking sticks to help with walking but havent really used them yet

At last sleeping on the side on my treated leg.

3wks +4 days

Worst day yet
bugger all sleepast night
have headache and generally sore
not good .......

3 weeks

Right of the verge of walking but not going to push it - ie. without crutches
havent even walked much as figured this stage is all about healing than working
getting good again after a couple frustrated days

Doing all physio exercises
No bruising

2wks plus 2days

Walked 1000m - took it reakl slow and it definately worked the leg. It feels like the operated one is a little shorter than then perhaps 5-10mm - when i see the surgeon Ill find out.

Sleeping without the burning /lactate buildup feeling.
The only thing about the walk is the pain from the other legs - the still arthritic one
The left one had now become the worst !yee haa

2 wks plus 1 day

Finally a good nights sleep without the "fatigue" pain in my thigh.
All good
Walked , with crutches 630m
Time to set some walking goals I guess and also for the return to my bike - may wait until after seeing the surgeon and might get a inside one.
Part of the reason for setting this upis that its differcult finding recovery info on the net and dont know what to expect without pushing myself too far.

2 weeks from surgery

Decided to record this for the next round ie. the other hip.  Im 54 yr of age living in New Zealand and have had bilateral arthritis -had the first one done on 9th April - spent 3 nights in hospital and then home.  The surgery was great - no drain or cathater or sticthes and have very little brusing at all.
Im walking with aid of cructhes and doing all physio exercises.  I can walk a short distance without crutches but am not wanting to push as my aim is for a complete and successful recovery so that I can get on my bike and tune my body up for the next one - which Im planning for August.  So that is 3 months away.

A bit sore in my outer leg - feels like a build up of lactic acid - but everything else is just fine.
I look forward to being able to walk - as towards the end of the thing it was not very pretty and no good be crumpy all the time.  Immediately since surgery I have had a far more positive attitude!!

Walked 450m with the add of crutches in the morning