I got a new hip

[LeicsDom]

I'm having a love-hate relationship with that bike. Just a week before the surgery I was ripping around on a mountain bike, not quite tearing up trails, and not getting winded; today I managed fifteen minutes on the stationary and was gasping for breath and dripping sweat.

Teehee, that's a good thing. Keeps your heart in good condition
As soon as your Dr allows you to rotate and you can swing your leg over the bike to mount it, you will be back out on the trails again. That is perfect exercise for strengthening the hip again
A tip. When mounting your bike do it at the curb or from something higher than normal. It makes it easier to start with

 

[LeicsDom]

The hard part is waking up and trying to turn when I need to pee, because I can't rotate the hip upward, I have to roll my whole body.

I slept with a a urine bottle beside the bed for a couple of weeks. It made me feel safer if I woke int the middle of the night and needed to pee

 

[Kulindahr]

Teehee, that's a good thing. Keeps your heart in good condition
As soon as your Dr allows you to rotate and you can swing your leg over the bike to mount it, you will be back out on the trails again. That is perfect exercise for strengthening the hip again
A tip. When mounting your bike do it at the curb or from something higher than normal. It makes it easier to start with

I've been getting on my bike by laying it down, stepping across, and standing it up for weeks now.

 

[Kulindahr]

I slept with a a urine bottle beside the bed for a couple of weeks. It made me feel safer if I woke int the middle of the night and needed to pee

I've been using a juice bottle, but now that I have the one from the hospital things are easier.

I feel rather medieval in the morning -- I open the window and toss the contents into the back yard.

 

[Kulindahr]

Woke up from the itching under the bandage . . . . .

 

[Autolycus]

Pleased to see that you are making a good recovery. Joints thrive on movement according to my Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. My knee replacement works well over quite long walks, so I am sure your new hip will keep you acitve for years to come.

 

[ElmosToe]

C A U T I O N
* please open other side *​

When the anaesthesiologist tapped it and pointed it out to a nurse, I waved my hand a little and told him, "This is not the hip you're looking for".

fuck, I think i'm in love....you are awesome.

 

[Kulindahr]

Pleased to see that you are making a good recovery. Joints thrive on movement according to my Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. My knee replacement works well over quite long walks, so I am sure your new hip will keep you acitve for years to come.

I'm part of a study on the endurance of the new materials. The metal in it is titanium, but the cup was described to me as being made of a long-chain polyester/polystyrene mix. The predecessor material lasted twenty years with no issues; they're projecting twenty-five years on this one while hoping for thirty-five!

I get to start doing some lateral movement today -- not looking forward to it, since so far the least bit of that has overwhelmed the pain pills. I wish it were ready for hiking; this is a beautiful Easter morning and a trudge through the dunes would be delightful!

 

[Kulindahr]

fuck, I think i'm in love....you are awesome.

I have my moments.

 

[Kulindahr]

Apparently mowing the lawn was a very good thing!

I had to concentrate on stepping very correctly, and making the leg do its proper work, while the mower kept me balanced. Now my hip is far less stiff, and the distance I can extend that leg has increased. I did stationary biking for ten minutes afterward to prevent it from stiffening, just in case. So what if it took four times as long to mow the grass (and I didn't even get finished)?

So with my hip feeling great, off to bed!

 

[mikey3000]

Oh wow. I didn't realize this was a whole new patient. I wish you a speedy recovery.

 

[borg69unimatrix]

So... the question we all want to know...

... can you Boink like the Bionic Man now ???

 

[Kulindahr]

So... the question we all want to know...

... can you Boink like the Bionic Man now ???

I'm still working on walking, and you want me to boink?


I can't even get the silly compression stalkings off on my own! Though if I got a costume like Thomas Jefferson wore, they'd look just fine to wear in public.

 

[Kulindahr]

Oh wow. I didn't realize this was a whole new patient. I wish you a speedy recovery.

I'm starting to feel new.

Even with the limitations, I already have better movement in some ways than I did with the crumbling femur.

 

[Kulindahr]

Damn!

I just remembered I was going to ask if I could keep the femur end!




Oh, well.

 

[borg69unimatrix]

Damn!

I just remembered I was going to ask if I could keep the femur end!




Oh, well.

Ugh. I just got this nauseous image of you getting up in the morning and catching Bammer chewing on it.

 

[palbert]

I'm still working on walking, and you want me to boink?


I can't even get the silly compression stalkings off on my own! Though if I got a costume like Thomas Jefferson wore, they'd look just fine to wear in public.

I would call the police.

 

[DonQuixote]

Kuli,
Now that I know WHERE to look for your status updates!

Sounds like you're doing great. Even out cutting the grass - wow.
How's the mom doing as caregiver instead of recipient?

 

[Kulindahr]

I would call the police.

LOL

I can't believe I did that boo-boo even with the pain!

 

[Kulindahr]

Kuli,
Now that I know WHERE to look for your status updates!

Sounds like you're doing great. Even out cutting the grass - wow.
How's the mom doing as caregiver instead of recipient?

If we didn't have someone else here to help, it wouldn't work.

I got my first experience letting him be my driver today. My hip still hasn't recovered from the pain of sitting in that bucket seat in the truck! No way could I drive myself yet.

We adjusted the stationary bike today, too -- I kept banging my knees on the handlebars, which no one uses except to get on and off, so we rotated them up out of the way.