I'm having Hip Replacement and am very nervous about the surgery?

Question

If anyone has had H.A. surgery, please share your experience. What was your recovery time

Thanks

Answer 1

I used to work in a physical therapy clinic (as a PT assistant) with hip replacement patients all the time.  It's a great surgery with an extremely great success rate and recovery time.  Depending on your age and level of activity, with PT, full recovery time should be about 3 to 6 months, depending on the type of surgery, your overall health, and the success of your rehabilitation  Being physically active is an essential part of recovery. Within three to six weeks, you should be able to resume most normal physical activities of your daily routine. During the first few weeks of recovery, a physical therapist may teach or help you perform specific exercises to strengthen your hip.  Six weeks after surgery, when you regain full hip movement, you can probably resume driving. At this time, your surgeon also may allow you to return to work, depending on how much physical activity is involved in your occupation. Sexual activity can be resumed at this time as well.  You're gonna feel great with your new hip.  Good Luck.  You'll be dancin' in no time :-)

Answer 2

My 69 yr old husband fell off a ladder and broke his....he broke the stem that holds the ball into the joint.  He went home the next day, and was on the roof again in about 10 days.  Don't worry, nothing to it.