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Getting hip replacement this Monday #7239635
04/10/21 01:02 AM
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Doc said he is using the anterior approach. Anybody have a replacement using this method and how did your recovery go.

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7239671
04/10/21 05:49 AM
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Good luck

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7239717
04/10/21 07:58 AM
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You will be glad you are having it done.


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7239763
04/10/21 08:51 AM
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I have had both hips replaced couple years apart, but both done threw side?? Had them do nerve block not knock me all way out, Was up and walking on them same day. Doc said was more about how doctor learned to do them than any difference in recovery time. People in PT said same thing more about how you can move and what you do don't do. Recovery time is same either way..So that is what I know about that.
I have been one of the lucky ones that has zero pain since surgery. I'm a long ways from ever running again. But that is whole different issue..
Good luck to you.. if you are hurting as bad as I was you maybe amazed when it's over and done.

Mac


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Getting There] #7239764
04/10/21 08:54 AM
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Grandpa , hope your replacement goes well. I had one about 8 years ago. Do all your exercises. They are very important, to get your muscles built back up. If you really want to know how they do the replacement . Google hip operation. I watched this, about an hour long , I wanted to know what was going to happen. Quite graphic , so if if you are used to a bit of blood , you will find it interesting. My scar is on the side. Good Luck, old243

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7239820
04/10/21 09:58 AM
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I had both done at the same time and was the anterior I believe, it's the one where you don't have as many problems with the new hip popping out if you make the wrong movement or exercise before it's healed up.My surgery went well, was up right out of recovery (forced,lol) and was doing PT the next day, Do the PT, it seems easy if your in any shape at all but do it.
They say you can't drive for 4-6 weeks, but at 4 you should be good if your off the pain meds.
My jailor made me wait till the 6 week check, I asked the doc if there was anything I couldn't do, and he said nope, just don't do anything too stupid...

I only took the pain meds for a couple days, YMMV, but don't try to live with any pain.

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7239824
04/10/21 10:09 AM
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If you were gimpin' around like I was before my surgery, you'll say why didn't I do it sooner. I was walking 18 holes of golf 5 weeks after the replacement. Good luck to you.

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7240321
04/10/21 08:00 PM
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I hope it goes well.

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7240344
04/10/21 08:39 PM
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Just watched part of the same surgery on Youtube.


"The Latest Procedure: Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement Surgery"

NO ! I will live with the pain!!

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7240399
04/10/21 10:32 PM
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My dad just had his hip replacement this past Wednesday and up walking around with a walker already. He is happy to finally walk without pain.
Hope all continues to go this well.


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7240414
04/10/21 10:49 PM
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Best of luck! I have had both done in the last 5 years, Absolutely no regrets, just happy I went ahead and did it...both times. Prior to surgery I was in a lot of pain with both, but mostly the second one, which was a complicated one. I went home the next morning with no pain. Got the approval to drive after 4 weeks.

As everyone else has said, do the exercises they tell you to. Take the pain meds if you need to but keep in mind they might bind you up a little. That's the time to get some cheap stool softeners from WalMart. Everything will be working fine then. After the second one my Doc told me to not do anything that hurts...simple as that.

Hope it goes great! Let us know how you are doing.

Moosetrot

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7240425
04/10/21 11:09 PM
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I had a total hip replacement with a lateral approach 5 weeks ago this coming Monday im getting around better than before surgery .I walked over a half mile Thursday with a half bucket of feed . That thigh was tired but not sore .So much better than before .
I know this dosnt answer your question about anterior approach but I'm excited at the progress of my recovery and hope you have the same speedy recovery

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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Bigfoot] #7242260
04/13/21 12:41 PM
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Zim and I hope you had a successful surgery and are doing well!

We sent you a PM or two recently. We hope you get a chance to check those and respond when you get back.

Thanks!
Patrice


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7242333
04/13/21 02:02 PM
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I’m in those surgeries weekly. The anterior approach has been around for a decade. It has great benefits for the patient. Less chance of dislocation because not having to take down as much tissue to access where the surgeon has to work. Posterior is the most common way patients dislocate. It is more difficult for the doctor but new and better anterior specific instruments and training have helped make the procedure very reproducible. You should do well.

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7242347
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good luck ,i will say a prayer for you

Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7242395
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My wife put off hip replacement and put it off. Finally, when she couldn't take the pain anymore, she had it done. Now, she's kicking herself for putting up with all the needless suffering. She said she should have done it sooner. She said her hip felt better post surgery than it did prior to the surgery. The incision was sore for a couple of days. She stopped using a cane after 5 days.
Good luck, prayers for you.


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7242402
04/13/21 03:42 PM
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Mom just had hers done six weeks ago. She's already off the cane/walker and moving on her own for the most part. Says she doesn't knwo why she waited so long. Biggest thing for her was she spent 3 months getting ready for it by doing light workouts and then was mentally driven to get moving again as fast as possible because she missed working in the garden.


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Rye] #7242408
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Originally Posted by Rye
Mom just had hers done six weeks ago. She's already off the cane/walker and moving on her own for the most part. Says she doesn't knwo why she waited so long. Biggest thing for her was she spent 3 months getting ready for it by doing light workouts and then was mentally driven to get moving again as fast as possible because she missed working in the garden.

Isn't that the truth? My wife said the same thing, she didn't know why she waited so long? Glad to hear your mom is doing so well.


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Trapper7] #7242421
04/13/21 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Trapper7
Originally Posted by Rye
Mom just had hers done six weeks ago. She's already off the cane/walker and moving on her own for the most part. Says she doesn't knwo why she waited so long. Biggest thing for her was she spent 3 months getting ready for it by doing light workouts and then was mentally driven to get moving again as fast as possible because she missed working in the garden.

Isn't that the truth? My wife said the same thing, she didn't know why she waited so long? Glad to hear your mom is doing so well.



Thanks Trapper7


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Re: Getting hip replacement this Monday [Re: Patrice] #7244102
04/15/21 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Patrice
Zim and I hope you had a successful surgery and are doing well!

We sent you a PM or two recently. We hope you get a chance to check those and respond when you get back.

Thanks!
Patrice


Hi Grandpa Trapper,
Just watching for you to return after surgery. Hope you're doing well!
Patrice


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