Yes! Yes! Yes! to this comment: “There is too much hype about how there is little pain and swift recovery which may be the case for many but isn’t for everyone.” Hyde3357! It seems that everyone from PT folks, friends, even a famous meteorologist on national television said that it is a piece of cake! It wasn’t and hasn’t been a “piece of cake” for 10 months! Even my PT said in the pre op exam, “you will be back in the gym in a month!”😳 I am now back in the gym at 10 months post surgery but it’s painful and I don’t yet trust my hip to “stay put.” I’ll get there with perseverance, but not because someone told me it would be a “walk in the park!”

I know that it’s a bit of a tight rope walk in encouraging others through hard times, so let’s be careful that we are frank in our conversations, saying what we know to be true and compassionate without placing expectations on others that might not be within their ability to reach.

I am stepping down off of my soapbox, now! 🤗

It’s so much more beneficial to the patient to say things like, “it’s not easy,”
“ you will need to go at your own pace in recovery,”
“it looks differently for everyone, but you can get through this,”
“I want to support you on this journey. How can I help you?”