Hip replacement while on ADT

Posted by bluegill @bluegill, 6 days ago

Just wondering if others have gone through this and have any tips.

5 weeks ago I got a new hip. It was a bit complicated, because first they had to yank out the old metal parts (rod and screws) from my knee, femur, and hip (car wreck 20 years ago) before they could give me the new one. So, I had two incisions and a posterior approach. The pain was really bad the first two weeks, but the biggest challenge is that I've been away from the gym for 5 weeks now.

I've been on ADT on and off for 6 years now, and I remember hearing somewhere that if you stop lifting weights for more than two weeks, you will lose all the progress that resistance training offers.

I can't do much lower body work yet (not even a stationary bike if it makes my knee come up too high), but I'd like to hit the upper body today.

Should I start out really slowly and gradually increase the weight over a period of a few weeks? I assume this is the safe and reasonable approach.

By the way, my urologist and oncologist just had me quit my Xtandi for 2 days: the day before surgery and the day of surgery. I think the same for the Flomax.

So, can anyone get hip with a timely tip?

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jim18 | @jim18 | 6 days ago

You will not lose all your progress, but you will regress. Just start with a low weight and if it is very easy move up to just easy for the first session and then add from there. If it is too easy you might continue to regress.

Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | 5 days ago

I had been on ADT for seven years when I had my hip replaced. It was pretty darn easy. Recovered very quickly I only need Three PT sessions. Back to normal within a couple of months. Having my left knee replaced was a lot harder After six years of ADT. It took 15 months before I was completely normal. Had the other knee replaced after only two years of ADT and recovered within a few months.