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I have a confession of sorts to make. Two and a half weeks after my total hip replacement my husband was admitted to the hospital for 3 days and I walked around the hospital with my Walker and thought I was doing okay so after he came home I didn't use the Walker at home and I didn't get a cane because I thought I was doing all right. Got out of the habit of doing my at home PT and my sister came up from Tennessee from my birthday had a few days to visit doing things a little bit out and about and I was a little extra sore that I figured that was part of the course. She's gone home and the last couple days I have been really hurting in my thigh more than I was my knee hurts again and I'm beating myself up over not doing my PT with all the activity that's been going on so I guess I'm asking if anyone knows whether I have damaged anything or if I have just put myself backwards a couple weeks? I'm telling myself today I get back to my PT regularly elevator ice that I hadn't been doing because of everything going on that I will get back to where I was at that two and a half three week mark.
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How long were you supposed to be using the walker? I didn’t do a single thing without my walker. I do what I’m told. If the doctor said I had to use the walker for six weeks well that’s what I did. Getting better is a job in itself. We drove to the hospital for my six week follow up. I took my walker and used it until the doctor said I could get rid of it BUT he said that I should do what was comfortable for me. I got home, ditched the walker and experienced a lot of pain not realizing that the walker was taking 50 percent of my body weight. I ordered a cane and was so relieved when it arrived two days later. Used the cane for six weeks. I am now six months post op and finally feeling more confident in my walking. It’s been tough but every day gets better. There are no shortcuts. Just remember healing takes time. Don’t be so anxious to move things along. You do not want a setback.