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Can walking be accomplished without a hip or hip replacement?
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Hello @stargirl13. I'd like to invite @radcalrose, @cmarsh, and @janeen17 who have all discussed their experiences with hip replacement issues and having hip replacements removed or getting around without a hip joint. They may be able to share their experiences with shoe lifts and other tips for safely moving around.
You can read some of their posts, and many others, in the discussion "Walking without a hip joint" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/walking-without-a-hip-joint.
@stargirl13, it sounds like you and your providers are in agreement on not wanting to try another replacement. Have they provided any direction on what that would mean moving forward? Any suggestions from them on how to safely move around and manage your pain? Have they suggested any therapies or rehab?
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Thank you so much, I will definitely look at what they have to say. And no, the surgeon and the team haven’t been very helpful to be honest. I called my surgeon recently to ask about physical therapy and he just fixated on me asking my general practitioner for Ozempic to lose weight….he had very little direction for me. And also I have state funded insurance so the help I get isn’t very much and most physical therapy places won’t accept it unfortunately
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@stargirl13 MY APOLOGIES. The reply I wrote below is irrelevant. I thought you had asked how to go about WORKING after getting your hip removed. ..
My hip was removed in September, so about 4 months ago. This month I started working on limited projects (such as updating our website, participation in meetings, etc. ). Prior to the surgery, I was already working fully adjusted to the wheelchair life, and I have a work from home arrangement so I just needed to wait for my post-surgical head to clear and get my pain under control enough to be able to concentrate. So far it's going well, but I'm not ready to restore my full hours yet. There are just too many unknowns around each corner as I reach a new level of rehab (or have setbacks) so I can't call myself reliable yet. Of course, rehab and recovery comes first and foremost.