The release of adrenaline and endorphins after exercise is fantastic. About to set off on a likely 80k ride.
Cheers mate. I'm just over 3 weeks with the hip replacement and it's going ok. Quite frustrating though, as there are good days followed by tougher days as the muscles all adjust and regain strength. Feels like 1 step forward and half a step back at present. Slow progress, not helped by the fact that Mrs rangercol already has her bed-bound mum to care for. Not a year I'll reflect upon with much enthusiasm.
No one goes on the actual pier except fat chav tourists but it’s a good mid-point for a morning stroll. Few Luton fans milling about yesterday. Place will be overrun tomorrow morning with the grots.
That sounds quite good Col...keep at it...and we will see you in the loft again soon. And good wishes to Mrs Col, and her mum.
Well......slower than I'd hoped or had been led to believe tbh. It's 11 weeks since the operation and things are, slowly improving. I'm driving again and able to walk longer distances. The biggest problem is how much both legs have lost flexibility and strength over such a relatively short period of time. The physio says I'm doing well, but every time I push myself with the exercises she's set, my muscles tend to tighten up and become very painful. My other hip isn't great, which doesn't help with the overall recovery. Another week and I'll be past the "take extreme care" stage, meaning I can begin stretching lower etc without fear of dislocating the thing, but it feels like full recovery is a long way off.
I was off for 4 months after my hip op in 2021. It was after that things got better to the point I often forget that I had the replacement. It wasn’t always like that of course but it can take 12 months or more to really feel back to normal. Keep up the physio as long as you can too.
Cheers. Yes, it seems as though 6 to 12 months is the norm for a full recovery. It didn't help that my surgeon told me I'd be well on the way to recovery in 6 weeks!
Keep at it, Col. As ‘page1000’ has said, there will come a point where you’ll kick on without thinking about it. Operations as we get older can & do take longer to recover . Stay positive, mate.
