Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Depends on your bone staock, really, and your own recovery rate Steve was - crutches for a few days in the hospital Stick for 6 weeks (in case of mis-steps), due to soft bones 4 weeks before driving 6 weeks till comfortable back at work Don't bother doing any 'real' exercise until the joint capsule has healed - about 12 weeks, and certainly do very little for 6 weeks, just walking and swimming. Don't run for a year (soft bones) - in fact - no high-impact Don't ride horses for 6 months (other people have had don't ride for 3 months, to let the joint capsule thoroughly heal) To: surfacehippy cc: Subject: Recovery times? frank.shaw@... 16/12/2003 15:11 I am curious about recovery times experienced by people that have had the resurfacing done. How long on a walker or crutches? How long on a cane? How long to being released to drive? How about restrictions and length of time for them? Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Depends on your bone staock, really, and your own recovery rate Steve was - crutches for a few days in the hospital Stick for 6 weeks (in case of mis-steps), due to soft bones 4 weeks before driving 6 weeks till comfortable back at work Don't bother doing any 'real' exercise until the joint capsule has healed - about 12 weeks, and certainly do very little for 6 weeks, just walking and swimming. Don't run for a year (soft bones) - in fact - no high-impact Don't ride horses for 6 months (other people have had don't ride for 3 months, to let the joint capsule thoroughly heal) To: surfacehippy cc: Subject: Recovery times? frank.shaw@... 16/12/2003 15:11 I am curious about recovery times experienced by people that have had the resurfacing done. How long on a walker or crutches? How long on a cane? How long to being released to drive? How about restrictions and length of time for them? Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 A lot depends on your doctor. People who have resurfacing surgery with Dr. DeSmet are encouraged to walk immediately with crutches. By the time you leave Belgium you can get around with one crutch altho I felt better with two (7 to 10 days.) After that it's listen to your body. I was walking alone within a month - no cane or crutches. Overdid a couple of days and used the crutches again for a bit. Other docs are more conservative I think. ruth rbhr 5/13/03 > I am curious about recovery times experienced by people that have had > the resurfacing done. How long on a walker or crutches? How long on > a cane? How long to being released to drive? > How about restrictions and length of time for them? > > Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 At 03:11 PM 12/16/2003 +0000, you wrote: >I am curious about recovery times experienced by people that have had >the resurfacing done. How long on a walker or crutches? How long on >a cane? How long to being released to drive? >How about restrictions and length of time for them? Depends on how bad the joint and muscles were to begin with. I was driving after nine days, back to work after two weeks, worked for two more weeks, then did the other hip. Same routine with driving, three weeks off work, missed only a few choir rehearsals during that time, missed only one bell rehearsal. I was on crutches for seven months, on the cane for another few months, and two and a half years later, I am still improving in strength, stamina, and range of motion. There wasn't anything I couldn't do on crutches (including ringing handbells in concerts). I often said that if I never got better than I was at that particular time (heck, I was saying that a month post-op), it would still have been worth it. Tells you the kind of shape I was in pre-op ;-). I had bone grafts, tendon releases, and some nerve issues which is why I had so much time on crutches--this is definitely NOT the norm. Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 At 03:11 PM 12/16/2003 +0000, you wrote: >I am curious about recovery times experienced by people that have had >the resurfacing done. How long on a walker or crutches? How long on >a cane? How long to being released to drive? >How about restrictions and length of time for them? Depends on how bad the joint and muscles were to begin with. I was driving after nine days, back to work after two weeks, worked for two more weeks, then did the other hip. Same routine with driving, three weeks off work, missed only a few choir rehearsals during that time, missed only one bell rehearsal. I was on crutches for seven months, on the cane for another few months, and two and a half years later, I am still improving in strength, stamina, and range of motion. There wasn't anything I couldn't do on crutches (including ringing handbells in concerts). I often said that if I never got better than I was at that particular time (heck, I was saying that a month post-op), it would still have been worth it. Tells you the kind of shape I was in pre-op ;-). I had bone grafts, tendon releases, and some nerve issues which is why I had so much time on crutches--this is definitely NOT the norm. Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 As others have said, depends on your condition before the procedure and also what your particular doctor says. I used Dr. Gross in Columbia, SC. He allows you to do what your body will allow you to do. I was on two crutches for about a week, one crutch for another week or so, then on the cane for another couple of weeks. At my 6 week checkup, I was walking unassisted without any limp at all. Just had my 6 mos checkup and I'm allowed to do anything I want to do. Dr Gross does discourage running distances, but Dr DeSmet encourages it. Just depends on the doctor. I suspect the doctors here err on the side of conservatism due to the fact that we're still in trial status here and they want the best possible results in each case. RHR C2K Gross 6/12/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 I had a bilateral done. I was required to be on crutches for 6 weeks. At the six week check-up I was then released from crutches. I used a cane for one day then decided to set it aside, PERMANENTLY. I also started physical therapy at six weeks - whcih lasted for 5 weeks. At the end of PT I was walking just fine. At three months I was body boarding in San Diego, at 5 months I was alking all over Disneyland even while carrying my five year old at times, and now at seven weeks I have played golf and am going to the gym on a regular basis. I must add though that I did my best to keep in shape prior to the surgery, also I had the sugery quite promptly before any bone or cyst problems developed. Plus I doesn't hurt that I am only 42. Good luck, Joe Bilateral, 5/8/03, C+, Dr. Amstutz > I am curious about recovery times experienced by people that have had > the resurfacing done. How long on a walker or crutches? How long on > a cane? How long to being released to drive? > How about restrictions and length of time for them? > > Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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