hip surgeon very glad with stage check

[peter lena 8,933]

just back from , dr x rays  on hip replacement , gave me a spot on , for where  I am in  recovery , especially liked my daily  walking /  activity / naps .  he said , unfortunately  too many  patients  do very little , as they should , to stay with opportunity . then they come in here and complain , and critical early  movement was never established , staying at it , my walks  are  much better , and daily stair climbs , much easier , also used a  dense foam pad to side seat   support / enhance  iced gel pad , that by itself  eliminated a pain pill , staying upright  . pete   

[peter lena 8,933]

@Ed Kennell @Treepep@ranger  dr feels like its a macho / ego thing , that should not even be  inthe picture , like a  "  I DON,T NEED TO DO THIS " type of embarrassment , he wants  you to get better , on the schedule , mapped out , its critical  for any gain to be established very early on , another thing that that does ,is let you see / feel the change , is it tough ?  yes it is , my past experience 17 years ago on my knees , also lazer  / mako  exact  functional detailing , was the toughest , nursing home , months of work , my past experience , drove me on . today  can easily suggest offer advise , past year , had a  prostate , TREP  , procedure , then a lower back L4/ L5,fusion , then my hip replacement , but you know what ? I AM ALL COUGHT UP ,  with what had to be done . my daily movement today , is like nothing that I was dealing with, my father had , terrible ostio arthritis , back in the butcher days , never had anything done , he had surgery , that looked it was done with a shovel !  my incisions are , fading away , pete

[Treepep 598]

You have got this.  Good in good out.  Do the good work and reap the benefits.  Keep pushing brother Pete!

[peter lena 8,933]

@Beap52  thank you !  my walking is just  so much easier , takes  continued effort  at it , today did my regular empty parking lot, then went to walmart , parked way out there , very comfortable  to store , grabbed a carriage , walked the store , just enough  light support , lets you cruise , everything comes in stages , that has also made me aware , of MOVEMENT OPPORTUNITES , to walk forward / backward  , feel / sense  how this feels . rarely have a walk , that does not expose , an ease or discomfort , that I zero in on . stairs ?  locah high school , bleachers , then a track walk , what's good / bad ?  have not had a  walking episode  , that has not steered me  to a more  reactive / better walk , when the body ache , starts in , its telling me , its time to go home and passout , get 2-3 hours of pass out sleep , use ice/ gel pads  , to replace pills , made up a firm foam chair  ice  bag hold spot  ,  ice away  aches . easily spot similar  people , they are amazed , if I ask about , obvious to me , struggling  movement , told a guy with obvious knee issues , try a roller stool !  flat open floor , lets you pull / push , recovery , go mako , robotic  surgery !  pete