Injuries draw on all resources

SonyaCele

Heh, i'm wondering if YOU even read my original response , probably not, my logic was clearly and politely explained before you went on your rant. maybe scroll back to the beginning. Maybe it is you that that needs to practice reading. but then again, you mentioned you are still on pain killers which can cloud judgement.

Packerjohn

donjtomasco wrote: »

THANKS PACKERJOHN!!! What is TBE work? And the PT that did me through my rotator cuff rehab (she was tough, and really stretched me hard which I am certain helped in my full recovery) is on maternity leave, so I have a new lady. I would like to get the TBE info correct you are saying. I 'think' I am maybe like you in how you described your results and your docs comments in that if they say it works, just do it, and be diligent about it.

Thanks again!

Sorry my bad, typing fast on a phone. . Not tbe work. Should be do the work, no magic new method. It is going to be what the pt tells you to do. Just be willing to ask for additional work to push yourself without injuring the repair

STEVE142142

Glad my post helped you. If I read correctly you said you were cutting back a little on the painkillers. Please don't do this you have to talk with your physical therapist and your doctor but your physical therapist will work you more through this process. Before I had my surgery I did a lot of research and I found two common threads in what I read and a lot of the YouTube videos that were posted. Those two threads where you have to be mentally prepared for the surgery and don't be scared of the pain killers.

I know it's in the back of everybody's head my God what happens if I get addicted to the painkillers. You have to trust the process. There's a whole science between the painkillers and the physical therapy and the recovery process.

Just to give you a little background my surgeon works at a teaching hospital he teaches the anterior method and he's performed thousands of hip and knee replacements. In one of my follow-up visits he flat out told me I must be one tough *kitten*. He told me I'm probably one of the worst 3 hips he's ever seen in his career and he couldn't figure out how I was walking. Needless to say I have a very high pain tolerance. I've had a couple surgeries and I really never needed the pain killers even though they prescribe them.

I was lucky enough to do my in hospital rehab and outpatient at the best rehab hospital facility in the state. One of my physical therapist has a PHD in physical therapy and he really explain the process to me. Even though you may feel better now you have to remember your body has gone through a massive invasive procedure. What you have to remember you may not be feeling that much pain but once you start doing the physical therapy you will start to feel pain.

The way it was described to me is what the painkillers do is that they take the edge off so during the physical therapy you could push yourself a little further. The pain will not come from the hip area itself but from where the incisions are.

Once again all I can tell you is trust the process. It works. The only other thing I can tell you is do the physical therapy that's what makes the difference everything I've read everything I've talked to people about it is that if you do the physical therapy 99.99% of the time you'll have no issues. It's when people don't want to do the physical therapy is that they have issues. The other thing my physical therapist told me is stay mobile. I have the desk job and after I returned to work my boss and co-workers constantly try to do things for me. I told them I appreciated it but moving around was the best thing for me. In mobility and sitting around is your worst enemy.

ninerbuff

Whatever your PT says, please follow it 100%. I've been hired many times by people who didn't follow PT and have had to correct whatever issues they currently had to get them back to functional daily activity. Lol, it sounds hypocritical from me because I would be making more money if I kept those type of clients coming in, but in truth, I really care more about someone's health issues being avoided, then having me get paid to help correct them. There are enough people out there that won't take advice from PT's and will keep me busy enough.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

astrampe

Are you very bored?

Packerjohn

STEVE142142 wrote: »

Glad my post helped you. If I read correctly you said you were cutting back a little on the painkillers. Please don't do this you have to talk with your physical therapist and your doctor but your physical therapist will work you more through this process. Before I had my surgery I did a lot of research and I found two common threads in what I read and a lot of the YouTube videos that were posted. Those two threads where you have to be mentally prepared for the surgery and don't be scared of the pain killers.

I know it's in the back of everybody's head my God what happens if I get addicted to the painkillers. You have to trust the process. There's a whole science between the painkillers and the physical therapy and the recovery process.

Just to give you a little background my surgeon works at a teaching hospital he teaches the anterior method and he's performed thousands of hip and knee replacements. In one of my follow-up visits he flat out told me I must be one tough *kitten*. He told me I'm probably one of the worst 3 hips he's ever seen in his career and he couldn't figure out how I was walking. Needless to say I have a very high pain tolerance. I've had a couple surgeries and I really never needed the pain killers even though they prescribe them.

I was lucky enough to do my in hospital rehab and outpatient at the best rehab hospital facility in the state. One of my physical therapist has a PHD in physical therapy and he really explain the process to me. Even though you may feel better now you have to remember your body has gone through a massive invasive procedure. What you have to remember you may not be feeling that much pain but once you start doing the physical therapy you will start to feel pain.

The way it was described to me is what the painkillers do is that they take the edge off so during the physical therapy you could push yourself a little further. The pain will not come from the hip area itself but from where the incisions are.

Once again all I can tell you is trust the process. It works. The only other thing I can tell you is do the physical therapy that's what makes the difference everything I've read everything I've talked to people about it is that if you do the physical therapy 99.99% of the time you'll have no issues. It's when people don't want to do the physical therapy is that they have issues. The other thing my physical therapist told me is stay mobile. I have the desk job and after I returned to work my boss and co-workers constantly try to do things for me. I told them I appreciated it but moving around was the best thing for me. In mobility and sitting around is your worst enemy.

I'm going to disagree on the pain killers. Everyone is different but I had 6 shoulder operations and bother thumb joints replaced. I used about 10 doses of the pain killers total for all 8 surgeries.

My surgeon and several pts I've worked with told me I have a high pain tolerance. My surgeo and pt said to use as needed. To be honest nothing they had me do hurt too bad and my recovery from all surgeries was faster than usual. Plus I didn't like the drugged out feel from the meds.

Each to his own but use the pain killers with judgement. Don't have to finish all of them.

donjtomasco

Thanks Packerjohn, STEVE and ninerbuff. Ninerbuff, I really liked your message. My pt is like you in that my last visit with her was to see if she could help my hip with stretching and exercises, and after 1/2 she said "Nope, I have to tell you it's time for a new hip, I would love to see you keep coming back to me, but I can't help you." Well, she gets me from here on out. Glad you are like that too.

I am weening off the painkillers because yes I am somewhat worried about getting hooked on them. But I will do what PT and doc says and should have more info tomorrow and thursday.

Thank you!!!

Astrampe, thank you for your interest and attention! Keep coming back!

donjtomasco

Sonya, yes, I read your first message several times before commenting. Just read it again to make sure. Not sure if you know what you wrote, but I understand you better now and get that you might not ever get it. But good try dear.

donjtomasco

Physical therapist said doing upper body workouts is fine, and to do them in the morning since I am doing my hip therapy in the afternoons. She suggested I sit on a bench to do the curls, but other then that, no issues with doing upper body.

Range of motion is really good. We meet Friday and she plans on adding cardio in the form of elliptical or stationary bike.

Sorry Sonya. I know this must disappoint you a little, but what can I say.....I was pleased with her assessment of what I have been doing, am doing, and that I am doing better then most people do post hip replacement surgery. But THAT is not a surprise, since universally, people who are active before surgery tend to get better quicker after surgery, and respond better to stretching and exercising. On April 25th I started my upper body lifting and tread milling (tread mill every day for 60 minutes regardless of pain, since I was told I could not hurt my hip further by playing more tennis on it or doing any activity, it would simply be more painful since I was bone on bone in my hip). My reasoning was to lose weight and have those muscles working before the doc did his thing May 23rd, and it looks like it was a good decision. Or, I was just lucky.

But it appears, that I have not been stupid, stupid, stupid, maybe a tad lucky, or call it what you want, I was doing the right things it would appear in hind site.

SonyaCele

jesus christ , give it a rest, why are you are calling me out again two posts in a row ? is it because i didn't respond to the last post? do you need a response from me that bad ? guess what, i dont care. good luck with your rehab. i hope you have many years of use on your new hip.