My new hip is one week old today!!

Mommabear
Mommabear Member Posts: 24
edited 10. Apr 2025, 13:00 in Living with arthritis

This time last week, I was on the hospital ward….

Now I’m one week on. I can get in and out of bed, go to the loo, wash myself- making rather a mess when I wash my hair - I can get hair wet over the sink, shampoo and then use half of a soap travel dish to rinse off the shampoo but it does go everywhere!!

I can get dressed apart from socks, slip on shoes I can manage with a long shoe horn. I can get downstairs using crutches on the stairs, and then crutches or my walking frame to move round downstairs. I can manage about an hour - hour and a half before I have to back to bed due to swelling of foot and ankle.

I can sit and be sort of comfy downstairs, and have got into the garden on crutches three times.

I am doing the exercises even the really hard out to the side one aiming for 3 times a day but twice have only managed 2.

I do have a lot of tightness in my lower leg, and freezing cold feet. Also a lot of trapped wind and backache presumably from using crutches and walking frame.

Let’s see what today brings xx

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  • Trish9556
    Trish9556 Member Posts: 846

    Hi @Mommabear

    I bet when you came out of surgery you never thought you would be doing so much one week on - well done!

    Remember, it is a marathon, not a race and that every day is different - what you may find easy one day you might struggle with another.

    I did giggle when you mentioned getting water everywhere…it was ages before I could wash my hair and I used dry shampoo for the first couple of weeks so well done for that.

    You are doing brilliantly and remember that when you're frustated.

    Trish xx

  • Fran54
    Fran54 Member Posts: 307

    @Mommabear

    well done, you should be feeling very pleased with your progress. Oh yes, I remember wondering how to do my hair and I bought one of those dry shampoo caps you massage over your scalp. It was a bit of a faff but better than nothing at all. I did worry about the stairs but soon managed them with the crutches. Also I made sure that my grabber was always near to hand. At least the weather should be warmer/dryer now and it will do you a power of good to be able to sit outside and nature watch. Keep positive and take care.🙂

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