Greetings from a newbie 😊

Hi, and welcome.

I’m in pretty much the same position than you, including the referred pain etc, although I can’t exercise at all and walking is very difficult, even with a stick. However, you’re right to do what you can and I’d suggest you carry on with your exercise regime if it works for you. Having said that, if there are certain moves in pilates that make the pain worse, stop doing them. Likewise, if you’re in a lot of pain while walking, scale it back. You don’t say if you walk with a stick. This will take a lot of weight off your hip and I couldn’t manage without it now, and even when I was a bit more mobile than I am now, I found I could go longer and walka little faster, and with less pain the next day, if I used the stick.

I would also suggest you review your pain meds with your GP. As your hip continues to deteriorate, the pain levels will also ramp up, so you may be ready for something stronger now. I’ve been on handfuls of cocodamol and naproxen for the last 12 months, and couldn’t function without them. I step the dosage down if I’m having a day at home or at my desk, but if I’m out shopping or working (my job sometimes needs me to be on my feet all day) then I go up to max dose and timetable in 2-3 days to recover, as the pain is horrendous afterwards, and I can usually barely walk at the end of the day,

I hope you get your date soon, the NHS is still in meltdown, but slowly starting up again. I’m due for mine in a few weeks, and it can’t come soon enough

Hi everyone I have osteoarthritis 51 and fibromyalgia had both knees replaced and had operation last week camera one as they need to find out why my left knee has corrosion on it and also my bone is crumbling in knee went thursday to see spine surgeon I am now in list to have spine surgery soon my spinal stenosis was diagnosed 2 months after my hip was replaced I kept getting spasms like electric shocks from my butt downwards that make me fall , I have a totally different sort of knee replacement in my right knee as they knew about the corrosion when I had it replaced in 2018 on my other one . At moment I’m just trying to cope on ibuprofen 2 a day if I have three 500 mg get low mooded most meds do this to me or my anxiety 🚀 high or keep forgetting everything my mind will become blank so just sticking with ibuprofen and paracetamol at mo and rubbing in black pepper essential oil with coconut oil or my capsaicin cream which is on my repeat prescription I have been using Lucy Wyndham on you tube and following her on Instagram she has a lot of exercises for mobility and sets really good my gym is closed at mo to find walking the pool doing exercises in water 🏊‍♀️ excellent was sent to hospital physio pool 2 years ago through doctor they showed me moves to do in the water also 8 have changed my diet to wheat free gluten free has cut down inflammation pain a lot hope this helps 💖 2 u all x