I had my right hip resurfaced on June 30th. The result has been good so far. Three days in the hospital with great P.T. teaching. Minimal pain by taking Toradol I.V. and half doses of hydro condone/acetaminophen as needed by mouth.
P.T. Exercises really helped. I am just stiff by the posterior excision area. My surgeon used the BHR resurfacing hardware with Stryker Ortho Simplex bone cement.
4days post-op. my home P.T. Starts tomorrow. I see my surgeon in 10 days for my first post-op office visit. I am blessed to have had a great experience so far. I want to be able to run moderately again, but plan not to obsess with running as I had before. I like the elliptical, swimming, weights, and walking. I have a second chance and don’t want to blow it. I don’t know how our ancestors tolerated hip pain with the minimal treatment resources they had.
I look forward to a great and active future!
Thanks for this opportunity to communicate with my peers. This has been very helpful for me to prepare mentally and physically for a life change.