I have had three hip replacements ! - 3? - yes! one dislocated 4 times ( very ouch!) and I had to have revision surgery to replace it again.!
The first two ops were straightforward and I did the excercises as instructed and was driving at 5/ 6 weeks . The first one dislocated twice to begin with and then twice 2 years later by which time I had had enough of A and E and pain.!
However the revision surgery was another story - took longer to recover - was more painful due to the muscles being damaged in dislocation and pelvic pins put in place. I never felt weepy or depressed though - just impatient that I could not recover as fast as I had expected.!
Each person is different but I found just taking it day by day and not finally expecting too much at once was the way to go and now 10 weeks on I am fine again - and loving my new life where I can be - almost - normal again!
Keep going with Optimism !
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