Home from hip op

You sound much better Mishap, starting to live life again. As Janerowena says, careful you don't over do it. Remember it's not just your hip, other muscles have not been used to the full for a while and will be weaker than normal. I overdid it on Saturday, walking to Docs for my flu jab, suffered the next day, set me back a bit.

Overall I'm getting on well, reached a bit of a plateau atm, improvement is slowing down, but that is to be expected. Walking without a stick is improving my gait, knee still a bit unstable, feels as though it gives way occasionally. Finding bending my knee past 90deg impossible and can't lock knee straight yet, not sure I will until swelling goes down.

Pleased to hear you are all improving and feeling better. I am 4 months on from my first knee replacement and feeling pretty good. Waiting now to have the other one done. Hopefully around Christmas / New year. I'm sure once that is done I will feel the real benefit.

Pompa, keep doing your exercises and that knee will eventually bend a little further. I used to sit on the edge of the bath and use the floor tiles as markers, so that I could see any progress. Each day I tried to slide my foot back a little nearer to the bath ( not sure if I have explained that very well !) It certainly wasn't without any pain or discomfort but seems to have worked well for me.

You are right - I must not overdo it - but so much that I want to do! It is I suppose a good sign that I want to try and do these things as before I was just tied up in keeping the pain at bay. The evenings are still the worst time, but I am consoling myself that this groin pain cannot be anything too serious or it would not fluctuate - better in the mornings and worse as the day goes on. If it were not for that pain, I would be really motoring here.

Hope everyone else is making progress.