As you all know, I had hip replacement surgery 2-1/2 weeks ago. I'm doing really well; am sore but no where near the way it was right after surgery. And compared to the pain before the surgery -- as everyone says -- it's a different kind of pain altogether. There are actually times where nothing hurts and it's an amazing feeling. In fact, oday I forgot to take the afternoon Tylenol, so I'm getting pretty achy right now. I'll take the prescription stuff just before bed (that's when I really need it anyway, as the hip gets stiff & sore still from laying on it for hours).
I'm also getting up and around more (still using a walker) and next week meet with a therapist for transitioning to a cane. Am still doing the PT 3x per day and it is still brutal :) but I see improvement every day and I am so thankful to have finally gotten this done!
As of this week I am now supposed to go up and down stairs (using a cane and the railing) more than once a day (DH 'escorts' me to make sure I don't tumble down and then carries up the walker and commode!). So this evening I went up to my sewing room and spent a totally BLISSFUL hour and a half getting acquainted with my new toy - a binder attachment for my coverstitch machine. What a treat!
-Irene