Today it's 6 weeks following my total hip replacement on my left side, and I'm doing fine except for my left knee which is now giving me a bit of a problem due to the exercises I have to do in order to strengthen my left leg and new hip. My knee is a little sore most of the time and is the only thing bothering me. My hip is healed and I have absolutely no pain there.
I've been released by my doctor to do whatever seems comfortable for me to do. I started driving just as soon as I came back home from Suzanne's house. Driving was relatively easy because I drive with my right foot and it was my left hip that was replaced. By the time I got back home I was walking comfortably and in fact I was walking better than I am today, because my knee wasn't hurting at that time.
I went back to my orthopedic surgeon and complained about the pain in my left knee and he gave me a knee brace to wear and ordered special knee exercises to be added to my normal hip exercises that I do at physical therapy. But since my knee was added, now I have to go to PT 3 times a week instead of only twice a week. That's a bummer, but maybe when this is all over I won't have pain anywhere. That's my goal.
