I’m looking forward to snowboarding again. I missed it this winter. But by next winter I will be hitting the slopes. I’ll most likely stay out of the park, I don’t want an accidental fall that could hurt my hip. They say it takes up to a year to fully recover. I have felt pretty good at 1 month but still new I had to be careful. Buy the end of month 2, I could run and jump.

Do what your doctor says and do your PT and you should be fine. Good luck with your surgery. You will be very happy with the new hip.

You must be golfing and playing tennis by now 🤪 Hope you doing well!

I’ve been meaning to post a year update but have not had time. Been very busy at work. Plus now I can actually play with my kids at the playground. I love my new hip.

@@FrankGuest I'm happy you're enjoying life again! That's what I like to hear! Looking forward to when you do share a video update.

I spent many years squatting behind a rack. Fun times. Good luck with your recovery and thanks for watching!

Great to hear. Keep up the good work and stay off that ice!

Thanks for watching. When I do heavy weight on the leg press machine, my hip is sore in the morning. If I do single leg press. I don’t have the issue. But I can squat just fine. I go right to 90 degrees and then come back up. No other leg exercises give me issues. Good luck with your recovery.

Hey Frank, today is January 21, 2024 and I had my RTHR anterior approach on January 12, 2024. Your video have been so inspirational and I set goals just like you did in the 1st video. I actually went to the gym yesterday on day 8 after surgery and rode the recumbent bike for 20 minutes and went 3.7 miles. So I'm making great progress and I only take my cane with me when I leave home but I haven't needed it since about day 5. Again, thanks for these videos, just wanted you to know you inspired me to push through and get after it.

How did your surgery go? I’m so happy that I got mine done. You will be back golfing 18 holes and enjoying the 19th with your buddies soon.

How are you feeling? The majority of comments from people that had the surgery have been positive. Wishing you the best.

@@FrankGuest the first 2 weeks were rough, but I’m doing much better now. Today is 4 weeks. Still hurts, but I’m getting around better.

Thanks for the comment. If your in decent shape now while dealing with your pain. You will recover just as fast as I did. I’m over a year post op and I’m heeling great! So glad I had it done. I was dealing with pretty bad pain for 5 years. Glad I did not let it go 10. Good luck with your surgery and I would love to hear from you a few days post operation.

Thank you so much for watching. Good luck with your surgery!

You're welcome!

Shoot me another message when your 2 weeks post operation. Can’t wait to hear how well you’re doing. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for watching and good luck next week.

Hey Tracy how are you doing now ?

I can’t wait to hear about it. Thanks for watching!

Three weeks. I bet your feeling pretty good at this point!

When is your surgery. I would love to hear from you a few days after you get it done.

@@FrankGuest Thanks for your inquiry. It was finished 07 June and I don't even remember the surgery. My doctor was incredible and I have my life back. Keep up the exercises, keep moving and enjoy the life! I hope all is well with you!

Thanks. Please give it a thumbs up!

Thank you for watching!

Being out of work will be tough. But you will make it work. This surgery is an investment in your future. Hopefully the company you work for will understand that. I was lucky and did not have to go on disability. Vacation time and then light duty when I returned was all I needed. Thanks for watching!

Day 2 and walking without a cane. Very impressed. And I thought my recovery went quick. Did you check out my other video? Week 0-4 recovery.

Yes viewed your other video . Very encouraging. Today is definitely more pain than yesterday. Guess the anesthesia was still lingering..Back to the cane!! Lol.

You will have good days and bad days. I did not have very many bad days. Sleeping at night was the hardest for me. And the dull pain from The incision location lasted a while.

Quick question I am about 16 days post op Walking fine .. joint feels fine but the side of my hip is really sore to the touch .. kinda like a black and blue bruise feeling. Actually waking me up couple times a night. Where you totally pain free at this point? I know it was a while ago for you.

Hello nice video. I had a hip replacement about a month ago. How long before you had a normal walk without a limp? Also how long were you on your pain meds? Thanks.

Thanks. I appreciate your comments. Every surgery is different. I’m sorry your second replacement did not go as well as you had hoped. My numbness lasted a bit longer than the soreness from the incision. I started working from home 2 weeks post operation. By 4 weeks my wife had our son. I was able to help with the baby with pretty much no issues. Long term, all three options have the same outcome. But in my research and my experience, it’s a much faster recovery with the anterior approach. Wishing you the best! Ice that hip and do your PT! Thanks again for the comment.

I was in the same boat. I was scared as well. But I had young kids and I was not able to really play with them. I would sit on a bench as they played at the playground, or sit on the sofa as my wife would roll around the floor with them. I was not being the parent that I wanted to be. I am so happy I did the surgery. I have my life back. To your question about how I am now. To be honest, most the time I forgot that I even had the surgery. Sometimes after a long day working I can feel a little bit I’d scar tissue inside the incision location. But it’s not painful at all. I just feel it. But I don’t feel it all the time. Just sometimes at night. I used to never put weight on my left hip. Now without even thinking, that is the hip that I rely on the most. Thanks for watching and sharing your story.

Thanks for watching. You should be fine. When I did my burpees. I was still stiff but I do them fine now. I snowboarded a few times last year as well. Went once this year already. Listen to your doctor and physical therapist. Don’t do things too soon. Pace your recovery and you will be fine. At this point I rarely think about my new hip. It’s way stronger than my OEM hip.

@@FrankGuest Thanks for replying to my message. Really sounds encouraging. The whole procedure sounds like a horror show, but most everyone appears to have good outcomes. Again, I’m doing both hips, but my doctor said it is relatively the same rehab.

My doctor gave me no official limitation during my recovery period. He knew I would be going back to the gym. He just said, whatever I feel comfortable squatting or leg pressing, do just a little bit less until I was six month post operation. I felt more comfortable doing squats than leg press. Sometimes the day after leg press, my hip was a little sore. But it was never sore after squats. Leg press I kept to sets of 10 and squats, sets of 6. I felt doing it this way, I was never lifting too heavy. It worked for me. I felt pretty much 100 percent by 16 weeks. But I did with the doctor said and kept at a light until six months post operation.

@@FrankGuest Hi, thank you so much for taking time to reply. I see what you say, of course I don’t know exactly what implant you have compared to mine, if that makes a difference? All I know is my implant is a newer generation, so I assume more capable, I spoke to my implant product manager who replied to my question about if I could go back to running, he stated, yes the implant can certainly cater for that. I am 5.8 weeks post Op and have trotted up my local steep road and it feels ok with some ligament / tendon location twinges, I expect will diminish once the joint membrane capsule grows back which few patients learn about. I happened to find out if the joint remains open, and it does become encapsulated again. I was surprised at this regrowth. Good news so it makes things more secure & smooth after 6-8 months. I can squat with knees to chest with body weight & I have also carefully put my nose on my knees with my leg straight out while sitting down being a Yoga enthusiast before my operation, i was worried about this but it looks good. The joint range is impressive, and it isn’t dual mobility, I was worried about dislocation, but less likely with the Anterior approach & no muscle cuts. Ok, so 6 months is the breaking point to adding weight being more intense. I used to do straight leg deadlifts at a fast rate with 75kg fixed. The idea was explosive power & speed. So I did 15reps then waited 25 seconds then 15 again, repeating that 4 times. By the 60th rep after 1 min 40 seconds my heart rate was super fast & I found it really effective for strength without adding too much muscle, since I also ran 20 miles a week & cycled around 400 miles a month at 21.8 mph yearly average speed. I can say my running hill sprint intervals & cycle power went up fast just doing that short deadlift workout with pull ups, and a 13 set of 12 reps selection of increasingly complex burpees moves within 15 mins on other days. That was really intense, I got that workout from AtheneX check him out on KZfaq, very informative. Just that burpees session alone helped so much feel super fit.. In the past I was more concerned with body building, just before my bike crash I was only 10.5 stone at 5ft 10. But really strong…. Also my surgeon said you weigh less so that’s better for the implant. Anyway thanks again and all the luck to you. Now we must be careful to take care of our other good hip;-)…

@@ItzzzStrat that would have been a good milestone for me to track. I just went back and watched both my videos and I did not say. So I did the husbandly thing and asked my wife. She said it was before this video posted. Wish I had a better answer for you. I used slip on shoes for a while.

That took a while. You have to remember, the doctor stretched and moved all your muscles for the surgery and and then stitched you back up. I was lucky and my doctor did not use staples. Your thigh will be sore for a few weeks. Remember to ice it.

@@FrankGuest got it,!

I took the opiates every day for almost a week and then switched to only taking them at night for another week or so then no pain meds at all. Taking them at night helped me get to sleep.

I feel like I did as well. I should have done it years ago. Good luck!

I took the good pain killers the doctor proscribed me for the first week and then switched to Tylenol for the next week. Once you start getting mobile and can go out to the store, be sure to ice your hip when you get home. The soreness from the surgery will be there fire a few weeks. Keep your leg elevated to avoid swelling. Good luck with your surgery.

The muscle soreness stayed for a while. They stretched and pulled all your muscles to get to your hip. Soreness is expected. My leg felt a bit longer as well, but that feeling went away soon after my Cain was completely out of the picture.

Just over a week and I was driving. If it was my right hip it would have been a bit longer.

How are you making out? Hope all is good. All the best comes your way.

From what I’ve heard, the recovery from the knee will be harder than the hip. Good luck with your procedures! Thanks for watching!

Calling the muscle, soreness a pulled muscle is a pretty good explanation of how mine felt. It’s been a while now and I have to think, I remember at 16 weeks postop. I really felt like I was 90 to 95% recovered. So the soreness must’ve been gone before that. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching my video.

I’m still not able to go “ass to the grass” as they say. But I can go parallel. 200 is the heaviest I try. I could do heavier, but to be honest, in my life. I have no need to go for heavyweight. My hip should be able to take it, but I dont want to push it too much. I want this hip to last a long time.

@@FrankGuest - Thank you for your response Frank. I am two weeks post op and I'm doing fantastic. This is easier than I had anticipated I wish I did this operation years ago. I really appreciate your support and attention to my post. Thank you.

I had a physical therapist come to the house twice a week the first week and the n once a week for another 3 weeks.

No groin pain. But the soreness from the incision location took a while to go away.

@@FrankGuest It's been 3 months after surgery and still experiencing some bad groin pain, surgeon told me to be patient. Just regretting having surgery since I'm in more pain now than before surgery.

Better than OK. It’s still good as new!

Swelling was not that big of an issue for me. The pain was really only bad when I was trying to sleep. But soreness around the incision was there for a while. It was bearable though.

Right now I can walk forever. I can run jump and jog. But I don’t plan on running unless someone large is chasing me. lol. Back to your question. Sounds like your surgery was more complex than mine. You should be about 6 months post operation now. You should be good to go. No pain at all and no limited mobility. If that is not the case you should call your doctor.

As long as your surgery goes well, by mid June you should be able to stand just fine for 2 hours. So t dance too much on stage though. 30 days after my surgery I had a baby boy. As far as the exercises the doctor gave you. The more you can do before the surgery the better. Remember to ice your hip after your PT and after any time you leave the house for the first month or so. Keep your leg elevated to avoid swelling. Swelling will slow your recovery.

@@FrankGuest Cool, thank you so much for your advice Frank. I'm happy your rehabilitation went so well. Take good care.

Thank you so much for you videos by the way. They helped a lot!

Sounds like your hip is in worst shape than mine was. But I don’t think that will matter. They are going to replace everything. You will be a new women 4-6 weeks after surgery. Your young so I assume your recovery will be as quick as mine. Good luck and check back a week or so after your surgery. I would love to hear how your doing. Please give my video a thumbs up. 👍

@@FrankGuest thank you so much!

The numbness was strange. One side of the incision I could feel and the other I could not. That feeling was gone by month 3 or 4. I have zero numbness now.

My hip is 200% better than before the surgery. I can run, jump and have zero numbness

@@FrankGuest I’m 46, I stopped playing soccer for last 3 years and doctors said I need hip replacement, do you think I can go back playing soccer after surgery? do you think you can kick a ball without having pain? thanks for answering

I drove to the gym 9 days after my surgery. But I had my left hip done. With you having your right one done. I’m sure it will take a bit longer.

@@FrankGuest Thanks for replying! Cheers.

@@benrodnisky1 I’m 200 times better now. If I was a runner, I could run 3 miles with no hip issues at all. My surgeon recommended no running. I promised him I would not run unless a very large man was chasing me. LOL. But I play with my kids. I run around the field with my dog. No issues at all. If you’re a runner, you will be able to run soon after your surgery.

@@FrankGuest haha thats such a great news !! Thank you sir. Im 37 yo 6'0 205 lbs , about to do 1 side after years of pain and allso left side starts to feel like artheritic pain .. This gives me much hope

@@mikeworkman3593 I feel like I took it pretty easy. I felt like I could do more. I showed my doctor both videos. He asked me to post them to his website. So I’m pretty sure he approved and was happy with my results.

@@FrankGuest But did you like get permission to out a certain amount of weight on it? Nothing on my stuff says how much I am supposed to apply. Surgery was Monday, and the PT just came to my house today. So between that there was no one I could find that gave me a good answer. Most places online list weeks before full weight is supposed to be on it. So my PT guy says I can put full weight on it if by like accident. That's how it was explained to me, as tolerated. Anyways my PT guy says the cane won't work to help with gait practice, so that is why they don't use them until a couple of weeks go by

Sorry. Just seeing this. What is your question?

Just over a year. I need to post another video. I’m doing great. Don’t even realize I have an implant.

Yes. I can run jump and even sprint. But I don’t. I want to implant to last as long as possible. I never ran before the surgery, not going to start now. But I could if I wanted ti.

Only do what your doctor says, but this is what I do before I workout at the gym. Bent over hamstring stretch, no weigh squats, lunges, sit in butterfly position and let my knees fall to the ground while leaning forward. (Hamstrings, Butt and Hips)

@@FrankGuest I saw exercises to do but not stretches. That is why I asked. I am having my surgery May 2. Hopefully I can recover as fast as you did. I have been active doing Cross Fit workouts prior, but I am older than you. Thanks for your videos. They really helped to understand what is going to happen.