Guest guest Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Carole, I would suggest you ask your surgeon regards to this. I had to leave my job as Theatre sister, as I couldn't lift the trays and trays of Surgical ear out of the sterilizer, it was more to do with the fact I have had both shoulders replaced, and not to do with the 2 hips. I don't lift my grand kids, I did until they got to the age of 3 or so now they are 5 and 6, and I just sit with them or play with them whatever but I baby sat my grand son for 2 days a week when my daughter returned to work buy I only did it until he was one year old. ask him why he may have a reason. mary -- New here I'm scheduled to get a new right hip installed on May 16. I've read a lot of old posts and gotten lots of good information. One thing I don't think I've seen addressed is weight restrictions. My surgeon gave me a nice book about joint replacements and one of the recommendations was not to lift more than 20 pounds for the rest of my life. Well, how the heck am I going to be able to pick up my grandkids? I'm talking toddlers here, not 10 year olds, but still, there's a lot of things I need to do that weigh more than 20 lbs. Have any of you been given that advice? ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Come to think of it, Carole, I have never heard any weight restrictions mentioned. I did not do it at first just because I thought it would hurt. I have my 6 month checkup on May 13th.....Some days I go a while and do not think of my new hip but I am still very conscious of it. Many may have forgotten about it by this point in time but I have not. Good luck. BARB in Florida New here I'm scheduled to get a new right hip installed on May 16. I've read a lot of old posts and gotten lots of good information. One thing I don't think I've seen addressed is weight restrictions. My surgeon gave me a nice book about joint replacements and one of the recommendations was not to lift more than 20 pounds for the rest of my life. Well, how the heck am I going to be able to pick up my grandkids? I'm talking toddlers here, not 10 year olds, but still, there's a lot of things I need to do that weigh more than 20 lbs. Have any of you been given that advice? ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 The restrictions depend on the sort of surgery approach your doctor is doing. I had Direct Anterior Approach and have no restrictions at all. Be very careful to follow instructions according to the type of surgery you are having. I'm on my third week and doing really well all things considered, but each surgical approach is completely different. Please speak with your doctor and also your physical therapist when they help you with recovery. On Apr 24, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Carole wrote: > I'm scheduled to get a new right hip installed on May 16. I've read a lot of old posts and gotten lots of good information. One thing I don't think I've seen addressed is weight restrictions. My surgeon gave me a nice book about joint replacements and one of the recommendations was not to lift more than 20 pounds for the rest of my life. Well, how the heck am I going to be able to pick up my grandkids? I'm talking toddlers here, not 10 year olds, but still, there's a lot of things I need to do that weigh more than 20 lbs. Have any of you been given that advice? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 The other thing I was thinking about was what if you gained 20 lbs of weight? That is so easy to do and I know you shouldn't, but what if you did? Donna R Re: New here I had my hip done just over a year ago and wasn't told anything about weight restrictions. Having said that I did find carrying things difficult for some time. Now it doesn't bother me at all and I carry pretty well everything I need to. Okay that's not much but I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a toddler. Does the info have a date on? Pamela > > > > I'm scheduled to get a new right hip installed on May 16. I've read a lot of old posts and gotten lots of good information. One thing I don't think I've seen addressed is weight restrictions. My surgeon gave me a nice book about joint replacements and one of the recommendations was not to lift more than 20 pounds for the rest of my life. Well, how the heck am I going to be able to pick up my grandkids? I'm talking toddlers here, not 10 year olds, but still, there's a lot of things I need to do that weigh more than 20 lbs. Have any of you been given that advice? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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