Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Thank you all for responding and giving suggestions. To answer some questions, I had two months of Physical Therapy, where they never heard of hip resurfacing. They were amazed at what I could do so soon after surgery, they nick named me " Wonder Boy " . They were use to patients 65 and older. I am 46. I am 160 lbs. I am quite active. They tested my strength and they thought it was great at three months post-op. Don't get me wrong, I ride my bike, I swim, I walk and I run after my three and one year olds everyday. However,I do not want to push my luck, the only weights I do are leg extensions and curls. My only concern is that the vastas medealis muscle does not seem small, it is not there all together. I can not see it at all. My knee for the first few months after surgery was slighty unstable, but that is much better now, even though it is sore to the touch. It seems odd to me since they cut me at the other end of my thigh bone (maybe that is why the muscles should be seperated then cut). Every other leg muscles were back to normal within three months. The " Pistol " excercise looks insane, I will have to work up to that! I will try the stairmaster which someone suggested, first. Thank you again everyone for all of your help. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 At 01:28 AM 7/23/2004 +0000, you wrote: >My only concern is that the vastas medealis muscle does not seem >small, it is not there all together. I can not see it at all. My >knee for the first few months after surgery was slighty unstable, but >that is much better now, even though it is sore to the touch. It >seems odd to me since they cut me at the other end of my thigh bone... Wayne, My first complaint after getting out of recovery and to my room was that my knee hurt! I'm sure the poor nurse thought I was a nut-case. My left leg was VERY unstable for many months due to nerve issues. The PT had me rest my leg on top of a small (maybe ten-twelve inch) therapy ball and move my leg in an arc over the ball. It was several weeks before I could do it with any control. Prior to that, my leg would get only so far before it just flopped. Fortunately the PT was there to stop it from flopping all the way. I now have complete control, the knee pain is gone completely, and I actually have some muscle definition at that part of my leg instead of just a lumpy leg. Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 At 01:28 AM 7/23/2004 +0000, you wrote: >My only concern is that the vastas medealis muscle does not seem >small, it is not there all together. I can not see it at all. My >knee for the first few months after surgery was slighty unstable, but >that is much better now, even though it is sore to the touch. It >seems odd to me since they cut me at the other end of my thigh bone... Wayne, My first complaint after getting out of recovery and to my room was that my knee hurt! I'm sure the poor nurse thought I was a nut-case. My left leg was VERY unstable for many months due to nerve issues. The PT had me rest my leg on top of a small (maybe ten-twelve inch) therapy ball and move my leg in an arc over the ball. It was several weeks before I could do it with any control. Prior to that, my leg would get only so far before it just flopped. Fortunately the PT was there to stop it from flopping all the way. I now have complete control, the knee pain is gone completely, and I actually have some muscle definition at that part of my leg instead of just a lumpy leg. Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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