I can't tell you the number of people who have said "...oh hip surgery. You will be up and about walking the first day...". While there is indeed truth to their comments, the reality is not so easy!! You see there are the things you can do and those things which you can't do. It will be easier to explain what I can't do. Also, known as Hip Precautions. Can't bend greater than a 90 degree angle, can't cross your legs, when sleeping you must have a pillow between your legs at all times, you must used a raised toilet seat for a minimum of six weeks, and finally you can not turn your toes inward, So sure after you take all those precautions and a few other small ones, you can move around. Whoopee!!!! Let's just say it isn't a picnic in the park. It would be detrimental to the rehabilitation of the hip, if i did not get up and move around.
So onward and upward, oh mighty friends. This too shall pass. If it doesn't, I may have to be admitted to the Betty Ford Clinic for a little pain pill issue! :)
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