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ANTERIOR HIP REPLACEMENT
Thirty-six hours ago I had my right hip replaced. Dr. Erik Zeegen of UCLA Santa Monica did all of the surgery, appropriate so, he also did my left hip 18 months ago! I thought that he did a phenomenal job first time around, but this time, I would have to say that he was 50% better. More range of motion, I was up walking around 2 hours after surgery. My strides were longer, my strength abilities were much more intact. I have to salute him, really on both! After my 1st surgery, I was back at work in 7 days, but honestly, all I did was sit in a chair…
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Hip Replacement Rehab; 8 Weeks In With a HAPPY HIP!!!
I last wrote a blog after my first week post surgery. It’s was a bit challenging in the beginning, but in the big picture, I’m SO glad that we did this; replacement of the left hip, (which I’ll refer to as the “bad” hip/leg). As I’ve done most of the strength movements, in the past 6 weeks, I think that we all know that you shouldn’t over-train that hip; and if you try to, well, you’ll know quite immediately what that “bad” hip is telling you, “STOP”. As I wrote before, I wanted to push, and after a few weeks, I also knew what that hip was telling me, and…
