Total Hip Replacement Documented
I’m going to try and document my recovery process from my second total hip replacement. I had my first six years ago at the very end of 2018. I made some videos, but I didn’t really document the whole process. I’m hoping that this might help others who are serious about their recovery.
I’m writing at 2pm on January 9th-
I had my surgery on January 7th at 5:30a EST. My doctor was David Howe, MD. This time was much easier. I was home by 11:30am as opposed to last time I had to spend the night. The first night and the next day were like a blur. I slept most of the time. I did fulfill my physical therapy obligations, but that was it.
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Last night was absolute hell on earth. I gnarred my teeth, yelled out in pain, and even hit the bed with my fist. It’s like you have to go through the eye of the storm to reach the other side. Upon waking, I got up and had breakfast with my children before my amazing wife swooped them off to school.
I was determined to get in at least double the amount of steps from the day before. I was also determined to engage with the outside world, and get back to a little work. Now I plan on investigating the best practices for recovery. I’m using my Marc Pro Plus that Dr. Kelly Starrett recommended during my first hip replacement recovery. It still does the trick when it comes to pain management.
My main motivation is my family. I want to get back on my feet for my children and my beautiful wife, Emily Drew. I can’t tell you how much of a joy it is to have a wife that truly committed that truly set forth in a blood covenant with me and God on that beautiful spring day of June 6, 2009. She has always been there like the wife described so completely in Proverbs 31:
“An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. She looks for wool and flax And works with her hands in delight. She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar. She rises also while it is still night And gives food to her household And portions to her maidens. She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength And makes her arms strong. She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night. She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the spindle. She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet. She makes coverings for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies belts to the tradesmen. Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future. She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: “Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.” Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.”
Proverbs 31:10–31 NASB1995
