Recovery & Swimming After Hip Arthroscopy

Excellent news, Elaine! May your recovery be swift and as painless as possible! Thanks, Swimosaur! Yay Elaine! Listen to your Doctor and recover patiently and in the way he/she prescribes you to do. Good luck! Thanks Bobinator! I am a very good patient (I had to be, because my father was a doctor; I learned well.) :agree: I do exactly as I am told, but I do push it as far as I am allowed. For example, I asked when I could return to the gym and work my shoulders on the SciFit machine (it's like a bicycle for the arms). I also wanted to know when I could do my rotator cuff physical therapy exercises. My doctor said, "As soon as you feel up to it." I replied, "How about the day after my surgery?" He said I wouldn't want to, but if I felt up to it, go right ahead. Guess where I was this morning? :D I figured out that if I rest my right foot on top of my left, I could get around on my crutches relatively pain-free. I'm now 13 hours out since my last Percocet, and I only took two yesterday. My surgeon did an awesome job! Hi Elaine, good luck with your recovery! See if you can work with your doctor on finding out what you might eventually be able to do in the pool so you can stay active without compromising the healing process. Keep us posted! Thanks, Swim'! I discussed this with my doctor and physical therapist before surgery, so a plan is in place. I won't be able to get back in the water until my stitches are removed and my doc gives me the go-ahead; I see him on January 2 for that. At that point, I can get in the water, but I won't be allowed to kick for 3-4 months. It will also be two months before I am allowed to start strengthening my hip in PT. He estimates I will be able to start competing in 5 months, but it looks like I'll have to miss the National Senior Games in July. Three of my qualifying events were breaststroke, and that will be the last thing I will be able to do in swimming. (I haven't been able to kick breaststroke since September.) As soon as I can get back in the water, I plan on doing feet first scull, breaststroke pull with no kick, water walking with a breaststroke pull, and maybe mix in some Noodler toys for some variety. Stay out of the water until incision is healed - you DO NOT want an infection!!! Do your rehab & exercise gently until given the go ahead. See above; I got it covered! ;)

Excellent news, Elaine! May your recovery be swift and as painless as possible! Thanks, Swimosaur! Yay Elaine! Listen to your Doctor and recover patiently and in the way he/she prescribes you to do. Good luck! Thanks Bobinator! I am a very good patient (I had to be, because my father was a doctor; I learned well.) :agree: I do exactly as I am told, but I do push it as far as I am allowed. For example, I asked when I could return to the gym and work my shoulders on the SciFit machine (it's like a bicycle for the arms). I also wanted to know when I could do my rotator cuff physical therapy exercises. My doctor said, "As soon as you feel up to it." I replied, "How about the day after my surgery?" He said I wouldn't want to, but if I felt up to it, go right ahead. Guess where I was this morning? :D I figured out that if I rest my right foot on top of my left, I could get around on my crutches relatively pain-free. I'm now 13 hours out since my last Percocet, and I only took two yesterday. My surgeon did an awesome job! Hi Elaine, good luck with your recovery! See if you can work with your doctor on finding out what you might eventually be able to do in the pool so you can stay active without compromising the healing process. Keep us posted! Thanks, Swim'! I discussed this with my doctor and physical therapist before surgery, so a plan is in place. I won't be able to get back in the water until my stitches are removed and my doc gives me the go-ahead; I see him on January 2 for that. At that point, I can get in the water, but I won't be allowed to kick for 3-4 months. It will also be two months before I am allowed to start strengthening my hip in PT. He estimates I will be able to start competing in 5 months, but it looks like I'll have to miss the National Senior Games in July. Three of my qualifying events were breaststroke, and that will be the last thing I will be able to do in swimming. (I haven't been able to kick breaststroke since September.) As soon as I can get back in the water, I plan on doing feet first scull, breaststroke pull with no kick, water walking with a breaststroke pull, and maybe mix in some Noodler toys for some variety. Stay out of the water until incision is healed - you DO NOT want an infection!!! Do your rehab & exercise gently until given the go ahead. See above; I got it covered! ;)