I'll be starting again next week after seven weeks off after my major hip replacement. My healing is much longer than usual - it was a complex surgery since I was born with arthritis hips.
What can I expect? I have a feeling flip turns are out. Will I be able I use my fins? Do breaststroke and fly?
I plan on cutting the workouts our coach puts up in half and seeing how that goes.
Anything else I should know?
Has your surgeon cleared you to return to pool? Do you still walk with a limp? a cane? a walker? Do you walk well enough to get in and out of the pool safely or is there a handicap lift? Many of the common surgical approaches have something called hip precautions for often about 12 weeks - ask your surgeon. If you have "posterior hip precautions" flip turns and *** stroke kick are absolutely out and dolphin quick questionable. If you have "anterior hip precautions" dolphin kick definitely out and the other kicks questionable. (Not all surgeons require hip precautions).
Thanks for this!
The surgeon did clear me to go back into the pool, and knows what I'll be doing. He lifted all movement precautions at the last appointment as well.
I use a cane most of the time, but can walk (with a limp) without it now. I am a little concerned about getting out of the pool, but will be in the lane with a ladder.
Has your surgeon cleared you to return to pool? Do you still walk with a limp? a cane? a walker? Do you walk well enough to get in and out of the pool safely or is there a handicap lift? Many of the common surgical approaches have something called hip precautions for often about 12 weeks - ask your surgeon. If you have "posterior hip precautions" flip turns and *** stroke kick are absolutely out and dolphin quick questionable. If you have "anterior hip precautions" dolphin kick definitely out and the other kicks questionable. (Not all surgeons require hip precautions).
Thanks for this!
The surgeon did clear me to go back into the pool, and knows what I'll be doing. He lifted all movement precautions at the last appointment as well.
I use a cane most of the time, but can walk (with a limp) without it now. I am a little concerned about getting out of the pool, but will be in the lane with a ladder.
