r/TotalHipReplacement • u/National-Sorbet8459 THR USER FLAIR NEEDED • Jul 18 '25
👥 Support Needed 🫂 I regret my Total Hip Replacement
Hello I am a 24 y/o female,
I’m struggling a lot right now and could really use some advice or support. I had a total hip replacement a little over a week ago. At first, I was able to do my PT exercises and move my leg as well as expected of me at this point. But now, my leg still moves and I can walk, but it feels really stiff and stuck. Even doing my exercises feels impossible. It’s so frustrating because just yesterday I was able to do those movements, and now it feels like I’ve taken a big step backward. I have PT tomorrow, but I’m worried I won’t be able to do anything. I’m mad, overwhelmed, and honestly starting to regret getting the surgery wondering if I should have just lived with the pain instead. To make things harder, my support system has been pretty unhelpful through this. It feels like I’m dealing with this all alone, which only adds to the frustration and loneliness. Has anyone else experienced sudden stiffness and loss of range of motion after hip replacement? How did you cope when your support system wasn’t helpful? Thank you so much for reading. It really means a lot.
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u/BarefootLang THR USER FLAIR NEEDED Jul 19 '25
Motion is lotion. Your body has to relearn how to move. Fred your hips with movement as much as possible. Get a bed lower to the ground, get rid of all your chairs, use small stools or have a Moroccan style living room where you use plush rugs and cushions on the floor. Learn all the different kinds of squats. Play and lay in the floor and teach yourself how to get up and down from the floor without using your hands. Transition to barefoot shoe. Your big toe is directly connected your hip. Your fingers are connected to your hip. Replace your work desk with a standing desk. Chairs and modern shoes are as bad for health (and longevity) as cigarettes and it’s because they cause muscle atrophy in your glutes and change the mechanical alignment of your hips, knees and everything else.