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  1. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    Pat and I are getting ready to walk again. Via De La Plata this time. Rereading this thread has been something else. Since I have had a hip replaced we have walked Camino Frances, Via Francigena (Sienna to Rome), and the South West Coastal Path (Minehead to Plymouth). Three years later, I still...
  2. jimb01930

    Are There Really That Many More Pilgrims?

    I am writing from Logrono. The answer to your question is yes.
  3. jimb01930

    dreadful walk,awful people,

    Still sitting here at Cizur Menor watching the turtles. ..I think the big one just moved...maybe not. . . Anyway, as an experienced pilgrim ( I've had a LOT to atone for) I thought I might pass on a few tips to make your camino almost bearable. 1. Wifi reception is always strongest when you...
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    dreadful walk,awful people,

    I am sitting in Cizur Menor as I write this. Life is bloody awful. I think the sun might burn my nose if I don't turn around. Everyone here is speaking Spanish! You would not believe how many Spaniards are here! Pamplona had so many cafes I think I may have even gained weight on this first...
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    Walking after hip replacement

    Hi Cliff, I PMed you on Facebook . VF is a great walk. You will love it.
  6. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    Thanks all! Yes. rereading this is quite a flashback. Something happens to memory and time when one struggles with pain and uncertainty. I wish I could everywhere and always be open to whatever presents itself without judgement but the truth is I fall short of that ideal and have times of...
  7. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    6 months out Well, we did it! Pat and I walked the Via Francigena, aka The Camino to Rome, for about 300 km from Siena to Rome. Overall it was a splendid experience I recommend for any experienced pilgrim. Walking from Siena can easily be done in two weeks but we allowed three not knowing...
  8. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    5 months out Well, the time to leave for the Via Fracigena is almost here. On my other walks I felt prepared. This time I am not so sure. We land in Rome on Oct 5th and take a train to Florence where we spend a couple of days getting acclimated. On October 7th we go to Sienna where we will...
  9. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    Saw the surgeon and got a cortisol shot for bursitis in the hip and permission to train! Yippie! Italy here we come! (October 5 -28) Started hot power yoga this week, (Thanks Cliff175) and it feels great. I still have hip pain especially groin pain until I get warmed up and after between 8...
  10. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    4 months out. Well, now that you put it that way, ShellsG ! I guess I am disappointed with my progress based on the expectation level taught at New England Baptist Hospital Pre-Screening Class. They herd all the potential hip patients into a room and put on a show worthy of a real estate scheme...
  11. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    3 months out. Thanks Cliff! Great to hear from you! I have the great fortune to have a wife who is a wonderful yoga teacher. Between her and the physical therapists I have over an hour of exercises / asanas to do twice a day. It seems to be helping but here, at 3 months, I still have a good...
  12. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    10 weeks out I am making progress but it a slow go. I have been totally off the pain relievers for three weeks now so that's the good news. I can walk about two miles uninterrupted. Physical therapists see me twice a week and I am faithful to the exercise program they give me. Pain is still...
  13. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    6 weeks out Major setback - I was walking up some stairs using both legs like one normally would and got sudden sharp pain all around my hip and groin. Been putting ice on it since and am back on narcotic pain reliever, dammit. I can walk around the house now but that is about it. I may have...
  14. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    5 1/2 weeks out. I was getting tired of myself sitting around the house whining. I felt I had a bit of a backslide this morning as I could not reach my foot to put my socks on. Maybe I woke up in pain because I slept on it wrong or perhaps it was from all the driving I did the last two days. I...
  15. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    One month post op I am discouraged. I can walk one mile and every day I try to add 100 meters on but progress has slowed. My right foot turns inward (pigeon-toed) when I walk and mindful effort is required to walk with anything like proper posture. Walking and exercising cause a cascade of...
  16. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    Hi Fraluchi! Thanks for your opinion. I do not think we would fly from all the way from Boston simply to walk 100k for a third Compstela. Could you be more specific as to why others had to prematurely finish their adventure? Dislocation? Fatigue? A specific injury? It would be helpful to know...
  17. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    Three weeks post op I just got back from my attempt to walk one mile. I got strange pain after about twenty minutes walking and had to turn back .I figure I just did about one kilometer.My pace is very slow. I used to walk about 3 mph but I am nowhere near that now. Part of the problem is I...
  18. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    Two Weeks Post Op Sounds like a good gauge for when to sit low. Thanks Gerard ! Yesterday to celebrate two weeks I decided to force myself to walk to the local cafe, have a coffee, and walk back. It is 1/4 mile (.4K) each way. I really had to push to do it as I felt remarkably weak but I had...
  19. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    Ouch ! I can see how that could happen. I walked my physical therapist through my house asking "Can I sit here?" over and over. I thing I have four places I can sit in the whole house and nothing outside. How long before you no longer had be concerned about where you sat?
  20. jimb01930

    Walking after hip replacement

    OK, now, I have to ask . . . . How did you "pop" it?

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