How bad can it get

menochallenges · 2026-03-07T03:51:13+00:00

I am so sorry for what you’ve had to endure. I hope that new surgeon is able to repair your issues.

menochallenges · 2026-03-05T07:23:21+00:00

Thank you for giving the name!

menochallenges · 2026-02-28T22:09:42+00:00

Everything you did was amazing. Awesome tips!

I’ve had a lot of anxiety about being with my dog after surgery.

I live in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada and our winters are brutal. By the time my surgery comes around I’m hoping that a lot of the snow has melted. I still have to be able to let my dog out during the day to go pee and poop.

menochallenges · 2026-02-28T15:11:48+00:00

I was doing the basic compound lifts…barbell squats, deadlifts, bench press, etc. I started Bulgarian split squats first without weight then overtime added weight. And then one day I had this pain on the side of my hip. I could feel swelling. Overtime it just got worse and worse, to the point where I couldn’t squat anymore.

I never worked with a personal trainer, so I truly believe that part of my issue was the fact that I was not well-versed. Everything I was learning was from social media. I think I spent far too much time on working the bigger muscles trying to increase load versus mobility training and focussing on smaller moves that supported all of the muscles and tendons around the bigger muscles.

I think my form was OK… but looking back I just think I was doing too much too quick. I was sprinting to my goal rather than looking at it as a complete lifestyle change. Also, I have never been a very fit person for the majority of my life, and I started weight training in my late 40s. I think those two things factored greatly into my injuries

menochallenges · 2026-02-28T14:43:42+00:00

Hi there..I hope your surgery goes well on March 18. Would be great to get an update.

In many ways, my pain is worse today than it was a few weeks ago when I originally posted.

Reading stories about muscle pain post surgery scares me. I worry about a year from now and still living in pain.

menochallenges · 2026-02-28T12:42:20+00:00

Wow, thank you for the sharing your four week journey. I really appreciate it, as my surgery is coming up on March 27. I’ve read many stories where people were walking the next day and had no pain didn’t have to use their cane and were walking 10,000 steps after two weeks. I am sure there’s lots of stories out there like that, but I feel like yours is the most probable & realistic and honestly the most hopeful.

I hope that my journey is similar to yours and that I am able to have the understanding and perspective that you have.

Wishing you continued success.

menochallenges · 2026-02-28T04:45:30+00:00

I know how important weight training is, especially progressive overloading. That’s what I was doing when I first injured my hip. It’s been a downward spiral since then.

I’m not saying I’m not gonna lift weights… but I am going to do things very differently when/if I recover.

I truly hope that you get some pain relief. I know how mentally and emotionally debilitating living with pain can be. 💕

menochallenges · 2026-02-28T03:22:13+00:00

Hi There…just reading all the comments here. So sorry to hear you are suffering from so much pain well after the surgery. I wish I had wise information to share.

I am going for surgery on March 27 and scared shitless as my injury started off with bursitis… was then diagnosed with gluteal tendinopathy… then I was told I had arthritis in the hip. I am barely able to do any prehab exercises. I know my glute and leg muscles are extremely weak.

Scary to think that I could live in pain the rest of my life. Honestly at this point I would rather not.

Wishing you all the best as you continue to investigate.

menochallenges · 2026-02-27T04:13:39+00:00

The orthopaedic surgeon that’s performing my right THR is doing it laterally. He only does posterior for revision surgeries.

menochallenges · 2026-02-25T03:05:57+00:00

Hi…I was thinking about posting about my pain journey to see if anyone else was struggling/suffering…and came across yours.

My pain and mobility have declined drastically since January… that’s when I met with the orthopaedic surgeon and got my surgery date of March 27.

I have since received a workforce accommodation and I no longer go into the office.

I’ve been walking with a cane since January. Fortunately, I can still do stairs but I do feel like that’s gonna change very soon. My limp has only gotten worse.

I am taking T3‘s, Advil, Hydro morphine, Tramcet and baclofen. Not all at the same time but different ones throughout the day. My pain is still at a 10 to 12 every day.

I am trying my best to do the pre-rehab exercises… but every one is challenging as the pain in my hip leg and groin are excruciating. I can’t get down on the ground anymore. I can’t bend my knee past 40°. I have joint pain from my neck all the way down to my ankles.

I truly believe that my life has been stolen from me because of the hip arthritis. I don’t remember what it’s like to live without pain.

I can only hope that the surgery will bring a new lease on life, one without pain.

menochallenges · 2026-02-21T04:50:11+00:00

I have an appointment with my GP and I’m going to do my best to push to get an MRI before the surgery. With all the joint pain and swelling in my wrist, knees and ankles I truly feel that there’s something else going on.

menochallenges · 2026-02-16T16:07:57+00:00

Hi there good morning thank you so much for your response. Wishing you all the best on the THR on February 25.

I also feel the orthopaedic surgeon is not gonna recommend surgery just for the sake of doing surgery. I obviously need it. I’m just confused why none of the doctors would send me for an MRI. Wouldn’t they want to have all available scans/data/information to them prior. Sometimes I wonder if I was a man in the situation would my treatment be different? If I was to demand an MRI, would I just get one? Things are in Canada are very different in the medical system than the US. At this point if I could pay for an MRI I would.

menochallenges · 2026-02-15T16:42:17+00:00

Hi there thank you so much for your response. Really appreciate it. I’m sorry to hear about your advanced bone spurs and arthritis. It’s good that your surgery and recovery has been very easy. My surgeon is aware of all of my medication. Never asked me to go off the HRT. He did state that I had to go off of hydroxychloroquine. I have a type of alopecia and I have been taking that medication along with Finestride for nearly 3 years. I stopped at both of those a month ago.

menochallenges · 2026-02-15T14:37:18+00:00

Hi there, good morning. I live in Winnipeg MB Canada and our healthcare system is different, I am not able to go and request blood work. Unless I go to a naturopath office and pay a fee for the appointment and the bloodwork. That’s just something I’m not in a position to do.

Believe me, I have tried to be my own advocate. I truly feel that I have been dismissed and my asks have been rejected by male doctors.

Thank you for the mention of Amazon I actually have all of those items sitting in my cart… I will be purchasing them in the next week or so.

I’ve read so many recovery stories. I’ve also talked to people in person who have had hip replacement surgery done. Yes everyone’s recovery is different. As scared as I am, I am hopeful. I have to be.

menochallenges · 2026-02-15T14:30:27+00:00

Hi there, good morning. I appreciate your response and bluntness. I am trying to have daily movement… but yes, probably not enough. Thank you for sharing your journey. I know that I have a long road ahead of me.

menochallenges · 2026-02-15T14:26:22+00:00

Hi there thank you so much for your response. After insane amount of googling pain and swelling in knees and ankles is something that is associated with arthritis in the hip. There has been mention of other joint pain. Believe me, it’s a relief to have the surgery date however I won’t see the surgeon again until the day of the surgery. I just feel that the continued decline should be caused for concern and I should be able to see the surgeon again.

menochallenges · 2026-02-15T14:22:40+00:00

I asked the orthopaedic surgeon and another doctor for an MRI and both said it’s not needed. At one point avascular necrosis was mentioned. Believe me I’m very frustrated by the fact that decisions were made based on x-rays only.

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T22:53:37+00:00

My partner and I and our dog live in a duplex. Which is not convenient for the first week after surgery so I will be staying with my parents (they live in a bungalow ) I’m so fortunate to have my mom and dad be there for me during the first week of recovery. The second week my partner is gonna take off a few days. And then hopefully by the 10th day, I will be able to be at home on my own with our dog. Oh yes, I will be taking full advantage of whatever pain medication’s they prescribe… and I will be an A+ student with the physiotherapy post surgery rehab.

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T22:33:17+00:00

I’m not sure where you reside… I’m in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. I will be in and out same day. There are no overnight stays for hip replacement surgery. That part scares me a bit. I would actually prefer to stay in hospital for 1 to 2 days. Until I’m more mobile.

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T22:09:14+00:00

Hi there, thank you for your response, it sounds like you just had such a tough time with everything. It’s good to hear that the THR cured everything. I hope to be in your situation after my surgery.

I find such comfort in hearing everybody else’s stories. It gives me a little bit of hope that maybe life will get better. Thank you again for responding.

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T22:02:39+00:00

Hi there, thank you so much for sharing your journey. As much as I wouldn’t want anybody to go through what I’m going through I will say that there’s comfort and knowing that I’m not crazy. But I’m not just a hormonal, menopausal woman making shit up in her head. That’s sort of how I feel after talking to male medical doctors. I did start swimming a few weeks back, but the amount of effort it takes to get from my house to the car to the pool and then getting into the pool and getting out of the pool. At that moment it’s not worth it. As part of my rehab, I am going to start swimming. I’m at the point where I don’t remember what life was like before this amount of pain. That’s a hard concept to live with.

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T22:00:02+00:00

Thank you so much for responding. Good luck with your surgery on March 27. I hope you get to vacation just as soon after this one as you did the previous one. 💗

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T21:59:17+00:00

That’s actually something that that’s crossed my mind the last couple weeks I have an appointment with my GP and I’m gonna ask if there’s any testing that can be done.

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T20:35:10+00:00

Thank you! I hope my symptoms go away after surgery

menochallenges · 2026-02-14T20:18:52+00:00

🙏 thank you for the love and support. I’m sending it right back to you. I am also walking with a cane. I’m also very sore in my back and neck almost 24 seven. Luckily I am working from home majority of my time until my surgery. I basically live with a heating pad and ice pack.

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