Intimate Activity and Hip Replacement surgery?

[ICU 812]

Therte is already an older hobbyist thread here, but this is a more narrowly focused question.

I am 68now and facing hip replacement surgery this year; first one, then the other. Medical professionals tell me that re-hab will be something like 4-6 weeks in each case with an extended period of careful activity following the healing.

I would like to hear from both Hobbyists and Providers with personal experience with hip replacement as it pertains to intimacy BCD.

For the healed/re-habed hobbyist: what limitations do you have in moving around? for the Provider: What accommodations have you had to make to keep the session a success for both of you?

[GypsyHeart]

4-6 weeks? Used to be 6 months. Marvels of modern medicine.

I had a gent who wanted to try cowgirl. He couldn't keep still and tweaked the hip. We kept it oral and snuggles only until he was comefortable.

[ICU 812]

As I said: 4-6 weeks to get healed and ambulatory . . .with careful exercise regarding stretching, twisting and so on. A RW femal acquaintance who has had a hip replaced said her doctor told her she had to give up competitive fencing.

Am I going to have to give up anything but the various ways to get me off with me on my back? Will I have to give up the active-male part of intimatcy? Will it take a year or ever for me to come back . . .even with some limitations on acrobatics (Exageration: I can't do that now BTW).

[Unique_Carpenter]

Icu,
I know a guy that put the crutches away in two weeks, and his cane was put away 2 weeks later.
But, his utr has a rw job as a pt.
I'm quite sure your local professional gals would be more than willing to help you rehab.

[grayturner]

No two people are the same. It depends on your age and overall health.
I left the hospital in a wheel chair, because they made me.
I was walking with a cane on the third day after surgery and threw it away 2 weeks later.
The physical therapist came to my house 4 days after the surgery and decided there was nothing she could do for me. She kept coming twice a week for blood samples so I wouldn't have to go to the hospital for them.
The information I received before surgery said I would have to give up running and playing football. Damn the bad luck. lol
Good luck with yours it will be the best thing you have ever done.

[alaine]

ATTITUDE is everything. No one can tell you how you will respond after the surgery. If you can remember the time just before your hip got bad...that's probably the best indicator of where you will rehab to (activity wise). Don't push yourself, take a passive role until you are physically able to do more. Because of my medical background, I see quite a few gents that are rehabbing from various orthopedic surgeries.

Keep a positive attitude and your body will follow.

[zingao]

ICU

PM me and I can tell you

[HUMP!]

Good idea asking for boots-on-the-ground experience. Your doc should be able to give guidance as well on matters of intimacy. He's probably answered the question before.

[VeronicaTurbay]

relax, enjoy and let the other person take the lead.

[ICU 812]

Zingaro: PM sent.

Veronica: Sure . ..for a while at first. I was interested in knowing if that would be a short term matter for extended re-hab of my hip, or a long term change of life thing.

[ICU 812]

Have had a few kind PMs on this. Thanks everyone.

[Dogor54]

I had my right hip replaced in 2009 at the age of 55.
Replaced on a Tuesday and released from hospital on Friday, was going to be released on Thursday but got upset stomach and they keep me an extra day.
Went back to the Doctor for follow up on the following Thursday,left cane in truck, and walked in his office. (he recommended keeping cane with me in case I stumbled and for going up and down steps for a while longer).
Home health came to my house for therapy twice the first week and then I
went to the clinic for therapy 5 weeks (driving myself after a few trips) (really could have stopped after 3 weeks).
I was on tractor planting green fields after the third week, but was easing along taking it slow.
could of been back at work in 4-6 weeks (depends on job type) but had plenty of sick leave and stayed off 12 weeks.
To answer your question from my experience, it being one hip and age different, it would be a short term matter and be off of your back and experiencing other positions in less than 3-4 weeks (being careful of course).
Knowing what I know now, as far as long term I have to ask myself why didn't I have it replaced a couple of years earlier instead of all the pain.
I am a lot better off and get around better with the replacement hip.
The replacement hip if anything improved my sex life instead of hindering it.
Hope this information helps, PM if you wish.