Paulina Porizkova Shares Health Update From Hospital
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Paulina Porizkova shared an optimistic update after undergoing hip replacement surgery.
She shared a clip from her time in the hospital that showed her walking just two hours after the operation.
“Even with the post-op pain, it’s less painful to walk!” she wrote.
On January 25, Paulina Porizkova shared that she would undergo hip replacement surgery after years of consistent hip pain. And to her delight, the supermodel is recovering swimmingly. She shared a post-surgery video from her hospital bed that detailed the entire experience.
Porizkova, 58, had both hips done at the same time, and shared a clip of her walking down the hospital halls—assisted—just two hours after the operation. She did admit, however, that she was “still pretty high from anesthesia” at the time. After 18 hours, she walked with crutches, and one day after surgery, she walked independently with leg braces, all of which were caught on camera. Her post also shared some selfies, her legs marked up by ink pre-surgery, and a close-up of some “great stitching,” she wrote, at the incision site.
By day four post-op, Porizkova was able to walk up and down stairs at home, she added. It goes to show just how difficult mobility was before she went under the knife. “Even with the post-op pain, it’s less painful to walk!” she exclaimed.
Fans were so excited to see her on the move. “You are amazing, Paulina! Look at you go!” one person commented. “Omg yesssss!!!!” another added. “Wow you are doing great! ❤️” someone else wrote.
In a previous post, Porizkova explained that she was born with congenital hip dysplasia, which means her hip joints didn’t form normally, making them easy to dislocate. “And because of that, the cartilage in my hips is worn out,” she wrote. “And I don’t mean worn out as in ‘worn down.’ No. There is none left. The three doctors I’ve visited all recoiled when they saw my x-rays.”
That explains why the recovery has felt surprisingly good—however, she admitted to overdoing it back at home, forgetting she’s still healing. She squatted to pick something up off the floor, and “fireworks went off in my left hip; a virtual cavalcade of popping and grinding and dislocating,” she wrote in another post—a humbling reminder that healing is a marathon, not a sprint. According to Mayo Clinic, recovery from hip replacement surgery varies from person to person (and from single to double replacement), however, most people feel good by three months post-op.
After a concerned call to her nurse, Porizkova found that her squat did no damage, and was prescribed lots of couch time. “So. Here I am ‘not winning’ at recovery. Couch, ice packs, snoring dog, and books to read,” she wrote.
Best wishes to her as her recovery journey continues!
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