Why Do I need Hip Replacement Coaching?

Everybody can benefit from Hip Replacement Coaching.  The goal of Next Level Hips is to assist you in intentionally creating an effective Hip Replacement preparation and recovery plan that will give you the best possible chances of having a positive hospital/surgical experience, easy and efficient recovery process, and an overall excellent long term outcome.  When you are fully prepared, when you are more relaxed and less fearful, when you have support from an experienced coach who has been through the procedure in both hips, you are significantly increasing your likelihood for an amazing surgical experience and the optimal outcome you hope for.  Coaching will help you transform your fears into excitement and certainty,  create a comprehensive plan, support you in the hardest parts of your recovery.

But can't I just do the preparation on my own?

Of course you can, but the more prepared you are, the more likely you will get the results you want.  Working with a coach and consultant who has been through the experience himself and is loaded with knowledge and coaching skills will help you increase your chances for a better overall outcome.  Additionally, the aim of the coaching program is to help you to not only have a successful surgery and recovery, but to also make the entire experience much easier, fulfilling, and transformative.  The benefits of working with a coach are substantial.  You will have personal attention, get your questions answered, gain skills and knowledge to help you deal with recovery. 
With David Thomas, CHWC as your coach, you will have the personal attention and time which tends to be lacking within the overburdened medical system.  In many ways, being coached by a patient who has been through the experience twice himself offers a compassionate and hopeful perspective that doctors, nurses, PTs and OTs cannot offer because they have not been through the experience of hip replacement themselves.  Doing it on your own is certainly doable but it's kind of like going in with a blindfold on.  But working directly with a coach who has already been through this experience will serve as an excellent companion to guide and support you through this amazing journey. 
David Thomas will show you and teach you what he did to prepare, to help you be less afraid through support and preparation, planning, and mindset development.  David Thomas will help answer your questions and give you guidance in ways that you will not find anywhere else.  Your time is important, utilize coaching as a way to focus your time and get more return on your investment for the time you put in.  At Next Level Hips, you will be "next level ready" so that when you walk into the hospital on the morning of your surgery, you will feel good, optimistic, hopeful, positive, inspired and happy knowing you have full prepared and are ready to go.

What is "Next Level Hips"?

Next Level Hips is a concept for proactively creating your total hip replacement surgical experience to be an important milestone in your own life transformation. Hip Replacement surgery is a big deal.  It's a major life passage to go through.  It's a 3-4 month process that can offer us truly a new lease on life.  We can go from practically crippled to "OMG I can't believe how much better my life is!" in a relatively very short amount of time.  Yes, that is very exciting!

Going through the surgery less informed, under educated, under prepared just simply increases the possibility for less-than-ideal results.  But when we prepare physically, mentally, emotionally, soulfully, then you significantly increase the chances and likelihood for not only a great surgical result, but also an amazing overall total experience.  Surgery is traumatic on the body.  We have to be prepared for this, we have to develop the mindset that works to get us ready.  For many, this will be much of the pre-surgical preparatory work!

Consider how you are with your hips now.  Don't you want hips that can move and function without pain?  Don't you want your life back to have better quality of life with your family and friends?  Wouldn't it be amazing to take your new hip(s), once fully recovered, and then take full advantage of your new abilities and rebuild your life to the next level?

There is a lot of information available on the internet. There is support available on social media groups.  One problem I see is that large social media support groups are not well organized (largely because of the social media platforms and algorithms), they also tend to make people more scared and fearful.  They are looking for support, they need support.  While these groups can be very helpful, they can also increase anxiety and fear for many people. 

Next Level Hips is designed to help you be organized, grounded, focused, and simply feel better.  It's designed to help you be ready and prepared.  It's designed to support you in a more personal and compassionate way, and to give you the benefits you personally desire.  Coaching is the new evolution for surgical preparation.  

What is Holistic Surgical Coaching?

 Holistic Surgical Coaching looks at the entire you.  The information available online or at your surgeons office only talks about the physical needs you have to take care of for surgery.  Examples are, what kind of things do you need to buy, how to prepare meals, what kind of pre-op exercises should I do? etc etc.  These are all necessary things to learn and take care of.  However, this misses major elements of holistic preparation.  At Next Level Hips, we also work with all of you, not just the physical and material needs.  How's your mind?  How's your emotions?  Where are you stuck? What are your deeper needs for support and planning?  How will this surgery effect your relationships? (this is a big one for many people)  How can you create a positive healing environment?  What natural methods and strategies can you utilize for surgical recovery?  These are all the types of questions we will answer together to accommodate and exceed your own personal needs.

Can't I wait a little longer to start my preparation?

Every day/week/month prior to surgery matters.  Each day is one more day to work to develop your mind and body to be ready for surgery day and recovery.  Next Level Hips recommends beginning the preparation process at least 6 weeks prior to surgery, 12 weeks prior is even better.  There's a lot to do and the more time you have, the easier more relaxed the process is.  The key is stress reduction and procrastinating is not a recommended preparation model!  Let's get going, don't delay!  This is about you!  Let's get you started now!