i'm sorry to hear you're struggling with regaining your strength after hip replacement. that must be difficult to deal with! while i generally agree with your statement you must "use energy to have energy " i wonder if you're pushing yourself too hard too fast. i realize it's been 9 months since your surgery but if you've been pushing too hard for the entire 9 months you may have set yourself back a bit. remember: rest is good too. your body requires downtime to do things like produce hemoglobin. if you became anemic since the surgery you probably should push your iron intake. i realize you're taking iron supplements now but frankly they're not as effective as dietary sources. i'd suggest you increase your dietary intake of iron as well as taking a supplement. i probably don't need to tell you spinach iron-fortified cereals tofu and pumpkin seeds are all rich sources of non-heme (non-meat) iron. if exercise is wearing you out rather than pepping you up i suspect you're over-exercising. try dialing down your regimen and see if that helps. i wish you all the best!
how do i get strength back after hip replacement. surgery was 9 mos ago. hip is fine just not getting strength back. walking just a short distance wears me out. just had thyroid etc. checked slightly anemic now taking iron supplement along with daily multi vitamin. am vegetarian eat healthy balanced diet. know must use energy to have energy so exercise regularly but instead of exercise getting easier with repetition and being able to do more it gets harder and must really push just to do minimul workout ( postsurgery exercises and walking)