Sofa King
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Hi all,
Brief Bio: 19 days post-op from a Left THR, 38 y/o M, 5' 11", 240lbs, North Mississippi, from advanced avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Prosthetic is a combo of cross polyurethane, ceramic head, and 25 centimeter titanium post. (Yes, I've seen the post-op X-ray, the thing goes all the way down almost to my Patella! (knee cap)
Well, I've been doing fairly well, ambulatory with the walker, still sleeping in a recliner, (but going to try the bed again tonight or tomorrow), doing PT exercises myself 2-3 times a day, and still on Lortab 10's, stepped down from Percocet 10's 4 days ago.
OK, so I woke up today, and didn't have a pill all night, and decided I would see how I felt without taking ANY pain meds today; to see what my pain level went up to, and to see if I had any withdrawl symptoms.
I woke about 0830, and it's 1930 now, and about noon, my pain level grew to about a 4 just sitting in my chair and channel surfing. One thing I've noticed is that I'm absolutely exhausted, and even though I slept about 7 hours last night, I've been drifting off here and there all day, and don't have the energy or desire to even get up to pee. In fact, I've been using my hospital receptical today, and I quit using it about a week ago! I can't seem to stay awake, nor do I want to, and on NO MEDS X 22 hours! I wonder if my narcolepsy is a side effect of withdrawl from the hydrocodone?
I finally decided I'd better get up and walk around a bit (with the walker) about an hour ago, so I went to the bathroom, then the kitchen, and almost didn't have the energy to get back to my chair! My pain only rose to about a 5.5 though, and decided I'd have a pill when I made it back. One thing though, while in the kitchen, I reluctantly stood straight up and slowly put all my weight on both legs evenly, and noticed (! NO WAY!) that my left (surgical) leg is about a half inch longer now than my Right! Bummer! Will this self correct, or am I going to have to buy those atrocious shoes with the lift, or thicker sole!?!?
Anyway, I made it back to my chair, and I feel like I ran a marathon. In fact, I'm having a hard time keeping my eyes open as I write this. I took a Lortab about 10 mins ago, and don't feel it yet...
What was the saying? "3 steps forward, 4 steps back, 2 steps forward, 1 step back..."? I feel like I went 7 steps back today... Ok, I've blabbed enough...
~Dalton
Brief Bio: 19 days post-op from a Left THR, 38 y/o M, 5' 11", 240lbs, North Mississippi, from advanced avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Prosthetic is a combo of cross polyurethane, ceramic head, and 25 centimeter titanium post. (Yes, I've seen the post-op X-ray, the thing goes all the way down almost to my Patella! (knee cap)
Well, I've been doing fairly well, ambulatory with the walker, still sleeping in a recliner, (but going to try the bed again tonight or tomorrow), doing PT exercises myself 2-3 times a day, and still on Lortab 10's, stepped down from Percocet 10's 4 days ago.
OK, so I woke up today, and didn't have a pill all night, and decided I would see how I felt without taking ANY pain meds today; to see what my pain level went up to, and to see if I had any withdrawl symptoms.
I woke about 0830, and it's 1930 now, and about noon, my pain level grew to about a 4 just sitting in my chair and channel surfing. One thing I've noticed is that I'm absolutely exhausted, and even though I slept about 7 hours last night, I've been drifting off here and there all day, and don't have the energy or desire to even get up to pee. In fact, I've been using my hospital receptical today, and I quit using it about a week ago! I can't seem to stay awake, nor do I want to, and on NO MEDS X 22 hours! I wonder if my narcolepsy is a side effect of withdrawl from the hydrocodone?
I finally decided I'd better get up and walk around a bit (with the walker) about an hour ago, so I went to the bathroom, then the kitchen, and almost didn't have the energy to get back to my chair! My pain only rose to about a 5.5 though, and decided I'd have a pill when I made it back. One thing though, while in the kitchen, I reluctantly stood straight up and slowly put all my weight on both legs evenly, and noticed (! NO WAY!) that my left (surgical) leg is about a half inch longer now than my Right! Bummer! Will this self correct, or am I going to have to buy those atrocious shoes with the lift, or thicker sole!?!?
Anyway, I made it back to my chair, and I feel like I ran a marathon. In fact, I'm having a hard time keeping my eyes open as I write this. I took a Lortab about 10 mins ago, and don't feel it yet...
What was the saying? "3 steps forward, 4 steps back, 2 steps forward, 1 step back..."? I feel like I went 7 steps back today... Ok, I've blabbed enough...
~Dalton