That’s it now. I had the right hip done in 2011 and the left in 2014.
I opted to have both knees done together as I just couldn’t bear the thought of going through this again. My surgery went well but I have had a reaction to the medicine which has left me with an angry rash (feels like fire ants running around and biting me) from the top to the bottom of my legs and to a lesser degree on my back. I am slathering my legs with various creams and potions every half hour and taking Benadryl every 4 hours just to maintain my sanity. It is hindering my recovery since I can get it mostly under control but as soon as I move, it flairs up again so I really don’t even want to move.
It also wakes me up at night which is such a great help because I am hardly sleeping anyway. Despite this, I saw my doc yesterday 10 days post op and she said the wound is healing well and she says I am moving around fine.
I cannot take the dilaudid nor the Tramadol so I am left with oxycodone 5mg and Tylenol 4 x day which doesn’t quite cut the pain enough to feel super comfortable but it’s better than encouraging the rash.
I am so pleased to find this form since the PT who is coming to the house wants to push me to get to the optimum angles of extension and flexion and was not happy with my progress last week. I know she is going to give me a hard time this week but like I said, my pain is barely under control so there is only so much I can do. After reading through things on this forum, I will stand my ground with her this week and progress at MY pace. Right?
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