2 week update
It's day 14 since my surgery (left total hip replacement, lateral approach).
Sleep-wise: am sleeping for around 7 hours divided into 2 or 3 segments. Still sleeping on my back with a pillow in between my knees and a small pillow under the knee of my operated leg. Am sometimes taking half a tablet of Zoplicone to start the second or third segment of sleep, and sometimes applying ice as well. I seldom sleep during the day, though I sometimes doze off for half an hour or so whilst reading or working on the computer.
Walking: Am using a single crutch more often, especially during the day. My husband insists I use the walker in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and also insists that I wake him up as well. He is concerned that in my middle of the night befuddled state I might trip and fall.
Exercises: Have been continuing with the exercises as described in post #75 above, except that I have been walking more and adding gentle small squats. Have also added gentle hip abduction moves (i.e. in standing position moving the leg sideways out). Am only doing these exercises about 3 times a day, 10 reps each time.
Sometimes I feel I can do more, much more, but am constantly reminding myself not to push it. I don't want to over-do it, and am mindful that slow and steady wins the race.
Stretching: my quads and hip muscles are tight. So have been stretching my quads by doing bending knee stretches whilst in high sitting position, and icing quads as well.
Swelling and Bruising: the swelling in my hip seems to be going down, though it is still a big lump at my hip, it is now about the size of half a small papaya. The bruising in my hip is fading fast. My ankle feels a bit tight but no swelling is detectable, so I continue to do my ankle pumps and I still elevate my leg.
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