Mandel
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Hello
I had a very successful hip replacement nearly 7 weeks ago (mini invasive surgery with the incision at the front) with not much pain except the first few days of course.
As I was very fit before hand I was recovering really well and my surgeon here in France was very happy with my progress after 4 weeks and he told me to walk twice a day for 20 minutes increasing each week with just one cane to begin with. Unfortunately I stopped using the cane as I felt I was strong enough, big mistake!
Last Monday I went to an Armistice celebration and stood in the rain for half an hour hanging on to my husband. I got chilled and had a gastro problem for a few days but that’s night I had more pain than I ever had before except for the first few days in hospital.
I stopped walking (was laid up by the gastro anyway) and called my surgeon. He said it was a wake up call as I could get Tendonitis and to stop any walking immediately except for in the house and to rest the hip. I’m seeing him in a weeks time.
The pain has started to go down and it doesn’t hurt when I’m walking, it’s mainly at night right in the buttock area. And at the side of the hip. So I'm using ice and taking pain killers and keeping my leg up.
Unfortunately it’s now making my back ache so I’m putting heat on that.
I hope that all this will work so that when I see him in 8 days I’ll be almost ? Better?
If anyone can give me any further advice I’d be so grateful.
I had a very successful hip replacement nearly 7 weeks ago (mini invasive surgery with the incision at the front) with not much pain except the first few days of course.
As I was very fit before hand I was recovering really well and my surgeon here in France was very happy with my progress after 4 weeks and he told me to walk twice a day for 20 minutes increasing each week with just one cane to begin with. Unfortunately I stopped using the cane as I felt I was strong enough, big mistake!
Last Monday I went to an Armistice celebration and stood in the rain for half an hour hanging on to my husband. I got chilled and had a gastro problem for a few days but that’s night I had more pain than I ever had before except for the first few days in hospital.
I stopped walking (was laid up by the gastro anyway) and called my surgeon. He said it was a wake up call as I could get Tendonitis and to stop any walking immediately except for in the house and to rest the hip. I’m seeing him in a weeks time.
The pain has started to go down and it doesn’t hurt when I’m walking, it’s mainly at night right in the buttock area. And at the side of the hip. So I'm using ice and taking pain killers and keeping my leg up.
Unfortunately it’s now making my back ache so I’m putting heat on that.
I hope that all this will work so that when I see him in 8 days I’ll be almost ? Better?
If anyone can give me any further advice I’d be so grateful.
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