Hey there
@Alitm I... see that your surgeries are about as far apart as mine were. Bottom line is, I'm pleased with the way I did it. Fear not.
I am doing well in many respects. I'm on one crutch; the pt watched me walk and said my stride looked "awesome." My vitals are good, blood pressure normal after years of being high, though I'm still waiting till I'm not on any meds to see whether it has legitimately come down. I've had less appetite than usual and am less inclined to compulsively snack. I'm trying to make a habit of eating slowly and thoughtfully, just like mom used to advise, because the 6-7 lbs I've been wanting to lose will take 25 lbs off my hips, OR IS IT 250, no that can't be right. The right side is still a bit sore but I'm able to depend on it for walking one step at a time. When I do the lying-down leg raises, I marvel at how my right leg can go a foot in the air, left one still 4 inches or so. I climb the stairs once or twice a day, one step at a time. The pattern with foot and crutch is more confusing and the good leg is not 100% good but I just go dead slow.
I am seeing the OS Tuesday and so looking forward to that. As I posted elsewhere, my left hip always hurt worse though the right was bone-on-bone. The last physical therapist gave me the name of what the OS said I had going on over there as well as the general arthritis, osteonecrosis. He said that he has it too; he's only in his 40s and has had arthritis since he was 2. He said it would account for the greater pain post-op this time, so that's high on my list of questions.
I am sleeping much better than I was after the first surgery ( put this foam wedge I got from Amazon under my knees and am more able to sleep that way on my back, which amazes me)—but I wake up with a deep soreness on the surgical side, verging on puke-inducing. 30 mg a day of oxycodone takes care of it. I know the usual advice is to take the drugs and not worry. They were a lifesaver on Week One (
@1stSurgery) . Maybe I'm especially sensitive to the effects, and the pt said my dose was so modest I could even stop cold without having much trouble, but I swear I had withdrawal problems last time after having had much less, and I don't think it was my imagination. And after the first few days of feeling so chill and optimistic an hour after having taken a dose, the less positive effects started unsettling me. I have had instances of typing a sentence and misplacing a word that could not be attributed to a spellcheck mishap, like "Tupperware" for "pharmacy," and it kinda freaked me out. I would like to wean off substituting a modest amount of ibuprofen midday if the doc advises it as he did before, at the 2-week mark. We'll see. I will say that the deep soreness I describe is nowhere near as bad as the electric stinging I had in my quad when I took my first walk down the hospital hall this go-around. I almost screamed.
Today we went out to eat, me with my one crutch. I'd not had the opioid since 9:45am and my hip hurt like h-e-double-hocky-sticks. My bf advised me to take a dose but not drink, which of course you're not supposed to. So I seem to be weaning today, but I have them right nearby if sleep eludes me.
That's good advice, about the protein and fresh foods. Unlike many of you, I am on my own 12-14 hours a day and have to get my own food and ice packs and whatnot, but I have a food delivery service. My guy is a great cook and is going to grill salmon tomorrow and make salmon salad for leftovers, my favorite thing. I really need to drink more water ... have the big carafe right here.
My general feeling is that if I had it to do over again I might have spaced my surgeries 8 weeks apart instead of 7, and you're close to 8, which is probably ideal. There's a bit of catching up on the other leg but I think it's all going to be great in the end.
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@Barbaraj 
...wishing you a comfortable night
