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NSAIDs are used primarily to treat inflammation, mild to moderate pain, and fever. Specific uses include the treatment of headaches, arthritis, sports injuries, and menstrual cramps. They vary in their potency, duration of action, how they are eliminated from the body and their tendency to cause ulcers and promote bleeding.

If you are having pain, you could continue with the NSAID or switch to paracetamol.
 
I am already taking paracetamol together with codeine. My prescription was for 60mg codeine 2 paracetamol and NSAIDS. I had reduced the codeine to 30mg due to constipation but have gone back to 60mg today to make up for the absence of anti inflammatory tablet. Do you think this will work?
 
Did you doctor day you couldn't/shouldn't have any more? What NSAID was it - Naproxen? If you found the NSAID helpful and it was a prescription only med, you could always get some ibuprofen instead - it's an over the counter med. I think it would be better than doubling your dose of codeine.
 
Danni, a couple things...

1. As you feel better, you will do more. This may mean you'll need a bit more pain meds for a while....not less.

2. I've had a super good recovery, but I've only gone to just Tylenol (paracetamol) a week ago. I tried to rush it back around 3-4 weeks, and it was a setback instead. If the codeine causes constipation (dreadful, I know!!) what about asking for something else? I used tramadol with pretty good results and no stomach issues. Or....??? Others....chime in here, everyone.

Good luck...you will find the right combination, and then it all feels pretty darn good. :)

Sharon
 
Tramadol causes constipation every bit as efficiently as codeine does! :wink1:
 
Danni, if you can get Miralax or Duclolx "stool Softener (NOT LAXATIVE)", I found them to work like a charm. I have been on Oxycodone for a long time, and found these items very safe, and effective.

Also, don't just take them when you need them, take them on a regular basis while you are on the pills that cause constipation. Miralax is tasteless and can be mixed with ANY liquid. Dulcolaz is safe to take 3 times a day.

These are both recommended by physicians. DO NOT get the laxative form. Good luck :wink1:.
 
Hi all, just a question regards restrictions. If the capsule repairs itself in 6 weeks how come some of us hippys have restrictions for twelve weeks?
 
Hi danni, it is all dependent on your situation pre-op and your OS and how conservative he/she might be. Just remember there is nothing magic about the 6 weeks - some take longer and some a shorter time.
 
Hi all just like to report that all is well with me and my recovery is uneventful. I just sit about counting the days until I see my OS at the end of the month and see what happens from there.

Still on crutches fifty percent weight bearing, very little pain, have no problem doing my exercises so maybe, just maybe he will allow me progress to one crutch. My leg feels quite strong actually, hopefully I am on the right track for a full recovery. Thank you all for the support up until now.

By the way Jo have you ever come across a case where cement escaped into the pelvis during hip replacement. The reason I ask is that I am told, that is the reason I had nerve damage during the initial THR. I suspect my present OS has removed it as the swelling in my calf has subsided and the sensitivity is settling a lot. I will ask OS when I meet him but he is a man of few words. All I know is that I will now be able to buy nice boots for the first time in 20 years, roll on winter. yahoo.
 
Hi danni, sounds like you are doing very well! Good work!

Funny how many recovering hippies here are shopping for new shoes! Not sure I want winter to come very quickly - but hey try some all weather boots.
 
Many times! It's relatively easy for an inexperience or inattentive surgeon to unintentionally penetrate the floor of the acetabulum thereby allowing cement to extrude into the pelvic cavity like this

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Happily it doesn't happen that often but in the old days, when the Charnley hip was in regular use, it was part of the procedure to use a 3/8" drill to drill a hole through the floor and put a little strainer in it. This was to get a bit of cement extrusion and thereby anchor the cup. It was soon found that the problems of fried nerves, peritoneum and other tissues from the thermochemical reaction (heat!) as the cement set wasn't worth the very little extra purchase and the practice was abandoned. The risk is still there though. It should also be noted that when it is setting, the cement reaches temperature that make it impossible to hold it in the hand. IOW, very hot!
 
Yes Jo, at least I now know what happened, do you think my leg will make a full recovery now that it has been removed, or is that unlikely since its been in there twenty years.
 
Hi has anyone experienced a very cold uncomfortable leg wit the ted socks. For the last number of days my leg below the knee was freezing cold and uncomfortable. I took the socks of for 24 hrs and my leg is now nice and warm and a healthier looking. I now wonder should I leave them of all together as I don't relish the discomfort while wearing them. I have to say that the coldness was very scary. Any ideas?
 
Hiya Danni, I wear the ted socks during the day, I cannot sleep with them on but i have to wear ordinary socks in bed as my feet are cold. Since the op my feet are always cold.
 
Hi Danni,

When I returned home I never wore the socks and I was fine. I was having the fragmin injections for 35 days and was walking around the house and then outside.

I think as long as you are mobile on a regular basis you should be ok, unless your OS has specifically said to wear them

Jyoti
 
Hi danni, did your socks feel too tight? Sometimes they get too tight if there is swelling.

What were the instructions from you OS on wearing them? Every OS is different. Some don't prescribe them, some say wear for the first 6 weeks. My OS said 6 weeks but when I had my staples out the nurse said discard after 3 weeks. Frankly I couldn't stand the things so I was more than happy to get rid of them.

Let's see what Jo recommends @Josephine:
 
Jaycey maybe they were too tight as the leg swells up as the day goes on and the coldness and irritation bothered me more from the afternoon on wards. That's interesting but what to do, I am afraid of clots but I don't think its acectable to have that level of coldness
 
Several smarties on this site had a problem with the socks being too small in the first place. Then when you add the swelling they actually start to hurt.

I agree - if they are cutting off circulation they are more a problem than a benefit. Are you taking any blood thinning meds now? How active are you during the day?
 
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