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Welcome to the other side and go try to get anti nausea medication. I was sick in and off gidctge first two days but it did settle down, and I got addicted to ginger biscuits! Good that the physio is going well :-)
 
Oh you poor dear. The vomiting sounds awful. It's good to read it seems to be settling.
I hope your head is feeling better today also and you're able to be discharged.
You'll rest so much better at home.
Sending a hug and best wishes for a good day. :console2:
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Hello, everyone! Regarding anti-nausea medications, they gave me Zofran intravenously yesterday but it obviously didn't work because I was still throwing up. The OS's PA came in this AM and prescribed me an anti-nausea patch, which is helping. I was able to eat and keep down my breakfast this morning and am sitting in a chair instead of in bed. The only things I have left to do are to go over getting dressed with the occupational therapist, and wait to hear from the doctor regarding discharge. And then I get to do this all over again on 9/9!
 
Glad to hear that they gave you something that worked for your nausea. I hope you get to go home and stay nausea free.
 
Hi @Hipster64, glad to hear your nausea seems a little better. I had my RTHR yesterday with Zofran IV and the scopolamine patch which the nurse applied before surgery, so
the patch may be the thing that helped you stabilize your stomach. Maybe you can ask the nurse for the patch pre-op on 9/9.
 
@Hipster64 glad that it sounds like nausea is under control. Have a friend that had similar issue with nausea and pain meds, only thing that worked is the patch. She was just telling me about it the other day. Hope you're headed home for some rest before you do this all over again.
 
Thank you for your update! Have been thinking of you often and really wanted to picture you a little less green around the gills, so am delighted to read this and find out it looks like that bit of mischief is managed! Fingers crossed for a restful night, and very very soon, I hope to see you are snug as can be, recuperating in your nest at home.
 
I hope you are feeling better today @Hipster64 . Nausea is awful and very scary to heave when you have just had major surgery. I was fine in hospital despite GA and lots of morphine for 24 hours. The nurses kept coming in to ask if i was feeling sick yet and i kept saying no. Eventually they seemed rather disappointed and said they would give me anti nausea meds regardless :heehee:. However my first night home and my husband cooked me a lovely meal that within 30 minutes returned. Sorry hubs!
 
Hello everyone and thank you all again for your kind words and wishes! I have already had my first home physical therapy visit and they said I was doing great. I still use the walker and am sleeping downstairs on my living room couch by choice since our only bathroom is on the first floor.

Another thing I noticed after the surgery: My stomach looks so bloated and I look like I am about six months pregnant. I didn't eat much in the hospital and I spent one entire day vomiting, so I know I couldn't have gained weight. Could it be fluids from the IV? Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks again for your support!
 
@Hipster64 I do think they pump you full of fluids--I know that because the need to pee went up a lot after surgery. I am someone who usually doesn't wake up to use the bathroom during the night, but that certainly changes following hip surgery. Plus, even when you're home they're nagging you to drink lots of liquids. I wouldn't worry about a little tummy roll at the moment--you need to take things slowly--sorry to read about your awful nausea--that sounds perfectly wretched! Hope by now that's faded and you'll be able to eat more. I think our appetites are affected by surgery and those drugs. I am eating, but not really with gusto. It's put in front of me, I consume it, but it's not because I'm actually hungry. Your surgery was two days ahead of mine so I am hoping that every day feels a bit better and this "smacked with a truck" feeling right now will fade a bit as the week goes on.
 
Barbaraj: I agree with you about appetite. I don't have a great desire to eat like I thought I would. Maybe weight loss will be an extra bonus out of all of this!

Also, is/was anyone else petrified of dislodging the new hip with one false move? That's my biggest fear of all. Because if I ever hear the words "90 degrees" or "scoot over" one more time, it will be too soon!
 
I am absolutely terrified of dislocation @Hipster64 I am moving so gingerly, getting in the car takes an age and very careful when I get up or down. I know what you mean about the 90 degrees it is burned on my brain :loll:

I am sorry you have nausea and bloating. Are you constipated? Mine has finally sorted itself but it took a lot to get it going again and I was a bit bloated. I hope both resolve very soon.
 
Morning @Hipster64. I agree, the extra peeing is due to the iv in the hospital. It took a couple of days for that to settle into normal. Constipation is a big thing to get ahead of the first week and keep the pipes working well while on the heavy pain pills. I had my mom get me prune juice and @Barbaraj stocked up with prunes. She calls them giant raisins. I got a bag of them when my kids were little from the food bank. Later we were at the store and my youngest son wanted some more of those giant raisins. I was confused and told him to show me the giant raisins. He came running back with a bag of prunes over his head. I smiled and said sure we could get them. His big brother was "kind enough" to tell him what they were so that ended that. Being cautious on moving around is all we need to do to keep from dislocation of the new hip. Try not to over think things, pay attention to how you move and you'll be fine. :ok:
 
Hi @Hipster64
I believe dislocation is in the forefront of everyone's mind in the early days /weeks after THR.
You worry that you may make a false move and end up writhing in pain on the floor only to be admitted to the hospital once again. Breathe easy I'm sure it won't happen. Follow any restrictions you were given and you'll be okay. I didn't have any restrictions but loosely self imposed them because I had the same concerns as you.

The bloat you mentioned is due to being pumped with IV fluids before and after surgery. It also may be constipation, because as you know it can be a side effect from the heavy narcotics. All will slowly ease and your appetite will return. All in all it seems you're doing really well at only 5 days post op.
Keep up the good work and enjoy the weekend!
 
As always, thank you for your suggestions, which are much appreciated!

Fiona 444: The nausea calmed down after I left the hospital on 7/17. At that time, my last bowel movement was 7/15. Once I went back to eating my "fiber breakfast" (prunes, Metamucil with water and 2 Fiber One Brownies) on 7/18,, that issue was immediately resolved.

julesglass: I love prunes and eat them daily as part of my breakfast. I try to eat 8 prunes a day. That's funny about your son and the "giant raisins". When my son was little he loved the Gerber prunes Stage 2 baby food. I used to put it in a Tupperware container for him to take to day care when he was well past the age of eating it!

Layla: Thank you for your reassurance. I am trying my best to follow the restrictions but it's always in the back of my mind that I could be injuring myself. I will take comfort in knowing that I am doing the best that I can.

Thanks again, and enjoy your weekend! It's 91 and humid in my neck of the woods so I am very grateful to be inside with central air conditioning!
 
Good morning, @Hipster64 Hope you're feeling good today, and any nausea has truly passed and your appetite returned a little. Like you, prunes are part of my breakfast ritual these days, along with a latte and a glass of Miralax mixed with water. Unusually my breakfast is just a latte so not huge change from pre-surgery. Thinking about it, I can't say I ever thought about dislocation, I guess I had too much else on my mind! I know it can happen, but I don't think it's common and I hope you aren't unduly worrying about it. You ARE doing the best you can--you're following your doctor's instructions and I think you should think positively, and not "borrow trouble". I didn't have any instructions from my doctor really, except "don't do anything if it hurts" and given how swollen and painful my hip/thigh is right now, I can't imagine even attempting to do much of anything. Hobbling down the upstairs hallway, or to the bathroom, is the only exercise I'm getting and while I drop things occasionally, I am able to bend my right leg slightly and get down to pick things up. This is when I appreciate all my pre-op exercise to keep me strong and flexible!
 
@Hipster64 I think like you, the dislocation threat is always in the corner of my mind. And I agree about trying our best, that's all we can do. Getting ready to take a stroll through the grocery store so that should cover me for some exercise today. My appetite isn't exactly the best, I'm eating but not tons, pretty much like a bird. But then again, I don't normally eat huge portions to begin with so I'm good.
 
Elf1: I see your surgery was only 7/8 and look at you...you're already going to the grocery store! That gives me so much hope! And the main reason I am not eating as much is because I just can't carry it all, so there's a positive!
 
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