Glad your recovery is proceeding well
@Just4mules 
Like you the first I knew of my hip dysplasia was immediately post op when the surgeon told me he'd "found" it during surgery - and that it had "probably" been there since birth; I'm thinking that it's a fairly common scenario, though you'd think that having Xray, CT scan and MRI pre op would have found it... goes to show that the body still holds its mysteries! I'm having my other hip done "soon" and it will not be a surprise if it shows up in that side too
Also like you I was VERY glad to have found this site BEFORE surgery, the medical staff were all great with info re what I call the nuts and bolts of the surgery (you know, we do this, saw that, hammer the other thing) but NONE of them mentioned Log Leg... I was fine for the three days in hospital, could get my leg in and out of bed myself no problems at all so maybe the nursing staff didn't think to mention it; but on Day 5 BOY did I get it.... if I hadn't known about it because of BoneSmart I would have been terribly worried, then again worrying is what I do
so many aspects of this recovery can only be explained or understood by people who've had a THR - and there's such a range of concerns/solutions here that one medical team may not have covered "your" issues anyway
Again like you I had
awful calf pain, and like you was worried about DVT... turns out it was where the surgeon or his minion had held my leg to dislocate the hip; how do I know this? because the bruise that came out DAYS after all the other bruising (because it was so deep) was a perfect hand shape!! Phew! It was the last bruising to go too, like I said really deep bruising... it must have taken SOME force to dislocate that hip!
You'll really feel better everyday now (with a few "hiccups", prepare for those less than stellar moments, think "trajectory" rather than moment by moment :cool
Once your system is functioning more normally (glad the MoM worked) and you can get out and about a bit things definitely do look up. Glad your near-fall didn't cause any long term problems, they rarely do but when you're fresh out of major surgery you are convinced that everything is Important with a capital "I"
I don't know how you're going with your Oxy... I went to Tramadol-only in the day pretty early because a) I loathed the way Oxy made me feel and b) it worked well for pain relief BUT I did stay with it for a couple of weeks at night.... if you need more get a script from your GP (personal doctor, whatever the term is in Colorado, lol) You are not given many at a time because there is a problem with it's illicit use - so those of us who genuinely
need it get to suffer the consequences of those who abuse it (why anyone would make it their "drug of choice" is beyond ME as it made me feel awful
) - not because you are only expected to use it for five days, or however many days worth you're sent home with
I think it's a great idea writing "Do not remove" on your dressing... I was fine but I suppose a lot of people would be pretty drugged up when given instructions (and there seem to be so many at hospital discharge!) and it would be easy to miss that one :rolleyes: My friend is a nurse and she gave me a bit of a hint... "loosen" the dressing a bit just before going to get your staples out (if you've got them, some people just have glue) that way it stings less when they remove it just prior to removing them - you don't lose five layers of skin five minutes before getting the staples out, less stinging all round
. Just sort of lift the edges of the dressing and stretch it "out" from the wound, across your leg not away from your leg
Anyway, happy healing
Donna
United States
