Hi, Britt88....you started your post in just the right area....good job! I've added a title prefix for you as well so that others can identify the subject of your recovery thread.
Core decompressions are notoriously painful to recover from for most people.....actually worse that a hip replacement. From what you describe, it sounds like your husband has really been overdoing things in terms of activity and exercise. Now is not the time to work on strength. He needs to heal first! So see if you can get him to slow it down for a few weeks. He should be icing the areas that hurt and taking something to help with the pain. It can be something as simple as 1000mg of Tylenol every 6 hours (be sure to count acetaminophen in any other medications he might be taking as he shouldn't take more than 4,000mg in any 24 hour period). Or he can use a prescription pain medication if his pain is not helped with Tylenol.
You may want to read recovery threads here on the forum that deal with core decompression. To get a list of them, go to the index page for the hip recovery forum (click on the link at the top of the page). Find a thread that has the "Core Decompression" prefix and click on that prefix. It will bring you a list of all the threads with that topic.
Here are some basic recovery articles for you regarding hip procedures. They may mention THRs but really the recovery issues are the same for core decompression as well. Please take a look at them and let us know if you have any questions. We're here for you.
Hip Recovery: The Guidelines
1.
Don’t worry: Your body will heal all by itself. Relax, let it, don't try and hurry it, don’t worry about any symptoms now, they are almost certainly temporary
2.
Control discomfort:
3.
Do what you want to do BUT
a. If it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a physical therapist - to do it to you
b. If your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again.
4.
PT or exercise can be useful BUT take note of these
5.
At week 4 and after you should follow this Activity progression for THRs
Pain management and the pain chart
Healing: how long does it take?
Chart representation of THR recovery
Dislocation risk and 90 degree rule
Energy drain for THRs
Pain and swelling control: elevation is the key
Post op blues is a reality - be prepared for it
Myth busting: on getting addicted to pain meds
Sleep deprivation is pretty much inevitable - but what causes it?
BIG TIP: Hips actually don't need any exercise to get better. They do a pretty good job of it all on their own if given half a chance. Trouble is, people
don't give them a chance and end up with all sorts of aches and pains and sore spots. All they need is the best therapy which is walking and even then
not to excess.
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