Hi everyone, I'm Westy and I'm having a full left hip replacement on 6/27. I'm 65 and a very active long retired guy. I've been a cardio fanatic forever and played a ton of sports in my youth. My main sport was hockey, which I played at a very high level. Never made pro, but did get several try outs.
Cut to the chase. The last several years I've been experiencing groin pain on and off. I had a CT scan first. They diagnosed me with a deep muscle tear and prescribed 10 weeks of P/T and an injection. That did nothing to help, in fact, it made it worse. After many months of living in pain I called the Primary Care Doc and said, we have to get to the bottom of this. He sent me for an X-Ray and it was UGLY. Bottom line, in under a month I went from X-Ray to having surgery for left hip scheduled for June 27th.
Here's my most important question for you all that have had this surgery? Can you make it through the recovery process without narcotic pain killers? Why would anyone want to do that? Simple, I'm highly allergic to all forms of Opioids. They make me feel like a zombie and I get all kinds of anxious and other strange feelings when i take them. My body seems to reject them in any form. Because of that, I'm looking for some real answers. Is it possible to tough it out through recovery right after the surgery, or is this impossible? I do have a very high tolerance for pain, but I've heard that this surgery leaves you in a world of hurt once the surgical anesthesia stops working
Any advice on what to do? I can't avoid this surgery, that's for sure. Even if it means dealing with level 10 pain for days. I can't live like this any longer than i absolutely have to. I'm in pain all the time and it's no fun.
Thanks for the forum and members, i appreciate being able to inquire here.
Westy
Cut to the chase. The last several years I've been experiencing groin pain on and off. I had a CT scan first. They diagnosed me with a deep muscle tear and prescribed 10 weeks of P/T and an injection. That did nothing to help, in fact, it made it worse. After many months of living in pain I called the Primary Care Doc and said, we have to get to the bottom of this. He sent me for an X-Ray and it was UGLY. Bottom line, in under a month I went from X-Ray to having surgery for left hip scheduled for June 27th.
Here's my most important question for you all that have had this surgery? Can you make it through the recovery process without narcotic pain killers? Why would anyone want to do that? Simple, I'm highly allergic to all forms of Opioids. They make me feel like a zombie and I get all kinds of anxious and other strange feelings when i take them. My body seems to reject them in any form. Because of that, I'm looking for some real answers. Is it possible to tough it out through recovery right after the surgery, or is this impossible? I do have a very high tolerance for pain, but I've heard that this surgery leaves you in a world of hurt once the surgical anesthesia stops working
Any advice on what to do? I can't avoid this surgery, that's for sure. Even if it means dealing with level 10 pain for days. I can't live like this any longer than i absolutely have to. I'm in pain all the time and it's no fun.
Thanks for the forum and members, i appreciate being able to inquire here.
Westy