I wish I could quit being such a worrier but I am having more pain than I expected to have. It really hurts when I try to bring my bad leg up and into bed. I'm scared to death I am going to do something to dislocate it. I am also having a rough time sleeping on my back. Is it o.k. to sleep on your side if you have a pillow in between your knees. I feel like I didn't get enough precaution and pain management information. I am elevating my surgical leg when I lay down and icing the incision. I am taking my Hydroco 7.5 - 325mg every 4 hours throughout the day. Any other suggestions? I wasn't expecting pain like this. I am using the walker but tend to scoot to the sink without it. Feel like I am too weak to not use it yet. I use the cane when going up/down steps. Any other suggestions. I hope I'm not driving everyone crazy. How long can I expect to have such pain?
Hello Deb, I have merged your latest thread into this one, your primary post surgery thread. Post here, we will see your new posts and we keep an eye on them - ok sweetie
I am assuming that you are taking the correct strength and dosage of your prescribed pain meds - is this right hon?
It is hard Deb, a THR is major surgery, so there is lots of healing and associated pain, and you are very early days into recovery. At this stage you should be resting and only moving around (with your walker) to go to the bathroom, kitchen maybe once every hour..
In the early days, I used the belt of my terry toweling dressing gown to hook over my foot and keeping my toes up I used this to get into bed.
Sleeping on your back is difficult, but if this is the instruction from your OS, you need to stick with it.. Pillows, lots of pillows everywhere, changing positions, I wriggled like crazy all the time on my back, but persisted as this was one of my restrictions. At this early stage I would not recommend that you lay on your side even with a pillow unless you get the OK from your surgeon.
Rest, elevate, ice and taking your prescribed meds on time is your mantra for the first few weeks.. If you are taking exactly what you have been prescribed and feel it is not keeping your pain under control, give your surgeons office a call or failing the surgeon, ring your GP.
It is so important to follow the instructions you were given in these early days.. Try not to leave that walker behind, at the moment you need it honey
If you are following your instructions you should not worry about dislocating.. Did you read the links to the articles I gave you earlier? Go back and re- read them honey, they will help reassure you.
Come and vent here, we are here to help you get through this
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REST.
You should not be scooting over to the sink without the walker. Use your walker. 
A few pillows to elevate your head and one under your knees really helps with sleeping on your back. 
and that is understandable, but it greatly contributes to the level of pain that you feel. Not being sure which surgical approach you had, I wouldn't presume to advise on whether you should try sleeping on your side. But why don't you call your hospital unit and talk to one of the nurses there about your precautions if you're not clear?---or call your surgeon. Do you have a home health nurse coming to visit? You should have a number to contact her. That's what they're there for, and they'll know specifically what you should and shouldn't do.
Thank you so much. I get so worried and then scared. I appreciate you all so much!
