[THR] Journaling healing of my new hip!

Ooooh! Goodie! @J-nice ! welcome! So happy to have seen your post on my thread, your day sounds very much like mine was last week.. I got just about 2 hours sleep but it was okay, it's good to get things straight in our households and head the night before. I knew Id step later lucky you! Your anesthetic lasted like it's supposed to! You did very well.. congrats!We are fellow doubles and we also have followed the same timeline over the pst 4 years. I think we need to exchange cards at the holidays you reminded me, my left hand has been sore from working in a compromised way the past few months,, there's a little bone and articulation at the heel of my hand that's super sore. Darned if the walker isn't hurting it, too.. but soon I will be coasting along without the need of my hands and then it can rest. gotta see the positives!
Have a great night and tomorrow will be your going home day, I imagine..

 

Let the healing begin @J-nice
Glad this hip is sorted and I am sending healing vibes your way.

 

Oh bummer! Hopefully ice and rest will have you feeling better by tomorrow.. That long drive home is definitely challenging.

 

This is the definitely not so fun part...but man oh man...you are now all done!
Sending healing hugs your way!

 

Welcome to recovery! Congrats on your new hip.
I'll bet it feels great to be resting comfortably at home.

Please find below the Recovery Guidelines. Check out the Activity Progression For THR.
Use it as a rough guideline in these early weeks to keep yourself in check. At this point you don't need to be walking more than 5 minutes or so, every hour or two. A trip to the bathroom, a shower, or a walk to the kitchen to get something to eat or drink is plenty in these very early days.

I hope you have a peaceful evening and a nice holiday weekend as you begin healing.

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:

rest
elevate
ice
take your pain meds by prescription schedule (not when pain starts!)​

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

BoneSmart philosophy for sensible post op therapy​

5. At week 4 and after you should follow this

Activity progression for THRs​

6. Access to these pages on the website

Oral And Intravenous Pain Medications
Wound Closure​

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.

We try to keep the forum a positive and safe place for our members to talk about their questions or concerns and to report successes with their joint replacement surgery.

While members may create as many threads as they like in a majority of BoneSmart's forums, we ask the at each member have only one recovery thread. This policy makes it easier to go back and review history before providing advice. @J-nice

 

@J-nice This time I was told to walk every hour.. with my previous hip I remember the orders were to walk 50 steps every time I got up to the bathroom. the main concern seemed to be the risk of a blood clot, that is why they wanted me up hourly. Which was easy enough to do since I was feeling the urge to pee almost hourly!
I hope today is a better day for you and you gt some good sleep, too.