I thought I would register for this forum as reading other's experiences has been super helpful for me. I had my surgery on Tuesday, July 28th so it hasn't quite been a week.
I had hip replacement due to Avascular Necrosis and I had the anterior approach with C-Arm on my left hip. Before surgery (and still for now LOL) I was progressively losing my ability to walk well. To me, taking long walks and enjoying nature is such an important part of my life. I cannot imagine going through the rest of my life not having an active lifestyle. I am pretty much a workoholic type of person as well so I was also getting pretty depressed in general.
Right after surgery I could walk really well with the walker (Thank you spinal block). I rarely had pain above a 2 although activity did make me nauseous. I was in a lot more pain when I got out of the hospital than when I was in. Day's 3-4 really kicked my butt. I could not raise my leg at all and had to drag it. That's when I really spent a lot of time reading here as I was so depressed thinking something is wrong etc. Today is day 6 and I am still having quite a bit of pain. The pain really isn't in my joint but in my muscles- it just wears a person down. Plus, I am cooped up at home feeling not at all productive. I didn't expect the depression that I would be feeling at this stage. Everything is tiring- even writing this post lol .I am 52 and I think I should not be complaining so much but here it is.
Does anyone have any advice for a comfortable position? I am a stomach sleeper, but, of course that is now out of the question. It seems like it's very hard to find a painless position to fall asleep in.
I had hip replacement due to Avascular Necrosis and I had the anterior approach with C-Arm on my left hip. Before surgery (and still for now LOL) I was progressively losing my ability to walk well. To me, taking long walks and enjoying nature is such an important part of my life. I cannot imagine going through the rest of my life not having an active lifestyle. I am pretty much a workoholic type of person as well so I was also getting pretty depressed in general.
Right after surgery I could walk really well with the walker (Thank you spinal block). I rarely had pain above a 2 although activity did make me nauseous. I was in a lot more pain when I got out of the hospital than when I was in. Day's 3-4 really kicked my butt. I could not raise my leg at all and had to drag it. That's when I really spent a lot of time reading here as I was so depressed thinking something is wrong etc. Today is day 6 and I am still having quite a bit of pain. The pain really isn't in my joint but in my muscles- it just wears a person down. Plus, I am cooped up at home feeling not at all productive. I didn't expect the depression that I would be feeling at this stage. Everything is tiring- even writing this post lol .I am 52 and I think I should not be complaining so much but here it is.
Does anyone have any advice for a comfortable position? I am a stomach sleeper, but, of course that is now out of the question. It seems like it's very hard to find a painless position to fall asleep in.