6 weeks
I suggest you take Tylenol 1,000mg 4 times a day at 6hrly intervals, less what ever acetaminophen is in the oxycodone
Gabapentin is not actually a pain med - it's an anticonvulsant medication for neuropathic pain
okay ...... Pain 3-7 activity, 0-2 at rest
Are you not taking oxycodone now?3. Oxycodone 1-2 tabs Q4: 1st week post op
Tylenol 500mg, 2 tabs 4 times a day
Celebrex 200mg twice a day
Gabapentin 100mg 1-2
I suggest you take Tylenol 1,000mg 4 times a day at 6hrly intervals, less what ever acetaminophen is in the oxycodone
Gabapentin is not actually a pain med - it's an anticonvulsant medication for neuropathic pain
okay but you should ice at least 40-60mins and more than 4 times a day.4. Icing 45-60 mins 2-3x post activity and before bed.
Then you should. And elevate while you ice.5. Elevating leg anytime I’m not active and at night.
That's far too much. Did you read the Recovery Guidelines in the second post of this thread? Specially this one Activity progression for THRs6. Light housekeeping: dishes, laundry, vacuuming, etc; shopping 1x week; social outings 2-3x per week.
Exercises at home:[
Hospital “warm ups” 10 reps before getting up
Walking: 4-5x per day: 2, 20-30min walks with 1-2 rests, half of each session need to use cane.
2-3 sessions around house 10-15 mins, no cane.
13 stairs, foot over foot, x 2 per day
Pool exercises: 2-3x per week:
Gentle leg and arm stretches
water walking: 50 yards, 2x per session,
In place marching 30 reps x1 per session
Standing side leg raises x15 per session
Standing back leg raises x15 per session
Half sitting squats 15 reps, 2x per session
Kick board: 50 yards x 2
Laps: gentle free-style: 25 yards, 50 yards x2, 100 yards x 2, with rests in between. Above exercises interspersed with the swims.
Back stroke: 50 yards.
All of the swim takes place over 30-40mins, still following precautions, no flip turns
If your surgeon's policy is no PT, why are you doing all those exercises I have crossed out before? Did you think they didn't count?No PT: My Orthopaedic’s philosophy