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Also congrats to you, you sound so positive, which I think really helps. I unfortunately started back to work because I was out of time off, at Week 5, and I am miserable, even working just 7 hours per day. My ankle and foot are swollen, despite every effort to lift them in my office. Hopefully your return to work is better.
 
Sorry to hear of your problems returning to work, I hope you begin to feel better soon. I went back at 3 weeks when I had my left hip replaced. My job is pretty flexible, I think I put in a week of half days and then full time. I won't rush it but will go as soon as I can.
 
@morris, congrats on doing so well this far. Be aware of changes and try to figure out what is causing the negatives. Get by on just enough pain med to keep yourself comfortable. Drink lots of water. Eat tiny meals throughout the day and night since your body's schedule has been changed up. So happy for you !!


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I too had hiccups now that I think about it. First 20 or so hours post surgery!


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@rnorris - good to read you are recovering slowly and taking being back at work slow and steady.
 
Welcome Rob. Hope your pain is manageable. I have arthritis in two other joints as well so I have had a Rx for Tramadol since 2009. It works excellent on my knee pain, but did not do much for the hip pain. They did give me a RX for hydrocodone after surgery. I still have half a bottle. I just don't like being goofy(r) I guess. It did nothing for the pain, but made me feel pretty good.

I take 1000 mg of Tylenol with my half-Tramadol in the am, then a Mobic and one aspirin with breakfast. I find that the more bicycle riding I do, the less pain I have overall, everywhere. So here's hoping you get back on the court, soon! Occasionally, I will take another 1000 mg of Tylenol in the evening if the barometer drops.

My physician and my peers have no issues with me taking one-Tramadol a day on a long term basis. I have an acquaintance with RA who takes three a day.

Everybody is different, and has different pain thresholds. I ran 700 miles in 2012 with bone-on-bone in my left hip and two arthritic knees. I can take the knee pain, the hip pain did me in. Giving up running was tough. I still run in my dreams.

So, pain management is a personal choice. My spouse, and my physician are all OK with the way I manage my pain. So find a happy medium and get back on the court. Get on with life and be happy. If you have to take pills, so what? There is a large difference between needing medication and abusing it.
 
Just wanted to post an update.

I have been incredibly fortunate. I had the surgery Tuesday, came home Thursday. I took a couple of Tramadol on Thursday but since then have only taken 2 500mg Tylenol Saturday morning when I first got out of bed only because I felt like I should take something. Trust me, I'm not trying to be the hero or whatever, I am just not hurting, I do feel a bit of discomfort but it really is not bad. I've been able to sleep fine, the only problem sleeping is worrying about hip precautions, pillow between knees, all that. Maybe my nerve endings are shot, who knows...I hurt plenty before the surgery though.

Anyway, doing good, I hope all of you that are hurting become pain free soon.

Rob
 
That sounds great Rob @morris you are really doing well not even 1 week after your surgery!
I am 23 days out and have never had to take any kind if narcotic pain medication, just 3000mg of Tylenol, but was taking that anyway long before the hip surgery because of RA. Haven't posted here too much recently because so many others here seem to be in a lot pain and having a difficult recovery....I have absolutely no pain (RA pain of course but that's not in tge hip or leg), not had any since the day after surgery so don't want to make anyone feel frustrated. Also walking without a cane for about a week but I take it for longer distances just in case.
Hope you continue on this pain-free path!
 
Any of you posterior hippies ever experience this?...

I am very careful with all the precautions, then woke up this morning on my side slowly realize the pillow is NOT between my knees, my knees are touching....panic, assessment...seem fine...whew!

Rob
 
Oh yes @morris had quite a few panics over that....I put pillows each side of me too so I couldn't move around.....however, it's crossing your legs that are the problem....I'm sure I did all kind of things as I had 12 weeks of precautions due to small prosthesis...but I'm at 11 months & all OK......phew! X


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Yes, of course. Remember though that these "rules" are called precautions. It does not follow that breaking a precaution will automatically result in dislocation. Most of us will never experience dislocation, even if we do break a rule. At most, we get a quick twinge of pain that reminds us to be careful. It actually is not easy to dislocate. Here is some more information about it:

Dislocation: incidence of dislocation after THR
Dislocation risk and 90 degree rule
Dislocations: what are the risks?

So do follow your precautions, but don't worry about this. We all do our best, and that is almost always good enough.

Sharon
 
I wasn't given any precautions from OS,PT or nurses. Although one told me to try the pillow between the legs. That felt good for about 2 weeks, now I use a small towel folded. I was also able to sleep on my non operated side on my second night out. I have tried sleeping on my operated side and body says NO NOT YET! (4weeks out) Hang in there.
 
It's funny I can now side sleep but when I try to I keep going on to my back! I did similar to @Hoppy Nanny at the beginning though by putting pillows along side of me to avoid waking in a panic and it worked...
 
Hi Rob and I must say I am having a laugh about your post - not at you but with you as I had exactly the same thing happen to me, waking up knees touching and thinking that I was going to dislocate any second! I now don't even use a pillow between my legs and all is fine. I still have not managed to lay on my surgery side due to pain from the incision when I try.
 
@fulafoto, how long do you think we need to keep the pillow between the knees when on our non-operated side? For example, I am sitting here in my office, on my desk chair, and can easily put my knees together....isn't that the same?

Also, this weekend, I woke up and I was on my operated side.....however, the pain was what woke me.
 
Hi there @LoyalD I have no medical training what-so-ever so please do not take this as advice of what you should do and I would refer to my OS for a definite answer but I was about 3 weeks post-op when I stopped using the pillow between the legs as I was thinking just like you that with the support of the non operated leg it is keeping the operated leg at a level that is acceptable.
 
As Sharon so succinctly said, they are precautions meaning that dislocation is a risk, not an inevitability.
It should also be borne in mind that there are as many surgeons who require NO restrictions as those who do.
Something to think about, eh?
 
I merged your threads as per this request One thread for your recovery please?
Please don't keep starting new threads about your recovery.

The reasons for this are that it
1. makes it easier for guests to read the continuous story of a member's recovery - the most important reason
2. avoids people duplicating and repeating things like links to articles
3. helps us to refresh on what you've had done and when, plus what advice was given previously
5. keeps all advice previously given on hand for the poster
6. makes it unnecessary for the member to keep repeating surgery details
7. just makes it easier for everyone all round!

Thank you very much!
 
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dougie0216 said:
Welcome Rob. Hope your pain is manageable. I have arthritis in two other joints as well so I have had a Rx for Tramadol since 2009. It works excellent on my knee pain, but did not do much for the hip pain. They did give me a RX for hydrocodone after surgery. I still have half a bottle. I just don't like being goofy(r) I guess. It did nothing for the pain, but made me feel pretty good.

I take 1000 mg of Tylenol with my half-Tramadol in the am, then a Mobic and one aspirin with breakfast. I find that the more bicycle riding I do, the less pain I have overall, everywhere. So here's hoping you get back on the court, soon! Occasionally, I will take another 1000 mg of Tylenol in the evening if the barometer drops.

My physician and my peers have no issues with me taking one-Tramadol a day on a long term basis. I have an acquaintance with RA who takes three a day.

Everybody is different, and has different pain thresholds. I ran 700 miles in 2012 with bone-on-bone in my left hip and two arthritic knees. I can take the knee pain, the hip pain did me in. Giving up running was tough. I still run in my dreams.

So, pain management is a personal choice. My spouse, and my physician are all OK with the way I manage my pain. So find a happy medium and get back on the court. Get on with life and be happy. If you have to take pills, so what? There is a large difference between needing medication and abusing it.
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@dougie0216, have you anything on whether we can run short distances after THR? Like you, I was an avid runner.
 
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