S00zd
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Hi All. Have only just found this forum this afternoon. Having just moved to a seaside town to retire, I tripped over on the promenade on Christmas morning and fractured the neck of my femur. Of all the dreadful times to do that. Not only was no surgeon available to do the total hip replacement necessary for EIGHT days due to the holiday, I was parted from my Husband and cat for 11 days in a strange town hundreds of miles away from the place I know as "home" and all our friends and family. What a miserable time. Anyway, the op was just over 8 weeks ago now and I have long abandoned all walking aids, which is great but pain continues to be a real nuisance. What worries me is that everything I read tells me I shouldn't be in pain by now. I'm wondering if that's because I can find little on the surgery having been done for trauma, as mostly for people of my age (61) it seems to be done for arthritis and not a broken bone.
The pain literally moves from the wound itself, to knee or shin or hip crest without any warning and I'm certainly too tender to sleep on the affected side still. I've never been a fan of painkillers and as opioids got my tummy into trouble before I even had the op, I refused to take them and have just been on intermittent paracetamol and Ibuprofen ever since. There is no sign of inflammation in the scar and no leg or foot swelling. I just think I shouldn't be having anything for pain by now and all the problems of being away from all I held dear due to this move has made me feel rather low and a bit weepy.
Anyone got any wise words? Thank you
The pain literally moves from the wound itself, to knee or shin or hip crest without any warning and I'm certainly too tender to sleep on the affected side still. I've never been a fan of painkillers and as opioids got my tummy into trouble before I even had the op, I refused to take them and have just been on intermittent paracetamol and Ibuprofen ever since. There is no sign of inflammation in the scar and no leg or foot swelling. I just think I shouldn't be having anything for pain by now and all the problems of being away from all I held dear due to this move has made me feel rather low and a bit weepy.
Anyone got any wise words? Thank you