I might suggest you find a YouTube video
@catdemar and show it to your husband in FULL SCREEN WITH SOUND and see if he still thinks you'll be "fine in 3 days"
Anterior is possibly "easier" than posterior or lateral, it does less damage to the larger muscles eg glutes BUT it is still a THR and is MAJOR surgery, and if it's "easier" it's not by much (I had posterior, wanted anterior but was recommended posterior so took my OS advice) I had a stellar early recovery and was still only able to work "properly" after a couple of weeks.. and then only part time
and I work from home so I didn't have to factor in getting ready for and travelling to and from my workplace! The Energy Drain that comes with this surgery is something you need to factor in, there's no denying it... if your body demands rest, or even a sleep, your body gets it, you don't have a say in it!!
The main reason I couldn't function fully in the first couple of weeks was the tiredness and the medication... narcotics can make you "fuzzy", and you do need pain meds in the early weeks... your body can either heal or deal with pain so you medicate for the pain and your body gets on with the job in hand... or hip
I really hope you follow one of the "easy" recoveries too, I always suggest though that you plan for the worst and hope for the best... that way you're not disappointed if it takes a bit longer than you were expecting. The last thing you need getting in the way of your recovery is unrealistic expectations and external pressure; take a few weeks to give yourself a "proper" recovery... it pays off in the end. Unfortunately you can't predict how well you will recover from this surgery by how you recovered from previous surgery; and each THR is an individual event... even in bilateral!! One of the moderators will probably be along any minute to point out that hips need very little PT to heal, the best thing is walking and even that in moderation... so get your list in the right order 1) Rest 2) PT
I didn't give blood beforehand, I don't think it's a part of the procedure here... it wasn't mentioned, I've never heard of anyone doing it and my sister is having a THR in April and she's not had it mentioned either. I was told that the amount of blood lost in this operation is much lower than in days gone by... perhaps it was standard practice then
Good idea to get some home help lined up, you'll find people (family and friends) will offer help; you won't want to accept it but I found it was a good idea to have "jobs" available so that they are getting the warm fuzzy feeling from helping out and you get the stuff done you actually WANT done. I "protected" my Mum as she is in her mid eighties by not asking for or accepting help from her... she rang me quite distressed when I was well on the road to "normal" telling me she felt she had neglected me during recovery; I had never considered that people WANT to help, that THEY get something out of it, sigh, I know for next time
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Don't worry about "blabbing", of course you have a lot on your mind... float your concerns here, you'll get a lot of ideas - pick the ones you think "fit" you best
Donna
, then the bruising came out there. You could at one point see a black handprint, so your daughter is spot on - there's a lot of "manhandling" going on when they manipulate your leg to dislocate your hip etc.
You'll be getting closer to "normal" all the time, it's just that at this point it's not fast enough... my advice is DON'T overdo it, it's easy to do and really hard to unDO 
It didn't last too long, but it is tiring while it goes on. 
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