32 year old just had left THR 5 days post op, any tips on recovery?
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Hello all, I have just had a left THR (Ceramic) and was wondering if anyone has any tips on sleeping and recovery etc.... When i'm sleeping on my back I just feel like turning over and lying on my side. Also my hip muscles feel like jelly and I can feel how loose they are. It feels like I have pulled all my hip/thigh muscles. All down my left leg aches realy bad sometimes. Any tips will be gratefully received.
Thanks in advance
Mike
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christine69594 micheal5
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I'm afraid sleeping on your back seems to be the worst part of recovery, it was for me too, I used to go to bed about 12 and wake up at 2am then back to sleep about 5am and wake up about 9am. I am lucky as I live alone so I wasn't disturbing anyone, so I used to read or get up and do crosswords or suduko puzzles. I eventually slept on my side about 5 weeks but only cos I had a tummy bug and crawled into bed on my side at 5 weeks, I immediately realised what I'd done and all was OK so I slept on my side ever since and had a good nights sleep.
Your operated hip and leg will be sore and heavy as you had all your muscles cut and takes up to 6 weeks before they start to attach to your new joint, then they ache cos your using them but it is better than the pain pre op and it does get better.
You do need to make sure you do your exercises to strengthen your muscles in your leg.
At 5 days post op it is very early on but you will see week by week some improvement. Its usually magically about 5-6 weeks when you suddenly seem to have more energy and feel able to do things, meanwhile rest and allow your body to recuperate.
naginder_6666 christine69594
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thanks
christine69594 naginder_6666
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You do need someone with you when you first come out of hospital. My sister came to stay for a week. Before she left she put everything I would need at mid height, for instance in the kitchen and extension leads at mid height on side tables so I didn't have to bend as you may have read you mustn't flex your operated leg more than 90° towards your body.
I had everything in the bathroom and bedroom at mid height, in drawers or out where I could reach, even toilet roll on top of laundry basket so I didn't have to twist as that is also a no no.. My daughter also popped in to check on me and rang me every day to see if I was ok or eeded anything, like when I tipped my blackcurrant juice over on my cream carpet late at night, bless her, but she has 4 small children and was in the last few months of her degree, so had her hands full. I had simple easy meals that I could just easily put in my mid height oven or microwave. I'm in UK, so had 2 perching chairs, one in bathroom for strip wash as I have shower over bath and couldn't get leg over bath lol ! and 1 in kitchen, whilst I was making dinner or washing up. I had raisers in both toilets downstairs and upstairs and a trolley to put anything I wanted on to move around downstairs, including the cat ! I had a Hessian shoulder bag which was light which I had my phone and essentials in to enable me to move things up and down stairs. The best thing if all I didn't have to worry about disturbing anyone else lol !
If you have any other questions, I'm happy to help if I can, meanwhile good luck with your op and look forward to hearing your adventures.
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nadine41705 micheal5
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Wishing you well
Kind regards
Nadine
stephen95303 micheal5
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Im 31 and am 4 and a half weeks in! Sleeping on your back gets easier, one thing I would say is just be patient, you might not see an improvement everyday and some days it might feel like you've gone backwards but everything comes together gradually, last week I was getting stressed because I still needed the crutch around the house, when others on here had got rid of their crutches well before me but then Saturday morning I woke up and I needed no crutch, everyone is different, just don't rush anything.
Also use the sympathy for your advantage, it doesn't last long haha 😄
All the best mate
Steve
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