4 weeks post op and feeling a bit fed up!

Hi..just wondering..is the pain so bad that you can't walk anymore? Can you describe the pain.? Of course you will discomfort that is to be expected. I would take it easy for a few days and see if it subsides..I'm 9 weeks post op. I had discomfort but not pain..I never had to use pain pills..only maybe the first few days home..

I’m missing my independence so much and like you am still waiting for that moment where I can walk far and freely again and go back to ‘normal’ 

I limp badly without a stick but some days are better than others. 

I just don’t know if I’ve done too much or not enough. 

Even the people I know that have had it done experienced different things. I guess no two people are the same.

It does feel like one forward two back but we have to keep reminding ourselves it’s been a major op and still early.  Keep taking the pain killers as I tried to give them up too early x

Hi Vix. I too had athritis but fell and broke the same leg. I am 17 weeks post op using a walking stick sometimes but not all the time. I feel no pain really most of the time but occasionally I get stiffness of sorts it's hard to explain but I just don't feel like it's my leg! After sitting for any length of time I get very stiff and it takes 6 - 10 steps to kind of walk normally. It gets better but can be very frustrating at times. I can only reach my toes now if I'm careful but I'm still very wary of dislocation. Slow and steady is the way forward. Take care.

Hi there,

I had a right full hip replacement 7 1/2 weeks ago - so I’ve recently had my 6 week check., so far all fine.

I think it is a fairly natural progression but I often found that I was doing something new without even thinking about it.

However I do remember feeling pain in various places, groin and calf for instance and feeling anxious in case I had been too energetic - or worrying if I had a lot of pain that I had maybe caused a problem. 

In fact I have progressed, probably, pretty much to book - but it’s difficult to know because we are all so different. 

However it sounds to me as if you are doing very well and hopefully won’t regret the operation.

Possibly  too soon to get carried away - I think even 7 weeks is too soon to get blasé - patients and small steps forward is good enough!

Lydia

Hi Vix, it's 4 weeks, nothing in terms of your recovery, slow down and stop trying to run before you walk, your dad probably wasn't doing as much as you, ask him, even though he was back at work maybe it's a desk job.

If it's really bad give your Dr a visit or your surgeon.

Just remember it's major surgery and your worried your not doing more than normal people lol

I've just had my left hip replaced aged 49 having had my right replaced aged 39 both for arthritis. I am coming up to 3 weeks post op and still get a lot of pain and stiffness. Some good days some not so good. However I'm doing much better than after my first hip replacement and I have put this down to religiously performing all of my physiotherapy exercises 3x daily which I neglected first time. I remember last time really struggling for the first 4 to 5 weeks but then turned a corner. I didn't get back to work for 2 months then and I suspect it will be longer this time.

It sounds to me like you are doing fine. Just don't push too hard, take your pain killers and keep at the stretching exercises as there is no replacement for them. You'll turn a corner soon for sure.

You are coming along fine. Walking, rest and ICING are the best medicine at this point.

Come on here often for support. No one knows what you are going through more than other hippies! The folks on here are amazing.

Keep on healing!♡