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4 weeks post op and still so nauseous

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Kidape
Kidape

hi there,

am I the only person who thought having a hip replacement was worse than childbirth. The pain was unbelievable after the operation. I was in hospital for 5 days and so incredibly sick, now,  I had been taking hydromorphone for 2 months before the operation as the pain was so intolerable. My hip replacement was the result of post traumatic arthritis caused by car accident. In the hospital they gave me more hydromorphone and 2 weeks post op I stopped taking it altogether. My dr states I am in withdrawal but it has now been 2 weeks. I feels so sick every day, my hip doesn’t feel great either. I am stiff, and feel like I have a piece of metal in me. I do exercise some, so it is not for lack of movement, nor do I do too much. I just want to feel better.has anyone else felt nauseous for a month post op and just plain crappy??? Thank you ! And help ! 

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  • kathryn1970
    kathryn1970 Kidape

    Posted

    Hi no your definatlty not my pain was horrendous never thought it would end took ages to get pain under control was on oramoph tramadol and codeine could hardly walk it was more in the top of my leg thigh and knee it gets easier I'm now 7 months post opp still have probs with my muscle that will take time hardly on any pain relief now went back to work after 4 months which believe me at the start didn't think I would have it takes time take care

    • Kidape
      Kidape kathryn1970

      Posted

      Thank you ! Nice to know i am not alone. I just realized this morning that find blood clotting injections I give to myself also cause nausea. Hopefully this is why. Good lord, this is the worst experience of my life. 
    • kathryn1970
      kathryn1970 Kidape

      Posted

      Your not alone I felt like that I'm only 47 so I know what you mean it really does get better and you will feel normal eventually I'm a teaching assistant so was able to return with support from the school they've been great good you feel better soon

    • melody39324
      melody39324 Kidape

      Posted

      Why not ask your doctor if you can be given blood thinners by mouth instead of injection and see if they make you feel less sick?
  • margot50
    margot50 Kidape

    Posted

    YES! At one month I was still in quite a lot of pain, enough to need Percocet but it made me so incredibly nauseous I was miserable. I switched to Hydrocodone but that still made me nauseous so I chose the pain over the nausea and eventually got over it.I i think I used pain meds in decreasing doses for about six weeks.

    It’s a relief for me to hear someone say they felt like they have a metal rod in their leg because I definitely did!! I was very stiff too for quite a while. Physiotherapy as tolerated is important, although at one month, I still didn’t feel great but faithfully did what my PT told me to and I had to rest at times during the day. It gets better as the weeks and months go on. Make sure your digestive system is regular if you know what I mean since narcotic meds slow it way down and that causes some of the nausea. I tapered the hydrocodone down gradually, and used it only at night to sleep towards the end. Perhaps he took you off it too abruptly? Perhaps you still need some less powerful pain meds for another week or two? Sorry that you feel bad, I understand some of what you’re going through and hope your surgeon listens to you. Tell him about your pain and ask his advice. You will probably be having a check up and an x-Ray soon to make sure everything is okay with your new hip. That will be reassuring for you. Hope you feel better very soon! 

    • Kidape
      Kidape margot50

      Posted

      Thnak you some some have. GOod to know i am not alone, I am only 52. The older persons in hospital seemed just fine after their replacement. Like they had a stubbed toe! I was moaning in pain. I am no longer on pain meds. I don’t have bad pain like before, it just feels weird. I don’t feel normal. And I look forward to being able to cross my legs after 3 months and bend Normally. So hard to sleep and get comfortable. I feel as though I need to be off work longer than 3 months. I work at a prison and can’t fathom returning to work feeling in any way vulnerable. This has kicked the crap out of me! 
    • margot50
      margot50 Kidape

      Posted

      Oh right, that's another thing, the anti blood clotting medicine. I was on the injectable one for 2 weeks then Aspirin for another two, and that went for my stomach too. I'd forgotten than ! Yea, it takes a while to feel normal. Nothing feels right at first because it's major surgery and very invasive. You can't imagine it unless you've been through it. You think you'll never be able to feel halfway normal, bend normally and stuff, but you gradually get there. I am 65 and thought I was in overall good health before it but I found this surgery really hard.  Tying shoe laces, putting on pants and socks, you feel so useless. Those picker-upper gadgets will be a distant memory one of these days ! I followed the rules about sleeping on my back for the entire six weeks and since I have back issues, it was really torture for me. It made a huge difference once I could sleep on my good side with a pillow between my knees. It was such a relief. You are definitely not alone. Take it day by day Kidape. 

  • ptolemy
    ptolemy Kidape

    Posted

     I was desperately sick after the op and continued to feel ill for a couple of weeks or so after. My sister was fed up with me saying, “I do feel sick”!! I lived on just mashed potato and then added vanilla ice cream. Probably appallingly bad for me!
  • bridget32982
    bridget32982 Kidape

    Posted

    I would be asking your doctor if it could be medication related, 
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