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4 weeks post op hip replacement

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sadie25554
sadie25554

Hi - I’m after some advice or Info from someone who’s had a posterior THR like myself. I am 25 years old and live in the uk. I was 4 weeks post op yesterday & so far it has been the most horrific recovery. The day I was discharged I ended up back in hospital as basically I was discharged a few days too early as they hadn’t got my pain relief under control and so when I got home my body went into shock as the muscle pain was that severe I stopped breathing twice! After speaking with the surgeon and a doctor my pain relief was changed drastically and for the first week and a half I was near enough on the highest of highest you could take. 

Anyhow that is all sorted now I have my pain, i take an odd paracetamol if I need to. 

What I’m after asking is has anyone else experienced the stiffness ? Since the pain went my groin and thigh feel so tight and stiff and it’s worse in a morning and at night. I do suffer with it during the day but not as bad. I appreciate I’ve just had major surgery and my body is still recovering. I went to the doctors yesterday as I have a slight wound infection (not ideal) but I’ve got antibiotics to sort that. 

I have my 6 week follow up slightly earlier at 5 and a half weeks as the surgeon is on holiday at 6 weeks and I’m hoping he will be able to then give me exercises or refer me for physio, because as of yet I’ve not been given any and I wonder if that’s also a factor as to why I feel stiff. 

My surgeon explained to me that the older the patient - they have their nerves cut, whereas under 25 you need them so instead what he has done is stretch all three of my muscles and that is why I’ve suffered with the muscle spasms. 

I am so fed up of lying on my back, hopefully two more weeks I can turn on my none operative side with a pillow, take these compression stockings off and hopefully be confident with one crutch inside and out.

Has anyone at 30 or under experienced anything similar with the stiffness ? I just want to talk to anyone who’s had it done as I feel google tells you all sorts of stuff .

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  • Ducksoup
    Ducksoup sadie25554

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    Yeah, for three weeks at the start I had walked a lot and had gotten to the point where I only needed one crutch.  I noticed some heat around my incision but nothing else.  It was like being shot with a shotgun.  My progress almost seemed to reverse itself.  I went a week on antibiotics and I was better as well as active again.  My infection was all internal.  
    • sadie25554
      sadie25554 Ducksoup

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      I feel comfortable with just one crutch now - two is hard work! 
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