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cant sit for an hour or sleep without having to turn like a sausage slowly on a bbq grill...
feel like its siatic pain as I radiates down.my leg and I have to walk heaps to relieve it and I dread sleeping in my bed... anyone else goin thru this?
I got bikini anterior right total hip replacement.... going for left hip after this one and dredding it.
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denise78890 laura88215
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so sorry to read Laura. Do you have Sciatica? i had my hip replaced on Dec 9 so its in actuality about 3and a half months which isnt a whole lot. i do have Sciatica and I get an ache on the sude my hip was replaced. But i no longer have that excruciating pain I did have with my bad hip. I'm not pain free but I feel that time is going to improve that even though i probably wont be totally pain free. Laura do you have a recliner? I'm thinking you would be better off sleeping in a comfy recliner. I have a sleep chair recliner and I still sleep in it most nights. I'm still hurting on the hip replacement side and I don't want to accidentally roll on it. i sympathize with you believe me. Hope you can try the recliner. i wish you a quick recovery.
laura88215 denise78890
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ty for your comments and support... yes I just got an electric recliner the other day and sleeping in it still gives me pain.. i just have to get up and walk a bit n sit in a firm chair for an hour...or the recliner...I sometimes get siatic pain in the past but was never confirmed.
I'm just thinking and hoping time will tell it will resolve.
I try n sleep on my no operated side but cant due to my bad hip and it also inflames my operated hip too when I do...
andrea99864 laura88215
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I suffered sciatica before op but not now till i lay on side without pillows. I am nearly 4 weeks post THR and i wasn't allowed to sleep on my good side for 3 weeks and do now but have to use quite thick pillow between legs to keep straight which helps alot and still not allowed on my operated side till 6 weeks if comfortable. I hate sleeping on my back and seize up and have to get up and walk about or do my post op exercises. I find I sleep in a recliner better than bed. I find even a pillow under your bum on recliner helps if you sink down to much as sinking is not good for your hip. Good luck hope you find a way to be comfortable
laura88215 andrea99864
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yeah it sounds like I might try n see if I can get better sleep in recliner cause bed I just look at it and cringe now lol....
I have heaps of pillows in bed between legs and around n never helped... but I'll try one or more pillows in recliner n see if helps thanks for the support and comment. I hope ur pain gets better soon too.
andrea99864 laura88215
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I am in no pain at all just slightly uncomfortable at night in bed .I had recliner not fully back just to point where foot bit came out and back would recline just little .😊
frances40601 laura88215
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I understand completely i am also 9 days into to having my 2nd hip replaced. The buttocks pain I had that pain as well from my 1st hip replacement and I am having that pain from this hip replacement as well. I to purchased a lift recliner its okay but its not fantastic, I personally think its part of the recovery process but its going to get better. But yayyyy the hip pain is gone.
laura88215 frances40601
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how long did the first buttock pain for your first hip last?
yeah I tried recliner last night unfortunately it didnt go far as back as I hoped and also my leg is longer than the foot rest and dangles over a bit to cause pain so I'm back to the bed every 2 hours ..... yes hip pain is gone and the re tear pain is gone from right but still remains for for left.... hope my pain and urs resides soon... fingers crossed..
alan1954 laura88215
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had my hip replacement 2 weeks ago and have some serious pain in groin and down the the front of my leg and knee it is hard to do couple of my exercises and walk as hurts pain killers are not much used my hip cut open on the out side of my hip
laura88215 alan1954
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that's awful....I have pain in my knee also as my buttocks and my knee clicks too I can only manage half my physio and had to stop pain meds cause of constipation and they were not doing alot anyway... I hope it gets better soon this is what I'm told and I'm hoping for.
alan1954 laura88215
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had a friend who is a nurse and she came and took my clips out which is a lot better have serve pain down the front of my leg down to my knee am doing all my exercise went for a walk round the block and it got better the further I went the better it was
laura88215 alan1954
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yeah it goes after walking a little but I cant go too far atm... just the sleeping part I cant avoid the pain there atm lol
alan1954 laura88215
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the pain o am getting is now right down the middle of my leg from hip to ankle and I can no hold my wight on it it is so painful come on couple days ago see physio on Tuesday hope new hip not moved
denise78890 laura88215
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well I'm now hearing and reading it takes at least one year to really feel better. I think as each month goes by ( hopefully) one feels better and better. I'm 2 1/2 months from surgery and i STILL have aching even on my other side. I find the more I move .the better it gets. One Just has to have patience I guess and keep moving
alan1954 denise78890
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that is what I am thinking grit teeth and carry on I am only just over 2weeks from opp so suppose it going to be painful for some time just as I was getting back up on my feet doing couple walks a day plus exercise and out of the blue get this severe pain down the leg from hip down and it so bad I have great difficulty with standing and walking hope it passes soon another part of the get better program
alan1954 denise78890
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yes think you are right up and about