Hip Replacement

I think you've been extremely optimistic. Have a look through some of the threads on this forum and go to other sites. You'll find that recovery times vary widely, but I'd suggest something like 3 months would be realistic. 

Don't forget, you've been through a MAJOR operation. Your body is bound to be exhausted and in need of rest, and , time, to recuperate. 

Good luck

As often said on here 4wks is too soon post op to expect much improvement.

12wks seems to be the average before you start to really feel better.

As for depression that's not unusual either,especially if like me you love to be outdoors and keep busy..those first 6wks felt like a prison sentence to me..but I made a real effort to walk as much as I could every day,using crutches..even if it was only round the garden .

You have to keep reminding yourself that in time things WILL slowly improve, and they will.

Hi..you are still in the early phase of recovery. Sounds too like you are doing great. The hitch is normal at this stage. Be patient and each day you will improve. I stopped all meds just short of two weeks and yes it was difficult to sleep. If you can nap during the day. Stay positive and smile. 😀

Please don't get depressed!  You have a long way to go and even if you are really fit and active, it will still take at least 3 months to recover.  I know you think everyone is being pessimistic when they say things like this, but I was exactly the same and thought I knew everything!  Please be patient!

I to felt exactly like you, at 6 wks I thought I would be better, (very naive) only to be told at 8 wks I still had to be careful for the rest of my life. That hit me then and l felt deflated but things have gradually got better and l am now at 14 wks and feel better in myself although l have still a long way to go. I now realise you have to be very patient, and that is what I am trying to do but it is very hard when all you want to do is get out and about doing things. On a positive note we will get there eventually.

Don't despair I am 9 weeks post op and I now feel I have turned the corner I have been out into town today without any walking aids I have got a bit of an ache but have taken 2 paracetamol which has eased it.  I always take 2 paracetamol at night just before sleeping they help to get me through the night.  I can now sleep for about 6 hours or so and can lie on my unopersted side I am still using a pillow between my legs which helps with the sleeping.

Hello from Toronto,

I'm ll weeks post op and I just looked back in my diary for my 4th week.....as everyone will tell you on this forum, we all recovery at a different rates, with different supports (i.e. family/friends/physio) and with different advice from our doctors.

With that being said at 4 weeks I was still happily using my walker and just going to a cane.  Sleep was still hell at 4 weeks, not with surgery pain (I was a lucky one with NO pain),but sleeping on my back with my legs divided by pillow, gave me the feelings that my lower leg had a truck sitting on it....also I obsessed about myfeet being cold and thought for sure I had a blot clot, ankle pain caused by keeping my feet sticking straight up (later found out from physio to put a folded small towel under the small of my back - which worked immediately)...needless to say it is just one of the things that gets better over time...though at time you would never believe it.

At 4 weeks I was still just one week in to taking a shower using the bath bench and did not take a shower (walk in) until 8 weeks!

My only outings was going to physio twice a week.

Was not cooking from scratch just warming up food people brought or I had in freezer.

Also took naps like you during the day, combination of sleep deprived and no energy.......

It sounds like a broken record to hear but it truly is a SLOW recovery!

I'm still using the raised toilet seat and can go up stairs (starting this week) one foot at a time but down is stil the old "two step".  

I started driving at l0 weeks, but just short l0 minute drives to run a few errands (using a cane)and driving to physio.

I still use a cane when out, as the sidewalkes and roads are very uneven and this way I can have some support.

Best of luck and check on this forum from time to time if you need support or encouragement - lots of lovely people  that got me through the past ll weeks!!