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How long before I can sleep on my belly after hip replacement??

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ginny35168
ginny35168

It's been one month since total hip replacement and i am a belly sleeper.  Nights have been awful sleeping on my back.  I experience extreme stiffness in my legs and  I have been told to switch it up by sleeping on my side.  I wake up every hour or so and find it very hard to stretch out the stiffness, so i get up and walk around for about 5 minutes.  it works until the next hour......anyone have any other suggestions to help stiffness?

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  • trevor64267
    trevor64267 ginny35168

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    I can only say it gets better with time so don't worry. I stareted slleping on my side after 6 weeks (once I had got rid of the blasted socks !!) Sleep with a cushion between your legs 

    Good luck

    • ginny35168
      ginny35168 trevor64267

      Posted

      How long has it been since your surgery trevor??   i hated the compression socks also!  lol
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