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paatttt13540
paatttt13540

Is a firm or soft mattress better for a person who had a total hip replacement?

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  • Soos2016
    Soos2016 paatttt13540

    Posted

    My son had LTHR 8 weeks ago. He would tell you a firm mattress - too hard to get out of bed with the soft ones, or waterbeds. Also, his bed is high, so he got a footstool. Your toilet riser is really important, too.

    Welcome to this helpful forum, and wishing you the best in your recovery, Pat!

  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK paatttt13540

    Posted

    I always preferred our spare bed which had very hard mattress.

    Easier to get in/out, and better to lay on.  With a softer mattress I found that it either rubbed on my scar area, or overheated it.

    Graham - 🚀💃

  • AnnieK
    AnnieK paatttt13540

    Posted

    Soft was the way to go for me! With all the soreness and discomfort that goes along with the surgery, my body needed to be babied and pampered. Got a thick memory foam topper a couple of weeks post-op and things felt better immediately!
  • paatttt13540
    paatttt13540

    Posted

    I am 6 months from surgery and I can feel something -the rod - more now than ever.  DO others have that problem?

     

    • AnnieK
      AnnieK paatttt13540

      Posted

      Do you mean the stem of the prosthesis that was put into your femur? What do you feel, and where do you feel it? 
    • paatttt13540
      paatttt13540 AnnieK

      Posted

      I can sometimes feel something in the entire area of the surgery.  It is not painful but I am aware that therei s something there.  At times the incision site is sore but I have been massaging it.

      Thanks

    • paatttt13540
      paatttt13540

      Posted

      I did not feel it as much as I feel it now.  I dont know if it is part of healing????

       

  • renee01952
    renee01952 paatttt13540

    Posted

    Hi Pat, 

    Welcome to this friendly forum for hippies ..

    my mattress is also firmish and have a mattrass topper on top of it - not too firm not too soft ....

    Feeling the hardware at times in both hips - 

    how are you getting on otherwise?

    big warm hug

    renee

  • bini31328
    bini31328 paatttt13540

    Posted

    Hi Pat

    I've got a memory foam mattress which has been fine throughout my three hip surgeries - would recommend it xxxx

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