Posterior hip replacement questions
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I am 64 and had left posterior hip replacement Saturday 13th January. When I came out of recovery Had oxygen and saline drip attached also wearing the compression boots, and I did eat.
on Sunday drip oxygen and boots removed. Got up and immediately dizzy and feeling sick was given anti sickness tabs. Same thing happened all day and next morning so morphine knocked off and given codeine still sickly so codeine knocked off now on only paracetamol and warfarin and get odd waves of nausea, sent home yesterday with exercise sheets and told to potter about the house till next week then walk a little outside. Did anyone else experience any of this
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sue87388_UK mary75553
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HI Mary, sorry to hear you suffered with the dizziness and sickness. I can so relate to this as I had it quite severely with both my hip replacements and it lasted 3 or 4 days both times. They are not sure if the anaesthetic causes it or the pain relief given. I was tried on different pain relief but reacted the same to all of them. It's an awful feeling but I hope you are feeling much better now 😊
mary75553 sue87388_UK
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Thanks Sue good to know it's not just me did you take any painkillers and for how long ?
CelsB mary75553
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Hi Mary
I had a bad reaction to morphine in hospital so that was withdrawn the day after my op. I had been taking co-codamol for ages before the op so I had got over to the sicky feeling and continued to take them for some time after.
Did you have sedation or general anaesthetic? Either way it's a while before it's flushed out of your system so there's probably some of that sloshing around.
Be kind to yourself, you've had a huge and brutal surgery so give yourself some time to get over it.
Good luck, Cels.
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ptolemy mary75553
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maryboo mary75553
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hope you are feeling better. My THR is Feb 12 but from previous surgeries I can relate. What made me feel better is those little round soup crackers, no sugar, just salty. A few of those With a small cup of tea, no milk, really helped the nausea. Also, if you are constipated, that will make you feel nauseated. Try 2-3 prunes( juice didn’t work as well) or stool softeners or keep thing straight moving. Lots of water, tea, soup. Not much dairy. Take care of yourself.
mary75553 maryboo
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