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Sleeping after bilateral hip replacement

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wendi27
wendi27

I am almost 3 weeks post op and feeling fantastic apart from sleeping!

This sleeping on your back nonsense is so difficult has anyone tried sleeping on their side or am I being very impatient?

Already I have noticed my ankles creeping to cross over and even that is more comfortable but trying to be a good girl and stopping myself doing that! Tried the pillows under the knees and while it does help a bit I still only manage limited sleep and awake several times a night 😩

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  • madla39168
    madla39168 wendi27

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    Hi Wendy i was alowed to sl9on side non operated side after 2 weeks but with pilow between the legs and sfter 6 weeks on boths side with the pilow between the legs. After 8 weeks without pilows but i live in Australia and the restriction is only here now 6 weeks. Will take take time to have good night sleep. Im nerly 7 months and still not sleeping ok. Occasionally i wake few time at night. Patient is not my strong side . Try be patient

    sleep will come. Take care.

    Hug Madla

  • mimic
    mimic wendi27

    Posted

    Hi Wendy, I am five months into recovery after thr right side and still don't go a full night on my good side and can't sleep at all on my operated side. I always start off on my good side but invariably wake up on my back!! I also still use a pillow between my legs because I am so frightened of dislocation 🙁Hope you get a good nights sleep soon. At three weeks I think I was still on painkillers so I think they helped because I don't remember not being able to sleep 😴

     

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