Sleepless nights

Hi Vanessa!

I can feel your pain!

One thing I tried was sleeping with a pillow between my legs. It seemed to take the pressure off my bad hip and lower back.

I was scared too but it wasn't as bad as I had expected. Had epidural with sedation for my anesthesia. Didn't see, hear, smell or remember anything from the time I left the pre-op room until I was in recovery.

My doc kept me pain free for a month with Celebrex and Percocet. You just have to learn to slow down and do what your doc tells you to do and not to overdue it.

Good luck to you!

 

Hi vanessa,

Sorry you can't sleep. Me too but it is not because of my hip.Just family stuff.

I use Panadol Night Pain which is very useful post op too.

The anxiety about your op is natural -  it is the unknown.

Try to be as calm as possible. It is not a life threatening op but fairly routine and the surgeon and his/her team do it every day of the week.

Rest assured, you are in safe hands and you WILL come through this a stronger and better person.

Shirley

I took pain pills that knocked me out - oxycodiene worked the best for me.. Try not to worry- it's easier than you think to get through! You are in good hands... Try to visualize that... Resting in capable hands.

Hi Vanessa

I am about 2 weeks post-op; had my left hip replaced.

Sleep can be tough, especially as your date gets closer.  I was nervous as well, but really, you've done all the hard work already.  You likely have some blood work to be done the day before, but that is about it.

Try to relax; you're about to be put into the hands of a very practiced and wonderful group of people. 

I expressed my nerves to the nurse that called 2 days prior, and she said to me, "That's perfectly okay. We understand it's a traumatic experience for you, but this is what we do every day, so try to relax."

That's the best advice I can offer. Let the worrying be done by the people whose job it is every day. They excel at it, and it will be over before you know it =)

Rob

My doc prescribed me Valium. I alternated the evenings w that or Percocet or flexeril depending on what was worse for me that night (pain, anxiety etc).

MY fear was HORRENDOUS!  I was having daily panic attacks. I am 3 days post op and it was NO WHERE near as bad as expected. I promise you. The nurses pre-op were so kind sweet and amazing. Once they gave me my spinal (felt less w that than I have most blood work) I as out. Don't remember a thing after that. Woke up in and out in recovery to everyone telling me it was done!  I couldn't believe it!!!  I was elated!  

Now I am dealing w swelling and trying to go #2. Lol. That horrible alien in your hip is gone. 

You will sail through this. Breathe. Offer it up and realize you are in great hands that will carry you through this. All will be as it should be soon. No more limp and pain when walking or sleeping etc. 

Hugs and love to you lady. You got this. 

 

Hi....I was very similar....I was so afraid I even surprised myself.....Gee in 2013 I had a facelift and didn't think anything going into it.....so I trie to settle myself down....Here is what I did and I hope it might help in some small way....I am 56 and thought to myself, what do I want to be doing when I stop working. I remembered that one day I would like to help elephants....SO I would bring my thoughts to that...replace the fear with the feeling of hopefulness to do something I always wanted to do....It really helped me...may sound silly but it really did....Replace the thoughts with something you look forward to....I hope this helps! I am almost 3 weeks post op and even flew back to Canada.....Here I am writing to you All will be fine! take care

 

Good training for post op, you won't be able to sleep then either! Seriously we all got stressed before the op, it is natural and after you wonder what all the fuss was about. Good luck,Tony