8 days post Anterior Total Hip Replacement
Got diagnosed with end stage arthritis on my right hip at 29 years old. Apparently an undiagnosed child hood trauma injury. Finally had THR about 8 days ago. Thought I’d share what my days look like lately for anybody that is going to have to have the same procedure
How my day looks after hip replacement surgery
- wake up between 4-5:30am (due to pain)
- Brush teeth, hoping soon to add wash face
- 6:15am - 11:30 ice compression machine
- Coffee (made by someone else)
- Breakfast (also made by someone else)
- 8:30 PT (right now I can do toe points about 7 knee raises)
- 11-noon nap if I’m lucky
- 12:30 - If I’m not in too much pain go up one flight of stairs as part of PT to have lunch
- 1:30 walk to office with walker as part of PT & work as long as I can
- 2:15ish lay or sit down because I’m exhausted again
- 3ish back downstairs for more ice therapy
- 5ish attempt shower and put on clean clothes (favorite part of day because showers are my new best friend)
- Change wound dressing every 3 days
- May have to lay down from exhaustion from shower and getting dressed
- 6:30ish back up stairs for the last time for dinner and PT
- 8:30pm final stair journey down for the day (these are usually the hardest even though down is easier than up)
- 11:30/ midnight more meds.
- Sleep. If I wake up at 1am in writhing pain it’s time to take the hard pain meds otherwise I’ll be up ever 45mins or so.
Last night I slept 6 hours which is the longest stretch since coming home from hospital
Every day gets a little better. The nerve pain in my legs and feet is lessening. I’m still having some muscle spasms in glutes, thighs and side. Right side is still sore and incision has started to itch. BUT I’m seeing improvements. Night sleeping is getting better. Healing is a journey.
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