I had a hip replaced in August of 2024. Much of this advice is true but in my experience, it isn't complete enough. Stairs: They touched on going up and down stairs. They should show a short video showing how to do it. Step UP with the strong leg, step DOWN with the operated on leg. Sleep: They said that sleep positions would be difficult. Of course it is. You're in pain, especially the first few days. It doesn't have to be super difficult. I was prescribed oxycodone wgich I took at night shortly before prepping for bed. I slept on my side, the opposite of the surgery hip. I used a pillow between my knees to keep things aligned in a comfortable position. Helpful equipment: A walker (and later a cane) makes moving around the house easier. A grabbing tool and long shoe horn are a must. A comfy chair with arms to relax in and a dining chair with arms make it easier to get in and out of them. An extra pillow or two to put under your knee when laying down or reclining make things more comfy. Getting in and out of bed: I found that instead of trying to put one leg down then the other, it was so much easier to keep that knee pillow between my knees and, lying on my back, rotating to a position where I can just sit up on the edge of the bed was soooo much easier and less painful. Showers: Yes, you can shower. Modern bandages are much more water proof than in the past. I had an aquaxel bandage which is about as waterproof as you can get. I got a small bench to use in the shower and a hand held sprayer which worked great. I also used a soft brush to wash between my toes (like used for cleaning cups and mugs). The foam things they give you really aren't up to the task. Shoes: Slip on, soft warm shoes that you can put on with the grabber tool you get are essential. Foot wear that you can use without socks is best. You'll most likely need help putting on socks if you need them. Don't go barefoot. It is so easy to bump your toes on a corner of a wall or furniture and reaching down to deal with a foot injury is impossible. Putting on undies/pants: Use the grabber tool to help do it. 1-hold the garment by the waist on the side opposite the leg you had surgery on. 2-let the garment touch the floor. 3-put your foot in the garment and start into the leg of the garment (surgery leg). 4-use the grabber tool to pull that side up to your shin high enough to reach it, then put the other leg in and pull it up. Things you should NOT do: 1-reach up high. It's really easy to lose your balance. 3-carry hot things like hot drinks or plates of food. 3-reach down to the floor for anything. Use a grabber tool or ask for help. 4-do anything the doctor tells you not to do. Your bones are stitching to the new parts. You only get one shot to heal them properly. Let your body do that work without excess strain. You absolutely SHOULD do all the exercises you are prescribed to do. Chances are if you had surgery you needed it and your muscles have been weakened for a while before hand. If you try to do too much, you can hurt yourself but it also works the other way. If you don't do enough, you might have a much longer recovery. In fact, if at all possible, do some of these exercises as much as you can before surgery. Ice: Ice and heat rotated on the hip and thigh will help the pain a LOT. 14 minutes cold, 15 hot, 30 normal each hour as you need it. Temperature therapy is essential to help keep inflammation and swelling down and keeps the pain from getting out of hand. Last, give yourself pain meds BEFORE you feel severe pain. Stay ahead of it. If you don't it can take hours to get it under control. And give yourself a little slack. This is a major operation. It's going to take time to recover fully. Don't be discouraged if it feels like you're sliding backward. You're not. Do what the Dr. says. You're going to be OK.
I had a total replacement in 2016, i was able to do fine without much help. No stairs, and I pulled up my area rugs, stocked up on easy to prepare foods. I found that the pain relief issue was a non issue. I had so much pain relief from the surgery, it was night and day, i went from feeling like my hip was full of shards of glass to some moderate soreness, easily handled with OTC pain meds. As far as showering goes, I used adult hygene wipes and a wash cloth because my bathroom does not have a walk in shower or an ADA compliant tub, so I decided not to risk it. Overall, I had a very good recovery and so much relief from pain. 8 years later, im getting ready to get the other hip done. I am so grateful to the team who took care of me, thanks Singing River hospital!
I'VE been talking about shards of glass feeling for YEARS 😮!! Facing hip surgery at 67. This year alone I had foot surgery, fell the next day and broke 3 bones (they were removed!). Yikes, I'd like to be pain free😂❤!!
I live alone and had no problem at all without anyone else there to help after my THR. I was also very lucky as I had almost no pain at all. I took one pain pill shortly after surgery to head off any pain, but never needed to take another one.
Thank you so much for all your informative videos. I just happened to view this one this morning. I am an OR, RN & I'm in week one post THR. It is exactly as you describe. I am at home with some help. The pain, sleep and all issues are more difficult than I expected. Thank you for all the encouragement. Keep up the excellent work. God bless. Mary
10 days out from my THR. I’ve watched every one of your videos on hips. I’m a lot more comfortable than I would have been. Thank you for helping so many people!
@@TalkingWithDocs can you guys do a video on trochanteric valgus osteotomys for broken femoral neck nonunion. I was in a accident broke my hip the did this surgery but there isn’t much info on the subject and it’s all in a bad format. I’m 26 broke it over a year ago. Not very happy with the outcome of surgery since I see young ppl with THA doing great. Better than I am for sure. I think this is a great topic to cover. I would have rather had a replacement and lived my best years with a better range of motion and walking and better hip thrusts for my sex life 😂
If you’re nervous about having your hip/hips replaced…DONT BE. Recovery was simple. Keep the incision dry and clean. My pain level arriving pre op was a 9.5. Pain level post op was a one. Had them both done 5 weeks apart. Not much worse than getting your teeth cleaned. It’s been 7 years, mine were done posteriorly.
Speak for yourself. I'm 30 years old 180lbs male.. in on day 5 and still in crazy amount of pain with oxycodone.. day 2 was horrible and stayed up over 24 hours moaning and in excruciating pain..
4 days after my total hip replacement. Was sent home the next day and had zero help plus I have a dog to care for and stairs. Taking the absolute minimum of pain relief once a day and it's ok. Sleep not bad at all compared to before my op, I suffered for ages and was in a bad state. It is doable and these are great videos. I watched them before and they make the most sense. Thanks for producing them!
Wow awesome I am alone to may I ask how did you prepare your meals and walk with a Walker? I am planning mine getting things I will need etc! Just nervous I live alone! You use a raised toilet seat? I appreciate your help. My surgery is Jan 16. Thank you . I am only staying overnight 🥹
Similar story with me. Had replacement on 11/17/22. By day 3 the nerves in my thigh were zapping me with pain like a cattle prod. It also ran down and under my knee cap. Had to keep an ice pack on my thigh 24/7 (buffered by my sweat pants) keeping it cold was the only way to lighten to stabbing feeling. Sent my daughter home after day 2, she was driving me nuts and I just wanted my space to heal my way. I have a 2-story home so had a walker on each floor and a cane to navigate the stairs. I fashioned a box style reusable grocery “bag” on the front of the walker that proved very useful. Have Walmart+ so free grocery delivery and my pharmacy delivers. On day 4 I was working full time from my home office, so I was fully self sufficient unless I needed a ride to Dr. The pain lasted longer than I expected but at 6 weeks I was back in the office with just a cane for protective balance. Was walking unaided by that Friday. I’ve finally hit the sweet spot, no pain or inflammation and keep teasing my office that I’m going to be “Lord of the dance” by Valentine’s Day. I finally feel what others had told me about their experience, that it’s a wonderful life changer. And they’re right. I no longer walk like Frankenstein, or have to lift my leg up with my hands to get it in my car, can actually put a sock on that foot again and can put on my pants without having to sit down!! I’ve got a visit planned for March to go see my parents since it’s been too long since I could travel . 💯worth it!
@@boiseboz2946 I had to resort to turning with my back facing the car and lifting my leg backwards to get in the car. Even after my cortisone shots, I would forget that I could lift my knee and get in the regular way, until the shot wore off after six weeks. It'll be nice to get in my car the regular way for good.
I'm five days past my posterior right hip THR. I had put it off for a few years hoping it wouldn't get worse but it did. I had a steroid injection which relieved some of the pain but only lasted about two months. So after making the decision and arranging the surgery the big day came. I am 65 years old, a former runner and in pretty good physical shape 5'9" and 162 pounds. Your recovery depends a GREAT deal on your condition going in. If you are way overweight it's going to be a much bigger issue. I went home the same day. Surgery at 7:00am and home by 3:00pm. Had a walker. Slept pretty good the first night as you still have some anesthesia in you. So I was hoping the next few days wouldn't be too bad. To my amazement...I had no real pain the next day or up till now. The first day I took some pain meds but the next only Tylenol. I was shocked at how little pain there was to be honest. Yes....sleeping was a bit uncomfortable but I had no problem getting out of bed myself which you will do a lot as you have a lot of extra fluids in you. (I gained 8 pounds overnight). Physical therapy started the very next day (in home). By day three I had a cane and by day 4 didn't really even need it. Yes...the sutures were sensitive spot but overall I was amazed! Little constipated for three days but that passed with some laxative. So overall a TOTALLY positive experience for me. But everyone is different. When I was recovering the guy next to me who had a THR was telling the nurse his pain level was an 8....very high. he was older though and heavyset. No way was he bouncing out of bed the next day. So my advice would be to get a good surgeon at a good place and try to exercise as much as possible BEFORE if you can. The better you go in the easier you come out. No regrets best of luck!
@@CarlaQuattlebaum It was from the pain meds, a known issue with Oxycodone. Also made me nauseous. There are substitutes that I would use IF I have to do my other. I'm three weeks today and feel very good. Walking a mile or more every day. Working very hard on rehab.
@@michaelherlihy9349 Good luck sir!. I am 5-1/2 weeks in now, just had my first followup with the surgeon and all looks good. They do an XRay again to make sure all the parts are where they should be...lol.....been walking two miles early every morning and have NO pain in the area or the leg. It is so wonderful to have the quality of life back I had for so many years till the hip went south. My left hip is not far behind but I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I look at it as 3 weeks of semi discomfort and then you're on your way back to being whole again.
I’m now on day four postoperative from a very complicated surgery. Combining Coxa Vara and dysplasia made a normal operation of 90 minutes just over three hours. My surgeon said this was a particularly difficult procedure and she shared some images of the collapsed femoral head with me. She has performed thousands of these procedures and teaches the challenges of Coxa Vara. I am super pleased today. Even walked out to get the mail. Watching your vids gave me some confidence that I could choose the right surgeon with thee advice of my PCP. Thank you both for your educational content. Nothing beats being an informed patient.
First off, prayers for Dr. Z's family member and a great recovery!☺️ With hip replacement think...fall risks!! Pick up scatter rugs, stowe your dogs and cats with family for a week or two, check to see if if you have railings on both sides of your stairs, buy a grabber/pick up to reach for things, have a comfy chair with arms to push yourself up. If you can, have a handicap toilet installed and safety rails put into the tub/shower, buy a rubber tub mat for stability and help with slipping. It is all about safety! Listen to you Surgeon and the PT people. Goggle does not have their experience!☺️ You will see the light at the end of the tunnel sooner than you think.
I received my new hip at HSS in Manhattan yesterday afternoon and was cleared by P/T this morning. I'll be discharged in a couple of hours. I have been following your channel for about the past six months. THANK YOU. The information you have provided has helped me prepare both mentally and physically for the procedure - mostly the former. I genuinely value the information and guidance! Thanks again.
I just came across this video. I am scheduled for THR in 3 days. I’m at the point where the pain…I’ve been feeling has gotten much worse😢. September 2022, I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my lower back and right hip…hearing the doctor mentioned, I’m a candidate for hip replacement. I looked at him and said, I’m not doing that. Well, I wasn’t expecting to be in this horrible pain 😢. After having my assessment last October, I was told, that nothing can be done until the New Year. Although, I’m a young looking 66…I’m still working, and not looking for be slowing down anytime soon. Well, until now that is 😢. Finally got a surgery date for March 27. Of course, I took it…while telling myself. This is going to get a whole lot worse. A week later…I got a call from the surgeons office giving me a new date for February 27th…of course, I was very happy to take that date. I am not kidding here…24 hours later…got another call advising me of another date that a bloke was not fit to take the surgery. When I asked what date??? That’s when I heard… January the 10th. I said… I’ll take it. A few days after that…I was told January the 9th. I’m a tad bit worried. But, I know, I’m going to get through this. Loved reading all the comments out here. Thank you for sharing your stories out here😊.
@@Lazystu376: Oh, thank you for asking. Well, I had the surgery January 9th, which went well. It’s been 9 weeks… The one thing I have notice is my (right side, which has the hip replacement) is a tad bit longer than my left side… I’m still healing, and hoping 🙏🏽 things will even out. If I’m still like this in 6 months…I guess I’ll be needing orthotics. I’m just slightly off… Wish me luck 🍀 As for all that pain I was dealing with…that’s all gone now🤗.
I'm 30 years old and I've had my total hip replacement in 2020 (custom made hip). I couldn't stand on my leg for 6 weeks. I also had a nasty infection so 2 months after the initial replacement, they had to go in again and replace all the compartments and put antibiotic inside. 6 months on Doxycyline and Rifampicin and it cleared out nicely. However, the surgery was the best thing I could do for my health. 2 years later and the hip is amazing! It has changed my life. I'm still closely monitored by my surgeons because there is a chance that the infection can come back, but I don't think about it too much. Apart from that, the recovery and physio (rehabilitation) was straight forward and easy. I'd definitely do it again. I was given a special toilet seat (you put it on the normal toilet, it's just a bit higher so easy to sit down on), I've been given a special tool that helps to put socks on too. First few days were tough because it just feels weird and "heavy" and you have to learn how to walk and use the stairs, but once you learn that, it gets easier and easier. Also turning on your sides in bed takes time so you have to be patient. It took me 5 months before I was brave enough to try to sleep on my stomach. Now, you toss and turn naturally, like nothing happened. I'm still cautious about sudden turns and twists of my body etc.
I’m 6 months out now and very happy I did it. I had no problems with stairs. I slept on my recliner. Thank goodness for my daughter and husband. They were there for me. Very little pain.
I live in a second floor apartment. Fourteen steps to get up to my door. With the right hip pain now, I just take each step with the left leg and let the right foot just land on the step. Not bending the right knee when taking stairs now, before surgery, so I'll be used to not doing that after surgery.
Yes - very true. My wife had her right hip replaced in late 2014, and now is due to have the left one replaced (likely this year). The first week is really the biggest challenge in all the recovery because that's when everything is "new" and the most difficult. One additional thing that I can really recommend is think about pathways in your home - how wide are they? Are their carpets or things in the way? There needs to be open paths wide enough for a walker to get through and turn. Another good thing to think about beforehand is common item placement; getting things you frequently need and putting them in a location that is open and easy to get to, and doesn't involved having bend down or climb up on anything to get. After the first week, there starts to be more of a grove to things and it gets a bit easier. After the first _month_, that was a much bigger difference as you can move from a fixed-leg walker to a wheeled one and start getting way more mobility back. One thing I would really stress though from having watched my wife's experience - DO THE PHYSIO! It may seem repetitive, painful and horrible, but it absolutely works to get mobility and muscle strength back.
@@TalkingWithDocs No problem! I think this is a good idea to share with people ideas and insights on medical stuff that they might otherwise not have thought of. :)
I love these two doctors, and have watched many of their videos. They did make me feel a lot better going into my hip replacement. That being said, I have to say, I had some pretty decent pain the first three days. My thigh felt like it got run over by a Humvee and I had a lot of trouble sitting in a chair or getting in and out of bed. Even on day four (today), my thigh is tight like a bowstring and I wish someone had told me about the swelling down to the ankles (which is reducing). Their advice about stairs and having someone to help you is spot on. Every day gets better. Follow the directions on movements to avoid. Do your exercises!
Day 3 here I have pain but each day can do a little more I’m used to pain from the bad hip…. I don’t get these superhero’s who say they had no pain day 2 I’m hoping after 7 days I’m a Superman too lol
Had right hip done yesterday, and was up walking today. Wanted to thank you both for demystifying the process. It's much easier to approach a surgery well informed. 👍
I had a total hip arthroplasty in 2020, literally a couple of weeks before the entire country shut down due to Covid. I went home the same day, I had virtually zero postoperative pain. I literally was outside the very next day feeding the horses, albeit at with a walker, extremely careful and not bending over or picking up more 10 lb of hay at a time. I have several friends who have also had total hips with equally uncomplicated postoperative courses. I truly believe the techniques they are using today are fabulous and that a person can go from being in hideous pain prior to surgery to zero pain from the minute they wake up in the recovery room. My surgeon prescribed a few oxycontin for breakthrough pain, I never touched them and I only took a couple of Norco the first 36 hours more as prophylaxis than due to actual pain. This was the only major surgery I've ever had and I felt that it was a piece of cake. In spite of a fairly long incision, probably 8 inches or so, I had no incisional pain. I am an avid side sleeper and I slept on the operated side the first night with no problem. Thank you, doctors, for all your great videos!
Thank you for the comments I’m trying to get prepared for my hip replacement which is March 29, 2024. My sister told me not to do it because her father-in-law had it done and he was in a lot of pain after for years. But I am not listening to her. I’m going to go in with a positive attitude and pray for the best. I will keep you posted. Thank you Doc and all the viewers.
You're just *1 day away* now. *Good luck,* although *everything* I've read indicates you *won't* need it. Hope it goes fast & your recovery is a *smooth* one. I have bone spurs all around my left hip joint, due to a dislocation injury 42 years ago, as a teen. Have been limping for 3+ years now & the pain has gotten *Sooo Bad.* I'm *praying* the insurance co. & docs clear me for this procedure ASAP so I can at least buy groceries in 1 trip again. I can only be on my feet for maybe 20-30 min. *tops,* then I have to hop on my right foot, lol. Just completed 8 weeks of PT b/c insurance co. *required* it. My wonderful PT guy told me on day 1 that THR was the typically the best fix for my problem. I've done my PT exercises daily but see *no* major improvement yet. Seeing my new ortho doc for the 1st time next week. I sincerely *hope* you & I are *both* up & *dancing again soon!* 😀 Again, *very best wishes* to you for a Quick, Easy & *pain-free* recovery! 🤞🍀🤞🍀🤞🍀🤞🍀
I had my right hip replaced in late September. They had me up and walking in the recovery room. I did walk about 20’ or so. Only thing was they had to make sure I could urinate prior to my release. Once that was done they sent me home that day. Afterwards my hip was a little stiff with some pain and thanks for pain meds for a few days. I wasn’t to flexible to get dressed like putting on pants and socks for about a week. Physical therapy helped tremendously. Now 3 + months feels like it never happened.
Thank you for the information in your videos. In the 21st century a Total Hip Replacement should only be performed using the Direct Anterior Approach. The anterior approach is more technically demanding for the surgeon, which is why many surgeons have not yet switched to this approach. This approach is considered a minimally invasive surgery to replace the damaged hip while avoiding nearby muscles and tendons. This approach causes less pain and results in a quicker recovery. There are generally no hip precautions necessary after the direct anterior approach, so motion is not restricted. Patients can return to work when they feel comfortable. This typically takes about 2 weeks. As a 75 year old male and an engineer in the power industry, the surgery was performed as an outpatient and I was home that evening on January 9, 2024. Used a walker for the first two days and then a cane for the following two weeks mostly for protection from falling and to relearn how to walk without a limp. Was active and back to work the following week and playing pickleball at 8 weeks. Was cleared from physical therapy after 4 sessions. Was already doing the exercises and riding my stationary bicycle before the sessions with the physical therapist. My biggest recommendation is to do at least 2 or 3 times a day the associated physical therapy exercises for several weeks prior to the surgery and for at least 8 weeks post surgery or in my case until I got back to my normal fitness activities. The ankle pump exercise should be performed even more frequently. I still do them frequently while standing throughout the day. Also ice pack pads will be your post surgery friend; they should be used frequently on the area of the incision for the first 2 weeks after surgery. In addition you should get a sock aid for putting on your sock (I used it for a year prior to surgery due to range of motion loss. It’s so nice now to put on my socks without it.) and a Grabber Reacher tool is helpful if you have no one around to assist you. Learned that sleeping with an elongated pillow between my legs made positioning much more comfortable. Pre-surgery pain was much worse than any post-surgery pain. Post surgery discomfort was very minimal, more of a pressure and muscle tightness.
I think there is a big difference between the anterior and posterior methods, the latter is much more debilitating requiring more care and recuperation . I had the anterior approach, surgery at 7:30 am on a Monday (I signed up for a Tylenol trial to reduce the use of stronger pain meds) and was walking around the hospital at noon including some small test stairs. I spent the night because of the Tylenol trial (otherwise I was told I would have gone home the same day), the hospital gave me a cane although I really did not use it for support, my friend picked me and took me home to my 3-story townhouse. I live by myself and was able to navigate all floors OK (put the cane in the closet), Wednesday morning was the worse since all the pain meds had worn off, over the next couple of days the swelling was not going down as quickly as expected, switched to Ibuprofen and the swelling went down by the following day. I was back at work (office) the following Monday and able to drive my car. The anterior approach did not have any restrictions with regards to sitting and sleeping,. Before the operation I kept my weight down and exercised quite a bit including a lot of treadmill time. After the operation did physical therapy and about 1 hour of treadmill every day and cycling. The end result was a hip with full mobility and no pain, it's now 7 years later and still zero problems with the hip, I hike 2-3 time a week for 3-6 miles carrying a light backpack with no ill effects due to the hip, also have done 50 mile bike rides during that time, just turned 66 years old in December.
@@maritesguevara4705 today was 3wks since my surgery I finally was able to walk 3 OR 4 Steps without a cane or walker. I have to wean myself off them after 3 yrs. Take your time and I will try to do likewise.❤
I'm so thankful for your details. Facing hip surgery at 67. This year alone I had foot surgery, fell the next day and broke 3 bones (they were removed!). Yikes, I'd like to be pain free😂❤!!
After a car knocked me off my bicycle which resulted in a fractured pelvis, fractured acetabulum & fractured clavicle, the recovery process has been life changing for sure. Post surgery has left me with a drop foot. Surgeons have told me that they have done the best they could to repair my fractures and will most likely have to have a hip replacement due to the serous membrane being compromised and possible arthritis. After what I have endured hip replacement sounds like a piece of cake. Thanks for sharing your video
The new intro is very professional. Hip replacement is different for everyone, like anything. I am four months post op and I still have balance issues. I had the first one done in January 2021, second November 2021. It took me a full year for me to feel okay on the right. Slow,steady, patience will get you sleeping and walking, eventually it comes.
Hi I am from the UK 🇬🇧 . I have to have a THR which will be in early 2023. Things are different here with 7 million people waiting for different Ops post Covid. Thank you for all your videos they are brilliant and really informative. I have also spoken to a couple of people who have been through it, but have decided that I will just get on with my own experience as everyone is different I think. I am not scared of pain and just want it over with so I can begin my recovery. I am really positive and it will be great to get rid of the pain I am in now. Thanks again for all your chats they have really helped.😃
Very welcome Tracey in 🇬🇧. We are very similar in Canada with king backlogs for elective procedures. Best of luck in the new year! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Had right THR 11 weeks ago and left THR 7 days ago. Right hip is perfect and left hip is doing very well. Both posterior. Always do your research and pick the sergeon with the most experience and best reviews. Life is good 👍
Rip replacement drive thru..yall have me dying of laughter on that one! I just had my hip replaced a week ago, and your videos helped me alot before and now after. I truly appreciate you both taking the time to make this, thanks for the laughs along the way. Recovery for me has been hard, high dose meds that make the docs nervous, but I am doing great now, and continue to heal and improve. I will say I'd rather have 6 more kids before I ever do this again..the pain for this for me was off the charts.
Thank you for this. I have been on the path to THR for about 9 years. Time is near as I am nearing 60 and daily activities are affected by my current situation. This really reassures me going in.
like probably most people, I put off the hip replacement surgery until the constant pain was getting intolerable so the post op. pain in comparison was much easier to deal with and it got a little better everyday, unlike the pre op. pain which kept getting worse.
I'm still in that "intolerable pain" part. I want to keep my part time job for awhile, and will have to give it up before surgery, so I'm still hanging on....
That's it. At least you know the pain after surgery should decrease and disappear. Give you something to look forward to. Not so with the pain before surgery.
I just had my right hip replaced. Was given a prescription for some kind of narcotic. Never took one. Tylenol extra strength was good enough for me and no more anti inflammatory meds. Had some swelling and ice and elevation helped that. Great channel
Just wanted to reach out and give a huge thanx to you two! Had my THR Nov.14/22. I have watched many of your videos, and all your hip replacement videos. I was so relaxed and confident going into the procedure. My age is 67, and I have never been in hospital except for tests. 1 week latter, I feel great! still a little surgery discomfort but certainly no pain!!!! Thank you gentlemen for your humor and insight. THR was done at RVH Barrie! Great hospital.
Hello Docs, I am from Ireland & I am going into hospital tomorrow morning for a THR . Your videos have been very helpful to me but I’m a nervous person & I feel frightened of what is going to happen from tomorrow on. I’m 78 years young & I have always been very active and outgoing all my life. Please give me words of encouragement. Thank you so much for sharing your videos.
I have had both knees, and hips done. Right hip 10 days ago. I had no help and no problems. I did laundry when I got home. I sat in my recliner with a nice cold ice pack. I would get up, and change laundry loads. I walked up and down the halls of my apt complex a few times a day. I did not need pain pills after 4 days. I take anti-7:04 inflamatorys Tylenol and a booster. My sleep patterns are all messed up. But I get up and do.
I had THR on the left and the a THR on the right a year later. I found the recovery and moving easy. I think the most painful thing was the incision. Thank you for all of your information.
I had THR in '06 and '07 due to AVN. Both were a breeze, thanks to a very skilled surgeon. I had to walk on crutches for 6 wks because my replacements were not cemented in place. Only 51 yrs with the 1st one. Love your channel. Keep up the good works docs!!!
I'm so worried about thr I have bilateral avn in both my hips. The pain is getting un real confined to a cane b4 the cane I fell more times cause the pain came outta no where and down I went. My right is worse than my left atm. I've been outta work almost a month and I see the surgeon on Tuesday morning I'm pushing surgery hard I'm done relaxing and the nsaids and stuff even the pain meds and lidocaine aren't helping anymore. I'm so sorry for the rant figure you'd know what I'm talking about lol. I'm 41
My wife had total hip replacement 3 weeks ago. In past 2 days shes been able to move more, but after about 11 days her knee on surgery leg pain was so bad she could not put pressure on it. Once that knee pain went away, shes been slowly getting better. In past couple days can move around better.
36 hours out from anterior THR. PAIN, swelling, lack of strength in my hip flexor thigh muscles. Low appetite, constipation, and fatigue are intense. So far it has been miserable. I’m told things improve quickly. I sincerely hope that is the case. It’s been brutal so far. 😩😫😥 Update: it’s a year later and I feel like a million bucks. If you’re on the fence about getting it done, and your doctor is recommending it, I say go for it! My only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner.
@@barbraluce5706 hope your recovery improves. I’m almost 8 months out now and am doing very well. It took a couple weeks to walk around the block with a cane, but now I can do things I haven’t been able to do for years. You will not regret your procedure in a couple weeks. I promise!
@@sandramae1772 Thanks for asking. The answer is a resounding YES! After about 2 weeks i started to feel better, an better. I was able to get around with just acane, and after about 6 weeks I didn't need that anymore. The first 5-12 days are the worst of it, but it rapidly improved after that. Now I walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes a day, and can do the Stairmaster for 30 minutes as well. I was instructed to not run anymore for exercise. Dr. said that would likely lower the new hip's lifespan. I'm 53 now, and have my fingers crossed it lasts the rest of my life. All the best to you if you are going down this road as well.
@@barbraluce5706 hope you are feeling better. After the first 10-14 days I started improving quickly. It takes some time, but if you go slow, and listen to your DR., your PT, and your body, you should be just fine. The end result is totally worth the difficult recovery.
I could not come home until day 3… i was grateful. I am at the 4 month date.. i just went back to work part time. My first week home was awful!!!! If it were not for my son I couldn’t have done it… how do you play down the psin!!!???? Omg i had Necrotic tissue that I believe add it to the surgery. My pain was a 10 and went home with level 8 pain.. jeeeez i am a real person they talk about the shower I could not lift my leg up over the bathtub to get into the shower that was a huge problem. I did the birdbath thing like we used to do in gym class yeah that’s what I did for at least three weeks and then finally I was able to get into the shower. I can’t even keep up with these guys but anyway anybody’s interested I am four months out I am back to work I feel a ton better but still have some pain but it’s mostly gone. I hope you all recover well and thank you for reading my post
Thanks. I have not done well in the first three weeks. Finally on the upswing but still have some pain. Sleeping on my back is also difficult. Had the anterior...cannot imagine what would have happened with the posterior. Admittedly overweight
Hello All I am in the UK 🇬🇧. I have just had my THR I’m still in hospital. The surgery was straightforward thank goodness I haven’t slept at all, but don’t feel too bad. This is only day 1. Haven’t been up yet but today is the day. The cut is painful but with good pain management not too bad. I am going to post a blog every couple of days with my progress. You don’t have to read it but it might help/comfort somebody . 🇬🇧☀️🤩
Hey I just had my THR on right side last week Monday, I’m up and walking slowly with crutches, I’ve been doing well since day one out of surgery, physios assessed…at home now and although I have some help at home it’s still very daunting dealing with the pain and moving around carefully no twisting anything slow methodical movements…there will be a light at the end of my tunnel ☀️🤲🏾✨🙏🏾
@glenpyne3060 Congrats. It’s early days. Take it easy. Take your pain relief. The pain will definitely go. Stay strong and determined. It will all be worth it. 🇬🇧💖
Having my first revision in 31 years. Had mi first at 22 years old. had 5 kids worked as a hair stylist for years and nursing. the hip did its job wonderfully. very nervous since now 53. just had spinal fusion 4 months ago. I hope my body does well. thank you doctors. YOU MAKE THIS A BREEZE!!
It's almost a year later... How are doing now, if you don't mind inquiries from a stranger? I hope you're running like a *gazelle* these days! 😊 I'm meeting my orthopedist next week for the 1st time. I'm nervous & just want to get through this experience as *quickly* as possible. *So tired* of this endless painful limping. Hope *your* procedure *&* recovery were *both* a *breeze!*
I wrote the post below . I went to my orthopedist today to get a cortisone shot in my hip and of course - I told him I'm listening to 2 great surgeons on U tube ( I gave you a plug !) and he said what you're saying is absolutely correct ! A day or 2 in the hospital is just amazing to me ( after a 5 day stay 10 years ago) I sounded goofy ,I kept muttering "I'm amazed !" all the way out the door :) LOL *Thank you for all your excellent info !*
I had my first hip replaced 21 years ago at age 48 and my second hip 17 years by orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hugh Cameron, internationally known for his expertise in total joint replacement and revision surgery for arthritis of the hip and knee. Both of my prosthesis were designed by Dr. Cameron and this many years out I have little wear in either. My recovery with my first hip was uneventful, however with my second I developed a pulmonary embolism and pneumonia, risks of which I had been made aware of in pre-op consultations. I fully recovered, have gone on to have TKRs and enjoy great quality of life thanks to those surgeries. Hip replacements are a breeze compared to knee replacements🙂
Thanks for the video Docs! I'm just back from Lithuania (NordOrthopedics) where I had a THR on my left side. It was the most fantastic experience. I'm now on day 16 since surgery and have been back since day 10. I was walking without crutches on the 3rd day but being careful with my hip positioning and movement. I had PT every day before I left that was tailored to me and honestly feel like I've rolled back two years of my life. Ibuprofen and blood thinners for the first 12 days and I do still ice every day which I find very beneficial. Daily personal PT is super important as well as getting out and walking, as that's what will work to re-strengthen your muscles.
Great advice and reassurance for my wife who’s having a hip replacement in 3 weeks and also for myself who will be looking after my wife after the operation
One week post op THR- anterior approach. Yes it’s painful, but it’s much less than it was prior to surgery, and the pain is totally manageable. Went home a few hours after surgery, had to go up 8 steps to get into my house. Feeling really good.
I’ve had both hips replaced and this is very accurate as to my experience. First one was a year and a half ago, and second one was a week ago. I’m thankful for your videos .. the info given to me by the hospital was really lacking.
You’re videos are so helpful to me. Having a TRHR next week. I am so nervous, but you both have educated me through these wonderful videos and I know what to expect and I’m feeling less anxious. Thank you so much.
Home hip repair, I spit out my ☕.. 😆 🤣 you guys are hysterical. The hardest thing in planning is how to let people in your home when recovering and then how to manage companion animals, in and out. They keep you moving, for sure.
Say NO ONE has produced a "Bathroom Toileting post op".....how to safely sanitize your bum...and not break 90° precautions...still trying to figure that out!!!!!
Had a bilateral hip replacement done over 10 years ago. Stryker ceramic. First couple days were rugged, pain meds helped.. PT helped. Walker to crutches to cane to walking without aids. Before too long I was out walking miles once again. No more running but, still walking over 20 miles per week. If you use pain meds be sure to stock up on a "stool softener". I swear the constipation was almost more painful than the surgery.
After both hip replacements, the pain was at a minimum, it was a new learning curve, to be aware of all surroundings not to fall. Lots of exercise and positive attitude, instead of drugs, was my key to recovery. Great info Docs keep up the great work
6 months out of my hip replacement & I’m beyond happy I had it done. But yeah, that first week is rough - a helpmate is crucial … sleep sucks & I probably should not have been as conservative w the pain meds as I was. But hey, will be hiking the Sierras in June - Thanks Docs !
Congratulations! I'm going 2.7 yrs. And it will continue improving. Hint: a little less is better than more. All 4 setbacks I had were due to my stupidity. Just plenty walking and stairs in moderation. Be careful of an over enthusiastic physiotherapist: they r dangerous.
@@JessieB980 I was in more pain than I thought I would be initially. I was quite conservative w pain meds because I don’t like them much. Kept to over the counter. But doing it again I would have treated the pain with the prescriptive meds, especially the first week. Would have made things better. Good luck to you and your well being !
@@shelleydiamond6468 Thanks! We'll see how it goes. I get bad headaches from pain medicine anyway. Like, ax-through-the-skull level bad. So pain medicine isn't an option for me anyway. At least not opiods. But I have a plan b if I need it (🪴🌱🌿😂).
Regarding post op pain, it should be managed from the moment you awaken from surgery till it’s no longer necessary. I’m 3 weeks post op and still on narcotics. AYKM!? No one should ever skimp or try to conserve pain meds after a procedure such as this. It’s highly invasive and brutally done. 🪚 and 🔨 are the tools mostly used during a hip replacement. Don’t let anyone tell you that the procedure is routine. It’s a minimization tactic. Hope you enjoyed your hike.
Had three screws put in my hip November 31. Fell like a tree. Iam 70. Good health. It is now Feb. 9 still very uncomfortable. Had sharp pain for two months. Chiropractor visits have finally helped. Had total knee replacement in other leg two years ago. The hip recovery has completely messed up my knee. Pulled muscles in that leg. What a mess and a lot of pain. Very dissatisfied and disappointed in the hospital therapist and doctor. Have had to figure things out on my own. Just found you. Thank you for being here to inform people. Many doctors forget this is our first rodeo. He laughed when I was devastated my leg was 1/2 inch shorter and I could not walk. He said I could not be in sharp pain. When I laid in bed in the dead of night wondering who cared, after taking an Oxy and the tears from pain for over a week. Thank you.😢
Afte my first TKR, I was in a PT session. A person with a new hip was in there as well. I mentioned to my therapist that I felt so bad for that “new hip” person. She said, why? You’re the rockstar in this place! Getting a new knee is hands down rougher than getting a new hip! I never knew that 🤔
Thank you for this video. I am nearly 4 weeks post surgery after my total hip replacement. I’m still using a crutch to get about. My old osteoarthritis pain is gone, but my scar area and groin are still painful. I’m hoping it starts improving soon
I had my new hip in December and I’m amazed at the recovery every week is better even 4 months out keep working at your exercises and if you can get in the pool I do some walking swimming and exercises in the pool, hope you’re recovering well
Day 18: after a hip replacement, the bandages are off. My doctor said I was healing beautifully, he said to lose the cane, which I'm practicing doing. I am walking although one leg is longer, and he says it works out. Tomorrow I begin physical therapy. My leg and foot are swollen, but I'm elevating it and icing the area. This wasn't a bad experience for me, I must thank my partner for being there for me, babe I love you.
@kmt3614 will be 5 weeks post op on Monday. First 10-14 days were horrible After 2 weeks every day got better! Barely on a cane now. Surprised me how much your body fights for get back to normal!
The Docs pretty much covered the first couple of weeks after surgery. I'm at 3mo since I had my right hip replacement. There's a learning curve on how to sit and get out of a chair, get in and out of bed and use the toilet. Once you figure out how to do those basic things you'll be on your way to recovery.
I just got my THP August 2nd, 2022, and so far, it's been the best thing I've done in my life. I was in hospital for 2 days 2 nights and so far, PT has been going really well. My only issue is boredom I kind of feel useless and I can't just go like I used to. It also has been hard because my furniture is low so most of my time is spent in my bed. But this has been an excellent starting over point.
Feb 2023 - My Hip replacement was anterior and I had the operation just this thursday. It's now monday evening and things are going well. The operation was in France. These are my experiences... Day before Operation - I was in a private hospital wednesday afternoon to prepare. Stopped Blood Pressure Medication. Operation Day - No food and down to the OR at 09h30. Operation commenced around ( I think ) 10h00 and I woke up around 15h00. Taken back to room and lay quietly. Pain manageable with Doliprane which is paracetamol. Cut was about 9 cm and closed with metal staples. Covered by a high tech waterproof clear plaster. No problem for showering. Given injection of Innohep 4500 to prevent blood clots. Slept on and off. Friday - Dragged up early for blood test and Doliprane. Morning was spent getting an X-Ray to confirm all was good. Spent day practising walking with canes but got tired very quickly. Pain level in thigh got really bad around 9pm (extremely painful to touch and swollen) and I was asked if I wanted morphine. Pain 5-6 - I said yes so had a very small tablet with two others. After about 3 - 4 hours sleep the pain vanished and did not return. Saturday - Visit by surgeon and discussion on operation and on leaving - Decided to leave on Sunday morning. Pain level 1-2 but kept taking doliprane. Sunday - Left around midday with prescriptions for 30 days of Innohep Injections at home, Doliprane, replacement plasters, serum Physiologique 20 doses, Biseptine and cleaning pads for the wound and removal of the staples after 15 days. Finally a prescription for physio. France's system for organising care is really good, so I went on to www.medicalib.fr/ and sent them a photo of the prescription. An ambulance took me home and the mobile nurse turned up at my home about 16h00 to confirm all the details. She returned the following morning with all the prescriptions fulfilled. Either her or her colleague will come every day for the next thirty days to do the injections and change the plaster. I already had an appointment for the Physio and tram/walked there on Monday. Still get tired quickly but starting to feel really good about the replacement. I will have a few more sessions with him. Overall a great experience, especially as you realise that the French invented the anterior hip replacement approach back in 1947 and my total cost will be in the region of $1500. The French healthcare system is 70% funded by taxes and 30% funded by private insurance or your own payments. It's not necessary for doctors to exploit their patients so that they can be rich. The Hippocritical Oath is actually the Hippocratic Oath in France. Perfect....
I am having my hip replaced in 2 months. I am anxious about this and this video was very helpful, even though 2 of my friends recently had hip replacements and said basically the same thing. Ironically, I was an Occupational therapist for 30 years and worked with many patients following hip replacements. I think this is part of the problem as years ago people spent a week in the hospital and a month or more in a rehab faciltiy and it's hard for me to believe things have changed so much. I am having the posterior hip replacment and I am freaking out to think about my muscles being cut as opposed to the anterior hip replacement during which muscles are not cut. One of the friends had the posterior technique and reported more relief from the replacment than pain from the surgery and needed pain meds for only 2 or 3 days. I would like to add that I planned to stay in an inpatient rehab hospital for at least a week as I live alone but my doctor told me insurance will not pay for this as hip replacements have come so far that they consider them as more or less, day surgery and don't feel hospitalization is necessary. My children cannot stay with me, so a friend is staying for about 4 days. My doctor said what you said, that it would not be impossible to spend the first week alone, but much better to have help. Thanks for your videos - I'm going to look at some of the others related to hip replacment and then stop looking things up - I am kind of driving myself crazy - LOL!
I had my right hip replaced May 16, 2023. I’m starting to feel better but the first week was tough. I needed help with getting in bed and other things I needed. I had a lot of pain the first week and it feels very stiff. I also had trouble sleeping, it was just not comfortable at all. I Started doing exercises and walking as soon as I got home, I think that has helped me. I am still using a walker at times but I can use a cane.
Just preparing now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. We are flying to Ontario to fast track the process. We are greater than 1 year for the consultation and 2 additional years for the big day in Alberta. Our team in AB must be exhausted. I think the human psyche must suffer with prolong waits. Time to put the air back in my husband's bicycle. Next spring will be so much more fun. Great video!!!
The hardest part for me was sleeping on my back after my TRHR October 2018. I’m a side sleeper! My in home physical therapist who came, showed me an easier, more comfortable way to sleep on my back by placing pillows under my legs. My incision was glued, and I had a waterproof bandage. I was told I could shower as long as I didn’t spray the incision area directly. Patted it dry with a towel when I got out. I was only in the hospital overnight. My hip healed wonderfully, and yes there was pain after surgery, but not like before surgery. I was able to get off all prescription pain medication by two weeks post op. I’m loving my new right hip. It doesn’t even feel one bit artificial! ❤️ Edit: I’m still doing awesome with my new right hip! I can do almost anything I did before my hip went bad. Actually more so. I don’t do anything stupid though,lol. I planned at one time to do some activities, such as jumping out of an airplane with another person. I watched my cousin do this, and it looked like so much fun. I just don’t plan on doing anything that could harm this new hip. 😉
Thank you for doing this video. I've chosen my surgeon and after medical clearance today will start thinking more about the surgery and how post of will go. I am going to spend the first night at the hospital - just for peace of mind. This video gives me confidence that I will be ok at home and can manage the pain. Thanks so much for helping me get to this place.
@@TalkingWithDocs Back home after total hip replacement. Had a rough spot when blood hemoglobin and hematocrit got low. Got two bags of donor blood and that seemed to do the trick. Starting PT at home today. So glad to be HOME.
Thanks for the video. My hip replacement has been put on hold as " elective surgery" since covid. I've had concerns about the recovery and any long term issues. I actually need a right hip and a left knee replacement. I had a lamenectomy and did well after surgery and I heal fast. As for sleep, I've resigned to chronic pain because of the hip now, so transient pain after the replacement would not be an issue knowing that too shall pass. I do not take any narcotic pain reliever. I had oxycodone prescribed for my back surgery and I really didn't like taking it..
I had Oxycodone for 2 days following my surgery whilst in the hospital. I kept falling asleep mid sentence. It was very bizarre. I’ve never had it before then
Just goes to show, everyone is so different. I was a 72 yr old female at time of hip surgery. I had THR in January 2022, after a fall that broke my hip, thigh and shoulder. The fall was in Nov. 2021 and initially they tried to repair the hip by screwing it together. Big mistake. Screws then unscrewed themselves out of my hip, so had to go into surgery again for a total hip replacement in Jan. 2022. In hospital 4 days post surgery. Horrible pain. I was on morphine and narcotics for almost a year before I could finally manage the pain with high doses of Tylenol. Two and a half years later, I’m still in significant pain, can’t stand for long or walk very far. It’s been a nightmare for two and a half years now. My life changed forever that fateful day when I fell.
Getting a left THR next week. I'm 69, very active, began having problems late April, my orthopedic surgeon who did a TKR on my right last fall gave me a steroid shot, felt better for only about 10 days so we scheduled surgery. The pain and discomfort was somewhat tolerable till about 2 weeks ago. Stopped doing any walking in the neighborhood or doing any pool walking at the health club. Sleeping has been the worst part. I did well with the TKR, the worst part was the constipation from the meds the first week and having to wear the compression sleeves. I'm optimistic that the hip replacement is easier, as everybody, including my surgeon, says.
I'd love to hear about your experience, if you don't mind sharing! My diagnosis timeline is about the same as yours, but I'm 37. When I decided in early May that I was going to do this. I was almost on the fence. I could deal with the pain and was doing ok with low impact exercises like cycling and the elliptical. Today, I'm not in excruciating pain, but I am really limited in what I can do. Two miles was my walking limit a few days ago, yesterday I stopped at one (up until mid-april, I was running 25-30 miles a week). I've been aqua jogging and I'm going to try to keep it up as best I can, but we'll see how much I can continue to tolerate. The pain is worse in the days following, not actually during the activity. It's hard to overdue it, I'm not used to the threshold being so low. All that's to say, I hope your surgery went well and that you have a smooth recovery! I'm right behind you -- surgery in just a few weeks (and I need the other one done, too!).
@@carolpope5304 Hi Carol-the surgery went well, no problems. Recovery is the tough part. It's been one week and my hip certainly feels better and get around ok with a walker, about ready to move to using a cane. Sleeping is the most difficult part. I moved off the percocets on day 4, just taking aleve, tylenol and 2 aspirin to prevent clotting. My wife has been an angel taking care of me. Good luck to you.
Because I live alone I went from 4 days in the hospital to a skilled nursing inpatient facility for 3 weeks. The physical therapy was oriented to the skills needed to be at home alone. Once home I had home health for a month which was mostly physical and ocupational therapy. My hemi arthroscopy was due to a fractured femoral head. It's been 5 months. I have a lot of function but also a lot I can't do. Last night I required the fire department to get me out of my bath tub. I had a lot of pain (not in the joint but the surrounding muscles and tendons)during the week, which is rare. I have had little pain. My body simply would not let me get into the position to get up and out. I would really like to see you do a video on the impact that a fracture has on surgery, recovery and its addition to possible compllications such as more bleeding and therefore anemia, additional injury to tissues that don't show on xrays, which I've just learned I have, increased hypoxia after surgery etc. There's very little info available. Everything addresses arthritis and elective surgery.
@@TalkingWithDocs Thank you, I will look forward to seeing it. I would like to see addressed the effect mentally as well. Life is totally and suddenly, unexpectedly disrupted. There is no to little input from the patient and no control and choice or even info on the various options. No prior knowledge and no knowing what to expect.
@@susanhawkes2519 It's now 8 1/2 months since my fracture and surgery. I have all my pre fall function, though not yet the same form. I'm overjoyed to be putting on my socks as well, I hike up local mountains, and mow my grasses. I do still appreciate the bath chair as that is simply safer. I thank you for your good wishes. I also, as a retired psychologist, am designing a research study of the difference for the non elective patient from the elective one.
Pain before was so much worse than after! I woke with zero, 1/10 pain. Discharged next morning. I wasn’t seen by PT before leaving but they were at my home on day 1. My husband is THE BEST caregiver! The only physical thing I needed help with for a few weeks was lifting my leg onto bed. He helped at first, then I used a leg lifter PT gave me. The sock pull worked great too. Bad for me, however, I got an infection. It was superficial but very bad and weeks later I’m still having pain. I had anterior approach, I’m 65, 5’4” 200lbs.
@@TalkingWithDocs got a pretty bad infection with TONS of pus I pushed out from the enormous black/gray blob on the suture. They didn’t test. But said it was only superficial. 2 rounds of oral antibiotics cleared it, but still hurts 3 weeks later. They wouldn’t test synovial fluid because of that danger. ? The other leg was poorly done by a sicko doc & I had to have two complete revisions. 1st doc didn’t suture properly for 1 thing. I was septic, very sick. He denied antibiotics until I called my husband to come in, got another doc who wasn’t dr mengle!
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 I am from the UK. I have been compelled to re-visit your pages for help and guidance . I have just had my second hip replacement surgery I am 8 days in. OMG THE PAIN. I am on Co-Codomol, Gabapentin, and some Morphine. Only a bit of Morphine. How I am going to get through this I don’t know. But I will. I am determined. I am on crutches now and moving around. Its v v painful but still glad I’ve had it done. I could barely walk before. Thank for all your posts, they help keep me to get through x 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I had a hip replacement 10 years ago ,and it was agony. Sounds like things have improved quite a bit since then. I'm headed for the other one - still scared - but it sounds less scary than last time.
I live in Germany, am 6 3 and pretty good health, but my surgeon laughed when I told him that THR is done as an outpatient or one night procedure in the US. He wouldn't even consider release for at least a week. I spent eight nights in hospital, mostly bored to death, but grateful for the extra care. Tomorrow will be two weeks since the surgery, no cement lateral, and getting staples out at the end of this week. My spouse has been invaluable in helping at home. Doing physio for the next two weeks, then three weeks daily ambulant rehab. It's hard and it hurts, but being prepared with some prehab exercises and gadgets to help with getting in and out of bed, picking stuff up, etc. are essential! But sleeping on my back super sucks!
I had my right hip replaced back on 31 May 2022 at my local V.A. Hospital. I agree with these Doctors, the first week was the most difficult. Thankfully my wife was my caretaker for my entire recovery. Keep in mind we are both 61 years old. I'm at my 4-month post-surgery event and doing great! I've gained a few pounds, but plan on implementing a diet and exercise program very soon.
@@TalkingWithDocs "Thank You" to both of you Doctors! I have a new respect for Orthopedic Surgeons. This hip replacement has changed my life! Thank you all for what you do! You truly do change lives for the better through your efforts and skills!
I just had my right THR five days ago and am staying at my sister’s home to have her help. Yes, you are right, Docs-this is rough! Everything is difficult and there is no way I could have done this alone. I stayed in hospital overnight and am SO glad I did!! No way could I have done same-day! I could barely walk from the bed to the chair with two nurses helping me. I am amazed that some people have far better times post-op than I did, but we are all different. Could you please talk about blood clots and how to prevent them after surgery? I have a challenge in that I have colitis and should not be taking NSAIDs, and I have to because of the risk of blood clots. So, I am messing up my gut now. Ugh. It is messing with my head, on top of doing this recovery. Thanks for all your help! You have been part of my prep up to surgery and after.
Hi Joanne. Hang in there as you are through the hardest part. Often we will use Xarelto to help reduce the risk of blood clots. Staying mobile. Some people wear compression stockings. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Good video docs hopefully I won't need one of these lol . But with my luck I'am holding my breath & crossing my fingers & not stepping on any cracks in the side walk . You all have a great weekend .
My femur fractured during the hip replacement and I woke up in an ambulance. It was scary but I am home now and doing great! It's about 5 days post op and I am getting stronger every day. The nerve blocks are wearing off and the new pains are interesting:) I am ready to wean off the pain pills, I don't like being loopy. I am looking forward to PT coming today!
4 days after left THR and thank you for the videos. Pain was/is not an issue compared to what I had before surgery. I am off all pain meds. The only pain I have is the incision if I accidentally stretch the leg too much. Walking great, although I am alone so I still use the walker for stability/safety factor. My biggest issue is feeding myself. It is very difficult to prepare, heat, and clean up the food.
I had my first hips 13 weeks ago and the second one 3 weeks ago. Pain was different to before op. Managed by meds and still on them and reducing down. Got used ro being on back to sleep but sooo miss my side sleeping. Luckily my partner has worked from home in both ops. So he was my runaround 😊 so pleased Ive got both done and getting back to some normality..love your videos by the way. Great info
Hello All 🇬🇧💕💖 just a quick update. Had 50 staples removed today. Wound good, clean and no issues at the moment. I won’t lie, it’s quite sore but just getting through it. Down to using one crutch now, still a bit un-confident but determined to get better. I am just over two weeks in now and I have to say to where I was two weeks ago to where I am now, is night and day. I have been very lucky, my husband and mum have been amazing. I don’t see my consultant till mid April and been told I’m expected to walk in un-aided, which I will do. Ps: you are right about sleep. It’s very difficult 😐. But thanks docs I still recap with your videos to see if I’m on track. It’s great to have you there. x 🇬🇧🤩
Comment on a previous topic, topical analgesics. Using a topical analgesic causes the muscular pain to return. Where as if I don’t use it, there will be very little pain. I will use the topicals to “cheat” during exercises, but not often.
I had a hip replaced in August of 2024. Much of this advice is true but in my experience, it isn't complete enough.
Stairs: They touched on going up and down stairs. They should show a short video showing how to do it. Step UP with the strong leg, step DOWN with the operated on leg.
Sleep: They said that sleep positions would be difficult. Of course it is. You're in pain, especially the first few days. It doesn't have to be super difficult. I was prescribed oxycodone wgich I took at night shortly before prepping for bed. I slept on my side, the opposite of the surgery hip. I used a pillow between my knees to keep things aligned in a comfortable position.
Helpful equipment: A walker (and later a cane) makes moving around the house easier. A grabbing tool and long shoe horn are a must. A comfy chair with arms to relax in and a dining chair with arms make it easier to get in and out of them. An extra pillow or two to put under your knee when laying down or reclining make things more comfy.
Getting in and out of bed: I found that instead of trying to put one leg down then the other, it was so much easier to keep that knee pillow between my knees and, lying on my back, rotating to a position where I can just sit up on the edge of the bed was soooo much easier and less painful.
Showers: Yes, you can shower. Modern bandages are much more water proof than in the past. I had an aquaxel bandage which is about as waterproof as you can get. I got a small bench to use in the shower and a hand held sprayer which worked great. I also used a soft brush to wash between my toes (like used for cleaning cups and mugs). The foam things they give you really aren't up to the task.
Shoes: Slip on, soft warm shoes that you can put on with the grabber tool you get are essential. Foot wear that you can use without socks is best. You'll most likely need help putting on socks if you need them. Don't go barefoot. It is so easy to bump your toes on a corner of a wall or furniture and reaching down to deal with a foot injury is impossible.
Putting on undies/pants: Use the grabber tool to help do it. 1-hold the garment by the waist on the side opposite the leg you had surgery on. 2-let the garment touch the floor. 3-put your foot in the garment and start into the leg of the garment (surgery leg). 4-use the grabber tool to pull that side up to your shin high enough to reach it, then put the other leg in and pull it up.
Things you should NOT do: 1-reach up high. It's really easy to lose your balance. 3-carry hot things like hot drinks or plates of food. 3-reach down to the floor for anything. Use a grabber tool or ask for help. 4-do anything the doctor tells you not to do. Your bones are stitching to the new parts. You only get one shot to heal them properly. Let your body do that work without excess strain.
You absolutely SHOULD do all the exercises you are prescribed to do. Chances are if you had surgery you needed it and your muscles have been weakened for a while before hand. If you try to do too much, you can hurt yourself but it also works the other way. If you don't do enough, you might have a much longer recovery. In fact, if at all possible, do some of these exercises as much as you can before surgery.
Ice: Ice and heat rotated on the hip and thigh will help the pain a LOT. 14 minutes cold, 15 hot, 30 normal each hour as you need it. Temperature therapy is essential to help keep inflammation and swelling down and keeps the pain from getting out of hand.
Last, give yourself pain meds BEFORE you feel severe pain. Stay ahead of it. If you don't it can take hours to get it under control. And give yourself a little slack. This is a major operation. It's going to take time to recover fully. Don't be discouraged if it feels like you're sliding backward. You're not. Do what the Dr. says. You're going to be OK.
Thank you.
I had a total replacement in 2016, i was able to do fine without much help. No stairs, and I pulled up my area rugs, stocked up on easy to prepare foods. I found that the pain relief issue was a non issue. I had so much pain relief from the surgery, it was night and day, i went from feeling like my hip was full of shards of glass to some moderate soreness, easily handled with OTC pain meds. As far as showering goes, I used adult hygene wipes and a wash cloth because my bathroom does not have a walk in shower or an ADA compliant tub, so I decided not to risk it.
Overall, I had a very good recovery and so much relief from pain. 8 years later, im getting ready to get the other hip done. I am so grateful to the team who took care of me, thanks Singing River hospital!
I'VE been talking about shards of glass feeling for YEARS 😮!! Facing hip surgery at 67. This year alone I had foot surgery, fell the next day and broke 3 bones (they were removed!). Yikes, I'd like to be pain free😂❤!!
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I live alone and had no problem at all without anyone else there to help after my THR. I was also very lucky as I had almost no pain at all. I took one pain pill shortly after surgery to head off any pain, but never needed to take another one.
Same here...
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You inspire me 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for all your informative videos. I just happened to view this one this morning. I am an OR, RN & I'm in week one post THR. It is exactly as you describe. I am at home with some help. The pain, sleep and all issues are more difficult than I expected. Thank you for all the encouragement. Keep up the excellent work. God bless. Mary
10 days out from my THR. I’ve watched every one of your videos on hips. I’m a lot more comfortable than I would have been. Thank you for helping so many people!
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@@TalkingWithDocs can you guys do a video on trochanteric valgus osteotomys for broken femoral neck nonunion. I was in a accident broke my hip the did this surgery but there isn’t much info on the subject and it’s all in a bad format. I’m 26 broke it over a year ago. Not very happy with the outcome of surgery since I see young ppl with THA doing great. Better than I am for sure. I think this is a great topic to cover. I would have rather had a replacement and lived my best years with a better range of motion and walking and better hip thrusts for my sex life 😂
If you’re nervous about having your hip/hips replaced…DONT BE. Recovery was simple. Keep the incision dry and clean. My pain level arriving pre op was a 9.5. Pain level post op was a one. Had them both done 5 weeks apart. Not much worse than getting your teeth cleaned. It’s been 7 years, mine were done posteriorly.
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May I ask: age, height, weight, m/f? thanks!
Re: Getting your teeth cleaned, that's what I said about having cataract surgery! Except it was far more comfortable than teeth-cleaning. ;^)
Speak for yourself. I'm 30 years old 180lbs male.. in on day 5 and still in crazy amount of pain with oxycodone.. day 2 was horrible and stayed up over 24 hours moaning and in excruciating pain..
4 days after my total hip replacement. Was sent home the next day and had zero help plus I have a dog to care for and stairs. Taking the absolute minimum of pain relief once a day and it's ok. Sleep not bad at all compared to before my op, I suffered for ages and was in a bad state. It is doable and these are great videos. I watched them before and they make the most sense. Thanks for producing them!
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Wow awesome I am alone to may I ask how did you prepare your meals and walk with a Walker? I am planning mine getting things I will need etc! Just nervous I live alone! You use a raised toilet seat? I appreciate your help. My surgery is Jan 16. Thank you . I am only staying overnight 🥹
Similar story with me. Had replacement on 11/17/22. By day 3 the nerves in my thigh were zapping me with pain like a cattle prod. It also ran down and under my knee cap. Had to keep an ice pack on my thigh 24/7 (buffered by my sweat pants) keeping it cold was the only way to lighten to stabbing feeling. Sent my daughter home after day 2, she was driving me nuts and I just wanted my space to heal my way. I have a 2-story home so had a walker on each floor and a cane to navigate the stairs. I fashioned a box style reusable grocery “bag” on the front of the walker that proved very useful. Have Walmart+ so free grocery delivery and my pharmacy delivers. On day 4 I was working full time from my home office, so I was fully self sufficient unless I needed a ride to Dr.
The pain lasted longer than I expected but at 6 weeks I was back in the office with just a cane for protective balance. Was walking unaided by that Friday.
I’ve finally hit the sweet spot, no pain or inflammation and keep teasing my office that I’m going to be “Lord of the dance” by Valentine’s Day.
I finally feel what others had told me about their experience, that it’s a wonderful life changer. And they’re right. I no longer walk like Frankenstein, or have to lift my leg up with my hands to get it in my car, can actually put a sock on that foot again and can put on my pants without having to sit down!! I’ve got a visit planned for March to go see my parents since it’s been too long since I could travel .
💯worth it!
@@boiseboz2946 I had to resort to turning with my back facing the car and lifting my leg backwards to get in the car. Even after my cortisone shots, I would forget that I could lift my knee and get in the regular way, until the shot wore off after six weeks. It'll be nice to get in my car the regular way for good.
I'm five days past my posterior right hip THR. I had put it off for a few years hoping it wouldn't get worse but it did. I had a steroid injection which relieved some of the pain but only lasted about two months. So after making the decision and arranging the surgery the big day came. I am 65 years old, a former runner and in pretty good physical shape 5'9" and 162 pounds. Your recovery depends a GREAT deal on your condition going in. If you are way overweight it's going to be a much bigger issue.
I went home the same day. Surgery at 7:00am and home by 3:00pm. Had a walker. Slept pretty good the first night as you still have some anesthesia in you. So I was hoping the next few days wouldn't be too bad. To my amazement...I had no real pain the next day or up till now. The first day I took some pain meds but the next only Tylenol. I was shocked at how little pain there was to be honest. Yes....sleeping was a bit uncomfortable but I had no problem getting out of bed myself which you will do a lot as you have a lot of extra fluids in you. (I gained 8 pounds overnight). Physical therapy started the very next day (in home). By day three I had a cane and by day 4 didn't really even need it. Yes...the sutures were sensitive spot but overall I was amazed! Little constipated for three days but that passed with some laxative.
So overall a TOTALLY positive experience for me. But everyone is different. When I was recovering the guy next to me who had a THR was telling the nurse his pain level was an 8....very high. he was older though and heavyset. No way was he bouncing out of bed the next day. So my advice would be to get a good surgeon at a good place and try to exercise as much as possible BEFORE if you can. The better you go in the easier you come out.
No regrets best of luck!
Was the constipation from the pain meds? Can that happen with just taking pain meds for one day?
@@CarlaQuattlebaum It was from the pain meds, a known issue with Oxycodone. Also made me nauseous. There are substitutes that I would use IF I have to do my other. I'm three weeks today and feel very good. Walking a mile or more every day. Working very hard on rehab.
@@ViperJon Thats great John.....I'm 1 week out today and being in shape going in made a big difference. Good luck on your journey.
@@michaelherlihy9349 Good luck sir!. I am 5-1/2 weeks in now, just had my first followup with the surgeon and all looks good. They do an XRay again to make sure all the parts are where they should be...lol.....been walking two miles early every morning and have NO pain in the area or the leg. It is so wonderful to have the quality of life back I had for so many years till the hip went south. My left hip is not far behind but I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I look at it as 3 weeks of semi discomfort and then you're on your way back to being whole again.
I’m now on day four postoperative from a very complicated surgery. Combining Coxa Vara and dysplasia made a normal operation of 90 minutes just over three hours. My surgeon said this was a particularly difficult procedure and she shared some images of the collapsed femoral head with me. She has performed thousands of these procedures and teaches the challenges of Coxa Vara. I am super pleased today. Even walked out to get the mail. Watching your vids gave me some confidence that I could choose the right surgeon with thee advice of my PCP. Thank you both for your educational content. Nothing beats being an informed patient.
First off, prayers for Dr. Z's family member and a great recovery!☺️ With hip replacement think...fall risks!! Pick up scatter rugs, stowe your dogs and cats with family for a week or two, check to see if if you have railings on both sides of your stairs, buy a grabber/pick up to reach for things, have a comfy chair with arms to push yourself up. If you can, have a handicap toilet installed and safety rails put into the tub/shower, buy a rubber tub mat for stability and help with slipping. It is all about safety! Listen to you Surgeon and the PT people. Goggle does not have their experience!☺️ You will see the light at the end of the tunnel sooner than you think.
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I received my new hip at HSS in Manhattan yesterday afternoon and was cleared by P/T this morning. I'll be discharged in a couple of hours. I have been following your channel for about the past six months. THANK YOU. The information you have provided has helped me prepare both mentally and physically for the procedure - mostly the former. I genuinely value the information and guidance! Thanks again.
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My husband is scheduled at HSS in NYC in January. These videos are just the best. We are both nervous but looking forward to a new life for him
I just came across this video. I am scheduled for THR in 3 days. I’m at the point where the pain…I’ve been feeling has gotten much worse😢. September 2022, I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my lower back and right hip…hearing the doctor mentioned, I’m a candidate for hip replacement. I looked at him and said, I’m not doing that. Well, I wasn’t expecting to be in this horrible pain 😢. After having my assessment last October, I was told, that nothing can be done until the New Year. Although, I’m a young looking 66…I’m still working, and not looking for be slowing down anytime soon. Well, until now that is 😢. Finally got a surgery date for March 27. Of course, I took it…while telling myself. This is going to get a whole lot worse. A week later…I got a call from the surgeons office giving me a new date for February 27th…of course, I was very happy to take that date. I am not kidding here…24 hours later…got another call advising me of another date that a bloke was not fit to take the surgery. When I asked what date??? That’s when I heard… January the 10th. I said… I’ll take it. A few days after that…I was told January the 9th. I’m a tad bit worried. But, I know, I’m going to get through this. Loved reading all the comments out here. Thank you for sharing your stories out here😊.
How did everything work out? How are you doing now?
@@Lazystu376: Oh, thank you for asking. Well, I had the surgery January 9th, which went well. It’s been 9 weeks… The one thing I have notice is my (right side, which has the hip replacement) is a tad bit longer than my left side… I’m still healing, and hoping 🙏🏽 things will even out. If I’m still like this in 6 months…I guess I’ll be needing orthotics. I’m just slightly off… Wish me luck 🍀 As for all that pain I was dealing with…that’s all gone now🤗.
I'm 30 years old and I've had my total hip replacement in 2020 (custom made hip). I couldn't stand on my leg for 6 weeks. I also had a nasty infection so 2 months after the initial replacement, they had to go in again and replace all the compartments and put antibiotic inside. 6 months on Doxycyline and Rifampicin and it cleared out nicely. However, the surgery was the best thing I could do for my health. 2 years later and the hip is amazing! It has changed my life. I'm still closely monitored by my surgeons because there is a chance that the infection can come back, but I don't think about it too much. Apart from that, the recovery and physio (rehabilitation) was straight forward and easy. I'd definitely do it again.
I was given a special toilet seat (you put it on the normal toilet, it's just a bit higher so easy to sit down on), I've been given a special tool that helps to put socks on too. First few days were tough because it just feels weird and "heavy" and you have to learn how to walk and use the stairs, but once you learn that, it gets easier and easier. Also turning on your sides in bed takes time so you have to be patient. It took me 5 months before I was brave enough to try to sleep on my stomach. Now, you toss and turn naturally, like nothing happened. I'm still cautious about sudden turns and twists of my body etc.
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I’m 6 months out now and very happy I did it. I had no problems with stairs. I slept on my recliner. Thank goodness for my daughter and husband. They were there for me. Very little pain.
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I live in a second floor apartment. Fourteen steps to get up to my door. With the right hip pain now, I just take each step with the left leg and let the right foot just land on the step. Not bending the right knee when taking stairs now, before surgery, so I'll be used to not doing that after surgery.
Yes - very true. My wife had her right hip replaced in late 2014, and now is due to have the left one replaced (likely this year). The first week is really the biggest challenge in all the recovery because that's when everything is "new" and the most difficult. One additional thing that I can really recommend is think about pathways in your home - how wide are they? Are their carpets or things in the way? There needs to be open paths wide enough for a walker to get through and turn. Another good thing to think about beforehand is common item placement; getting things you frequently need and putting them in a location that is open and easy to get to, and doesn't involved having bend down or climb up on anything to get. After the first week, there starts to be more of a grove to things and it gets a bit easier. After the first _month_, that was a much bigger difference as you can move from a fixed-leg walker to a wheeled one and start getting way more mobility back. One thing I would really stress though from having watched my wife's experience - DO THE PHYSIO! It may seem repetitive, painful and horrible, but it absolutely works to get mobility and muscle strength back.
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@@TalkingWithDocs No problem! I think this is a good idea to share with people ideas and insights on medical stuff that they might otherwise not have thought of. :)
I love these two doctors, and have watched many of their videos. They did make me feel a lot better going into my hip replacement. That being said, I have to say, I had some pretty decent pain the first three days. My thigh felt like it got run over by a Humvee and I had a lot of trouble sitting in a chair or getting in and out of bed. Even on day four (today), my thigh is tight like a bowstring and I wish someone had told me about the swelling down to the ankles (which is reducing). Their advice about stairs and having someone to help you is spot on. Every day gets better. Follow the directions on movements to avoid. Do your exercises!
Day 3 here I have pain but each day can do a little more I’m used to pain from the bad hip…. I don’t get these superhero’s who say they had no pain day 2 I’m hoping after 7 days I’m a Superman too lol
@@GenPatriotXYou’re going to feel so good. I’m more than a year out and can’t believe I lived so long with terrible hip pain. Good luck to you!
Had right hip done yesterday, and was up walking today. Wanted to thank you both for demystifying the process. It's much easier to approach a surgery well informed. 👍
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lucky, i had it day before yesterday and i am in excruciating pain.
Mine is in the morning I’ve started having some fear. My doctor does his cut on the side
How long before you walked normal? I'm 35 just had my right done 5 days ago
I had a total hip arthroplasty in 2020, literally a couple of weeks before the entire country shut down due to Covid. I went home the same day, I had virtually zero postoperative pain. I literally was outside the very next day feeding the horses, albeit at with a walker, extremely careful and not bending over or picking up more 10 lb of hay at a time. I have several friends who have also had total hips with equally uncomplicated postoperative courses. I truly believe the techniques they are using today are fabulous and that a person can go from being in hideous pain prior to surgery to zero pain from the minute they wake up in the recovery room. My surgeon prescribed a few oxycontin for breakthrough pain, I never touched them and I only took a couple of Norco the first 36 hours more as prophylaxis than due to actual pain. This was the only major surgery I've ever had and I felt that it was a piece of cake. In spite of a fairly long incision, probably 8 inches or so, I had no incisional pain. I am an avid side sleeper and I slept on the operated side the first night with no problem. Thank you, doctors, for all your great videos!
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pchaynes. You sound like a superman (or woman)!😅
I don’t think so! I had it 10 days ago do no way
@@Barbie-rd2mi Everyone is different.
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Thank you for the comments I’m trying to get prepared for my hip replacement which is March 29, 2024. My sister told me not to do it because her father-in-law had it done and he was in a lot of pain after for years. But I am not listening to her. I’m going to go in with a positive attitude and pray for the best. I will keep you posted. Thank you Doc and all the viewers.
I Had IT Done IT was very easy recovery. Dont be afraid. Plus I Had dysplasia.
You're just *1 day away* now. *Good luck,* although *everything* I've read indicates you *won't* need it. Hope it goes fast & your recovery is a *smooth* one.
I have bone spurs all around my left hip joint, due to a dislocation injury 42 years ago, as a teen. Have been limping for 3+ years now & the pain has gotten *Sooo Bad.* I'm *praying* the insurance co. & docs clear me for this procedure ASAP so I can at least buy groceries in 1 trip again. I can only be on my feet for maybe 20-30 min. *tops,* then I have to hop on my right foot, lol.
Just completed 8 weeks of PT b/c insurance co. *required* it. My wonderful PT guy told me on day 1 that THR was the typically the best fix for my problem.
I've done my PT exercises daily but see *no* major improvement yet. Seeing my new ortho doc for the 1st time next week. I sincerely *hope* you & I are *both* up & *dancing again soon!* 😀
Again, *very best wishes* to you for a Quick, Easy & *pain-free* recovery!
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I had my right hip replaced in late September. They had me up and walking in the recovery room. I did walk about 20’ or so. Only thing was they had to make sure I could urinate prior to my release. Once that was done they sent me home that day. Afterwards my hip was a little stiff with some pain and thanks for pain meds for a few days. I wasn’t to flexible to get dressed like putting on pants and socks for about a week. Physical therapy helped tremendously. Now 3 + months feels like it never happened.
Thank you for the information in your videos. In the 21st century a Total Hip Replacement should only be performed using the Direct Anterior Approach. The anterior approach is more technically demanding for the surgeon, which is why many surgeons have not yet switched to this approach. This approach is considered a minimally invasive surgery to replace the damaged hip while avoiding nearby muscles and tendons. This approach causes less pain and results in a quicker recovery. There are generally no hip precautions necessary after the direct anterior approach, so motion is not restricted. Patients can return to work when they feel comfortable. This typically takes about 2 weeks. As a 75 year old male and an engineer in the power industry, the surgery was performed as an outpatient and I was home that evening on January 9, 2024. Used a walker for the first two days and then a cane for the following two weeks mostly for protection from falling and to relearn how to walk without a limp. Was active and back to work the following week and playing pickleball at 8 weeks. Was cleared from physical therapy after 4 sessions. Was already doing the exercises and riding my stationary bicycle before the sessions with the physical therapist. My biggest recommendation is to do at least 2 or 3 times a day the associated physical therapy exercises for several weeks prior to the surgery and for at least 8 weeks post surgery or in my case until I got back to my normal fitness activities. The ankle pump exercise should be performed even more frequently. I still do them frequently while standing throughout the day. Also ice pack pads will be your post surgery friend; they should be used frequently on the area of the incision for the first 2 weeks after surgery. In addition you should get a sock aid for putting on your sock (I used it for a year prior to surgery due to range of motion loss. It’s so nice now to put on my socks without it.) and a Grabber Reacher tool is helpful if you have no one around to assist you. Learned that sleeping with an elongated pillow between my legs made positioning much more comfortable. Pre-surgery pain was much worse than any post-surgery pain. Post surgery discomfort was very minimal, more of a pressure and muscle tightness.
I think there is a big difference between the anterior and posterior methods, the latter is much more debilitating requiring more care and recuperation . I had the anterior approach, surgery at 7:30 am on a Monday (I signed up for a Tylenol trial to reduce the use of stronger pain meds) and was walking around the hospital at noon including some small test stairs. I spent the night because of the Tylenol trial (otherwise I was told I would have gone home the same day), the hospital gave me a cane although I really did not use it for support, my friend picked me and took me home to my 3-story townhouse. I live by myself and was able to navigate all floors OK (put the cane in the closet), Wednesday morning was the worse since all the pain meds had worn off, over the next couple of days the swelling was not going down as quickly as expected, switched to Ibuprofen and the swelling went down by the following day. I was back at work (office) the following Monday and able to drive my car. The anterior approach did not have any restrictions with regards to sitting and sleeping,. Before the operation I kept my weight down and exercised quite a bit including a lot of treadmill time. After the operation did physical therapy and about 1 hour of treadmill every day and cycling. The end result was a hip with full mobility and no pain, it's now 7 years later and still zero problems with the hip, I hike 2-3 time a week for 3-6 miles carrying a light backpack with no ill effects due to the hip, also have done 50 mile bike rides during that time, just turned 66 years old in December.
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Hello sir I also got THR surgery now already three weeks still I can't walk alone without my walker and I feel stiffness on the surgery part
Can you sprint and run hard like before surgery?
@@maritesguevara4705 today was 3wks since my surgery I finally was able to walk 3 OR 4 Steps without a cane or walker. I have to wean myself off them after 3 yrs. Take your time and I will try to do likewise.❤
I'm so thankful for your details. Facing hip surgery at 67. This year alone I had foot surgery, fell the next day and broke 3 bones (they were removed!). Yikes, I'd like to be pain free😂❤!!
I wanted to thank you two gentleman for your words. I was really getting worried about having surgery but you helped me a lot.
After a car knocked me off my bicycle which resulted in a fractured pelvis, fractured acetabulum & fractured clavicle, the recovery process has been life changing for sure. Post surgery has left me with a drop foot. Surgeons have told me that they have done the best they could to repair my fractures and will most likely have to have a hip replacement due to the serous membrane being compromised and possible arthritis. After what I have endured hip replacement sounds like a piece of cake. Thanks for sharing your video
The new intro is very professional. Hip replacement is different for everyone, like anything. I am four months post op and I still have balance issues. I had the first one done in January 2021, second November 2021. It took me a full year for me to feel okay on the right. Slow,steady, patience will get you sleeping and walking, eventually it comes.
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Hi I am from the UK 🇬🇧 . I have to have a THR which will be in early 2023. Things are different here with 7 million people waiting for different Ops post Covid. Thank you for all your videos they are brilliant and really informative. I have also spoken to a couple of people who have been through it, but have decided that I will just get on with my own experience as everyone is different I think. I am not scared of pain and just want it over with so I can begin my recovery. I am really positive and it will be great to get rid of the pain I am in now. Thanks again for all your chats they have really helped.😃
Very welcome Tracey in 🇬🇧. We are very similar in Canada with king backlogs for elective procedures. Best of luck in the new year! Thanks for watching and subscribing
I am also awaiting for my hipreplacement in Jan 2023... I wish you a speedy recovery..🇿🇦
Had right THR 11 weeks ago and left THR 7 days ago. Right hip is perfect and left hip is doing very well. Both posterior. Always do your research and pick the sergeon with the most experience and best reviews. Life is good 👍
Rip replacement drive thru..yall have me dying of laughter on that one! I just had my hip replaced a week ago, and your videos helped me alot before and now after. I truly appreciate you both taking the time to make this, thanks for the laughs along the way. Recovery for me has been hard, high dose meds that make the docs nervous, but I am doing great now, and continue to heal and improve. I will say I'd rather have 6 more kids before I ever do this again..the pain for this for me was off the charts.
Same here. 5 days post op.
Thank you for this. I have been on the path to THR for about 9 years. Time is near as I am nearing 60 and daily activities are affected by my current situation. This really reassures me going in.
like probably most people, I put off the hip replacement surgery until the constant pain was getting intolerable so the post op. pain in comparison was much easier to deal with and it got a little better everyday, unlike the pre op. pain which kept getting worse.
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I'm still in that "intolerable pain" part. I want to keep my part time job for awhile, and will have to give it up before surgery, so I'm still hanging on....
That's it. At least you know the pain after surgery should decrease and disappear. Give you something to look forward to. Not so with the pain before surgery.
I just had my right hip replaced. Was given a prescription for some kind of narcotic. Never took one. Tylenol extra strength was good enough for me and no more anti inflammatory meds. Had some swelling and ice and elevation helped that. Great channel
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Just wanted to reach out and give a huge thanx to you two! Had my THR Nov.14/22. I have watched many of your videos, and all your hip replacement videos. I was so relaxed and confident going into the procedure. My age is 67, and I have never been in hospital except for tests. 1 week latter, I feel great! still a little surgery discomfort but certainly no pain!!!! Thank you gentlemen for your humor and insight. THR was done at RVH Barrie! Great hospital.
That is awesome john. We know a lot of the surgeons at RVH! Continued success during your recovery. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hello Docs, I am from Ireland & I am going into hospital tomorrow morning for a THR . Your videos have been very helpful to me but I’m a nervous person & I feel frightened of what is going to happen from tomorrow on. I’m 78 years young & I have always been very active and outgoing all my life. Please give me words of encouragement. Thank you so much for sharing your videos.
Margaret you are going to be amazing. Best of luck with your THR and recovery!!! Thanks for watching and subscribing
I have had both knees, and hips done. Right hip 10 days ago. I had no help and no problems. I did laundry when I got home. I sat in my recliner with a nice cold ice pack. I would get up, and change laundry loads. I walked up and down the halls of my apt complex a few times a day. I did not need pain pills after 4 days. I take anti-7:04 inflamatorys Tylenol and a booster. My sleep patterns are all messed up. But I get up and do.
Amazing congrats!
I had THR on the left and the a THR on the right a year later. I found the recovery and moving easy. I think the most painful thing was the incision. Thank you for all of your information.
I had THR in '06 and '07 due to AVN. Both were a breeze, thanks to a very skilled surgeon. I had to walk on crutches for 6 wks because my replacements were not cemented in place. Only 51 yrs with the 1st one. Love your channel. Keep up the good works docs!!!
Thanks so much Donna. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I'm so worried about thr I have bilateral avn in both my hips. The pain is getting un real confined to a cane b4 the cane I fell more times cause the pain came outta no where and down I went. My right is worse than my left atm. I've been outta work almost a month and I see the surgeon on Tuesday morning I'm pushing surgery hard I'm done relaxing and the nsaids and stuff even the pain meds and lidocaine aren't helping anymore. I'm so sorry for the rant figure you'd know what I'm talking about lol. I'm 41
@@Notyouraveragewhiteguy I do appreciate what pain you have. Hang in there it does get better with the replacements.
My wife had total hip replacement 3 weeks ago. In past 2 days shes been able to move more, but after about 11 days her knee on surgery leg pain was so bad she could not put pressure on it. Once that knee pain went away, shes been slowly getting better. In past couple days can move around better.
Glad to hear that!
36 hours out from anterior THR. PAIN, swelling, lack of strength in my hip flexor thigh muscles. Low appetite, constipation, and fatigue are intense. So far it has been miserable. I’m told things improve quickly. I sincerely hope that is the case. It’s been brutal so far. 😩😫😥
Update: it’s a year later and I feel like a million bucks. If you’re on the fence about getting it done, and your doctor is recommending it, I say go for it! My only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner.
Similar to my experience.
@@barbraluce5706 hope your recovery improves. I’m almost 8 months out now and am doing very well. It took a couple weeks to walk around the block with a cane, but now I can do things I haven’t been able to do for years. You will not regret your procedure in a couple weeks. I promise!
Same here. Did you recover well overall?
@@sandramae1772 Thanks for asking. The answer is a resounding YES! After about 2 weeks i started to feel better, an better. I was able to get around with just acane, and after about 6 weeks I didn't need that anymore. The first 5-12 days are the worst of it, but it rapidly improved after that. Now I walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes a day, and can do the Stairmaster for 30 minutes as well. I was instructed to not run anymore for exercise. Dr. said that would likely lower the new hip's lifespan. I'm 53 now, and have my fingers crossed it lasts the rest of my life. All the best to you if you are going down this road as well.
@@barbraluce5706 hope you are feeling better. After the first 10-14 days I started improving quickly. It takes some time, but if you go slow, and listen to your DR., your PT, and your body, you should be just fine. The end result is totally worth the difficult recovery.
Thank you, THR in 78 hours from now. This video has helped me prepare! Looking forward to getting rid of constant pain!
You got this!
I could not come home until day 3… i was grateful. I am at the 4 month date.. i just went back to work part time. My first week home was awful!!!! If it were not for my son I couldn’t have done it… how do you play down the psin!!!???? Omg i had Necrotic tissue that I believe add it to the surgery. My pain was a 10 and went home with level 8 pain.. jeeeez i am a real person they talk about the shower I could not lift my leg up over the bathtub to get into the shower that was a huge problem. I did the birdbath thing like we used to do in gym class yeah that’s what I did for at least three weeks and then finally I was able to get into the shower. I can’t even keep up with these guys but anyway anybody’s interested I am four months out I am back to work I feel a ton better but still have some pain but it’s mostly gone. I hope you all recover well and thank you for reading my post
Thanks. I have not done well in the first three weeks. Finally on the upswing but still have some pain. Sleeping on my back is also difficult. Had the anterior...cannot imagine what would have happened with the posterior.
Admittedly overweight
Hello All
I am in the UK 🇬🇧. I have just had my THR I’m still in hospital. The surgery was straightforward thank goodness I haven’t slept at all, but don’t feel too bad. This is only day 1. Haven’t been up yet but today is the day. The cut is painful but with good pain management not too bad. I am going to post a blog every couple of days with my progress. You don’t have to read it but it might help/comfort somebody . 🇬🇧☀️🤩
For sure Tracey! Best of luck during your recovery
Hey I just had my THR on right side last week Monday, I’m up and walking slowly with crutches, I’ve been doing well since day one out of surgery, physios assessed…at home now and although I have some help at home it’s still very daunting dealing with the pain and moving around carefully no twisting anything slow methodical movements…there will be a light at the end of my tunnel ☀️🤲🏾✨🙏🏾
@glenpyne3060 Congrats. It’s early days. Take it easy. Take your pain relief. The pain will definitely go. Stay strong and determined. It will all be worth it. 🇬🇧💖
Having my first revision in 31 years. Had mi first at 22 years old. had 5 kids worked as a hair stylist for years and nursing. the hip did its job wonderfully. very nervous since now 53. just had spinal fusion 4 months ago. I hope my body does well. thank you doctors. YOU MAKE THIS A BREEZE!!
Now one month out from Left THR. Great to have found these Videos and Subscribed. Answers many questions Thanks .
Welcome aboard!
2 days away from my hip replacement 🙏🌺🌸🌺🇮🇪☘️🇺🇸🍎❤️🪡🧵😊Can’t wait docs😊I’ve listened to you. My one lesson is “Never fall Again”
You got this!
It's almost a year later... How are doing now, if you don't mind inquiries from a stranger? I hope you're running like a *gazelle* these days! 😊
I'm meeting my orthopedist next week for the 1st time. I'm nervous & just want to get through this experience as *quickly* as possible. *So tired* of this endless painful limping. Hope *your* procedure *&* recovery were *both* a *breeze!*
I wrote the post below . I went to my orthopedist today to get a cortisone shot in my hip and of course - I told him I'm listening to 2 great surgeons on U tube ( I gave you a plug !) and he said what you're saying is absolutely correct ! A day or 2 in the hospital is just amazing to me ( after a 5 day stay 10 years ago) I sounded goofy ,I kept muttering "I'm amazed !" all the way out the door :) LOL *Thank you for all your excellent info !*
You are very welcome ChattyKathy. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I had my first hip replaced 21 years ago at age 48 and my second hip 17 years by orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hugh Cameron, internationally known for his expertise in total joint replacement and revision surgery for arthritis of the hip and knee. Both of my prosthesis were designed by Dr. Cameron and this many years out I have little wear in either. My recovery with my first hip was uneventful, however with my second I developed a pulmonary embolism and pneumonia, risks of which I had been made aware of in pre-op consultations. I fully recovered, have gone on to have TKRs and enjoy great quality of life thanks to those surgeries. Hip replacements are a breeze compared to knee replacements🙂
Nice Gwelda. Dr Cameron was a leader for sure. Thanks for watching and subscribing
🎉I had a total hip replacement in 2022 and your videos provided a wealth of information regarding my recovery.
Thanks for the video Docs!
I'm just back from Lithuania (NordOrthopedics) where I had a THR on my left side. It was the most fantastic experience. I'm now on day 16 since surgery and have been back since day 10. I was walking without crutches on the 3rd day but being careful with my hip positioning and movement. I had PT every day before I left that was tailored to me and honestly feel like I've rolled back two years of my life.
Ibuprofen and blood thinners for the first 12 days and I do still ice every day which I find very beneficial. Daily personal PT is super important as well as getting out and walking, as that's what will work to re-strengthen your muscles.
Great advice and reassurance for my wife who’s having a hip replacement in 3 weeks and also for myself who will be looking after my wife after the operation
Thank you. You touched on everything that has been going through my mind!
One week post op THR- anterior approach. Yes it’s painful, but it’s much less than it was prior to surgery, and the pain is totally manageable. Went home a few hours after surgery, had to go up 8 steps to get into my house. Feeling really good.
Thanks for sharing. You’ve got this!
I’ve had both hips replaced and this is very accurate as to my experience. First one was a year and a half ago, and second one was a week ago. I’m thankful for your videos .. the info given to me by the hospital was really lacking.
Very cool Susan!
You’re videos are so helpful to me. Having a TRHR next week. I am so nervous, but you both have educated me through these wonderful videos and I know what to expect and I’m feeling less anxious. Thank you so much.
Thanks, guys; I got NO advice when I left the hospital, nothing. This was super helpful. Been home three days. Most stuff I just had to figure out.
Home hip repair, I spit out my ☕.. 😆 🤣 you guys are hysterical. The hardest thing in planning is how to let people in your home when recovering and then how to manage companion animals, in and out. They keep you moving, for sure.
The animals definitely keep you moving
Say NO ONE has produced a "Bathroom Toileting post op".....how to safely sanitize your bum...and not break 90° precautions...still trying to figure that out!!!!!
Had a bilateral hip replacement done over 10 years ago. Stryker ceramic. First couple days were rugged, pain meds helped.. PT helped. Walker to crutches to cane to walking without aids. Before too long I was out walking miles once again. No more running but, still walking over 20 miles per week.
If you use pain meds be sure to stock up on a "stool softener". I swear the constipation was almost more painful than the surgery.
Oic , opiod induced constipation, is real and bad.
Nice Knobbies. Thanks for watching and subscribing
It sure can be Tink. Thanks for watching and subscribing
@@tinkwilkinson9446 Even with just a few doses?
After both hip replacements, the pain was at a minimum, it was a new learning curve,
to be aware of all surroundings not to fall.
Lots of exercise and positive attitude, instead of drugs, was my key to recovery.
Great info Docs keep up the great work
Best way to go!
Thanks so much Dave. Glad you are doing well. Thanks for watching and subscribing
For sure Josee. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Dave, can you do most of the things you used to do ? How about a jog or ride a bike.
6 months out of my hip replacement & I’m beyond happy I had it done. But yeah, that first week is rough - a helpmate is crucial … sleep sucks & I probably should not have been as conservative w the pain meds as I was. But hey, will be hiking the Sierras in June - Thanks Docs !
Very nice Shelley. Enjoy the hiking. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Congratulations! I'm going 2.7 yrs. And it will continue improving. Hint: a little less is better than more. All 4 setbacks I had were due to my stupidity. Just plenty walking and stairs in moderation. Be careful of an over enthusiastic physiotherapist: they r dangerous.
@@JessieB980 I was in more pain than I thought I would be initially. I was quite conservative w pain meds because I don’t like them much. Kept to over the counter. But doing it again I would have treated the pain with the prescriptive meds, especially the first week. Would have made things better.
Good luck to you and your well being !
@@shelleydiamond6468 Thanks! We'll see how it goes. I get bad headaches from pain medicine anyway. Like, ax-through-the-skull level bad. So pain medicine isn't an option for me anyway. At least not opiods. But I have a plan b if I need it (🪴🌱🌿😂).
Regarding post op pain, it should be managed from the moment you awaken from surgery till it’s no longer necessary. I’m 3 weeks post op and still on narcotics. AYKM!? No one should ever skimp or try to conserve pain meds after a procedure such as this. It’s highly invasive and brutally done. 🪚 and 🔨 are the tools mostly used during a hip replacement. Don’t let anyone tell you that the procedure is routine. It’s a minimization tactic. Hope you enjoyed your hike.
Had three screws put in my hip November 31. Fell like a tree. Iam 70. Good health. It is now Feb. 9 still very uncomfortable. Had sharp pain for two months. Chiropractor visits have finally helped. Had total knee replacement in other leg two years ago. The hip recovery has completely messed up my knee. Pulled muscles in that leg. What a mess and a lot of pain. Very dissatisfied and disappointed in the hospital therapist and doctor. Have had to figure things out on my own. Just found you.
Thank you for being here to inform people. Many doctors forget this is our first rodeo. He laughed when I was devastated my leg was 1/2 inch shorter and I could not walk. He said I could not be in sharp pain. When I laid in bed in the dead of night wondering who cared, after taking an Oxy and the tears from pain for over a week.
Thank you.😢
Very welcome. Recovery can be very hard and is certainly very variable. Hope it gets better!
You guys are hysterical! I'm having my hip done in September and I feel your videos have really helped. Thank you!
They’re a hoot! Hip replacement house calls? 😅 Cuz they went from a 5-7 day hospitalization to one or none. Next step is home surgeries, logically.
That is awesome Tricia! So glad we can help! Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi Slam. Yes mobile surgical unit in an RV! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Great information and well presented. 2 days until my hip replacement. Thanks for doing all of these videos!
Ok John. You’ve got this! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Afte my first TKR, I was in a PT session. A person with a new hip was in there as well. I mentioned to my therapist that I felt so bad for that “new hip” person. She said, why? You’re the rockstar in this place! Getting a new knee is hands down rougher than getting a new hip! I never knew that 🤔
I need both and until this video I was unaware of the popular opinion the knee is worse for pain. Something to consider.
Agreed Diane. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Yes Rick. Not even close. Knee is way harder. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Thank you for this video. I am nearly 4 weeks post surgery after my total hip replacement. I’m still using a crutch to get about. My old osteoarthritis pain is gone, but my scar area and groin are still painful. I’m hoping it starts improving soon
Yes Sam Jane. Hang in there. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hang in there. Do leg exercises in bed. Just gentle. U just want to get circulation.
That scar and muscle pain seems to linger. It is a major surgery don’t forget. Good Luck.
I had my new hip in December and I’m amazed at the recovery every week is better even 4 months out keep working at your exercises and if you can get in the pool I do some walking swimming and exercises in the pool, hope you’re recovering well
as in so MANY promotional/testimonial UA-cam vid's, they "glossed over" pain...
Geez my robotic Hip Replacement is in 6 weeks in FL. You guys made me feel less stressed already. Thank you 🙏🏻
Great video as usual! You both communicate so well, and you guys present so well together. It’s like you can read each other’s mind, awesome!
Yes Mel it’s like we share one brain! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Day 18: after a hip replacement, the bandages are off. My doctor said I was healing beautifully, he said to lose the cane, which I'm practicing doing. I am walking although one leg is longer, and he says it works out. Tomorrow I begin physical therapy. My leg and foot are swollen, but I'm elevating it and icing the area. This wasn't a bad experience for me, I must thank my partner for being there for me, babe I love you.
Having a THR anterior approach in 2 weeks. Ty for letting me know what to expect!
How are you doing now? I'm scheduled for July 3rd.
@kmt3614 will be 5 weeks post op on Monday. First 10-14 days were horrible
After 2 weeks every day got better! Barely on a cane now. Surprised me how much your body fights for get back to normal!
The Docs pretty much covered the first couple of weeks after surgery. I'm at 3mo since I had my right hip replacement. There's a learning curve on how to sit and get out of a chair, get in and out of bed and use the toilet. Once you figure out how to do those basic things you'll be on your way to recovery.
Well said James. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I just got my THP August 2nd, 2022, and so far, it's been the best thing I've done in my life. I was in hospital for 2 days 2 nights and so far, PT has been going really well. My only issue is boredom I kind of feel
useless and I can't just go like I used to. It also has been hard because my furniture is low so most of my time is spent in my bed. But this has been an excellent starting over point.
Very nice BiteMeHard. Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Almost a year after my hip replacement, no pain, just stiffness. Very happy with the results. Ready to do a knee replacement next.
Glad to hear it Nancy. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Feb 2023 - My Hip replacement was anterior and I had the operation just this thursday. It's now monday evening and things are going well. The operation was in France. These are my experiences...
Day before Operation - I was in a private hospital wednesday afternoon to prepare. Stopped Blood Pressure Medication.
Operation Day - No food and down to the OR at 09h30. Operation commenced around ( I think ) 10h00 and I woke up around 15h00.
Taken back to room and lay quietly. Pain manageable with Doliprane which is paracetamol. Cut was about 9 cm and closed with metal staples. Covered by a high tech waterproof clear plaster. No problem for showering. Given injection of Innohep 4500 to prevent blood clots. Slept on and off.
Friday - Dragged up early for blood test and Doliprane. Morning was spent getting an X-Ray to confirm all was good. Spent day practising walking with canes but got tired very quickly. Pain level in thigh got really bad around 9pm (extremely painful to touch and swollen) and I was asked if I wanted morphine. Pain 5-6 - I said yes so had a very small tablet with two others. After about 3 - 4 hours sleep the pain vanished and did not return.
Saturday - Visit by surgeon and discussion on operation and on leaving - Decided to leave on Sunday morning. Pain level 1-2 but kept taking doliprane.
Sunday - Left around midday with prescriptions for 30 days of Innohep Injections at home, Doliprane, replacement plasters, serum Physiologique 20 doses, Biseptine and cleaning pads for the wound and removal of the staples after 15 days. Finally a prescription for physio.
France's system for organising care is really good, so I went on to www.medicalib.fr/ and sent them a photo of the prescription. An ambulance took me home and the mobile nurse turned up at my home about 16h00 to confirm all the details. She returned the following morning with all the prescriptions fulfilled. Either her or her colleague will come every day for the next thirty days to do the injections and change the plaster.
I already had an appointment for the Physio and tram/walked there on Monday. Still get tired quickly but starting to feel really good about the replacement. I will have a few more sessions with him.
Overall a great experience, especially as you realise that the French invented the anterior hip replacement approach back in 1947 and my total cost will be in the region of $1500. The French healthcare system is 70% funded by taxes and 30% funded by private insurance or your own payments. It's not necessary for doctors to exploit their patients so that they can be rich. The Hippocritical Oath is actually the Hippocratic Oath in France.
Perfect....
Thanks so much for sharing
I am having my hip replaced in 2 months. I am anxious about this and this video was very helpful, even though 2 of my friends recently had hip replacements and said basically the same thing. Ironically, I was an Occupational therapist for 30 years and worked with many patients following hip replacements. I think this is part of the problem as years ago people spent a week in the hospital and a month or more in a rehab faciltiy and it's hard for me to believe things have changed so much. I am having the posterior hip replacment and I am freaking out to think about my muscles being cut as opposed to the anterior hip replacement during which muscles are not cut. One of the friends had the posterior technique and reported more relief from the replacment than pain from the surgery and needed pain meds for only 2 or 3 days. I would like to add that I planned to stay in an inpatient rehab hospital for at least a week as I live alone but my doctor told me insurance will not pay for this as hip replacements have come so far that they consider them as more or less, day surgery and don't feel hospitalization is necessary. My children cannot stay with me, so a friend is staying for about 4 days. My doctor said what you said, that it would not be impossible to spend the first week alone, but much better to have help. Thanks for your videos - I'm going to look at some of the others related to hip replacment and then stop looking things up - I am kind of driving myself crazy - LOL!
I had my right hip replaced May 16, 2023. I’m starting to feel better but the first week was tough. I needed help with getting in bed and other things I needed. I had a lot of pain the first week and it feels very stiff. I also had trouble sleeping, it was just not comfortable at all. I Started doing exercises and walking as soon as I got home, I think that has helped me. I am still using a walker at times but I can use a cane.
Congrats Cathy. Keep up the good work
Just preparing now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. We are flying to Ontario to fast track the process. We are greater than 1 year for the consultation and 2 additional years for the big day in Alberta. Our team in AB must be exhausted. I think the human psyche must suffer with prolong waits. Time to put the air back in my husband's bicycle. Next spring will be so much more fun. Great video!!!
The hardest part for me was sleeping on my back after my TRHR October 2018. I’m a side sleeper! My in home physical therapist who came, showed me an easier, more comfortable way to sleep on my back by placing pillows under my legs. My incision was glued, and I had a waterproof bandage. I was told I could shower as long as I didn’t spray the incision area directly. Patted it dry with a towel when I got out. I was only in the hospital overnight. My hip healed wonderfully, and yes there was pain after surgery, but not like before surgery. I was able to get off all prescription pain medication by two weeks post op. I’m loving my new right hip. It doesn’t even feel one bit artificial! ❤️
Edit: I’m still doing awesome with my new right hip! I can do almost anything I did before my hip went bad. Actually more so. I don’t do anything stupid though,lol. I planned at one time to do some activities, such as jumping out of an airplane with another person. I watched my cousin do this, and it looked like so much fun. I just don’t plan on doing anything that could harm this new hip. 😉
That is so awesome Amy! Congrats. Thanks for watching and subscribing
thank you so much for the encouragement! THR on Tuesday!!
Where u operated?in which hospital n which country?
@@drnitish5 Illinois, United States
Ur implant is of which company and it is uncemented ceramic on highly cross linked poly?
Thank you for doing this video. I've chosen my surgeon and after medical clearance today will start thinking more about the surgery and how post of will go. I am going to spend the first night at the hospital - just for peace of mind. This video gives me confidence that I will be ok at home and can manage the pain. Thanks so much for helping me get to this place.
You are very welcome Pamela
@@TalkingWithDocs Back home after total hip replacement. Had a rough spot when blood hemoglobin and hematocrit got low. Got two bags of donor blood and that seemed to do the trick. Starting PT at home today. So glad to be HOME.
I just had a THR yesterday and the pain I'm in is INSANE. I can barely put weight on my leg.
I hardly sleep. I had 12 days ago replacement. I have bad knee pain. Everyone is different ❤🎉
Thanks for the video. My hip replacement has been put on hold as " elective surgery" since covid. I've had concerns about the recovery and any long term issues. I actually need a right hip and a left knee replacement. I had a lamenectomy and did well after surgery and I heal fast. As for sleep, I've resigned to chronic pain because of the hip now, so transient pain after the replacement would not be an issue knowing that too shall pass. I do not take any narcotic pain reliever. I had oxycodone prescribed for my back surgery and I really didn't like taking it..
I had Oxycodone for 2 days following my surgery whilst in the hospital. I kept falling asleep mid sentence. It was very bizarre. I’ve never had it before then
Good luck with your hip and knee Rick. Hope it happens for you soon. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Just goes to show, everyone is so different. I was a 72 yr old female at time of hip surgery. I had THR in January 2022, after a fall that broke my hip, thigh and shoulder. The fall was in Nov. 2021 and initially they tried to repair the hip by screwing it together. Big mistake. Screws then unscrewed themselves out of my hip, so had to go into surgery again for a total hip replacement in Jan. 2022. In hospital 4 days post surgery. Horrible pain. I was on morphine and narcotics for almost a year before I could finally manage the pain with high doses of Tylenol. Two and a half years later, I’m still in significant pain, can’t stand for long or walk very far. It’s been a nightmare for two and a half years now. My life changed forever that fateful day when I fell.
Getting a left THR next week. I'm 69, very active, began having problems late April, my orthopedic surgeon who did a TKR on my right last fall gave me a steroid shot, felt better for only about 10 days so we scheduled surgery. The pain and discomfort was somewhat tolerable till about 2 weeks ago. Stopped doing any walking in the neighborhood or doing any pool walking at the health club. Sleeping has been the worst part. I did well with the TKR, the worst part was the constipation from the meds the first week and having to wear the compression sleeves. I'm optimistic that the hip replacement is easier, as everybody, including my surgeon, says.
I'd love to hear about your experience, if you don't mind sharing!
My diagnosis timeline is about the same as yours, but I'm 37. When I decided in early May that I was going to do this. I was almost on the fence. I could deal with the pain and was doing ok with low impact exercises like cycling and the elliptical.
Today, I'm not in excruciating pain, but I am really limited in what I can do. Two miles was my walking limit a few days ago, yesterday I stopped at one (up until mid-april, I was running 25-30 miles a week). I've been aqua jogging and I'm going to try to keep it up as best I can, but we'll see how much I can continue to tolerate. The pain is worse in the days following, not actually during the activity. It's hard to overdue it, I'm not used to the threshold being so low.
All that's to say, I hope your surgery went well and that you have a smooth recovery! I'm right behind you -- surgery in just a few weeks (and I need the other one done, too!).
@@carolpope5304 Hi Carol-the surgery went well, no problems. Recovery is the tough part. It's been one week and my hip certainly feels better and get around ok with a walker, about ready to move to using a cane. Sleeping is the most difficult part. I moved off the percocets on day 4, just taking aleve, tylenol and 2 aspirin to prevent clotting. My wife has been an angel taking care of me. Good luck to you.
Doctors are just amazing. Well most.
Because I live alone I went from 4 days in the hospital to a skilled nursing inpatient facility for 3 weeks. The physical therapy was oriented to the skills needed to be at home alone. Once home I had home health for a month which was mostly physical and ocupational therapy. My hemi arthroscopy was due to a fractured femoral head. It's been 5 months. I have a lot of function but also a lot I can't do. Last night I required the fire department to get me out of my bath tub. I had a lot of pain (not in the joint but the surrounding muscles and tendons)during the week, which is rare. I have had little pain. My body simply would not let me get into the position to get up and out. I would really like to see you do a video on the impact that a fracture has on surgery, recovery and its addition to possible compllications such as more bleeding and therefore anemia, additional injury to tissues that don't show on xrays, which I've just learned I have, increased hypoxia after surgery etc. There's very little info available. Everything addresses arthritis and elective surgery.
Hi Trilby. Sorry to hear this. We can add it to our list for sure. Good luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
@@TalkingWithDocs Thank you, I will look forward to seeing it. I would like to see addressed the effect mentally as well. Life is totally and suddenly, unexpectedly disrupted. There is no to little input from the patient and no control and choice or even info on the various options. No prior knowledge and no knowing what to expect.
Hope you're doing better.
@@susanhawkes2519 It's now 8 1/2 months since my fracture and surgery. I have all my pre fall function, though not yet the same form. I'm overjoyed to be putting on my socks as well, I hike up local mountains, and mow my grasses. I do still appreciate the bath chair as that is simply safer. I thank you for your good wishes. I also, as a retired psychologist, am designing a research study of the difference for the non elective patient from the elective one.
Pain before was so much worse than after! I woke with zero, 1/10 pain. Discharged next morning. I wasn’t seen by PT before leaving but they were at my home on day 1. My husband is THE BEST caregiver! The only physical thing I needed help with for a few weeks was lifting my leg onto bed. He helped at first, then I used a leg lifter PT gave me. The sock pull worked great too. Bad for me, however, I got an infection. It was superficial but very bad and weeks later I’m still having pain. I had anterior approach, I’m 65, 5’4” 200lbs.
Hope it gets better for you. Thank you for sharing
@@TalkingWithDocs got a pretty bad infection with TONS of pus I pushed out from the enormous black/gray blob on the suture. They didn’t test. But said it was only superficial. 2 rounds of oral antibiotics cleared it, but still hurts 3 weeks later. They wouldn’t test synovial fluid because of that danger. ? The other leg was poorly done by a sicko doc & I had to have two complete revisions. 1st doc didn’t suture properly for 1 thing. I was septic, very sick. He denied antibiotics until I called my husband to come in, got another doc who wasn’t dr mengle!
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 I am from the UK. I have been compelled to re-visit your pages for help and guidance . I have just had my second hip replacement surgery I am 8 days in. OMG THE PAIN. I am on Co-Codomol, Gabapentin, and some Morphine. Only a bit of Morphine. How I am going to get through this I don’t know. But I will. I am determined. I am on crutches now and moving around. Its v v painful but still glad I’ve had it done. I could barely walk before. Thank for all your posts, they help keep me to get through x 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I had a hip replacement 10 years ago ,and it was agony. Sounds like things have improved quite a bit since then. I'm headed for the other one - still scared - but it sounds less scary than last time.
We are getting better ChattyKathy. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I live in Germany, am 6 3 and pretty good health, but my surgeon laughed when I told him that THR is done as an outpatient or one night procedure in the US. He wouldn't even consider release for at least a week. I spent eight nights in hospital, mostly bored to death, but grateful for the extra care. Tomorrow will be two weeks since the surgery, no cement lateral, and getting staples out at the end of this week. My spouse has been invaluable in helping at home. Doing physio for the next two weeks, then three weeks daily ambulant rehab. It's hard and it hurts, but being prepared with some prehab exercises and gadgets to help with getting in and out of bed, picking stuff up, etc. are essential! But sleeping on my back super sucks!
Hi Michele. You are through the hardest part for sure. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I had my right hip replaced back on 31 May 2022 at my local V.A. Hospital. I agree with these Doctors, the first week was the most difficult. Thankfully my wife was my caretaker for my entire recovery. Keep in mind we are both 61 years old. I'm at my 4-month post-surgery event and doing great! I've gained a few pounds, but plan on implementing a diet and exercise program very soon.
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@@TalkingWithDocs "Thank You" to both of you Doctors! I have a new respect for Orthopedic Surgeons. This hip replacement has changed my life! Thank you all for what you do! You truly do change lives for the better through your efforts and skills!
I just had my right THR five days ago and am staying at my sister’s home to have her help. Yes, you are right, Docs-this is rough! Everything is difficult and there is no way I could have done this alone. I stayed in hospital overnight and am SO glad I did!! No way could I have done same-day! I could barely walk from the bed to the chair with two nurses helping me. I am amazed that some people have far better times post-op than I did, but we are all different.
Could you please talk about blood clots and how to prevent them after surgery? I have a challenge in that I have colitis and should not be taking NSAIDs, and I have to because of the risk of blood clots. So, I am messing up my gut now. Ugh. It is messing with my head, on top of doing this recovery. Thanks for all your help! You have been part of my prep up to surgery and after.
Hi Joanne. Hang in there as you are through the hardest part. Often we will use Xarelto to help reduce the risk of blood clots. Staying mobile. Some people wear compression stockings. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and subscribing
the contrast between wrinkled top and ironed one is a fun visual :) LOL thanks for such great info
You are so welcome!
Will be having a double hip replacement next month…thanks for the info, looking forward to being pain free.
Good video docs hopefully I won't need one of these lol . But with my luck I'am holding my breath & crossing my fingers & not stepping on any cracks in the side walk . You all have a great weekend .
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My femur fractured during the hip replacement and I woke up in an ambulance. It was scary but I am home now and doing great! It's about 5 days post op and I am getting stronger every day. The nerve blocks are wearing off and the new pains are interesting:) I am ready to wean off the pain pills, I don't like being loopy. I am looking forward to PT coming today!
Did my own PT before and after religiously great results.
Nice discipline Vikki
4 days after left THR and thank you for the videos. Pain was/is not an issue compared to what I had before surgery. I am off all pain meds. The only pain I have is the incision if I accidentally stretch the leg too much. Walking great, although I am alone so I still use the walker for stability/safety factor. My biggest issue is feeding myself. It is very difficult to prepare, heat, and clean up the food.
So encouraging! Thank you! I just had an anterior THR yesterday, and your info helped a LOT! 😄
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Coming up on twelve weeks out from a total hip replacement after a bad fall, not elective surgery. I have been doing really well since week two….
That’s awesome Danny. Best of luck. Thanks for watching and subscribing
I had my first hips 13 weeks ago and the second one 3 weeks ago. Pain was different to before op. Managed by meds and still on them and reducing down. Got used ro being on back to sleep but sooo miss my side sleeping. Luckily my partner has worked from home in both ops. So he was my runaround 😊 so pleased Ive got both done and getting back to some normality..love your videos by the way. Great info
thanks for making an intelligent video.. they are rare to find and watch
Doing our best.
Hello All 🇬🇧💕💖 just a quick update. Had 50 staples removed today. Wound good, clean and no issues at the moment. I won’t lie, it’s quite sore but just getting through it. Down to using one crutch now, still a bit un-confident but determined to get better. I am just over two weeks in now and I have to say to where I was two weeks ago to where I am now, is night and day. I have been very lucky, my husband and mum have been amazing. I don’t see my consultant till mid April and been told I’m expected to walk in un-aided, which I will do. Ps: you are right about sleep. It’s very difficult 😐. But thanks docs I still recap with your videos to see if I’m on track. It’s great to have you there. x 🇬🇧🤩
That’s awesome. Way to go!
thank you for touching on these important post op issues 👍
Comment on a previous topic, topical analgesics.
Using a topical analgesic causes the muscular pain to return. Where as if I don’t use it, there will be very little pain. I will use the topicals to “cheat” during exercises, but not often.
Interesting David. Thanks for watching and subscribing