Hip replacement - some help and advice needed please

fancythat

The person I know had a booklet of before, and after exercises, from what I know.
Presumably with the amount of times to be done.

She also went to "hip school" or some such name, along with a few others, also due their operations.

Everything was well explained. Before and after the operation. NHS.

Just to say, she found the exercises before the operation helpful. As well as the ongoing after the operation exercises.
She is very elderly. She is moving well.

Just looked up the research which shows no evidence that exercise improves outcomes over simply walking.
What I have observed is that people's recovery is very varied. A member of my choir rolled up last night with no crutches two weeks after his surgery!!! I still have pain after 10 years!
My experience was not just typical as I went into AF afterwards, and also they think a muscle was damaged.
So, as you can see outcomes and speed if recovery varies wildly!
It sounds as though you are jn the middle somewhere!

Aveline

Completely disagree re exercises. Look up the research on it.

Do you have any links for research?

Adeline
Is the research you are talking about saying after 12 months patients who were just told to walk did just as well as those who were given exercises.

The person I know had a booklet of before, and after exercises, from what I know.
Presumably with the amount of times to be done.

She also went to "hip school" or some such name, along with a few others, also due their operations.

Everything was well explained. Before and after the operation. NHS.

Completely disagree re exercises. Look up the research on it.

I reiterate what Katie said about exercises. You absolutely must do them more than once every day. They are your route to recovery. You can expect some pain while muscles, scar tissue and ligaments are healing. If you are down to one crutch, that’s progress. You should have access to some kind of ongoing support and advice from the hospital so if necessary speak to them to put your mind at rest. They’ll tell you what is normal and what is not. Good luck with it all - it’ll be fine, I’m sure.

My hip replacement was lateral rather than posterior. Pain was not an issue. No exercises were suggested and mobility was not a problem at all. I have a complete range of movement.
Don't torture yourself trying to force movement. With your level of pain I think you need to get back to the surgeon and ask for the hip to be reviewed. Good luck.

You MUST take the painkillers, do not try to manage without them, my OH had a hip in the autumn he was taking Paracetamol 4 times every day plus Codein plus Morphine as needed. He only needed the morphine for a few days

It is essential you do the exercises, if you don’t full movement may not return, avoid flexing hip more than 90deg at first as you get stronger it’s less important.

The person I know had a hip operation a few weeks ago.
Some of what you say seems similar.
But she personally, did not have the pain part.
I have no idea if that was normal or not.
She was on, low dose I think, painkillers, but that was something to do with giving her body in general, chance to heal, to make recovery easier.

Are you having follow up appointments with your GP?

Good morning Yalland444
May I suggest you look at the Health forum, Hips and Knees. There's a lot of up to date information on there which I think you may find helpful.
I hope you begin to feel better soon.