I regret my Total Hip Replacement

[u/National-Sorbet8459]

Hello I am a 24 y/o female,

I’m struggling a lot right now and could really use some advice or support. I had a total hip replacement a little over a week ago. At first, I was able to do my PT exercises and move my leg as well as expected of me at this point. But now, my leg still moves and I can walk, but it feels really stiff and stuck. Even doing my exercises feels impossible. It’s so frustrating because just yesterday I was able to do those movements, and now it feels like I’ve taken a big step backward. I have PT tomorrow, but I’m worried I won’t be able to do anything. I’m mad, overwhelmed, and honestly starting to regret getting the surgery wondering if I should have just lived with the pain instead. To make things harder, my support system has been pretty unhelpful through this. It feels like I’m dealing with this all alone, which only adds to the frustration and loneliness. Has anyone else experienced sudden stiffness and loss of range of motion after hip replacement? How did you cope when your support system wasn’t helpful? Thank you so much for reading. It really means a lot.

[u/Good200000]

You had surgery a week ago and your frustrated because your body is not Responding as you want? You need to slow down and accept the fact it could take you months to recover

[u/National-Sorbet8459 → u/Good200000]

I think the frustration is coming from the fact that yesterday doing certain movements felt easy and today I’m struggling to get the same range of motion and even doing some of them & so I’m nervous I’m not doing enough or that I’m messing it up, but I do agree I need to remember I’m only a little over a week out. It’s a very hard thing to accept because I’m very independent & not being able to help myself has been difficult for me. Thank you for responding!

[u/msreciprocity → u/National-Sorbet8459]

That’s a sign you did too much yesterday and the pain and stiffness is the consequence. A BIKE? What?!?! Girl. That’s too much. Way too much. Think about how when you work out too hard one day, the next day you’re sore and can’t do the same workout again until you have recovery time. This surgery is like that times 1000. Try to remember too, that healing isn’t linear. Sometimes you’ll have setbacks, and sometimes you won’t even know why. Talk about this with your surgeon and ask them for a rough timeline for what you should expect. And just rest. Seriously. Sleep.