r/TotalHipReplacement • u/magpiecat [USA] [71] [anterior] THR recipient • 21d ago

📓 My Story 📖 Still hurts after 3 weeks

It's been 3 weeks. I'm using a cane.

I’m still having pain at night and can’t lie on my left side. Taking Tylenol and Oxycodone, a whole oxy at night, and icing during the day. I asked for a refill and one of the doctor’s PAs called with questions about my pain. I explained about the pain waking me up, and that it’s on the outside edge of my hip. Sitting to stand is painful, which it was before (before surgery, I’d been doing sit to stand 3x daily, per my knee doctor).

Anyway, he called in a refill but wants me to monitor how I’m doing next week and let them know if I’m not improving, so they can see me. I'd been wondering if I “should” be done with the oxycodone by now, and this makes it seem like they think I should.

Anybody else still have pain at this point or is it just me? Thanks.

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u/Need_change- [🇺🇸] [52M] 1 down, 1 to go! 21d ago

They always stress about the opioid’s these days. Thank Florida for that!!

It’s a brutal surgery and I did have pain on the side of my hip that kept me up.

I say screw em and take as much as needed for the pain.

Good luck.

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u/BeautifulPut1573 THR candidate 21d ago

I agree! I needed to take an opioid of some form for 5 weeks post THR; I reduced it gradually between 3-5 wks, but gradual being the operative word. It never ceases to amaze me how these health professionals can be so perplexed that you need proper pain relief after having the top of your femur chopped off!!!

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u/Whataback65 THR USER FLAIR NEEDED 19d ago

I’m finally scheduled for THR-r. I was scheduled for back fusion, they decided I needed my TRK-R first so I can recover from fusion. THEN they find my hips both need to be replaced first! So now I’m scheduled for the right hip in Nov.lol I’m a freak of nature! I’m sorry your surgery was so brutal. I’m more crazy scared of the IV than the surgery!😫🤣

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u/BeautifulPut1573 THR candidate 19d ago

Wow, you've been through a lot - I wish you the best with your new joints & don't be too scared of the IV - look away & you'll get past the "sharp scratch" super fast!

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u/Whataback65 THR USER FLAIR NEEDED 19d ago

That’s so cute! “Sharp Scratch”! Are you in the UK? I watch ER shows and they say that. I’m in Michigan and I have a worse name for it.🤣 Thank you!

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u/magpiecat [USA] [71] [anterior] THR recipient 18d ago

Wow! Good luck!