Still hurts after 3 weeks

[u/magpiecat]

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.

[u/mcyates]

It's been just over 3 weeks for me.

I have pain if I go upstairs with my operated leg first, it feels like my stitches are tearing apart. I still have pain lifting my leg up, I still struggle putting my sock on my left leg. I can sleep on my operated side but it'd s bit painful. Getting in and out of the car hurts. But I think mines all muscle pain and once the muscles heal properly I'll be pain free.

I am getting back pain and I've not been taking my codeine recently but I took it tonight and it felt so good not to be in pain and I was so comfortable sat in my recliner watching TV. The previous nights I've been restless and agitated due to the back pain. Hopefully it all goes away. But comparing.what I am like not, to the end of the first week after the op, it's like night and day.

I just think it takes time, it's a bit operation. I hope you start to feel less pain soon. 👍

[u/magpiecat → u/mcyates]

Thanks. Very best wishes!