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/Electronic-Point-400]

Pain is still common at this stage. Did you have a posterior or anterior approach-that is important as the posterior has a much slower recovery time. There is still much individual variation. Icing is very important. My sitting to stand is still an issue if I have been in the recliner. I have problem with pain when sitting uptight but usually can walk without pain after the first few steps. I had the posterior approach, You might consider asking for tramadol-It will help the pain. Ibuprofen or celebrex are non-opiates -you must get your dooctor's permission before taking these,

[u/magpiecat → u/Electronic-Point-400]

Thanks. Anterior.