Hip Replacement Status Report Day 2

Slept rather fitfully last night and the nerve block seems to be wearing off as I'm a lot more achy now at the incision site and hip itself but no massive pain at all. Probably a bit more severe than the better days prior to replacement, but not worse than the worst days so that's something.

Most of the pain seems  to be referred to the right glute muscle, so yes, a hip replacement really is a pain in the ass.

Got up walked down the hallway and shaved this morning. Walking was a bit harder as I did a fair bit of walking yesterday to keep moving and avoid clots.  Back in bed now catching up on some work. Moving the leg is a little harder today, and it does take some careful planning, as I'm not allowed to  bend forward too far, flex the hip, or lots of other restrictions.

I'm hooked up to the coolest  machine right now - it uses pulses of air to compresses the calfs every so often to prevent clots and also gives timed water flow/icing to the hip.  Absolutely brilliant - no need to refreeze ice packs or time putting them on and off.

So far, so good.  Thanks for all the good wishes, they're appreciated.

Hip replacement status report

Status Update: I now have a new right hip!

Surgery went very well this morning and my doctor is fantastic. Nurses are absolutely wonderful as well at the center.

Walked once I woke up and stabilized. Then was able to get out of car and walk through house to bed. Probably high as a kite at the moment with a great nerve block so forgive this rambling.

Worst part of the whole thing was the 4 attempts and 8 needles to get an IV going. They thought they had it on the third attempt: gave me a shot of versed and said you should start feeling drowsy. Not so much. In fact nothing was happening at all. Redid IV and then oh my did it work and next moment I was back in recovery room and all done left arm looks like a pin cushion but if that’s the worst of it I’ll take it.

Now to bring on the physio, and seeing what this new hip can do.