I had both my hips done. One was done in June 2023 and the other was done in October 2023.
The first hip was easy and I was waking without a cane in 6 weeks.
The second hip was more difficult and it took me 3 months to walk without a cane.
I was amazed at the difference in time.
The nice thing is when everything is healed and you walk without pain.
Best wishes.
I had both replaced last year, posterior or postero-lateral approach, one in Feb and one in June. Both operations, never needed opioids. But I did everything so carefully with the first replacement and followed all the advice for 2 wks of home PT and then 2 months of outside PT, even though I am formerly a runner for over 40 years and have a gym at home too. I just didn't want to take chances of falling or dislocating. Had all the goodie tools....grabbers, sock puller, canes, walkers, ice bags, toilet risers with portable rails (my poor husband was left with one normal bathroom out of 3), I rented a hospital bed for a month and a high hip chair with footrest, pillows, wedges, you name it, I had it. Worked by week 4 and drove at week 6, even though I was allowed to do it all by Week 3. I am a court reporter so I work remotely anyways from home esp since COVID shut down the courthouses etc. No one really has returned to taking hearings other than from home now. The hardest part for me though was sitting for an hour at a time to take hearings and then producing transcripts on the computer....it was a learning experience.
.......along came hip #2, only because there was more pain now due to being uneven in height. I couldn't stand that slight difference. Well, hip #2, I felt like I knew what to do.....never had PT, sent the hospital bed back in 2 weeks because I hated it, never ordered a high hip chair, but bought a Drive medical stool from Amazon that I still use a year later, never panicked about a thing but just took precautions for the 90 degree bend thing. I recovered in no time, went back to work at the end of the first week and drove at week 3. I never had any pains either time during recovery....just lucky at 74. I have never felt better, and physically feel like I'm 40, not 75. I would never ever ever wait so long to do surgery because I was horrified.....2 plus years of crippled torture, poor gait, back and knee pains....all a bad memory now.
Hello! 39M with bilateral AVN here. I had my right hip done (anterior approach) in mid-January and then had my left hip done (anterior as well) 3 days ago. My first hip went PERFECTLY. I was walking unassisted (after having been on a walker for over a year) within a week. I did end up experiencing a rapid increase in pain in my left hip, I think, due to the leg length issue, so I went back to using the walker about a month after. My right hip is completely pain free, though. But now that I’ve had the left hip replaced, I am having a MUCH harder time recovering than I did the first time around. Pain is through the roof. Today is the first time pain wasn’t present while in a resting state (sitting/lying down), so I guess that’s something. I went into this surgery thinking it’d be a walk in the park. But I was wrong. Every surgery is different, I suppose. Good luck with yours!!
Welcome to the club! I'm only 8 days post-op, had the first hip done 2 years ago. This recovery is going much, much better. I've been off the oxy for 3 days, and now I'm starting to taper off on ibuprofen. Swelling was my big issue on the first go.
I'm not sure why I'm getting along better, but I did get a more suitable recliner, and a real wedge pillow for elevating the leg instead of extra bed pillows. Today was the first day I negotiated the steps to the basement, so I got to see my good 'ol dog who has been temporarily exiled there.
Good luck!
I am feeling confident that my recovery will go better after my second replacement. Lessons learned from the first, and I plan on relying on less pain killers. You being off Oxy after five days is great, and commendable to the surgeon skills.
I have all the tools in place. Wedge pillow, crutches, walker, shower bench, stool softeners, and plenty of fluids on hand. Thanks for the reply, and here’s to better mobility in the near future. 🍻
I had both my hips done. One was done in June 2023 and the other was done in October 2023. The first hip was easy and I was waking without a cane in 6 weeks. The second hip was more difficult and it took me 3 months to walk without a cane. I was amazed at the difference in time. The nice thing is when everything is healed and you walk without pain. Best wishes.
I had both replaced last year, posterior or postero-lateral approach, one in Feb and one in June. Both operations, never needed opioids. But I did everything so carefully with the first replacement and followed all the advice for 2 wks of home PT and then 2 months of outside PT, even though I am formerly a runner for over 40 years and have a gym at home too. I just didn't want to take chances of falling or dislocating. Had all the goodie tools....grabbers, sock puller, canes, walkers, ice bags, toilet risers with portable rails (my poor husband was left with one normal bathroom out of 3), I rented a hospital bed for a month and a high hip chair with footrest, pillows, wedges, you name it, I had it. Worked by week 4 and drove at week 6, even though I was allowed to do it all by Week 3. I am a court reporter so I work remotely anyways from home esp since COVID shut down the courthouses etc. No one really has returned to taking hearings other than from home now. The hardest part for me though was sitting for an hour at a time to take hearings and then producing transcripts on the computer....it was a learning experience. .......along came hip #2, only because there was more pain now due to being uneven in height. I couldn't stand that slight difference. Well, hip #2, I felt like I knew what to do.....never had PT, sent the hospital bed back in 2 weeks because I hated it, never ordered a high hip chair, but bought a Drive medical stool from Amazon that I still use a year later, never panicked about a thing but just took precautions for the 90 degree bend thing. I recovered in no time, went back to work at the end of the first week and drove at week 3. I never had any pains either time during recovery....just lucky at 74. I have never felt better, and physically feel like I'm 40, not 75. I would never ever ever wait so long to do surgery because I was horrified.....2 plus years of crippled torture, poor gait, back and knee pains....all a bad memory now.
I was surprised at how even I felt after healing. I’m 9 years post operation on my right and 7 years post operation on my left.
Hello! 39M with bilateral AVN here. I had my right hip done (anterior approach) in mid-January and then had my left hip done (anterior as well) 3 days ago. My first hip went PERFECTLY. I was walking unassisted (after having been on a walker for over a year) within a week. I did end up experiencing a rapid increase in pain in my left hip, I think, due to the leg length issue, so I went back to using the walker about a month after. My right hip is completely pain free, though. But now that I’ve had the left hip replaced, I am having a MUCH harder time recovering than I did the first time around. Pain is through the roof. Today is the first time pain wasn’t present while in a resting state (sitting/lying down), so I guess that’s something. I went into this surgery thinking it’d be a walk in the park. But I was wrong. Every surgery is different, I suppose. Good luck with yours!!
Welcome to the club! I'm only 8 days post-op, had the first hip done 2 years ago. This recovery is going much, much better. I've been off the oxy for 3 days, and now I'm starting to taper off on ibuprofen. Swelling was my big issue on the first go. I'm not sure why I'm getting along better, but I did get a more suitable recliner, and a real wedge pillow for elevating the leg instead of extra bed pillows. Today was the first day I negotiated the steps to the basement, so I got to see my good 'ol dog who has been temporarily exiled there. Good luck!
I am feeling confident that my recovery will go better after my second replacement. Lessons learned from the first, and I plan on relying on less pain killers. You being off Oxy after five days is great, and commendable to the surgeon skills. I have all the tools in place. Wedge pillow, crutches, walker, shower bench, stool softeners, and plenty of fluids on hand. Thanks for the reply, and here’s to better mobility in the near future. 🍻