That is awful! Its amazing to me the difference it can make between having a great surgeon or having a not so great surgeon. I had a left total hip replacement on Oct. 7, 2024 and only had the post-op pain for about a month. The pain I had before surgery was awful and affected my whole leg, hip and groin area. That pain was completely gone post-op. I had the Anterior hip replacement and highly recommend it!! It really does make a HUGE difference! This type of total hip replacement surgery has a much better, less recovery time! But you have to ask for the Anterior total hip replacement! I for sure had a great surgeon too! I took Tramadol post surgery and I loved it. Didn't give me that doped up feeling that Oxycodone can give. But it helped the pain alot. Only used it for about 2 1/2 weeks. Good luck everyone!