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I'm sorry for this to be posted so long after original post but information on hip removal is very scarce! My husband had a 30 year old hip replacement replaced. Got a staph infection 6 months later ..they replaced that implant and we went the wound pump 6 weeks iv antibiotics..all good until 10 weeks out when he was deathly ill with sepsis. They removed his hip and femur and we are still in hospital as I type this. His pain post op is excruciating on movement of this leg. Was that your experience and if so, how long until relief? We are 3 days after surgery and it seems the physical therapist is not sympatico "people walk with no bone or hip". Husband is 74 and been through a lot, but in general is very tough and not given to weakness or whining.
Thank you so much if you answer this. You've certainly been through a lot and it was most helpful to me to read your account.
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I had pain right after the surgery but I was on pain meds that minimized them. I would definitely want them checking to be sure his pain is mainly from the surgery and that something else isn’t wrong. Since he had the staph infection I would want to be talking to the doctor not just a nurse. Be sure there isn’t any infection. I was on a couple of pain killers for a couple of weeks after surgery. One of them was for nerve pain. After I stopped the meds I had some pain but nothing like you are describing. I has in the hospital for 3 days and rehab for about 2 weeks. There will be some pain going through therapy but he should be able to handle that and hopefully in time be able to walk with a walker, then a cane...but he will probably need a raised shoe to help keep him even and prevent back issues. ....but again, if he is in excruciating pain, talk to the doctor to ensure something isn’t wrong. Is he on pain meds? If so what kind?