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What is normal recovery after hip replacement?

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jul 10, 2022 | Replies (18)

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@maryfrommi

Hi,

I had a hip replacement, anterior, in January 2022. I had zero pain after other than normal incision/surgery pain. I did experience weakness where my hip dipped and had to attend PT 15 times. I returned to work at 10 weeks. I was surprised it took so long to recover as I was an avid hiker , did yoga, and strength exercises. Finally, things changed and I could ditch the cane. The end of May, I started to experience a different kind of pain and began limping. I also had a pop feeling while doing yoga. After the pop my hip gave out or felt like it would give out. I did send messages and told the surgeon’s PA at an appointment and she said not to worry as it was improving. My hip is weaker than my 13 day old TKR. Any ideas?

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Ask for appt with surgeon. Sounds to me like your hipped slipped out and back into socket. I know that pop sound all too well, have had 5 dislocations in the 3 months since hip replacement. You'd know if it fully dislocated - extremely painful, requires ER visit.

You should be evaluated, prob X-rays again. If you had a dislocation, it can really mess with the muscles around hip joint and set your healing back.

Hi @maryfrommi and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll see that I moved your post to this discussion: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/normal-recovery-after-hip-replacement/?pg=1#comment-723642 in the Joint Replacement Group so that you could connect with others who are experiencing similar issues.

Did you mention the amount of weakness you were experiencing during your appointment?