I am 63 yrs old and just had a Left THR August 1st, anterior approach. When I woke up from surgery I felt absolutely fabulous....my head was so clear, no headache, no nausea, just fabulous. I was very happy. In recovery I got one or two low doses of fentanyl for a little annoying pain in my hip, it worked. The Doc put me on tramadol, 3 times a day, and PRN Norco for pain. I was able to walk and do stairs with therapy, and the only reason I had to stay over night was because I was retaining too much urine (anesthesia will do that). The next day, the NP took my bandage off, gave me some flomax and sent me home. My incision looked great, and so did my leg! Really, no swelling at all. My son was there to tend to me, but I got up, got around and did everything on my own at home. Then came the barrage of Home Health Care Worker phone calls. I saw the RN twice, the OT once, and the PT about 4 times. Fortunately the PT told me to expect more pain and swelling after just a few days, cuz that is exactly what happened. My leg swelled through my foot and bruising was scattered all over my leg...and, of course, the pain worsened. It really wasn't half as bad as I envisioned it could be, and after a week at most, I'd say my leg is down to normal. I feel like I'm having a great experience, I just started out-patient PT yesterday and am walking with a cane. I did have ONE bad experience so far which I'll tell you about next time. Wishing you all well!❤

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