Total hip replacement - What to expect for recovery

Is the Osteo also on-line with detailed & different exercises added to the suggested standard from Surgical team ?

The hospital gave me excercises .... standing flat and raising to tippy toes ten times ( i find this the hard one so i don't over do this) and do say 4-6 reps of those during the day
Then standing at the chair take your leg backwards ... same reps as above
The mini and real mini squat so hardly much at all same as above for reps.
Osteo hasn't given me more because he said you can over do it at the start. Given i am up with my stick and walking around is enough at this stage. The people that it affects more is if say you were 80 and not a move around person and just sat all day. Hope that helps ... I start rehave this week so i can add more if you like. just reply to this message so it reminds me hahahaha
enjoy your day

I had an MRI last Monday. They found I have a bulging disc and narrowing in the upper spine. I still have a lot of pain in my hip. Have a follow up with surgeon this coming Wednesday. I just want to get better! I hope the dr. has good ideas for treating the disc. I'm hoping there will be no more surgery. I'm not over the hip surgery yet! I'm 68, so guess my body is falling apart piece by piece. But I sure don't feel old in my mind. I'm so discouraged.

When was your surgery? I know what you mean. I read that some people are up and back to norm in six weeks. I'm still the same at six months! I'm so sorry you're having so much pain. I don't have any words of wisdom. Wish I did. I can only commiserate with you. Do you have pain at night also? Good luck with your recovery. Maybe one day you'll wake up and have no pain. I hope it's soon.

I’m now 9 1/2 months post op and finally beginning to see some improvement. Pain at night while trying to sleep is almost gone. I do take ibuprofen at night if my leg is aching after being on my feet all day (but Pain is worse after sitting). MRI shows slight tear in a tendon.☹️
You too will improve. It just takes longer for some of us. I do better if I use a hiking stick on my right side when taking a walk of 1-2 miles. 3 miles seems to be my max and I have to go slow or hip starts to hurt. I guess I’m not a very patient person. I wanted to be like everyone else I talked to who did great after a month!! I’m glad I found this site and now know I’m not the only one!

I had a TRHR on 8/29 and I am still experiencing numbness in the thigh and entire right leg is painful at times especially when laying down at night .is this normal ?

Hello,
Yes this is very normal. I had both my hips done in December 2020, 3 weeks apart. I had the numbness for around a year and a half. The pain got better within 6 months. Now I don't even think about the hips. It was the best decision I ever made. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my hips at 47 years old and did the injections until I was 51. That's when I got the surgeries. The hips started feeling great and then the knees went bad and now I'm recovering from double total knee replacements. I'm only 6 and 4 months out of those. It takes time after these surgery for all your nerves to heal so just be patient. I hope this helps.

Hello @avs, I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing hip replacement discussion titled: "Total hip replacement - What to expect for recovery?" https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/total-hip-replacement.

I did this so you can meet members like @roxxxy2626, @nancymulloy, @faykatsfour and others talking about their hip replacement recovery.

Did you return to work after your hip replacement?

Hi,
Yes I returned to work 10 weeks after the left THR and 7 weeks after the right THR. I'm a casino dealer so I'm on my feet all day. But walking and standing I think was my best therapy.