Hip Replacement

I had my first THR late in August and bone pain was very little. I used Oxycodone for the first 2 days routinely and then started to taper and so was off it by 6 days and using tylenol before bed to try to get a decent night's sleep. I was not comfortable in my bed until day 4 and slept in my recliner chair until I could get in and out of bed reasonably well and not be experiencing pain trying to lay flat. The pain that has stayed with me so far is the nerve pain. I am experiencing as a burning sensation as the numbness on my lateral thigh slowly resolves. I am still not sure if I will get all of the sensation back there or not (I hope so- and I hope that the burning doesn't continue) for right now I am researching things that might support the nerve regeneration and otherwise trying not to focus on it. I would put that pain level (of the lateral hip nerve pain at a 3 out of 10- mostly just annoying-especially since I would like to sleep on that side and can't). The other pain that lingered was extensive bruising of my entire leg down to my ankle. The knee bruise is still a dull ache and faded yellow at four weeks out. I did ice almost continuously for the first 5 days. There was just a lot of bruising and it did hurt- that pain could be minimized by the pain medicine, ice and by being very careful not to bump it.
I am not of the camp of people who say, "It wasn't that bad". Because I had heard that my expectations were through rose colored glasses. It was bad enough. I am of the camp of people who say wait until you cannot take not having it done before you go for it- so that the benefits are much more likely to outweigh the risks. I hope this helps. Just my personal opinion. (And I say this as I am building my courage to get the second one done the end of October).