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k0rs

(142 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:41 PM Jul 29

So just got home from the hospital

Total left hip replacement. This is, er, interesting. Found a walker at Good Will for $9. Racing blue, everybody at the hospital was impressed. Have my Great Grandfather's cane from the 1800s. Op was yesterday afternoon and zero pain overnight. That's a different story today now that I'm up and walking on it. Orders to walk every hour...no rest for the wicked. Desk full of new prescriptions, mostly pain meds. Prime directive is "Don't fall down." Today and tomorrow are supposed to be the worst, we'll see...

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So just got home from the hospital (Original Post) k0rs Jul 29 OP
Wow dweller Jul 29 #1
No disco tonight for you leftstreet Jul 29 #2
If they gave you a pain regimen radical noodle Jul 29 #3
💐💐💐 blm Jul 29 #4
Sounds like you have a great attitude. hamsterjill Jul 29 #5
Did you have the anterior procedure? mcar Jul 29 #6
Healing vibes on the way to you SheltieLover Jul 29 #7
Hoping for a full recovery. Solly Mack Jul 29 #8
Once my mom got over the operation, I never heard her complain of pain in her hip again. applegrove Jul 29 #9
Get rid of ALL your rugs meaning ALL. Also place some chairs in your walking lane if not using walker. riversedge Jul 29 #10
Glad you are healing. I hope you have as pain-free and speedy a recovery as possible LoisB Jul 29 #11
Oh gosh. Feel better! Tomorrow will be over in a jif. IcyPeas Jul 29 #12
I've had both hips replaced - right in 2013 and left in 2021. 3catwoman3 Jul 29 #13
I tell people, it is not a cane, but a walking stick, an elegant fashion niyad Jul 29 #23
Thank you guys... k0rs Jul 29 #14
"Don't fall down." 3Hotdogs Jul 29 #15
Dear K0rs, I wish you the speediest of recoveries. MIButterfly Jul 29 #16
I hope that you have a speedy recovery. Stay safe. CentralMass Jul 29 #17
What a deal you got at Goodwill- way to go. iluvtennis Jul 29 #18
When a friend's husband had knee replacement (both), we were on the niyad Jul 29 #22
Very cool to donate it back when no longer needed. We do that also. n/t iluvtennis Jul 30 #36
Healing vibes for swift and complete recovery. Listen to your care team, niyad Jul 29 #19
Sending healing vibes and hopes for a speedy recovery! HeartsCanHope Jul 29 #20
Good! So, are we still on for squash at the club Saturday? marble falls Jul 29 #21
Hope you're mobile quickly Bayard Jul 29 #24
You'll be fine. Sounds like you know what to Figarosmom Jul 30 #25
Get well soon, Koz. sheshe2 Jul 30 #26
now the real healing begins. AllaN01Bear Jul 30 #27
Best wishes. Be very careful. usonian Jul 30 #28
Nicely done, now the hard part.. Permanut Jul 30 #29
Wow! No shit don't fall down!!! calimary Jul 30 #30
Hi Cal, k0rs Jul 30 #37
Thanks for the update, k0rs! calimary Jul 30 #38
Good Luck! Here's to your Full Recovery! electric_blue68 Jul 30 #31
Best wishes for a comfortable recovery Alice Kramden Jul 30 #32
yeah. gotta move. my great aunt didn't + SEVERE SWELLING. her legs leaked. in her mid 90's. lasted til almost 99. pansypoo53219 Jul 30 #33
Just remember: every minute of every day, you're healing and you're getting stronger. Talitha Jul 30 #34
Recover quickly! cally Jul 30 #35

radical noodle

(10,407 posts)
3. If they gave you a pain regimen
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:45 PM
Jul 29

stick to it for the next few days without fail. Definitely don't fall down! You got this!

hamsterjill

(16,613 posts)
5. Sounds like you have a great attitude.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:49 PM
Jul 29

Now take your pain meds, do what the docs have ordered, and get better fast!

Wishing you all the very best...

mcar

(45,390 posts)
6. Did you have the anterior procedure?
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:50 PM
Jul 29

From the front, I mean? Hubby has had both hips replaced in the last 5 years in that way - they did it outpatient and the recovery was so much easier.

I hope you're recovery is as easy.

riversedge

(78,041 posts)
10. Get rid of ALL your rugs meaning ALL. Also place some chairs in your walking lane if not using walker.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:53 PM
Jul 29

good luck.

IcyPeas

(24,314 posts)
12. Oh gosh. Feel better! Tomorrow will be over in a jif.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:57 PM
Jul 29

Enjoy your "racing blue" walker. That will entice you to walk.

3catwoman3

(27,824 posts)
13. I've had both hips replaced - right in 2013 and left in 2021.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:00 PM
Jul 29

2 night hospital stay the first time, and home same day and climbing stairs the second time!

I borrowed a walker and specifically always referred to it as "the" walker rather than "my" walker as I didn't want any sense of long term ownership of it.

I did get a cane, which I used for several weeks. I treated myself to one that looked very like the one used by Maggie Smith's dowager countess character from Downton Abbey. My rationale - if I have to have a cane, it's going to be an elegant one.

https://fashionablecanes.com/products/chrome-fritz-handle-cane

Wishing you a prompt and uneventful recovery.

k0rs

(142 posts)
14. Thank you guys...
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:00 PM
Jul 29

DU's the best because of the people. I don't post much, but I've been here over 20 yrs. I'd be lost without this place.

MIButterfly

(1,390 posts)
16. Dear K0rs, I wish you the speediest of recoveries.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:29 PM
Jul 29

My good friend had one hip replaced last year and couldn't wait to have the other one replaced this year. I hope you do as well as she has.

Take it easy and you'll be better in no time!

Best wishes,
MIButterfly


niyad

(127,630 posts)
22. When a friend's husband had knee replacement (both), we were on the
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:48 PM
Jul 29

hunt for a large (he is over 6'3&quot shower seat. I was cruising through the ARC on senior day, and found a really great shower chair, excellent condition. $8 with senior discount. They donated it back when it was no longer needed.

niyad

(127,630 posts)
19. Healing vibes for swift and complete recovery. Listen to your care team,
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:41 PM
Jul 29

do your therapy, and enjoy that new bionic hip!

Figarosmom

(8,828 posts)
25. You'll be fine. Sounds like you know what to
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:05 AM
Jul 30

Do and will do it. Take it easy and watch where you are going and leave lights on over night. No tripping over things or bumping into things.
Take care.👍😊

Permanut

(7,593 posts)
29. Nicely done, now the hard part..
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:29 AM
Jul 30

My wife had her right hip replaced three months ago, is now done with the walker and the cane, and her gait is back to normal.

Best tip for starting out, have the walker handy for bathroom trips at night.

And just so ya know, I beat your price on the walker. I paid $7.50 at Goodwill.

calimary

(87,945 posts)
30. Wow! No shit don't fall down!!!
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 01:18 AM
Jul 30

How long were you IN the hospital?

And how are you feeling? Is the recovery coming along like you’ve expected?

Taki It Easy!!! And please let us know how you’re doing!

k0rs

(142 posts)
37. Hi Cal,
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:03 PM
Jul 30

1. Just overnite. Some YouTube vids say home the same day! I can't imagine. There's too many things that have to take place, like PT and instructions on stairs, vehicles, showers, etc. BTW, I had a great Doc and the hospital was wonderful, other than some bad mac & cheese.

2. Shitty actually. Just loaded up on drugs this AM.

3. Taking it easy is enforced!

calimary

(87,945 posts)
38. Thanks for the update, k0rs!
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:08 PM
Jul 30

My dad used to say “I’m enjoying poor health.” First time I heard that, as a kid, I turned it over and over in my mind for the rest of the day, trying to figure it out.

Keep it easy, my friend.

pansypoo53219

(22,615 posts)
33. yeah. gotta move. my great aunt didn't + SEVERE SWELLING. her legs leaked. in her mid 90's. lasted til almost 99.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 01:38 AM
Jul 30

Talitha

(7,600 posts)
34. Just remember: every minute of every day, you're healing and you're getting stronger.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:39 AM
Jul 30

I've had both hips replaced (2013 and 2019) - very important to do your post-surgery exercises.
Here's a BIG hug from all of us.

cally

(21,794 posts)
35. Recover quickly!
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:50 AM
Jul 30

and as pain free as possible. I know several people who had hip replacement and they worked!

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