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So this is a truthful post. Had my THR 3 weeks ago, in hospital for 5 days which I feel didn't give me the start I was hoping for.

I felt an improvement 2-3 days ago but now feeling very stiff, not helped by the fact that my other hip needs doing and is getting more painful by the day, also my back is really hurting.

The weather here is dull and grey so that doesn't help, I feel so much better when the sun is shining.

I guess I just wanted to rant but also ask did you still have aches and pain in operated hip at 3 weeks? I know I've probably asked before but I don't see much improvement yet (although I'm sure there is)

Don't really want to be feeling like this but just don't really know if I'm improving.

Hi all

67f anterior 3 weeks today, when did you all take off your compression stockings (if you had them)?

Nurses in hospital said 6 weeks but also gave me the impression a lot of people decided when to stop wearing them. I'm still on blood thinners by the way.

Thanks

Hi, I'm 67f I had my left hip done 2 weeks ago, by the time I got my date for surgery my right was just as bad. My pain has always been predominantly in the groin.

I had a bad start as was in hospital for 5 days as my blood pressure went down too low for me even to be allowed to start walking.

Home now and getting around with 2 crutches and sometimes using 1 in the house.

My problem is still the groin pain, it's still quite bad in the operated hip, enough to be uncomfortable in bed and disturb my sleep. I'm so used to this pain that I don't know what to expect really? Basically I'm continuing to walk around with pain in both groins.

I read so many stories of how the bad pain was almost gone after surgery that I'm wondering if mine will ever go?

Anyone else experience this?

Thank you