u/KaraWulang74

We read a lot of stories here of people quitting opioids two days after the surgery, or even not taking them at all. My doctors were stressing I needed to stop taking tramadol two weeks after surgery. I did as they told me, and was in horrible pain. The two week advice is for standard people without other medical issues.

I (F, 51, anterior LTHR)) have Long Covid and I am hypermobile. This means my body reacts differently. Two hours after surgery I had a hypotensive event, my bp dropped to 58/38. This can happen to anybody, but in those with Long Covid it happens more often.

Long Covid also creates dysfunction in muscle and tendon tissue. There is less oxygen available. This affects healing. My muscles reacted badly to the surgery but my surgeon dismissed my complaints and said I just had to wait it out.

My gp on the other hand told me that having too much pain will mess up the healing process. She put me back on opioids and now I am doing much better. I can do my daily exercises again. I am less stressed and irritable.

Healing from a thr is not a competition. It is not about who can quit pain medication the quickest, or who can walk the most after a week. It is a process that will be affected by underlying illnesses and other factors outside our control. There is nothing wrong with going back on pain medication if you are in pain. The goal is to heal well, and to be comfortable while healing.

Hi y'all,

I had my left side anterior total hip replacement two weeks ago. I suffered from low blood pressure and low Hb afterwards. After a week we went right into a heat wave with temperatures of more than a hundred F/ 40° C. It is making everything much harder, especially sleeping. I feel as if I have been overrun by a car. I do not have AC and do not have the money to get one. I can't go anywhere because the heat messes with my blood pressure. I know temperatures will drop eventually but for now... It is very unpleasant.

How are other Europeans dealing with this?

Dear all, I had a total hip replacement yesterday. All went fine but two hours after surgery my bp dropped to 57/38 after sitting up in bed. I passed out. They had to give me extra fluids and put me in trendelenburg position.

Are there longhaulers here with a similar experience? I think there is a connection with Long Covid.