Recent hip replacement anyone?

[flamingdem]

1. Not me but

my mother just had one due to a fall. It amounted to four days in the hospital since she's elderly - otherwise I think it's three days - and 18 days in a rehab clinic. She left a couple of days early. Two months later and she can move without the cane but still uses it for any distance. She gets physical therapy at home and that seems very helpful.

If you're younger you'll be able to go without the cane sooner. As soon as you're done with surgery they want you on your feet so you'll be testing the procedure right away.

Maybe the worst thing was how she got constipated, make sure to eat prunes etc. after surgery!

I am not hearing complaints about pain at this point. She did have to take pain killers for the first two weeks. They want you to walk and do therapy so the replacement takes.

Best of luck!