Here is a list of hip replacement surgery tips. They are derived from personal experience that evolved from, “It must just be a ‘pulled groin’ muscle,” to, “Gosh, that kinda’ hurts,” to “I can adjust and live with the pain,” to the point it was easier to go see the doctor than try and live […]

Many patients wonder when they can resume sex (assuming they had any before their hip replacement operation). “Sex without pain is like food without taste.” Marquis de Sade After reading that quote to illustrate the pain I had with degenerative hip, I instantly realized that I had been having great sex – all this time, […]

So… for the first few days after arriving home from hip replacement surgery, well, I was still a bit spacey (not unusual). I hobbled on crutches to the fridge and was looking for relish. Couldn’t see, couldn’t find it. It just wasn’t there. I closed the fridge door and then my wife told me to sit […]

Nobody likes getting a catheter. I was assured that it wasn’t a big deal and this  ‘little’ procedure would be done as soon as I was ‘out.’ The last thing I remember after my spinal, is seeing a nurse taking a long tube of rubberish hosing and holding from her chest to her outstretched arm, […]

I had a discussion about hip replacement surgery but never watched any videos on it. THANK GAWD! I was told that the surgery generally takes about 90 minutes (I must have been special – Mine took almost 2.5 hours. I guess my doctor like me…). If you are the recipient to be, if it is […]

Almost immediately after hip replacement surgery, you can stand on your leg. Of course, you will be very weak and you have to wait for the occupational and physical therapists to visit and assess you. I was walking within 24 hours of surgery. Not surprisingly, there are a lot of precautions involved. Rather than make […]

What Not To Do Before Hip Replacement Surgery – Common Sense You will be instructed not to eat the night before and the morning of surgery. Well, that makes sense. No one wants you gurgling up food or water on the operating table, and impacting your ability to breathe. What Not To Do Before Hip […]

There were many hip replacement surgery exercises I performed both as prehab and rehab. Gluteal squeezes was just one of them. Gluteal Squeezes – No, this isn’t what happens when an inappropriate boss pinches a co-worker’s rear, it is an exercise to strengthen the muscles near your hip. Pretend you have a hard-boiled egg between […]