After 7 weeks of little to no sleep every night, I had my Dr. Prescribe some sleeping pills today. I tried everything I could think of and that had been suggested to no avail. There's nothing wrong with having to take sleeping pills, I was just hoping not to. So will see how tonight goes!! Anyone else out there not sleeping?
I am not sleeping, pain in muscle and groin, just had a warm milk, some biscuit and morphine see if that helps was expecting this as this is my 2 nd hip, I had it done yesterday afternoon and going try some reading got a nice romance going lol
when i come home i could not sleep at all. now im taking sleeping pills and am sleeping about 6 hours a night and am so glad.. i rather take the sleeping pills than laying awake all night but thats was me
Hi Carla
I havn't slept well at at all for the last few years.
I am 7 months post op on my left hip and still can't sleep because of the cronic pain in my right hip which has got worse since the cold damp weather has hit.
I am lucky if I can get a copuple of hours even during the day now. I am almost running on empty.
I am on so many pain merds and at such a high does that I thought it might help but no as soon as I try to move to get comfortable there goes the hip pain again. My operated side has decided to join in now tooo because I can no longet mobalise. So I know what you mean about no sleep.
Hi carla
I still use sleeping pills after 8 weeks post op so don't feel too bad.
There is nothing orse than lying awake all night, tossing and turning.
A good night's sleep makes us feel better and more able to cope/ 
Hi marilyn,
Sorry about your pain.
Hope you got a few zzzz s
Here's hoping today goes well.
Hugs
Shirley
Hi hailea,
How are you? Can you give us an update?
I keep losing the plot a bit since my op 
Know what you mean about the weather.
I used to dread the winter gales because it would rack up the hip pain.
Still got my butt pain even though I am 8 weeks post op now but that is my own fault for going round Tesco with a trolley yesterday.
Try breathing exercises throughout the day when you do your leg exercises this will relax you and at night help you sleep
good morning carla, and I sincerely hope it is -
please don;t feel guilty about taking them or beating yourself up for not being able to sleep without them -
Sometimes we need some help to break the cycle -
warm hug on this chilly day
renee
i am 8 weeks post op but get Tesco to deliver, they carry everything through to kitchen and empty baskets. i have 3 more weeks before i can b
bend so its great to have food delivered
Lack of sleep has been my main problem post op, but not too bad....you must not feel bad about taking medication for a while...also not sleeping can almost become a habit , your body continues to wake even when the problem has gone! The meds will also help if that is becoming an issue.
take care.....jane
hi quail
Yes i have an ocado order once a week but I just felt like going round Tesco for a few light bits and pieces I don't get out enough!
Hello Marilyn,
I am really glad you are through the op. You are very good
to let us know how you are doing, I couldn't have got on
my iPad so soon, I was too pre-occupied retching. I hope
the light reading distracts you. They've probably got you up
by now.keep doing well
love from Cathie
I can't take painkillers, but have HALF a 1mg lorenin,
a very small dose, to sleep at night. I don't think it is any
more addictive than painkillers. If you have been prescribed
pills you can split them with your nail, and you might find that
half a pill works as well as a while pill. You can cope much
better after a night's sleep.
good luck Cathie
I am pleased at week 5 to now be driving, as it takes longer with
the right than the left hip. The consultant moved both my feet
inwards, said my inward rotator muscle was working, and ok-d
me to drive.
Cathie
Hi Carla, I am 8wks post op,lack of sleep has been a big problem for me also , nothing seems to aid sleep even though I can sleep on my non op side as long as I want. I am active during the day, walking, swimming , plus all the usual things I did before , housework, grandchildren to collect from school etc. I do make sure I have "me time ", so why doesn,t the "elusive" sleep happen. Your suggestions would be most welcome from any of you other hippies. Xxx suzy
Suzybobs, I've tried everything, all the over the counter meds out there, essentials oils, shutting TV and all devises off an hour before bedtime. I work 8 hours a day and do physical therapy every night, so I'm always tired, I just can't get comfortable and toss and turn all night 😞 took my first sleeping pill last night, slept for 8 hours, woke up 3 times to reposition but fell right back to sleep and woke up feeling refreshed and ready to go. 😀
It helps to know that there are a lot of us on this roller coaster ride.
On a side note; praying for Paris, so sad of all the terror going on right now.
Hi Shirley
i havnt vent been posting much because the pain is so bad it is difficult to get comfortable. There is no change except for the fact that I am in worse pain and I again phoned my surgeons secretary and my GP toast week and still nothing. My GP even wrote to my surgeon over 4 weeks ago they never replied.
so other than being in constant worse agony than ever nothing I am taking will take away nothing has changed.
I just oust don't want to keep coming on here posting the same thing and being miserable. So I am just posting when I feel up to it.
Thankyou for. Asking x
Hi Hailea,
Really sorry about your pain. I do understand how you feel.
Will be thinking about you.
Shirley
Yes I always think when I,m just laying there wide awake in the early hours just how many of us are in the same position, so there,s a little comfort in that. Yes so sorry for all the victims &families in the Paris tragedy my thoughts &prayers are with them all x suzybobs