I am now able to sleep on my side 3 1/2 months post second yeh( the first hip replacement side) however I wake after about an hour with excruciating pain in my leg and lower back. It's hard to sit up and walk for about 10 mins then wears off. I have a spondilythesis and therefore I can't lie flat on my back. Has anybody had this or had any solutions?
Sue
Hi Sue,
How long ago did you have the first one done? I'm now 8 months post FHR and can sleep on that surgical side for a short period of time. I still can't fall asleep starting on that side though. Try using lots of pillows in between your knees and under your knees/legs when on your back. I can't imagine trying to get comfortable without them.
Best wishes
8 months too- actually thatlegis comfortable it's the other one that hurts- excruciatingly- first thing. I will have another go on my back with more pillows- the problem is then I wake with both legs with pins and needles and pain-perhaps I just have to be patient. I'm having a MRI on Tuesday to see what's going on spine wise
Thanks for the suggestion - hopefully we will both be good in a year!
Sue
Wishing you the best Sue. Let me know what they find with the MRI. Take care
Sue, I can't sleep on my back to due to obstructive sleep apnea. Also I had a compression fracture of a vertebra in my spine between my THR and my gluteal tendon repair surgeries. So I've had an awful time with sleep. I actually have an electric hospital bed, so that whenever I have trouble lying on my side, which still happens occasionally even 5 months out from the second hip surgery, I can lie on my back and easily (electrically with a remote) raise the back of the bed up and the knees up to where I can be fairly comfortable. It's the only thing that has really helped me.
hi sue,
I just got your post (4 days later) and checking in with you .
Please let us know how you are getting on and the outcome of your MRI ..
big warm hug
renee
I'm over 12 months post THR & Revision ... and still cannot sleep for too long on either side . I am able to get on either side for a short while, but I'm afraid sleeping on my back has become the norm now.
I think it differs from person to person, some are lucky, some are not. We all get dealt different cards ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Hi Sue, I wish I had a sleeping solution. I'm at 3 months and still sleeping in my reclining chair. I just purchased a wedge for under my head and a cushion for under my knees and I hope that will allow me to sleep in bed. I can't lie on my side, it still hurts and my other hip needs replaced and I am unable to lie on that side. I just can't lay flat on my back. Do you think somethings like that could help you, I ordered them from Bed Bath & Beyond.
Maybell
Hi Maybelle, I've got a wedge for under my head and shoulders and it does help ☺