I am at exactly one week post-op with Dr Pritchett at Swedish.
First off, Swedish is top notch. Everything from the faciliities to the staff was nothing short of stellar. The service was very efficient, knowledgeable and friendly. They all knew Dr. Pritchett and hip resurfacing itself in detail. Everyone had great post-op advice that went beyond what is in your packet. Even their "a la carte" food service was decent. Everyone gets a private room, I had a great view of downtown and the Sound. I was only there for one night, but this was probably the first time ever I wouldn't have minded staying longer if I had to as I normally hate hospitals.
The procedure itself went perfectly. I was given some meds and IV pre-op, rolled into the OR, given the spinal and blocker (got a little woozy from the blocker) and then that was it. "Woke up" in the recovery room. Then finally moved to my private room once everything was deemed stable.
The PT and OT sessions were very short for me. I was expecting much more extensive sessions, I guess I was able to demonstrate all the required PT and OT first time through so there was no need for longer sessions.
Now, a week later. My advice so far:
1. Embrace the pain meds, don't fight them. It'll help you sleep and also loosen you up for doing the in-bed PT, which is important. In fact, I am still taking them at night so I can sleep as the pain now isn't that bad, but it's still uncomfortable enough that I cannot reach REM without them.
2. Toilet seat riser: I found that I didn't need it. But everyone's bathroom situation is different. I would just use my crutches to help lower myself down and then lean back to keep the 90+ degree angle in tact.
3. Shower chair: I recommed this, or something to help get over the tub lip. Even a week past post-op, I still can't lift the operated leg very high, not even close to tub lip height. I found this process to be the most difficult of all the OT. I stayed at my parents the first five days and they have a walk-in shower, really helped a lot.
4. Sock putter-on-er: If you plan to wear socks and at all and don't have anyone to dress you. This is a must. I have someone to put my socks on for me, so I skipped this one.
5. Reacher: Also a must. Although, as I've done a lot of yoga in the past, I have found that I can straighten my surgery leg and bend with my other leg to pick things up without breaking the 90 degree rule, works great for me, but it does look quite comical.
I head back up to Seattle for my 2-week post-op next Monday. I assume x-rays are taken to make sure everything settled in correctly?