4 days post op. Question

[Gretsch6]

Hi All!  Had right hip resurfaced Thursday am. Procedure went very smooth. I was sent home Friday afternoon after two rounds of PT.  I only live ten mins from hospital so it was very convenient!!!! Walking on crutches and walker is no problem.  The combination of oxycodone and stool softener was a real challenge for me however.  For the last two days I've been nauseous light headed weak and head achey. Dizzy too. Stool softener made me feel like I had stomach flu. This am I feel much better.  Hip is better than I though - can already feel improved ROM.  The side effects from Meds were much more severe than I thought. Has this happened to others?  thanks! Ps. Don't think I would have gone through the procedure if it wasn't for this great site!!! 

[blinky]

Yes, the GI stuff was the worst. I ditched the pain killers asap when I got home so I could poop and so my blood pressure would be more normal. Once my gut was back to normal, once I was eating and drinking regularly, once my head was clear, I felt so much better.


How do people get addicted to these drugs?!?! Ugh.

[catfriend]

Everybody has different reactions to drugs. My brain was fuzzy, but I didn't have the nausea and other negative reactions that you did. I didn't have any problems eating or drinking. I wish I had started taking Miralax a couple of days before I did. I will for the next one. It was a few days before my first defecation, and, oh, yikes, that was an experience I don't care to repeat.

I agree with blinky. I consider opiates/opiate derivatives so unpleasant I don't know why or how anybody gets addicted.

[vonhouser]

I didn't have to take stool softener, but I also took probiotics and ate lots of vegetables. I also took magnesium, which can help.


As for pain killers, after two days I would just take oxy at night, and tylenol during the day. That way I got the best sleep I could, and I wasn't awake for any side effects!

[karlos.bell]

  Hi Gretsch6 YEP they all do... One day hopefully you will be off them and then the stomach can recover. All the best. Cheers K