Arthritic hip - Your Experiences?
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CardsFan
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I had in-home PT today. No real pain, just a little discomfort
.Maybe it gets worse, but so far this is MUCH less painful than I was expecting.
I do have an "Aqua cell" bandage covering the incision. I'm starting to think the most pain I may have is when that baby comes off.
aja8888
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I had in-home PT today. No real pain, just a little discomfort
Maybe it gets worse, but so far this is MUCH less painful than I was expecting.
I do have an "Aqua cell" bandage covering the incision. I'm starting to think the most pain I may have is when that baby comes off.
I had the anterior procedure about 6 years ago in Houston. In ten days I was driving and walking with little discomfort. Wonderful procedure to get a new hip!
Good luck!!
CardsFan
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I had the anterior procedure about 6 years ago in Houston. In ten days I was driving and walking with little discomfort. Wonderful procedure to get a new hip!
Good luck!!
Thanks for the words of encouragement. The anterior procedure is still fairly new in my area (about 10% of all hip replacements according to the PT), so I am still being warned about longer recovery times. Fortunately, my surgeon was one of the first to to use this procedure in this area, so he has about 5 years of experience with it.
At this point my biggest issue is the constipation related to the pain killer (Percocet). With so little pain, I have already started weaning off of these.
CardsFan
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UPDATE:
A little over 2 weeks after surgery. I am able to get around with a cane, but the walker is more secure when I am tired. Pain is fairly modest, and I am down to 2-3 Percocet/day. Intend to be off of these within a week. All in all, I feel pretty good!
The EOB's have started to come in. Costs to date (in round numbers):
Billed amount: $45,000
Approved amount: $31,000
My Out of Pocket: $4,000
I have hit my deductible and Max OOP, so all future charges this year should be 100% covered.
I think the above numbers cover all the costs from the hospital and doctors, though there could be a few charges still pending. No surprises with out of network contractors, everything was in network.
Costs to date do not include in-home nurse and PT for the first 2 weeks, or on going out patient PT.
A little over 2 weeks after surgery. I am able to get around with a cane, but the walker is more secure when I am tired. Pain is fairly modest, and I am down to 2-3 Percocet/day. Intend to be off of these within a week. All in all, I feel pretty good!
The EOB's have started to come in. Costs to date (in round numbers):
Billed amount: $45,000
Approved amount: $31,000
My Out of Pocket: $4,000
I have hit my deductible and Max OOP, so all future charges this year should be 100% covered.
I think the above numbers cover all the costs from the hospital and doctors, though there could be a few charges still pending. No surprises with out of network contractors, everything was in network.
Costs to date do not include in-home nurse and PT for the first 2 weeks, or on going out patient PT.
aja8888
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Nice to hear things are going well. I six months you will be glad you had the hip job done!
