Guest guest Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hello all, I am a 57 year old woman. I had anterolateral hip replacement surgery on Tuesday (2/15). It is now Friday. I have had no pain meds other than Tylenol since Wednesday. I am walking with a walker downstairs and with a cane up the stairs and when I am upstairs. The surgical site is very tender when touched, as noted when I bashed into the side of the island...yikes, but otherwise there is no pain there. I am so incredibly impressed with this surgery. I had done tons of research before committing to the surgery and expected the results to be impressive, but even I am amazed. My staples will come out next Wednesday and I fully expect to be back to work on Thursday. I will probably be working from home before then. My surgeon has done 300 of these surgeries in each of the last 3-4 years. He does not do any type other than anterolateral hip replacement. He says he has not seen any patient who was a candidate for hip replacement, for whom the anterolateral approach was not appropriate. I would suggest that anyone who is considering hip replacement strongly consider finding a surgeon who uses the anterolateral method. Blanche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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