Care after hip replacement surgery

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What happens after a hip replacement surgery?
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• After the hip replacement surgery, you will found
  a pillow between your legs to keep the legs
  spread. The purpose of this pillow is to
  stabilize the hips. You need to use a pillow
  while sleeping and resting in bed for a few days
  after the hip replacement surgery.
• After a few hours, you will regain the feeling in
  your legs, and there would be very little pain as
  the doctor would have to use pain-relief methods
  to alleviate the pain.
• Thereafter, the doctor advises for gentle
  exercises to do every hour for facilitating the
  blood flow. Also, you should do some walking with
  the help of support or walker, this helps for a
  quicker recovery.

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How much weight can be exerted on the new hip?
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• Weight-Bearing guidelines would be given to you
  at the hospital which you have to follow
  strictly. Initially only a very small amount of
  weight is put on the affected leg, which
  gradually increases over a period of time.

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When you would be able to leave the hospital?
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• Generally, the doctor discharges the patient
  within 2-5 days. When the pain of your body is
  under control, the doctor will discharge you. The
  other measures are
• You should be able to walk 150-300 feet with the
  help of supporters and would be able to get in
  and out of bed.
• Able to eat food sitting up
• Simple exercises
• Proper following of precautions

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When you would be able to back to work?
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• The first question that arises in a patients
  mind that after the surgery when he/she would be
  able to work? The process of recovery is
  different for each patient. As per the experts,
  people with
• Desk jobs can return to work after 4-6 weeks.
• Labor jobs such as physical work of construction
  shouldnt return to work as it can cause the
  problem again then there would be again needed of
  hip replacement surgery in the future.
• Mixed jobs Jobs like teaching, presentations,
  etc. professionals can return to work after
  nearly 3 months.

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Contact Us
Dr. Lalit Modi Website- https//www.jaipurjoints.
com/ Contact No.- 8003322999

• Clinic Name Jaipur Joints
• Email Id jaipurjointsmodi_at_gmail.com
• Contact No. 8003322999
• Website https//www.jaipurjoints.com/