still feel fatigue after a hip replacement.

[Chocolate41]

Hi I had a hip replacement 3months ago but still feel very tired after exercise.

Is this normal after this operation.

I am trying to walk every day and do my exercises as the physio suggests.

I thought by now I should feel better than I do.

Would like your thoughts on this for anyone out there who has had a hip replacement .

Regards and thank you.

[Kittykat50]

I had a hip replacement. I've never been the same since as I broke my femer. Lost length in my leg.Hope yours gets better as my first one was fantastic. Shouldn't of had it redone.

You'll feel fine takes 4+ months to get back on your feet excuse the expression 😉

[Chocolate41 in reply to Kittykat50]

Thanks Kittykat50 just have to be patient.So sorry that you broke your femur as well.

Regards

[jade_s]

Hi Chocolate41, sorry you are still fatigued. I had back surgery two years ago, so a bit different, but also had lasting fatigue. We had a thread about feeling low B12 after surgery/hospital stays recently healthunlocked.com/pasoc/po... Sometimes increasing injections can help.

I suppose your surgeons told you the signs to watch out for if there was an infection afterwards? May be worth a visit to your GP to check for any other issues like low iron or something else.

Hope you recover soon x

[Chocolate41 in reply to jade_s]

Thanks Jade will stay with it a little bit and see how I go.

[Lurcher-lady]

Would this be due to anaesthetic depleting B12? 🤔

[Chocolate41 in reply to Lurcher-lady]

I wouldn’t of thought so.I had an epidural and just sedation not nitrous oxcide.

I have upped my B12 injections to one fortnightly so am hoping it helps.

[MrsTuft]

We’re you given nitrous oxide as an anathetic for the op as this can be detrimental for those with B12D? And 3 months is nothing for a major op.

[Chocolate41 in reply to MrsTuft]

No I didn’t have nitrous oxide just epidural and sedation.

So glad you say 3 months is nothing for a major op.There is hope yet.🤣

Thank you.

[MrsTuft in reply to Chocolate41]

How do you know you don’t have it? I had to ask my anaesthetist for a list of what he used to find out? And I was given it. It can leave B12D people feeling awful afterwards. And yes 3 months is early days for a major op. Make sure you do your physio. X

[Chocolate41 in reply to MrsTuft]

Thanks Mrs Tuft I am doing my physio regulary and trying to walk every day.x

[1piglet]

Hi Chocolate, just wanted to reassure you that, in my case, that sounds quite normal. I had a hip replacement eighteen months ago. Although I am 74 now, I have always tried to keep fit for my age and thought I would be back to normal in no time. But it took quite some time I have to say, I hadn't expected to feel so light headed or so unbalanced and unsteady, it gave me a fright and I thought I would never get well. But I had read that those who keep up their exercises for more than a year where most likely to get back to where they were. So I just added the exercises to my list and carried on regardless, making them part of my morning routine - and some months ago now I suddenly realised that I was moving and walking without giving it a thought and I can honestly say now that I am back to where I was before the op - minus the pain!! So hang on in there, do a bit of research, and keep doing what you're doing. The very best for the future, big hug x

[Chocolate41 in reply to 1piglet]

Thanks piglet that is so reassuring.When I am walking I do at times feel light headed and unbalanced.I still do my exercises and walk as much as possible.I try not to use my stick but sometimes feel as if I need to.

I have one more physio on Wednesday.The pain has gone thank goodness.My hip had completely disintegrated.x