This part of your healing lasts from about 4 days to a month after your surgery.
Healing time after hip surgery.
Six to 12 weeks after surgery you ll have a follow up appointment with your surgeon to make sure your hip is healing properly.
If you had stitches that didn t dissolve you may have them removed and you can start getting the area wet in baths and showers.
3 to 6 weeks after hip replacement surgery.
Afterward you ll spend time in a recovery room as you wake up from anesthesia.
Hip replacement recovery time varies from person to person.
They usually resume routine activities between 10 and 12 weeks after hip surgery.
What helps with recovery.
One or two sessions before you leave the hospital may be good enough after some types of surgery.
Extended recovery this period starts around 10 to 15 days after surgery.
But if you had a major operation physical therapy is key.
The staples from your incision will be removed.
Check in to the hospital with your bags packed to stay 2 3 days.
Long term hip replacement recovery involves the complete healing of surgical wounds and internal soft tissues.
Although you ll likely be functioning well 4 to 6 months after your surgery weakness in the muscles surrounding your hip may persist for up to 2 years.
The operation should take several hours.
Another indicator is when the patient finally feels normal again.
Some patients may take 6 months to recover while others may recovery in just 4 weeks.
There you will learn how to perform daily activities such as bathing on a bath stool etc.
You are more likely to stay in the hospital for 5 7 days after your surgery after which you will have to move to an extended care facility for rehabilitation.
Most patients can walk with assistance the same day as surgery or the day after.
Your tissues and muscles will be healing up and the bone will be repairing itself.
10 to 14 days after hip replacement surgery.
If recovery is progressing well most people resume at least some version of their normal activities by this time.
When a patient can return to work and the activities of daily living they are on the way to achieving the full term of recovery.
The edges will pull together and you might see some thickening there.
At this point you can start taking baths or showers.
A scar starts to form on the cut.