Managing wound

Norny
Norny Member Posts: 55
in Living with arthritis

Three weeks post hip replacement stitches out last Friday. Wound healing well should I be moisturising each day, with what and how often? Forgot to ask nurse. Thanks N

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  • Trish9556
    Trish9556 Member Posts: 686

    Hi @Norny

    You need a tub of E45. Don't get the stuff in a bottle, and rub it in as often as you want to. Feels good if you keep it in the fridge too

    Trish xx

  • Norny
    Norny Member Posts: 55

    Thanks will get some the wound has become dry. X

  • Shelly82
    Shelly82 Member Posts: 1

    hope you don’t mind me asked’ just joined how do you feel from replacement & now?

  • PJoanne
    PJoanne Moderator Posts: 133

    Hello @Shelly82

    Welcome to the online community, its lovely to have you here with us X

    Best Joanne

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  • KC1
    KC1 Member Posts: 116
    https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/comment/726608#Comment_726608

    there are lots of post op diaries you can read on the site - I’m now 6 weeks post op and feel amazing

  • Norny
    Norny Member Posts: 55

    @Shelly82 three weeks on Friday since having RTHR, having some glute pain in hip but physio says that's because the muscles were so weak. I had hip dysplasia which caused my arthritis. Surgeon said my hip was in worse shape than he thought, I had a large tear in the cartilage which wouldn't have shown on xray no regrets getting the operation.

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