My dad had a knee replacement done on Thursday and is still in terrible pain. He is due to have the second one done in three months but at the moment is adamant that he's not going back to have it done. It didn't help that he was conscious for the last hour of the surgery - he didn't feel any pain because he had an epidural anaesthetic as well as the general anaesthetic but it was pretty traumatic for him.
Yesterday he managed to take himself to the toilet on a zimmer frame but it was a real struggle and getting him back onto his bed afterwards was so painful for him. He's pretty despondent about it, frustrated that he can't even pull himself up in bed without taking half an hour to do it, and he's not eating either.
He's had a tough time over the past year with treatment for cancer, and I think part of the problem is that he's depressed about it all, but I think it would help him to know how long he's going to be feeling like this, and how quickly he is likely to be back on his feet. I know that it's major surgery so I'm not expecting miracles - not just yet, anyway!