I m having a hip replacement in a week the pain is unbearable my friend to me to smoke pot I m very unsure the doc told me to stop smoking cigs because of my high risk to blood clots should I try pot to see if it will help with my pain in till my surgery or will it hurt me?
Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. As you have hip pain post hip replacement I will advise you firstly to stop smoking as it will aggregate the blood cells to clot and lead to abnormal reactions. Also, for post surgery pain you need to visit the surgeon and have an x-ray if the implant is in place. Since many a time in hip replacement there are chances for dislocation leading to pain.Also, there might be muscle weakness which may be leading to pain as it is also a common problem. To rule out all the factors we need a thorough clinical examination post which the next treatment action can be initiated. Regards Jay In Chat Doctor.