This depends, as in most individual cases, upon the treatment the physician provides both before the actual birth and during the gestation stage. Some swell, some do not. Some women approach the hospital wearing large pillows on their feet and some came running barefooted. My feet are swollen this very minute because you have forced me to be up and about long past my bedtime.
Layperson's Answer:
I have experienced such swelling after surgery, hands (I couldn't make a fist), feet, even face (the surgery was abdominal). My face was so swollen, I had no peripheral vision. I believe that this was due to the amount of IV fluids that they infused following my surgery. When I spoke to the physician about it, he would not say one way or the other. I know that they do need to provide these fluids following surgery but I also believe that they keep them flowing for their own convenience, to administer medications into the IV line and so that they don't need to monitor the patient's intake of fluids. Just my opinion.
You may have an infection and you should see your doctor right away to be sure.
The cost of knee, hip and ankle replacement surgeries usually include only the procedure and the hospitalization. The prosthesis is paid by a patient separately. Rehabilitation period after the surgery is also extra charged. But there are clinics which provide the packages for knee, hip and ankle replacements. The packages usually include the consultation with an orthopedist, the surgery, hospitalization, meals and the transfer to/from an airport.
Hip replacement surgery takes between one and two hours. You will have to stay in the hospital after your surgery.
Advantages of hip resurfacing surgery instead of hip replacement surgery include bone preservation, reduced chance of dislocation and easier revision. You can learn more about hip resurfacing techniques from the Wikipedia website.
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Hip replacement surgery can be performed in a general hospital with a department of orthopaedic surgery, but is also performed in specialized clinics or institutes for joint disorders
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There are no patron saints of healing after hip surgery.
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Hip replacement surgery is performed by an orthopedic surgeon, who is an MD and who has received advanced training in surgical treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
The operation itself is called hip arthroplasty .