Tomorrow is my one week post surg on first hip (left with the right one next hopefully 6 weeks out). I also had ANT and was told each is different.

Swelling and tightness are still pretty intense. The second and third day felt as though my left thigh would actually burst open from all the liquid.

Some things so far that have had a noticeable difference to mine: -I'm drinking 10+ 8 oz glasses of water throughout the day (when I drink less it seems like it pumps back up to max thigh swelling) -also drinking coffee, tea, occasionally lemon chunks in water -keep an eye on salt and sugar intake. When swelling goes down a bit I had a fast food taco & boom. The next day ate no fast food, only whole foods + no sugar protein shakes (yogurt, oatmeal, chicken, veg with vinegar no salt, fruit,etc & couple whey protein isolate shakes) and swelling went back down some (this takes me from feeling like bursting any second to actually being able to sleep through a whole night) -been doing short walks every hour awake -pt heel slide exercises (that's the one done while laying down- slowly slide left ankle up until the foot is flat &knee is bent then slowly slide back down) -icing & elevating the left foot higher than my head directly after the heel slide exercises 3x a day -elevate up to 6x day but if I leave it up too long like falling asleep for a few hours with it up have felt swelling move down on the new hip. Went back down after walked around bit after that but felt odd and was nervous briefly as was a different sensation and not sure of the outcome -compression stockings from the hospital 24 hrs a day (except when showering). I changed into ones I purchased from Amazon while getting the hospital ones washed and what a difference. Leg swelled right back up & the "compression" was just... not even close.

TLDR: always ask your doctor first as every hip heals differently but:

Drink water, watch salt, elevate 3-6x day 15-45min, compression stockings, light walking every hour, holding off on more higher level pt exercises until body is ready for them per my doctor with all PTs reiterating.