We strongly advise against drinking alcohol after the surgery for a variety of reasons. The patients may be getting narcotic medication and combination of narcotics and alcohol can be disastrous. The combination may slow down breathing and may even result in death.
Additionally, alcohol may create balance issues that may result in the patient falling and fall can cause fracture around the hip joint and may lead to a hip dislocation. After consumption of alcohol, the patients may forget to follow hip dislocation precautions after the surgery and may sustain dislocation of the hip joint. Patients may also forget to take their medications including blood thinners. Therefore, for a variety of reasons it is best to avoid alcohol after hip replacement surgery.