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In pain again

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Barmaid18
Barmaid18

Had my hip replacement in may and all seemed well until about 3 weeks ago , getting awful pain again in groin area but only intermittently, one minute it's fine the next I can't bare any weight , nurse practitioner thinks it's muscular and given me some gel I'm not so sure now , any suggestions?

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  • beth2509
    beth2509 Barmaid18

    Posted

    "Muscular" covers a whole load of sins! Did she say anything else? What is the gel and what are you to do with it? Can you describe the pain?

    To be honest, if you aren't happy with what she said you should see your GP.

  • linda81469
    linda81469 Barmaid18

    Posted

    If you're unable to bare weight? that's gotta be more than muscle. What have you been doing? Anything out of the ordinary? I suggest seeing dr just to be sure all is well with your hip. Please come back and let us know. Best of luck and hope it's nothing serious.

    • beth2509
      beth2509 linda81469

      Posted

      It really doesn't. You would be stunned at the job that the muscles in the hip area do. If you even pull the "right" muscle you could not only lose weight-bearing capacity, you could even end up with a "dead leg" - as in the inability to independantly move the leg at all. The bones are the framework that enable us to weightbear but it is the musculature that makes it happen. Without them we are jellyfish with bones!

  • AlexandriaGizmo
    AlexandriaGizmo Barmaid18

    Posted

    Ask for xray, if that shows bones are all OK then you can take it from there but the fact its bad enough to take away your ability to walk says it needs sorting, do you have to resort to crutches when its hurting
  • toy29952
    toy29952 Barmaid18

    Posted

    She thinks?

    Did anyone do a x-ray to see if your hip shifted?

    Then all I could advise is see a doctor...

  • tracy_86068
    tracy_86068 Barmaid18

    Posted

    You sound like me. Surgery in may but my awful groin pain started in august. Ive had extensive tests. Bone scan, mri, and got 2 second opinions that my implant was fine. I have iliopsoas tendinitis. A lidocaine injection into tendon resolved the pain for few hours. I have rested and been on cane since. My pt was adjusted. Since not better in 3 months i am getting steroid injection into tendon in a few days. If this is what you have, really need to rest. Google groin pain after thr. It is not uncommon.
    • tracy_86068
      tracy_86068 toy29952

      Posted

      The Dr was hopeful it would go away. It has not for me. I was told to take antiinflamatories every day, totally rest that leg - stop strengthening exercises. For me it was the flexor tendon. Really rest rest rest. I've been struggling with it for 3 months so am now getting an injection. 

      I also have a job where I am on my feet all day. When this happened my leg was so painful I had my doctor write a note that said no more that 4 hours on my feet. So I went down to part time and still am on that schedule. If you live in the US, you have some job protection is you need to do this. One question, are you tall and thin with very little body fat. I;ve run into a few people with this who fit that profile.

    • beth2509
      beth2509 tracy_86068

      Posted

      There's also some in the UK. Assuming that the user name is an accurate statement of their work though, it may be difficult to easily adjust the job.

  • renee01952
    renee01952 Barmaid18

    Posted

    hi barmaid ..

    aww ... so sorry to hear this ...

    I remember you having a very physical job - long hours on your feet, lifting barrels etc... could you have over done it ? 

    You had your surgery in May and your body is still healing ..

    A great deal of the recovery takes place in the first two-three months, but complete return to normal takes longer.

    Bone around the metal parts keeps changing and remodeling for 1 to 2 years after surgery, which is why it is possible you can feel pain and aches sometimes ..

    How is  your other hip?

    does the gel help?

    Please let us know how you are getting on, okay?

    big warm hug

    renee

  • anna87839
    anna87839 Barmaid18

    Posted

    Hi there I've had this also saw my GP won't see

    nurse you need to get sorted ,he checked scar

    area ,arranged x ray and all was fine just every

    thing coming back together(just ha) don't over

    do it use crutch if need to on bad day.

    Last week could hardly put any weight on new

    hip from standing persevered used crutch as to

    not agrevate any more than need, this week gone.

    It's strange all these different feelings that we're

    having to endure I'm 19weeks post ,big hugs xx

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