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Hip Replacement - Painful Ankle ?

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madeleine94884
madeleine94884

Hi Hippies,

I had a THR nine weeks ago - saw the surgeon this week, he cleared me for driving, told me to stop using crutches and go onto a walking stick.   My query is - why does my ankle hurt so much, and is it related to the new hip, or just more arthritis?   I mentioned it to the surgeon, but he made no comment, like they do.   Anybody out there going through similar symptoms?   It really hurts but is only very slightly swollen.

Madeleine.

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  • elaine23679
    elaine23679 madeleine94884

    Posted

    Hi Madeleine.

    ?I am 9 weeks bi lateral THR and one of my ankles was bad at my review had xray and had sprained it obviously sometime during the beginning of getting in and out of bed.   I purchased an Air Cast support via Amazon for approx £15  and  for a few weeks and it has  healed.  

    ?Try and find a support that helps you, apparently this is easily done during the first few weeks. 

  • renee01952
    renee01952 madeleine94884

    Posted

    hi madeleine, 

    cool that you are cleared for driving !!!  sorry about your ankle --- did this  show up since you're off the crutches and walk with stick? 

    if so, you are probably not in balance yet and leaning too much on stick - it is a new way of learning how to walk again ... 

    practice walking with stick - not too far, not too long - 

    two thumbs up for doing such a great job

    big warm hug

    renee

     

  • Mollyjr
    Mollyjr madeleine94884

    Posted

    9 weeks po also. Sometimes I get weird pain somewhere on op leg.  Someone told me to try and walk straight and concentrate walking that way. I do it and it seems to help   
  • Snowgirl79
    Snowgirl79 madeleine94884

    Posted

    After I had my right hip replaced...and went back to work. My left hip hurt. My right was totally fine! I knew my left hip was bad... not as bad as the right...but still bad. As time went on the left hip got better. But in the beginning I noticed that I constantly leaned on my right foot to get the weight off my bad hip... and then my right foot would hurt...it's been 7 months since my hip replacement. I have NO pain in either hip!! I had lost 25 lbs which has helped!! But I have bad pain in my right foot.. ONLY when I've gotten off my shift from work and get off my feet! But I have no pain walking around or anything ONLY after my shift when it's time to rest...it's weird!!

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