13 weeks and now pain

I am only 5 weeks post op but have same tender spots as well as groin sometimes. I am assuming it's muscle pain as like you my muscles in that leg wasted away a bit as my other leg took the bulk of strain for quite a while. I also get electric like shooting pains in my leg sometimes. I met someone today who said they had the same and had asked surgeon who said it was everything knitting itself back to ether. Sounds plausible to me. Like to see what others say.

I'm 12 weeks and do have intermittent pain in funny new places.. like side of thigh and ankle. Also sore round scar.. 

I am 4 weeks away from

Other hip op.. so thought it might be I was compensating and using operated leg as other quite sore. Very sore altogether in the mornings. Painful to walk at all!! By the evening I can walk around the house without sticks! Oh goodness it's such a puzzle!! Also knee twinges! 

Also heard I've been offered a  very small tv role which might conflict with op date but clinic secretary at UCHL said they would be able to offer me another date pretty soon if that was the case! Quite surprising when I read how long some people are having to wait. Don't know if this is helpful at all! Courage we all need! Just difficult to know when to seek advice! I also have almost constant lower back pain!!' Is that ok or have I got disc trouble??? Etc etc

I would say tendon or muscular I had my right hip done 8mths since just been in ttoday for asperation ok it dislocated twice and I had to wear brace for 3 months 24hr per day 5mins off for shower my specialist says it can take at least a year for muscles to knit together plus tendons give it time I am on a mass of pain relief including spouts still walk with a limp and sticks indoors wheelchair out lucky you

Dear Osprey

I'm sorry that you are having some concerns about your hip.   I rather doubt if anything has become displaced as you say you had a cemented stem.   A bit unusual to have a cemented stem these days so I do wonder if this is significant....any thoughts?  Oh ans what is a hybrid hip joint?  Do you know what your leg length difference was before the surgery and now?  I wonder why you use crutches for your longer walks and what sort of distance are they?  The more information you can give us the better chance we have of suggesting something.

Cheers

Richard

hey if they had to rearrange your leg during the op, twist the leg or stretch the leg  for instance adding a few extra cm's to fix that difference, every single muscle tendon ligament and all the bits that insert will have been stretched and moved. so where the muscles joined together through sheaths or connected directly will also have been affected. the middle of the thigh is a huge cross over point where almost everything connects. its likely going to take a long time for this to rebuild its self strongly in its new shape.

my full leg was rotated abotu 45 degrees to the outside and i had huge issues straightaway with cramping and pain in the same place as you say. i had to push through exercises that were so tight that just now i have almost no pain but the physio has warned me when i start increasing the strength work its going to bite me in the thigh (polite phrasing lol)  

she said to continue hip strength for next year to make sure that my hip is holding its self not my thigh muscles holding it, and when im tight to do the pushing your thigh into the bed exercise,  the hamstring curl and focus more on my physio than on the walking. im only 3 weeks post but realistically i ca walk without crutches but im not for safety. and climb stairs but again im not lol im doing about 4 to 5 hours of gentle physio a day. 

you dont mention if you are doing exercises or have done them? if yoru super worried ask your GP to refer you to a physio for a second opinion or phone the hospital team and get them to emergency refer you its better to be cautious than push through something like this. 

i can physio a horse back to health but im incredibly anxious and worrying all the time about my gait (it has the tendency to do what it wants when it wants for last few years so although i understand what is going on in my body i still worry! 

 

Exactly what I have. The same spots, the same problem upon standing and starting to walk, it sounds exactly like mine. Doctor diagnosed it as IT Band Syndrome. It is usually a runner's issue but happens in many recovering hip replacements. You're at about the same time period mine manifested too, right when I was doing so well and off pain killers right away too.  Here is what causes it. Your hip and glutamus Maximus muscles are still weak, remember they were cut and need time to mend and strengthen. When we try to rush our recovery by doing too much or losing our walking aids too soon it puts stress on this tough band and causes inflammation and swelling. I read up on it and it is a tough band of muscle, tendon and ligaments. Once it gets inflamed, you have IT band syndrome. The answer to recovery from it is 3 weeks of rest, no physical therapy, NO walking except minimal in house to get around and anti-inflammatories. You can take Ibuprophen. If you can see your doctor you can get a corticosteroid injection that will help it recover more quickly. Ice it often and elevate it when possible.. The shot should be mid thigh on edge of leg. Buy KT tape, I bought the precut strips on Amazon. Use on side of leg from just above side of knee and up, make sure you are over the painful area. If you get the corticosteroid shot it will really isolate the spot for you. Then take it easy! You have a setback, it isn't great but if you rest it will pass. Next Monday my 3 weeks will be up, now I just have to figure out how to strengthen those muscles without doing this again. Lookup the simple exercises you do at home that feel like they aren't doing much, they are. Don't purposely do long walks until the muscles are strengthened. After sitting for 3 weeks you have to work gradually to do that. Slow and steady. The clamshell is good for this, I learned it on this forum. You lay on your good side in bed and put a pillow between your legs drawing them up around the pillow. Now you let your leg with the replacement open and close slowly. Start gradualand build up to 2 sets of 10. You can do it twice a day. Look online and do the leg lifts not using weights. Hold kitchen counter and work up to 2 sets of 10. Lift leg back and lift leg out to side. I have heard you could use an Exercycle,making sure you pedal backwards first, once that is comfortable you can go forward. but I would confirm that one first. No treadmill at this point. You don't start these until you have 3 weeks of rest, take Ibuprophen each day, not for pain but for inflammation.  Good luck, I am so sorry I was trying to recover too quickly but all of us want to get back to normal....we will eventually but it takes time.

Hello Osprey1

You mentioned you were shorter on bad side since 12.  Did you get measured again after hip surgery?  You probably need shoes heeled different on operated side.  Surgery on a revisit for me has been a long recovery and 7 month later I still do physio in a heated pool as well as physio at home due to damaged nerves, tendons and scar tissue damage.  It is getting better slowly and can take up to 12 months.  I was on crutches non weight bearing for 2 months (1 month in hospital on frame) weight bearing for 2 months, 1 crutch for 1 month before walking unaided but only around house and short walks around our street. I am now driving and walking further.  Slowly, slowly and make sure I do everything I am told by physio and surgeon.  Have you discussed your problems with surgeon or local doctor? Perhaps an xray or scan will show something but to me it sounds like you need physio.