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5mnths post tlhr not improving

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pauline_64323
pauline_64323

After tlhr in June,i was doing well til my pelvis tilted bout 10wks post op,just finished physio,which was a waste of time,every time i said that exercise hurts she said dont do it then😠 surgeon doesn't want 2 c me til nxt May!!! Can't go back 2 work as my back and left leg is vry painful after just a short walk,i also still have a limp,which I never had b4! Not a happy chappy😠😠

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  • sue48675
    sue48675 pauline_64323

    Posted

    Hi Pauline, I too am 5 months post op and I cannot walk without limping. Physio has helped a little but I'm just told my muscles are weak. I feel despondent too, especially as after my first hip replacement I was walking normally after 8 weeks. I just hope that time will help, and I do keep doing the exercises. Keep your chin up, you're not alone.

    • anna87839
      anna87839 sue48675

      Posted

      Hi Sue I'm 5months like you can I ask do you

      feel any pain in new hip when you get up to

      walk after resting?

      I have this and really limp until I get going ,feels

      like I'm stepping backwards some times

      Big hug keep well xx

    • pauline_64323
      pauline_64323 sue48675

      Posted

      Hi sue48675,srry 2 hear u share my problem, they just dont want 2 know us after op,oh,they tell u it will take up 2 a yr 2 feel the full benefit,but don't tell u thngs can go wrong and if they do,surgeon not interested, as far as he's concerned his job is done,new joint mite b in place but, wot bout the rest of ur body? I asked if i wld b able 2 tie shoe laces myself again,his ans "the aim of op is 4 pain relief, not 2 b able 2 tie ur laces" vry sympathetic NOT😠😠 xx

    • sandra22163
      sandra22163 anna87839

      Posted

      Hi Anna, So sorry to hear you are still in pain.  I am 6and a half weeks post LHR op. I too get horrible pain when I get up from sitting for any amount of time. I'm not sure whether to get back in touch with my consultant as occasionally the pain is so bad I feel like going to A and E, but eventually I can manage to limp around againI understand what you mean when you say you feel you are going backwards. I am fed up of moaning but can't help it!!

      Has anyone got any answer please?

  • anna87839
    anna87839 pauline_64323

    Posted

    Hi Pauline I too are nearly 5 months post tlhr

    Op leg 1inch longer ,pain in top of leg/hip when

    stand from resting will it ever end?

    I didn't get to see my surgeon on my 1st hospital

    apt ,saw his nurse and next week I have follow

    on apt and guess what telephone consultation

    not a happy bunny,I feel the after care I got or

    lack of it is terrible to put it lightly we no our own bodies and if something doesn't feel right, it's like

    no one wants to listen.

    I'll let you no how how I get on with my phone apt

    Big hugs xxx

    • pauline_64323
      pauline_64323 anna87839

      Posted

      Hi anna87839

      i find the limp vry hard 2 deal with,makes me feel off balance,wen i put all my weight on op leg,the other 1 doesn't touch the floor,defo wasn't like that b4 op! I'm trying new exercises which r,standing on op leg and getting up from the chair without using support,finding them vry hard!!! Xxx

  • tracy_86068
    tracy_86068 pauline_64323

    Posted

    7 months post op here. Groin and thigh pain. Still on cane when i go out. Sitting is very painful. Had a bunch of tests done and it is a flexor tendon.. i too am getting very despondent and worried that i am nevet going to get better. I did get 2 second opinions recently to confirm the implant is ok. Lets support each other.
    • anna87839
      anna87839 tracy_86068

      Posted

      Morning Tracy I managed to get xray had to ask I'm not a moaner get on with things ,so to ask

      is big thing for me ,results back just told by

      receptionist every thing as should be,but this

      doesn't give me answers to pain I'm still feeling

      what are we supposed todo? Big hugs 😱🙋

  • AnnieK
    AnnieK pauline_64323

    Posted

    Pauline, maybe your surgeon doesn't want to see you (you'll be a problem for him!), but that doesn't mean that you don't want to see him! I think you should insist on an appointment with him, as soon as you can get one. Your back and leg are very painful, you still have a limp and you can't work, each one of which is a very legitimate reason for having a follow-up appointment. If he absolutely refuses, I'd go for a second opinion to another surgeon in a different practice.

    This is about your life, and extreme limitations and pain that justify diagnosis and treatment.

  • janet86017
    janet86017 pauline_64323

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I have had pain sitting since the in July.I would recommend you find a good osteopath.Mine has helped and given me hope.Not a chiropractor,a registered osteopath.They train 4 years and treat holistically and more gently than chiropractors

    Good luck

    Janet

    • tracy_86068
      tracy_86068 janet86017

      Posted

      Where do u have pain when sitting. I do too. Just started seeing a good osteopath yesterday. . Hope he helps. He said my groin muscle hard as a rock. Ugh. Pelvis out of alignment too.
  • renee01952
    renee01952 pauline_64323

    Posted

    hi pauline, 

    so sorry to hear this ... it seems that we are left alone after THR surgery - Same here ..  except for the follow up appointment, you are released ---- 

    my GP didn't even want to check range of motion when I went to see him but send me back to physical therapist ...

    there were many exercises that hurt me and had me down for days afterwards -

    at some point I did not go anymore ... I was not improving at all and went back - had another PT who offered some alternatives - deep massages for a couple of weeks and gentle exercises to just lengthen the muscles - 

    it is so important to be listened to ... 

    Could you somewhere else ?  

    remember though that 10 weeks is not such a long recovery time after this major invasive surgery ... don't stop the exercises completely but do the ones you know - be gentle with yourself ... 

    big warm hug

    renee

     

    • renee01952
      renee01952

      Posted

      oops ... just realized that you are 5 months post-op .... 

      A great deal of the recovery takes place in the first couple of 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 you can still feel aches, pain and discomfort for a while ..

      this freezing weather is not helping either ...feeling the hardware !

       

  • pauline_64323
    pauline_64323

    Posted

    Thank u everyone 4 ur replies and support, its good to know i'm not alone,i also have arthritis in my right hip,so they will say pain is coming from that,tho i didn't have a tilted pelvis b4 op or severe back pain,i had 2 fight 4 yrs 2 get op, as they deemed me "2 young" at 52 its nice 2 b 2 young 4 somethng lol Joking aside,i thnk as surgeon saw xray and new hip is in place he thnks thats his job done!! The after care is shocking,i cant afford 2 go private.....just want my life back. I struggle climbing stairs,i'm now afraid its putting 2 much strain on my knee,it seems 2 b 1 thng after another. I'm not usually a person who getss down,but this is rlly getting 2 me😠😠 xx

    • renee01952
      renee01952 pauline_64323

      Posted

      hi pauline, 

      I agree with you that  the after care of total hip replacement surgery is almost non existing - once you have the surgery and are discharged from hospital, you are on your own ... If you are lucky you received some written information about how to take care of your scar and a sheet of exercises - follow up appointment at 6 weeks and that is it ..

      I don't think "they" realize how overwhelming this whole process is - first the anxiety about the surgery, then surgery day and early post-op days ... the whole leg feels like an alien appendix and you are scared to death to dislocate or break any rules ... 

      I had 2 THR surgeries 6 months apart and my GP did not even look at my legs or checked range of motion when I was worried about stiffness ...

      It would be great if there would be a follow up program for people who are recovering from hip and knee replacement surgery ... there is a whole generation still'growing up "

      so, this forum is invaluable - we can come here and one word is enough to get understanding, tips and support ...

       

    • anna87839
      anna87839 renee01952

      Posted

      Hi Renee I totally agree with what you say

      after care what after care I was quoted 90

      Pounds for 45minute physio after hospital

      told me no physio for hip replacement

      patients what,I can't afford that money it's

      so unfair look after yourself much love 😗

    • pauline_64323
      pauline_64323 renee01952

      Posted

      Hi rennee,ur right bout the whole process being overwhelming, although my surgeon is a vry nice man,he's not interested in anythng cept the new joint,i said "no1 warns u bout wot happens after op,my hair was coming out in clumps due 2 the trauma 2 my body during op" he said and i quote "nowt 2 do with me" same as tilted pelvis was "nowt 2 do with me" well,i did'nt have anythng like that b4,so who's fault is it???? Head,brick wall and bang!!!! Xxxx

    • janet86017
      janet86017 renee01952

      Posted

      I agree Renee.They just don't understand the emotional impact this operation has.As you say we are scared of dislocation and many other unknown problems.This forum gives much needed support

      Janet

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