8 weeks post op - having pain with weight bearing
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Hi all,
I am having sharp pain (level of about 6) in the front of my hip (hip crease) when bearing weight. I will rest for a couple of days, litterally doing very little and it stops hurting. But the if I walk about a a mile, the pain come back. It is odd because it is not always there. The am not sure if I should contact my surgeon or not as I had my 6 week post op and he said things looks great. Wondering if it muscular of the implant. Anyone else go through this with their THR?
Currently I am only taking Tylenol or Advil, but was given a muscle relaxant that I am considering taking. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
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thereal4552
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Hi all,
thanks for the replies. it has been up and down since my last post. last weekend I felt much better... walked quite a bit on both Saturday and Sunday. The early week went well too, but then I did a hill walk, and have had the same pain weight bearing as before (upper part of the front middle thigh near the hip crease). has been a rough couple of days. It seems turning and twisting (pivoting), or doing stairs aggreivates it. My restrictions were removed at week 6, but I am wondering if I should still avoid pivoting on my op leg. So a question for everyone, when did pivoting not hurt, and when did you start turning and twisting the op leg like your non op leg?
Cheers!
judith12644 thereal4552
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HI , I avoided twisting and pivoting for months., just habit I suppose. I think take it easy, complete recovery can take up to a year or more. I used to be doing really well, and then something would aggravate my hip which worried me. A bit of rest usually sorted it.
All the best, Judith
marion36675 thereal4552
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I am 11 weeks post op and have made a very quick and easy recovery. However, I still don't twist and make any extreme movement on my operated side. Just seems common sense to me to take things gently.