Almost 4 year post op and still in pain

Dear Angel

That is so disappointing for you. It sounds to me as if something has moved or become loose for the hip to be giving you pain after all this time.

Scans and x rays should quickly pinpoint the problem and if a revision is needed I would find a surgeon who is experienced with doing them.

All the best, Richard

Consider asking the surgeon for additional X-rays or even an MRI of your hips AND your spine to get details. Tell him you need solid answers. He/she should understand. If all else fails, ask another surgeon to review your case and offer insights. But be sure to get a second opinion from a different surgical practice other than the one you are using. You need a truly “independent” review. Good luck!  I know that has to be frustrating to say the least. 

Hi Angelika

You probably need an xray to see if it can pin point anything but you definitely need to see your surgeon to find out why this is happening. 

All the best.

Hi Angel it could simply be that you have overused muscles or if your job was very demanding last year torn a muscle. As others have said it could be mechanical too with the implant. Once you have had a scan/x ray they should. You are very young and need to take care of the hip. Hope you get an answer soon.

A big big thank you to everyone for replying to my thread. I really appreciate it. 

Im so worried now tho, if thats is going to be another surgery ... i have 3 year old son i cant imagine not playing with him etc, after recoving. From the operation... 

but the pain is in my hip so definitely something is going on. 

I contacted secretary of my surgeon but Because it was private hospital and i had the hip replacement on nhs i have to go to my gp to be then reffered to the hospital for an appointment. 

I can see it might take a while untill i will find out whats going on

Have a lovely day everyone 

 

You are too young for this crap.  Nevertheless it looks like you will have to be careful. I am 80 amd had a shoulder replaced 5 years ago.  That was easy compared to my hip but that shoulder was made sore by the lifting of my body during my rehab.  Since these parts have a limited life it would seem that they can wear more with behaviour.

Hi Angelika, are you doing physio? Is the pain muscular or bone? If you rest does it go away? I have resigned myself to s life of swimming, weight training to keep those muscles fully working and I find that the pain is going down and I am developing more tolerance. Or able to do more strainous exercises for longer. I did get x-rays to make sure nothing had changed or moved. Also is your hip cemented or cementless? I had to have a revision after 21 years because the pain was unbearable and my leg felt like it was coming off. Indeed the spike was loose and I had bone deterioration. The ball also had shifted and my sciatic nerve was been triggered. It had been a year and I am back to 100 percent but had to have an implant to secure the spike and I can feel it on rainy days. It does not hurt it just feels like a tight band around my thighs about 2 inches above my knee. I had to be laid up for 8 weeks so the bone would heal. My left leg was 3 times it's reg size and purple from the waist down to the knee which I could not bend for s good 3 months.

Hello everyone, i went to have my xray done today, now is the waiting game as it will take a bit of time for the results to come back to the GP. 

Fingers crossed thats not going to be nothing serious. 

Hope the news is good. My first thought is Stem Pain

In the worse scenario - if the hip is loosening or is damaged , does it mean I will need hip revision quickly ? Also is the recovery time the same as after the first hip replacement ? 

I'm so stressed and worried now :-(