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LDW
LDW

Am 3 and half weeks and feel like I've sustained groin strain on operated side. Also a bit on other side. It's not a sharp pain, more a tugging in the growing and pubis area and a bit into my abdomen. Think it's all psoas related.

all I've been doing is walking (probably too much).

yesterday and today it's painful to walk even a few steps.

am icing a lot, and really hoping it will settle in the next day or so.

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  • lynn66084
    lynn66084 LDW

    Posted

    Oh yes, know it too well, painful. I pulled mine doing the hip abduction exercise (lifting leg out to side) couldn't walk either.  Waited until the pain went, did no exercise for a few days. Back to walking again and I can do the hip abduction exercise now, in fact better than before. Take it easy.
  • Kate53CornUK
    Kate53CornUK LDW

    Posted

    I am at the same point, LDW, it's tidal, this healing. You feel good, you walk, you wish you hadn't!

    I have the same aches in my groin every now and again and if I remember rightly the first one was the same. I suppose different bits are healing at different rates. I am just thankful that it isn't the same groin pain that I had before.

    I suppose we don't think that we are healing that fast but when I think about it I can now lift my leg over the bath so I am putting more strain on my groin. I go two steps back and rest, and ice, and walk slowly and it heals a bit more.

    I think from this stage to about three months it happens all the time, we assume we are better than we are but I can assure you that it really does get better and stays better!

    • LDW
      LDW Kate53CornUK

      Posted

      THANKYOU Kate for the reassuring post.

      i often think that fear is our greatest challenge on this journey. I can honestly say that the fear (of never improving/ or this might be something serious and chronic) is worse than the pain on my bad days.

      L xx

  • LDW
    LDW

    Posted

    Just back from physio.

    a productive session. It's all down to the psoas being so tight and restricted for about 9 months pre-op.

    i have some very gentle exercises to do, and have been told to be very careful with the walking as too much will massively aggravate.

    she is confident that we can sort it out, but it will take TIME. I am going to have to be very very patient (yikes).

    also recommended that I take anti inflammatories . These have been known to cause me tinnitus in the past when I took very high doses. I am 

    prepared to take ibuprofen for a few weeks, as not being able to walk is infinitely worse than ringing in my ears lol!

    i am finally convinced that this will improve, so I can stop worrying.

    also the pelvic tilt has improved by about 50% already. And I can walk pretty well without any aids (so the hip is great).

    its just down to the psoas then.

    it will be a slow recovery, quite a bit slower than most apparently. But recovery nonetheless, and right now I am VERY happy with that !!

    • lynn66084
      lynn66084 LDW

      Posted

      Good news, try to take it easy, a step at a time as it were lol

      I had it last week and could not do the leg lift to the side but did it easy today after a few days rest, caught it early.

    • renee01952
      renee01952 LDW

      Posted

      Good morning LDW 

      Thank you for posting ... I wish my physical therapist would give me exercises for psoas tightness too - I don;t know why their reaction is to turn down this possibility and tell me to do more of the standard exercises - Both groins (??), hurt and make me hunch over, with the right one , almost 12 months old, being the worst right now ...

      Do you mind to tell me what kind of new exercises you got?

      I sometimes feel like an idiot - as if I don't get it - 

      thanks again 

      big warm hug

      renee

    • LDW
      LDW renee01952

      Posted

      Hi renee,

      i will send a separate message to you with a link to a good description of the exercises.

      is it possible for you to find a different physio?

      issues with psoas tendon are apparently pretty common after this op.

      i have seen a number of discussions about it on this forum, so might be worth you doing a search.

      are you taking anti inflammatories?

      and also, apparently icing is better than heat for the inflammation.

      will be in touch re exercises.

      Lx

    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK LDW

      Posted

      I'd be interested too - I can add it to 'our' website for everyone to see.

      Graham - 🚀💃

    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK lynn66084

      Posted

      Lynn,

      Yes, everyone seemed to think I should write a book as I was researching the topic extensively due to the problem I had with my first operation.

      So I set up the website as there seemed to be a lot of books on THR that no-one was buying out there.  It includes a comprehensive index, and sections on :-

      Online Resources, What is Total Hip Replacement, Assessment and Referral, Pre-admission, To delay or not to delay, Home preparation, Admission, Anaesthetics, The operation, Hospital recovery, Early recovery, Long term recovery, Hints and tips, Aches and Pains, When can I do that, Medicines, Medical glossary, Complications, Technicalities

      and my Blogs : Operation October 2015, Recovery 2015, Operation January 2016, Recovery 2016, and my Sponsor

      My website address is in my personal information at 

        https://patient.info/forums/profiles/rocketman-sg6uk-907025

      and in the moderator's pinned discussion "Useful Resources"

        https://patient.info/forums/discuss/thr-useful-resources-487147

      Graham - 🚀💃

    • lynn66084
      lynn66084 Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      Thank you Graham, plenty of reading there, you have been busy. Well done, you have been a really good help to a lot of people. Makes things so much easier when people can compare how they are dealing with things.biggrin
    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK lynn66084

      Posted

      I am ALWAYS open to new suggestions for things to be added to the website - look upon it as "our" hippie website.

      Graham - 🚀💃

    • LDW
      LDW renee01952

      Posted

      Hi renee,

      ive been doing lots of research on the tight psoas.

      take a look at the following :

      1. Liz Koch core awareness. This is a very comprehensive book, but covers a LOT

      2. For something quick and immediate, take a look at psoas releases by Lisa Gillespie on you tube

      3. Also Google "alignforhealth" and search for "ten exercises for a healthy psoas".

      let me know if you are tempted to try any of these exercises, and if so , how you get on.

      big hug,

      lindsey

       

    • renee01952
      renee01952 LDW

      Posted

      thanks Lindsey - very sweet of you 

      copied the addresses and will have a look

      angel blessings

      renee 

  • Meg1216
    Meg1216 LDW

    Posted

    OMG rejoicing at this moment for this forum and for having folks to relate to.I am so sorry your in pain. I am experiencing the same! I had Psoas problems before surgery and in the 18 months of dealing w extreme pain -addressing the psoas was 1 of the paths i chose, as docs were avaoiding the surgery for so long. I did psoas release thru simple resting yoga poses, accupunture massage and physical therapy. I am so sad,after all to still have this nagging groin pain. I am 9 days after surgery and it still hurts so much to walk! Im taking frequent short walks in the halls of my apt building and doing most of my pt xercises 2 xs a day. I say most cuz a couple that involve the hip flexor groin /psoas area are just intolerable to do! Im icing as well. I m getting rather depressesd as I watch videos on you tube of people walking w/ o walkers at 9 nine days. Im searching for answers myself,I will share if I find anything,as most of the psoas release id done b4 one can not do right now,like legs up the wall or over a foot rest at 90 degree angle or knees out to side... prayes to us all for relief. Please stay in touch!
    • LDW
      LDW Meg1216

      Posted

      Hi Meg,

      i think that the surgery itself is traumatic on the psoas.

      also 9 days is very very early.

      my physio said to stop the normal hip exercises that aggravate the psoas/groin.

      i did stop them and I don't think it has harmed the recovery of my hip.

      if your hip was compromised prior to surgery, you will have struggled to completely release the .psoas anyway

      during hip surgery so much happens around the pelvis that many many people are affected in the groin area.

      are you taking anti inflammatories?

      most important in my opinion is to NOT aggravate the psoas/groin area.

      I overdid walking at 2 and a half weeks, and am really paying the price. So  my advice for now would be to 

      rest rest rest rest rest it.

      i am at 6 and half weeks now, am a bit compromised by a tilted pelvis (which is rectifying), and only now am I able to start to feel what my body needs. 

      I was was in a great hurry to recover fro the THR, but My body won't let me yet. The psoas is a complicated one to address. But for you at 9 days, it's really very very early.

      if it's any consolation though, when I discussed it with my surgeon 10 days ago, he said one option if physio and rest doesn't sort it out, is to have a steroid or Botox injection into the muscle to deal with the pain thus enabling one to do the proper exercise /physio regime to solve the problem.

      i don't want to go there yet as I want to use this opportunity to release the mountains of stress and tension that my body is carrying.

      will see how I am in another 6 weeks.

      bit rambling.

      stream of consciousness.

      hope it helps.

      lindsey

       

    • Meg1216
      Meg1216 LDW

      Posted

      yes  mountains of stress,which also stores in the psoas! Continued resolution,and strength Peace!
    • LDW
      LDW Meg1216

      Posted

      There's a lesson here for me about letting go, releasing the fear and stop holding on ......
    • renee01952
      renee01952 LDW

      Posted

      Yes,darling ...stop rowing up stream. ..go with the flow

      ...do not resist what is ...Make peace with where you are. ..

      thanks for reminding me. ...

      big warm hug

      Renee ❤

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