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Morning hippies. Well my dr visit yesterday wasn't as fruitful as I hoped. The MRI of hip didn't shed any light on my nerve problem. On a good note it did show hip hardware is good. So this time my husband went with me and dr was impressed that he had done so much research on the spinal stimulator. I'm opting to give this a try as it will help a lot of my issues including the nerve pain in my thigh. Only thing is I have to get a psychiatric evaluation first! Dr says insurance requires it!! I also asked to get a MRI again of my thigh just to see if any thing going on as I still am getting swelling. He had requested a Doppler scan of thigh to check for clot but all was good there. I had wanted a MRI of thigh initially when I told him of the swelling and he assumed maybe a clot. I also received an injection, well 4 injections into the IT band as I've been having pain there as well. Talk about painful! 😖😖. Those "jabs", as my friend Alex calls them, hurt like hell!! Will see. I will let y'all know the outcome of this next MRI, my evaluation and spinal stimulator. Thank you for your support. Linda.
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RichardKen linda81469
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Well the visit seems to have been a partial success but a shame the problem as being elusive. Great that the hardware is in good shape. All the best....keep pushing!
Cheers, Richard
linda81469 RichardKen
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Morning Ken. Yea it's good to know hardware is good. Now if only I can get this nerve pain under control and gone for good. Hope the MRI of my thigh shows something to this problem!! Hugs 🤗 Linda
AlexandriaGizmo linda81469
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I sure think that if we complain of pain that they cannot SEE with there eyes they think we are nuts LOL and is it guaranteed that MRI want miss anything, I'm not convinced, I watched star trek and he just waved a thingy over his broken bone and it healed, so when will they be available on the NHS cause the sooner the better
I hope a bit of straight talking from psychiatrists will cure your pain.
Pretty insulting that they consider our pain to be in our heads not our legs.
Hope the stimulator helps my friend
linda81469 AlexandriaGizmo
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Hi my friend! Yea even dr thinks is ridiculous having to get this eval. Seriously why would one want to go through this if we had no pain?? Oh well. Not sure when I'm having this done but the sooner the better!!! How are you doing? Hugs Linda
AlexandriaGizmo linda81469
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Same same, told no op yet as pelvic to unstable, will carry on with crutches but its hard work and putting pressure on right hip and shoulders etc but hey can't complain it could be so much worse, I could still be in chair, no comparison, go for it, if it helps you are better, if it doesn't then you have lost nothing.
As for sonar scan on thigh
william81563 linda81469
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Linda, Really sorry for your pain and the "non answers" that you got from the doctor. I encourage you to investigate that potential of your problem being in your spine rather than the hip. I've had both hips replaced at different times and on the second one, I've developed pain in the hip, thigh, and foot. I've had two operations on the L4/L5/S1 area and last week had an Injection in the S1 area with 2 purposes; one purpose was to relieve pain via steroids, and the second was to explode a cyst that appeared to be pressing on sciatic nerve. That gave some relief; but I have a second cyst that was noted prior to the first injection and we are going to try again to get me pain free, so I go in on the 28th for another try. Incidentally, these procedure are done under a local, so no strain or pain. ---As to the stimulator, I had one installed for bladder control, and after about a year, had it removed, as I could not tell it was doing any good and I was having hip problems and the device being install prevented me from having MRIs. Some of the bands of stimulators will allow for an MRIs so be sure to consider that. Good luck on your pain and your decision. Bill
linda81469 william81563
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Thank you William. That is y I'm doing this on a week trial base before it's implanted. But if it releases me from the nerve issues in my thigh I will be a happy camper!! I'm hoping the MRI for the thigh will reveal something about my issue. Hope you are doing well in your recovery. Hugs Linda
AnnieK linda81469
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linda81469 AnnieK
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Thanks Annie! Im hoping the MRI of the thigh reveals the nerve issue. Won't know till oct when I go back to the dr. Unless there's something there that needs to be addressed sooner. Which, I know sounds strange, I hope there is so just maybe we can battle this nerve and it goes away!! Hugs 🤗 Linda
ann84818 linda81469
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I hada gonising pain in right thigh following hip replacement physio thought I was just being lazy/ cowardly. Couldn't do any exercises. M R I scan showed 2 TRAPPED nerves in my spine leading right down my thigh. I had 2 steroidinjections in my back. A week later pain started to get better. I am doing great now. 8 weeks post op. Hope you get it sorted..
AlexandriaGizmo ann84818
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Hi Ann sorry to here your op didn't go as you would have hopped but left you in pain like Linda, on a down note does your jabs mean you will be pain free or is it just a quick fix to ease your initial pain and will be back as soon as it wears off.
I'm assuming your pain levels are good at the moment
ann84818 AlexandriaGizmo
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linda81469 ann84818
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Hi Ann....was nerve pain in your thigh sensitive to light touch? I've had one injection in back didn't do anything for nerve pain and sensitivity in my thigh. Dr says spinal stimulator will help.
AlexandriaGizmo ann84818
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linda81469 AlexandriaGizmo
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AlexandriaGizmo linda81469
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Actually only 0.8% of hip replacements create really bad results but I think 38% have on going problems that are unforseen ie dislocations, these happen usually within the first 12 weeks and are caused by very simple things usually, this can be something like turning leg on op side in or crossing legs above knee, ramble over LOL
RichardKen AlexandriaGizmo
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Dear Alexandria
I'm quite shocked by the figure you have given of 38% having ongoing problems in the first twelve months. I wonder where yo have found these stats. not that I'm in any way disputing them as I simply do not know but 38% seems very high<G>
Cheers
Richard
AlexandriaGizmo RichardKen
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Hi Richard that figure may seem large but if it is put into perspective, firstly this is worldwide, so that takes into account areas that maybe don't have the high medical expertise and great hospitals that's available in say UK and USA etc, it can also mean something as minor as a sore scar area, a reaction to the dressing to something as serious as maybe a blood clot or dislocation.
So it looks drastic but in perspective not that bad, in fact its an operation that has an exceptionally high success rate.
RichardKen AlexandriaGizmo
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Dear Alexandria
Thanks for expanding on your earlier posting. I feel sure that even so many will be a little taken aback but as you say hip replacement surgery generally does quite well. I also appreciate that determining what makes a particular person's hip replacement a success or a failure is quite subjective.
Cheers
Richard
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