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Excrutiating pain after total ceramic hip replacement

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chris.b
chris.b

I had a ceramic total hip replacement 6weeks ago and I'm in agony. I'm 40 yeats old and had avascular necrosis of the rigjt hip.I had a titanium disc replacement 6 years ago in my lower back so I was aware going into surgery it would not be easy. However, when the epidural wore off after the hip repkacement I was in agony, in fact I was in tears and did not sleep a wink until after 5 days when sheer exhaustion set in I have pain in my groin when I move my leg it feeks like it's grating on something.I also have pain down to my knee including my knee. My lower back again is in agony also my right buttock feels like it's being pinched all the time all the way down the back of my leg which I guess is sciatica. I saw the surgeon who preformed the hip replacement today, he says all my pain is coming from my back. What I can't umderstand is why am I in more pain after the op then before. My surgeon was very unhelpful saying I need refered on for my back by my G.P. Has anyone else had excrutiating pain after a total hip replacement. I can't believe the surgeon dismissed my pain and said the hip is fine when the horrendous pain im in only started after the operation. Like I say I'm looking for people with similar situation or knowledge and advice.

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  • nick96707
    nick96707 chris.b

    Posted

    Chris I have the same problem my its not sciatic my screw is lodged in butt muscle
  • liam38933
    liam38933 chris.b

    Posted

    Sorry this is a year later for you and i hope you are fully restored Chris. I had a doudle hipreplacement about three months ago. Six weeks into recovery after hip#2 on the right the 'good hip' left started acting up and after four different sport specialists I am worse than ever. Awaiting consultation with surgeon on Wednesday hoping for saome understanding about what is going on with massive lower left back problems. I still do not know if it's a trapped nerve, a muscular knot from six months not walking, or something more sinister! throw any light on this situation, anyone?

    Dis you make any great discoveries Chris?

  • sandra_41945
    sandra_41945 chris.b

    Posted

    My name is Sandra and i have been through a similar situation. I noticed this thread was over a year old. If you are still connected to the thread i would love to find out how you are doing now. This will give me an idea of what i may expect. I am 3 months out of surgery currently. Hope you get this

    Sandra

    • mark30182
      mark30182 sandra_41945

      Posted

      I have been made to feel that I am the only person that has had any problems with severe pain after hip replacementfeeling really really relieved that I am not
  • lynne88756
    lynne88756 chris.b

    Posted

    I feel your pain too I have been left in pain for since my surgery last july 2015 and still under my consultant . I have groin pain hip and knee pain too. Still under investigations hang in there and ask your consultant for a 2nd apinion am seeing a new consultant in Jan after being left in pain and on morphine patches now . 

    All the best and stay in touch and I hope you get some results and are pain free soon . 

    • ginger47520
      ginger47520 lynne88756

      Posted

      I haven't been on this site for a long time.

      When did you have your surgery?

      I'm 2 1/2 us post op for left hip replacement. I too experience severe pain.

      But another problem is I couldn't lift up my leg by itself.

      Even now still I have to help it up. The pain is much better now.

      Sometimes there are tiny fractures at the place where the doctor's hammer in the replacement hip. Other times the new hip can be too long or short. Which can cause knee and hip problems.

      Sometimes there is nerve damage and that's really painful.

      Be your own advocate stand firm.

      Be thinking of you in my prayers. Hugs

    • mark30182
      mark30182 lynne88756

      Posted

      I have been made to feel that I am the only person that has had any problems with severe pain after hip replacementfeeling really really relieved that I am not
    • lynne88756
      lynne88756 ginger47520

      Posted

      I had mine done in Bristol and ongoing still . I still cant walk without crutches and in chronic pain had some biospies taken and on so much medication.

      ​Yes i lift my leg in and out the car its a living nightmare. Seeing a new consultant this month and hope they can give me answers. hope you are getting on a little better god bless you x 

       

  • john24881
    john24881 chris.b

    Posted

    Hi Chris, I have had both rips replaced my left in 2012 and my right in 2015 l had post op infections in both hips having spent 4 week in hospital with the left and 12 weeks with the right infections I how have extreme pain in my groin when sneezing and find it hard to walk and carry out daly taskes I have been unable to work in the past 5 years and unable to drive my consultant said there was nothing wrong but when I pushed the matter he agreed to send me to a new consultant at a different hospital I saw him.last week.and with in 10 mins he told me I need both hips redone my stints are to long and the cap is pressing on my sosas mussels there fore givimg me all my groin.pain iam now 44 and facing two mor hip replacements very soon my advice is if your consultants cand find the problem get refered to someone that can

    • mark30182
      mark30182 john24881

      Posted

      Hi John

      I have been made to feel that I am the only person that has had any problems with severe pain after hip replacementfeeling really really relieved that I am not

      please can you give me the name of the consultant with the 2nd opinion as I am frightened of upsetting the consultant I am under

  • tami_36076
    tami_36076 chris.b

    Posted

    I have had both of my hips replaced and my right one I had to have replaced twice. Actually I had 5 surgeries in about 13 months and was in a wheelchair for 3 years because of having a vascular necrosis and then turned around an8d before I had to have my right hip replaced for the second time I just located it twice I have been in excruciating pain since I had two surgeries they did a buy a bilateral hip core decompression which did not help at all and I had all these started in the year of 2010 2011 and now I am still going around in circles with all my doctor I am now starting to think thinking out of the box and going to another town I don't know what else to do my doctor's my orthopedic doctors now refuse to see me because of my back I am that much pain where I can barely walk

  • Janie_888
    Janie_888 chris.b

    Posted

    Hi Chris b just read all the problem others are having with hip replacement I had my left hip done 18 months ago having the other one in March not looking forward to it as I'm still in so much pain with the left one I had a Exeter hip which is small then a standard one aparantly keep going back to see the surgeon but he said its nerve damage but like others I'm in constant pain in my hip knees my bum when I sit down don't sleep if anyone can help... I do hope now your pain has got better as its not much fun being in constant pain 😂

    • loni15321
      loni15321 Janie_888

      Posted

      The pain that you're experiencing from your hip replacement sounds very much like my sons he had bilateral hip replacement and doesn't have problems with his right one but he really does with his left I wish you luck on your new surgery

  • suzanne25791
    suzanne25791 chris.b

    Posted

    Hi Iv noticed your write up about your hip replacement I hope you don't mind me contacting you with it being a year ago, I had a total left hip replacement almost 4 weeks ago and everything you've mentioned is my pains exactly everyone of them, did you get any help or answers from anyone and have your symptoms settled down now or not can you please let me know as I'm in agony and not sure wot I can do about it many thanks sue

    • Janie_888
      Janie_888 suzanne25791

      Posted

      Hi sue sorry your in pain I just don't know what's going on with all theses hip replacement so many people are in pain after being told we would be pain free after op but it's just not the case l have had 18 months of it keep going back my consultant is giving me a Mri scan now he's said X-ray are fine. You must keep going back don't stop  till you get some answers as it has taking me 18 months and am still in pain. I'm on the list for my right one but after hearing people I know having the same surgeon and being in the same pain it makes you wonder is it the hips or the surgeon ??? I really do hope you get it sorted out as its no fun being in constant pain do let me know how you get on don't give up Janie 

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