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Quick update on my recent despair.
Agonising post op groin pain turns out to be not nerve related. I hope. Rang hospital physio, as advised by my GP. They had me there within 30 minutes.
Intensive 60 minute session. Great guy. I abandoned all sense of modesty in interests of relief.
Turns out it's the gluteus maximus. Has been out of commission for about 10 years and is screaming its protest at being expected to reawaken and do its job.
After lengthy, and v painful, manipulation, pain in groin disappeared, only to reappear in my bum.
Now, to do 100x4 daily, standing bum clenches. Nothing else. Apparently tried to do too much, too soon 😩. And back to crutch. Awful, given I was walking unaided, without trace of a limp, and 3rd THR op on it, but relieved it's not nerve: am still living with that original damage 8 years down the line.
I will conquer this. Happy days. 😀
Elaine
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briskwalk edarlingb
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Thank you for sharing your story...You have been through so much, you deserve some pain-free life!
Big hugs and best wishes
Ella
edarlingb briskwalk
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eileen64__UK edarlingb
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Thats fantastic news that it is not nerve pain as you thought.
Curious about the meds now?????
Sounds a great physio...even if it was agony.
Sometimes its hard to know whether we are doing too much or not I know we have to pace ourselves but I was given acouple of exercises by a private physiotherapist and my trochanter fracture is much works and giving me a lot more problems than it was before.
Never mind the crutch. If it helps great.
Once again I'm so pleased for you that its not nerve pain after all.
Love
Eileen
edarlingb eileen64__UK
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I am totally zombified, but reckon I can cope with that, temporarily, until pain improves.
Plus, great excuse to be even more lazy and read lots of wonderful books. 😁
eileen64__UK edarlingb
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I knew that and that there would be some tweeking lol
I just thought poss now a different diagnosis that they wouldnt want you to do that.
Great excuse to be lazy ....so true and not to come to the metro
One of these days it will happen
Love
Eileen
edarlingb eileen64__UK
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Will def do asap. Promise x
eileen64__UK edarlingb
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I know we will....just joking. It must be pretty awful to be stuck
Even the weeks after the THR's was bad enough without what you've put up
One of these days or I'll come to you LOL
Love
Eileen
edarlingb eileen64__UK
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jackie56101 edarlingb
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I have been walkin unaided , but my nerve pain so painful At night going to see new nerve doctor in couple weeks .
edarlingb jackie56101
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Jodi-France edarlingb
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A higly skilled physical therapst is worth gold.
What did he say about your Psoas Muscle? Anything?
I am so gad he got rid of the groin pain, whew!
I am so very very very happy for you.
See it WILL get better! You can come back, and you WILL!
Keep writing in order to help others.
edarlingb Jodi-France
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He said the groin pain was a result of the rubbish gluteus maximus. He was hands on for almost all of the hour. Halfway through, he had me stand, move forward and it was gone.
Then he found all sorts of points on my reverse which were highly painful to the touch. Worked them. Then when I left, I realised he'd transferred the pain to the worst place in my bum. Obviously the 'locus' of all the problems.
Hate having to rely on my crutch again, but I know it has to be done, to stop me collapsing either pain when I step off with my foot.
Bum clenches agony 😱😱😱 😀😀😀
annedi edarlingb
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I'm sure you will get there - although I have some new niggles I am still much better than I was pre op!
edarlingb annedi
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Doing ok but can't pretend this isn't excruciating. Never mind. All for the good.
E x