Groin pain and burning sensation 12 weeks post op

Hi debbie,

Do you massage your scar with oil to break up the tissue. I felt like I was sitting on a rolled up towel it can also hurt and tingle ocassionally it has to heal. Surprised you are taking painkillers after 12 weeks though.

give it time I advice you ask for stronger pain relief I'm on major pain relief and still it hurts I'm surprised your. working at all it can take two years to return to normal I do not think burning pain is right I get it surgeon keeps saying it's ok but I have cried sometimes in pain I have sleeping pills and still wake up several times good luck see GP if you need help

Sitting on rocks, or as I described it, a pile of golf balls, is very common.  It does go when you manage to build up the muscle surrounding your new hip.

You have had a major operation, so some pain is to be expected,  we all have different pain tolerance too, and start with different ailments (your dysplasia), and different fitness levels.  This all affects how we recover.

This time around, I was much stronger in the legs due to exercise and going to the gym before my hip shattered, so I am now having a very quick recovery compared to last time.

I have never experienced the groin pain so many report, so I cannot comment on that, sorry.

Best wishes

Graham

Oh Debbie, sorry to hear this,

I would have thought it would be worth speaking to your surgeon/consultant again and physio.  Do you lie down flat every day for 30 mins or so with shallow pillow to allow hips to open and relax?

Good luck, Kx 

Hello Debbie. Very sorry to hear that you are making slower progress than you want. You have not said anything about how you are doing with your walking can you tell us please. Cheers Richard

Hi Debbie, I know exactly how you feel. I am 8 months post op. and am still having groin and thigh pain. Like you the ex rays show hip is ok, it's the muscles which seem to be the problem. Some days it seems worse than others, I have had some physio which has helped a certain degree but I had hoped it would be better than it is. Hope you feel better very soon. With good wishes. Mary

Stick with it.  My first THA was easy, so easy that I was driving less than two weeks after the surgery.  The second was the exact opposite.  I am 6 months out from a revision surgery to repair a fractured femur ( no one will even venture a guess about when that happened even though I complained at the hospital on the day of the surgery about unusual  pain and weakness).  I still can't walk without a cane and have extraordinary weakness and pain. At this point I find my surgeon is treating me with platitudes, eg. everyone heals differently or suggesting a third surgery to cement the second prothesis into place.  I am on the edge of seeking a second opinion.  So don't accept what is happening.  Demand a CT scan and nerve conduction studies.  It's your body.

I had both groin pain (so common) and burning sensation in thigh. They started shortly after op.  I have hopeful info. as I’m now 18 months post op. and have other problems relating to other conditions I have but the burning sensation, which they think was nerve damage, has all but gone.  Gabupentin drug did nothing, but time worked eventually and now I only notice it occasionally.  Groin pain can be tendon damage which can take a while to heal.  Nobody seems very positive about steroid injections which don’t  have a great success rate.  Of course it could be something more serious but don’t give up hope as just maybe these problems will go.  You’re only 12 weeks post op!