Hip, thigh, buttock & knee pain after thr
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Had a thr last nov, 4 wks post op while at therapy felt a little snap in the groin area. Since then the pain has gotten unbearable & has spread from groin to upper hip, buttock, thigh & knee! The surgeon who performed the surgery said “I gave you a new hip what else do you want from me” so after 3 more surgeons, not one will tell me what is wrong with my hip due to being a colleague of the previous surgeon even though they are in diff parts of the state! I can’t walk without the cane, can’t sleep more than 3 hrs, can’t lay on my left side, all of this due to the excruciating pain & it’s getting worse by the day. Can’t bear weight on it, can’t wear clothing that constricts it & it’s all tender to the touch, I describe the thigh pain as deep in the bone even though there’s no bone but only hardware. Low grade fever also, tested negative for an infection!! Anyone had this issue?
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Charlie2018 tammy85895
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denise79180 Charlie2018
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Haha. You are spot on there Charlie. I have sent my PT packing once. Listen to yr gut. Go at yr own pace. Some physio think it's a race. Some are great tho. I have found a great 1 now.
lyn1951 denise79180
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All of these exercises you do at you own pace, and listen to what YOUR BODY is telling you not some physio who thinks they know what they are doing, I used to say to them you will understand when you have a hip replacement.
I was very lucky to come across a chiropractor, who had just had a hip replacement when I needed some advice, or thought I did, he showed me exactly the same exercises and nothing else that the hospital had given me to do.
Best site I have found that has the same exercises I did and still do to stay strong, is coastal orthopedics in western Australia, booklet, physiotherapy exercises following total hip replacement.
tammy85895 Charlie2018
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Hi! I completely stopped pt @ the 5 wk mark, I couldn’t handle the pain. I’ve actually stopped working at the 5 mo mark, pain is getting worse daily, hopefully the newest surgeon I’m set to see in 3 wks can figure it out & help me.
tammy85895 Charlie2018
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I agree Charlie, thank you! I’ve seen another surgeon & he states he knows what the issue is but, he’s not willing to help me due to a conflict of interest with the original surgeon being a colleague in the same network, so I see another one today, hopefully this one is honest & willing to help me.
candi tammy85895
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I had same issue...MRI showed deep bone infection and unit not fit right. Took me 3 months to find a surgeon who would fix the original DR issue. I am now in the middle of 2 stage redo which requires a cement spacer with pic line for 6 weeks. Then new hip in 6 more. Keep asking and keep seeking a new Dr. Trust me it will not get better on it's own. Good luck and God bless.
tammy85895 candi
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daniel03776 tammy85895
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tammy85895 daniel03776
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Hi Daniel, I’ve only had blood work for an infection & a ct scan & both negative for anything other than 1 screw is a lil far into my pelvis. No contrast w/Ct! I’m set to see another specialist in 3 wks so hopefully this one is willing to figure it out & help me!
Guest tammy85895
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tammy85895 Guest
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Thank you Susan, I’m set to see another hip specialist in 3 wks in another city, so hopefully this one will be willing to help me & fix the issue.
richard_56366 tammy85895
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hello from Hawaii. I just join this group because I'm 3 weeks away from another joint revision surgery number two on my right side number 3 4 total replacements and I was looking for a discussion group. I've had my left side hip done 3 times also. anyways I saw your posting about your situation where you went into therapy one day and you had a little pop in your leg and you said you were fine when you walked in and when you walked out you could barely walk and the same thing happened to me after one of my replacements. what happened to me was that when my doctor does revisions and they usually take a ligament and tendon off the bone around the capsule when they're getting at the joint quite often my doctor will use a suture string and tie the tendon back down to the bone so that it helps reattach itself to the Bone quicker. and my physical therapists after only 4 weeks decided to do some lateral abduction to that leg and when they pulled it out with too much pressure they snapped the suture string off the bone and pulled the tendon off.. I immediately called my surgeon and he quickly explain to me that that's what it was that they should never have done that exercise until minimum of 6 weeks after the surgery. anyways I'm not sure if that's the issue for you but it really sounds exactly like my experience especially considering you heard a noise and felt a little snap in the groin area which is exactly where I felt the same thing but mine was a big noise cuz everybody in the PT room heard it. anyways it sounds like you're having problems diagnosing the problems from your postings that I've read today. Hope I've helped in some way and good luck aloha
tammy85895 richard_56366
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Hi Richard, so I just found out yesterday that it’s the IT Band, apparently they surgeon did not put it back in the proper spot & it will have to ge released now! What I feel popping is it sliding back & forth over the joint, finally after 6 surgeons, on my 7th & she knew exactly what it was, she used a sonogram to diagnosis it & some injections into the band, talks about excruciating pain, it’s been unbearable but it’s onky for diagnosing the correct issue! So I also found I that the surgeon who performed my thr severed numerous nerves & this is the it feelslike a thousand little fingers with knives are all stabbing inside of my thigh, hopefully with time this will repair it’s self! All of this should’ve been taken care of by then get surgeon who performed my thr, but he is extremely difficult & can’t see that he screwed up big time!
Charlie2018 tammy85895
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sorry to hear all of that tammy. what approach did your surgeon use? and regarding the surgeon, i don't know if you can tell us who he/she is, but can you tell us how much experience he/she supposedly has? good luck too you.
ptolemy tammy85895
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