Hiw to be pain free

My doctor and the second opinion doctor both told me to give it a year.   My first THR was without pain or limping.. no problems at all.  The fractured femur and revision surgery make this a different animal.  I would seek a second opinion if I were you.

I am almost 15 weeks. Was also going well until 5-6 week.  Now have burning sensation in my upper thigh. I am limping badly and the doctor does not wait to recognize this.  I am miserable.  I am now hurting on the other side from walking with a limp.  I am going for physical therapy twice a week and doing some on my own at home.  I don't think this limp will ever go away. What did the surgeon say on your visit on the 24th?  They really don't want to be bothered with you after a certain period of time. This is really ruining my life to be honest. I cannot deal with this limp!!!!

Hi Rhonda, I had my right hip replaced 4 months ago and at 6 weeks I felt just like you. I was still on my crutches and the surgeon pretty much told me to get my act together and get off them! I was so worried at the time as I had such a bad limp without the crutches (think drunk penguin imitating a cowboy!) and felt like my right leg was a completely different length! But forcing myself off the crutches was the best thing...it took at least 3 weeks, but my limp gradually disappeared and now I am all but walking normally. What’s more, I don’t feel like I have a length discrepancy at all...it completely went once my walking got back to normal. I know you are off crutches and walking and driving, but my point is that once you master the walking hopefully your legs will feel even again. Even at 10 weeks, I felt so disheartened with pain in groin, struggling with exercise and still limping. I also had terrible shooting pains in my right shin which was worse than the pain from before the op! But once the walking evened out and I kept pushing myself, it got much better and now at 4 months I am finally feeling normal. So I would say, walking is the absolute best exercise you can do. I started doing a lap round my garden and kept building it up, just got back from Wales and a 5 mike hike up and down hills which I wouldn’t have thought possible at 8 weeks! Working through some pain is needed, it will let you know when it’s too much! Take the pain meds you need to take and don’t worry about it and keep positive. It will all come together! Wishing you a speedy recovery. ☺️