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I had a THR April 10th, dislocated May 1st. 3 months Post dislocation and still so much pain , help!

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Anoukhip
Anoukhip

So it’s 4 months post-hip replacement and 3 months  post-dislocation. My leg is not straight anymore,  knee is very swollen, and I now have nerve pain on my thigh. I am in extreme pain  I’m unable to do physical therapy because I keep getting hurt and have mostly bed rest with a little walking each day. Has anyone delt with this and made it through to a healthy happy hip and regular living again? I also get such pain from sitting. My surgeon says that everything will go back to normal eventually and I’m his second to ever dislocate.  I’d appreciate any info you might for have.  I want to be independent again.

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  • Donni_L
    Donni_L Anoukhip

    Posted

    Hi Anoukhip

    Well ive had 5 thr 2 tendon releases and 2 Dislocations all within 9 yrs and my last being Dec 2017,so im 7mths post open dislocation with is a bonus BUT in ongoing crazy pain every single days have nerve pain, muscle spasm, muscle weakness i can't lift my leg on its own, getting in and out of a car is painful,i haven't driven my car in 3yrs,my confidence has gone and i feel like an emotional wreck,physio is also painful,with sleepless nights but they say 

    its a long road but i will get there.

    to me the road has been to long and its hard to think that a pain free day will ever come.

    good luck.

    • Anoukhip
      Anoukhip Donni_L

      Posted

      You’ve had a rough road for sure. I couldn’t imagine 5 thr’s! Is there anything that you’ve found helpful at all for the nerve pain/muscle spasms? I understand about the depression. Doc gave me gabapentin for nerve pain but it doesn’t seem to do anything. 
    • Donni_L
      Donni_L Anoukhip

      Posted

      Hi

      No nothing really a heat pack at times always feels good , and I take tramadol for pain.

  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK Anoukhip

    Posted

    This is a good wake-up call to the rest of us to take EVERY precaution to NOT dislocate.

    Dislocation means the muscles are not holding the joint together well enough, so we must continue to strengthen the muscles by exercising. 

    I keep active by walking and cycling with my wife, and had earlier this year joined a gym to help me move a few pounds that had accumulated since I retired.

    I am so glad I did, because when my replacement hip shattered last month, I was still able to walk as my muscles were still able to hold the broken hip joint together. The nurses were astounded that considering the damage done, that I could lift my leg up off the bed let alone walk about on it.

    • Anoukhip
      Anoukhip Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      Hi Rocketman, I wish you the best in healing. I have some home pt after dislocation and was doing a little better, then a new pt had me do deep massage to break up scar tissue and stretches but that hurt me again and it was bed rest for 6 weeks! I’ve learned to not trust pt but I’m going to try aquatic therapy.  
    • RichardKen
      RichardKen Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      Graham that is such excellent advice which everyone would do well to need!

      Cheers Richard

  • millie37185
    millie37185 Anoukhip

    Posted

    I feel so bad for all of you... just wondering how your hip was dislocated.  I’m 8 weeks post op.  So far, so good and not very good.  Still have numbness and tingling sensation on my leg and foot.

    I can feel your pain.  I hope you all be pain free soon...

    • Anoukhip
      Anoukhip millie37185

      Posted

      My sugeon said that I had no precautions except no cross legs, don’t invert leg pigeon toe or turn outward. So I didn’t of course. My hip dislocated when I took a big step backwards. (I have long legs) I was already walking off cane indoors. It took 10 hours in ER with one attempt, without enough medication to knock me out and a student Doc who was unsuccessful. It was absolutely torture. 2 hours later the top ortho relocated it. That was the trauma which has led to all the pain and kept me in bed rest most of the time. 
    • diannesk
      diannesk Anoukhip

      Posted

      One of few precautions for me was no long steps backwards. There was a picture of that on my discharge papers.
    • Donni_L
      Donni_L Anoukhip

      Posted

      Both my dislocations happened while I was sitting in a chair. 

      My joint just slide out of the socket both times it was hell.

  • Anoukhip
    Anoukhip

    Posted

    After dislocation my leg is not straight anymore. Knee is inverted, foot is not under my knee anymore. Doc says it will go back to normal in time but it was normal and straight after hip surgery. It’s really hard to walk like this and so painful. 

    Has anyone else had a disfigured leg after relocating hip and did it go straight again? I keep asking the doc for an MRI but he says no

    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK Anoukhip

      Posted

      I may be wrong, but I don't think they like giving hippies an MRI.  The reason is in the name really - Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and you have a great hunk of metal in your leg now.

      I had a CAT scan (computerised tomography), on mine when it shattered, it's actually a computerised 360 degree X-Ray scan with similar detail to MRI, but no magnetic problems.

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Anoukhip

      Posted

      As rocket man says, you need to let the hospital know you have had a hip replacement if you have an MRI. The metal in the hip can heat up. 
    • Anoukhip
      Anoukhip Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      Thanks Rocketman and ptolemy, now I understand. 

      I’m still wondering if anybody has experienced long term deformity after hip relocation with swollen painful knee.

  • carol19895
    carol19895 Anoukhip

    Posted

    I’m due to have revision after failed half hip operation.  I have MS and use a wheelchair so am a big dislocation risk.  Op. not imminent as I’m coping with pain and just praying that in future they’ll come up with an implant that is less likely to dislocate. I’ve heard of constraining caps and lace inlays but don’t really understand.  I’d rather be unable to walk at all than go through dislocation.  It sounds awful.  Wish you the best of luck with your recovery.
    • Anoukhip
      Anoukhip carol19895

      Posted

      Dislocation is the worst. I’m 6 months post THR and dislocation. Pool therapy is the only thing that has helped me because weight bearing is still painful and my knee is still swollen. I’m at last going to get imaging done on my knee to see why it’s not straight anymore. 
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