I had a total hip replacement more tham 2 years ago,with excellent results
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I had a fall while on holiday in Iceland, since then I have been in unbearable pain in my operated leg. Could I have damaged the artificial hip?
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jane426 jane16200
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i would certainly seek medical advice. You could have dislocated your hip if you are in so much pain.
Let us know how you go.
Kind regards.
Jane
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jimmybrooklyn jane16200
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sam417 jane16200
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I experienced the same thing! I was taken to the ER, since I had a vasovagal response and passed out, landing on my my back and hitting my head. The first thing I told the paramedics was that I have a hip implant. I told the doctor in the ER the same thing. They did a CT scan, and then concentrated on my gallbladder, not checking out my hip. I had vertigo, and a concussion, so I wasn't up and around very much due to dizziness. After a few weeks, I started standing and walking more, and the longer I did that, the more pain I had in my surgical leg. I thought the hip was okay since I could walk on it. The doctor had told me immediately after surgery, to always carry a cane if there was ever a chance of "black ice" in the winter, because if I should fall, the bone will break before the implant will be damaged, because the bone is very fragile.
I started vestibular therapy a few weeks ago, and asked the physical therapist if he could evaluate my leg because it's becoming more and more painful. He told me I immediately needed to get an xray. I went to ortho for an xray, and he told me the implant was solid and didn't break loose according to the xray. However, after examining my leg and the pain I was experiencing, he believed that I possibly had a fracture in the femur, and also a fracture in the ilium crest! I was quite surprised, because that's not what I expected to hear. He told me to go back to the walker until he could schedule a bone scan because that is the only way to be able to tell if there is a fracture, since it's difficult to see hairline fractures on xray.
I had that bone scan two days ago. I noticed on one of the pictures taken that there was a "spot" on one of my ribs. I asked the technician to be sure that was included for the doctor to see, and she took several other photos from different directions. Yesterday, I received the results of the bone scan online, and it showed there is not a fracture in the femur or in the ilium crest! I was so excited!!! I really had concerns that I might be heading back to surgery if there was a fracture. I had no clue that you can actually walk with a fractured femur, so just know that is entirely possible! There is a lot of blood flow around the hip implant, and the report said it could be as a result of the recent trauma I had when I fell. So, I'm not certain if it is inflamed or normal. I still have pain in the leg, and there are positions I get in, when I bend over, that keep me from being able to move my leg. In other words, my leg muscles aren't allowing that leg to move once I bend over, so I have to physically pick the leg up with my hands in order to move the leg out of certain positions.
The report stated that the "spot" on the rib was either a fracture on the rib...or....a "metastatic disease", and suggested to the doctor to take more xrays of that area to see which it is.....wow. I'm betting on a fractured rib, but, I need to find out if it's more than that!
So......The pain you are experiencing definitely needs to be checked out by your surgeon. I would suggest you get in to see the surgeon right away, and have your leg checked out.
Sam
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sam417 jane16200
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Sounds like you have done just as I have done.....kept thinking it would get better. I just had no idea you could actually walk with a fracture. You could have loosened the implant or had a fracture. I hope not! But it really needs to be checked out. Best of luck with it!
jackie56101 jane16200
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Take care
Jackie
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