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Operated leg points inwards

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sarah22500
sarah22500

I’ve only recently noticed (with some alarm)just how pidgeon toed I am with my operated leg/foot.  My foot on the operated side points right in. The other foot is fine and straight. Has anyone else experienced this?

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  • brenda67955
    brenda67955 sarah22500

    Posted

    Me too! In the beginning i had pillow between my legs but then i would wrap e end of my cane around the foot and try to train it to stay straight. LOL. Dr told me to just not let the hip and leg roll inward. I have an exercise they gave me that helps. Its called the windshield wiper.
    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 brenda67955

      Posted

      Goodness. The mind boggles lol. I’m not sure how to correct it as I’ve only just spotted it and it’s really pronounced. My OT is coming this week so I will ask her.
    • nicscott
      nicscott sarah22500

      Posted

      Hi just to put your mind at rest I’ve had both hips replaced and my feet turn inwards to I’m presuming it’s normal ha ha,I still have problems with my one that was done to years ago maybe it could be to do with this I don’t no 
    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 nicscott

      Posted

      Well I don’t really want to be walking along with one foot facing the opposite way lol. It’s very noticeable you know
  • steve86482
    steve86482 sarah22500

    Posted

    Same with me for about 3-4 weeks. Therapist and my wife both kept reminding me to focus on walking normal. I did. It’s gone. Focus, you will be as good as new
  • Dsilk05
    Dsilk05 sarah22500

    Posted

    Sarah, I had same thing happen to me. My first THR my foot would turn outward. Now with my other leg which I had done 5 wks ago, my toes would turn inward. After walking some and about the 2-3 week mark I hadn’t even noticed that my foot had straightened out.

    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 Dsilk05

      Posted

      You and I are about the same number of weeks but my foot hasnt straightened. I’m in a lot of pain this morning - don’t know why - but will ask OT when she comes.
    • Dsilk05
      Dsilk05 sarah22500

      Posted

      Sarah yes we are. My surgery was Nov 13, my birthday. Lol

      I read your other post about your pain again. I’m sorry. 

      I don’t recall did u ever contact ur surgeon regarding all this pain? 

      I’m really frustrated with the pain down side of my leg as well. And the terrible startup pain on both sides too. 

    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 Dsilk05

      Posted

      Hi, my surgery was 25th so 4 weeks then..... no I haven’t contacted anyone really. I get pain all down the operated side too and at the moment I’ve quite a bit of pain at the top of that buttock too. I keep reading about others coming off their pain meds on 2nd day so to speak but I’m nowhere near able to come off mine. Pain wakes me up every single morning at about 4am so I go and make a cup of tea, get another hot water bottle, take pain meds and after an hour or so I can get back to sleep for a couple of hours. It’s now 9am and I can feel the pain returning. Mind you I was incapable of walking before my op. The groin pain was 24/7 and I had to use my rollator to simply get into the kitchen! So maybe if you have excessive wear and tear you get more pain from where the nerves were so irritated before the op?? What do you think?
    • Dsilk05
      Dsilk05 sarah22500

      Posted

      Gosh Sarah you poor thing. You’re going through a lot so sorry. I don’t know why that is. Ur surgeon would give you a better explanation. What has he said? 

      I too was afraid I had waited too long. I’m very pain tolerant so I went until it was bone to bone. 

  • osprey1
    osprey1 sarah22500

    Posted

    Hi Sarah

    I was quite concerned with my foot turning inwards. It was really obvious and felt odd as my foot turned outwards before. The physio in hospital said it would come right without anything special and it did. It did take at least 6 weeks, maybe a bit more, not until I was much more mobile and stronger. I remember thinking it was going to stay like that but physio was correct. She was totally unconcerned so maybe quite common.

    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 osprey1

      Posted

      Thanks for getting back to me, it helps to know I’m not the only one! smile
  • joyce50464
    joyce50464 sarah22500

    Posted

    What has your doctor said about it?
    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 joyce50464

      Posted

      Hi Joyce, I haven’t spoken to anyone about it as yet but my OT lady is coming today so I intend asking her opinion and will let you know. 
  • jacq23288
    jacq23288 sarah22500

    Posted

    Hi Sarah 

    I am the same my foot is turning inwards but when I got my other hip done that never happened, I am glad you mentioned this as I was going to ask my consultant when I go for my check up.  Hope you are sleeping better I am still on the recliner, I got to walk outside today for the first time as the ice has been so bad and I felt great shattered when I came back in but all good.

    Hugs 

    Jacq x

    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 jacq23288

      Posted

      Hi Jacq, that’s so brave of you to go outside on your crutches. Wow. I am so scared of going outside walking with them in case the rubber ends slip. Maybe they never would but that’s what scares me. I too went out shopping yesterday but took my sturdy rollator with me. My goodness talk about slow walking! I never even looked up. It took 10 minutes to get to the town and by then I was so shattered - and in a little bit of discomfort - I had to sit down on the seat of the rollator to look through the row of cardigans I was after. Then I walked to the supermarket to get things I was out of but again I was totally cream crackered  by the time I finally arrived so guess what? I used their mobility scooter to go around. I vowed I would never use one of those things again but my poor legs ached so much I honestly could not have walked anymore. I then got a taxi home. So all in all I was pleased I actually went out for a walk even though I cheated a bit using the rollator instead of crutches. My OT lady is coming tomorrow so I will ask her about my twisted foot.
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