Pain after complex THR

Hi : I'm sorry you are going through a difficult time..some one else who has hip dysplasia started a thread..I tried to find it but had no success.....anyway..it sounds like nerves...I'm 8 weeks post op and have a pin and needles feeling around my incision...are you taking blood thinner? Could be circultaion issues...I would elevate your leg....

Hopefully some one will comment who might have had similar issues...

Connie

I also had complex thr. I was 50% weight bearing for first 4 weeks.  After starting more weigh bearing, had a lot of issues with tightness. Stretching made a big difference for me. I don't think Calf stretches would go against any restrictions but some of hip stretches do. If you aren't doing any stretches would ask physio about. I was amazed how much it helped. 

The recovery with this op can be two steps foward, three steps back.

Muscles and tendons and nerves are re-routing and knitting and sorting themselves out.

I speak from experience now 9 weeks post-op. The discomfort moves around and dissipates daily....sometimes hourly.

In the end I believe we WILL recover. ♡

Hi Gwen who told you we don't ice in UK, I have been told by physio and consultant that icing can give more pain relief than megga amounts of pain relief drugs.

It's early days for you at 5 weeks, I think your expecting too much too soon, I know that I have been told when I have mine it will be at least 6 weeks on two crutches and then onto walker, I don't know what a complex HR is so maybe it's me got it wrong. Hope it is feeling better soon

Hi.  I don’t have hip dysplasia but have just undergone complex hip revision - nearly 5 weeks ago.  My initial thr was only 13 months earlier so my hip and leg had had some bashing in the past year! My consultant rang me at the end of last week (very unexpected for an NHS patient!) to see how I was getting on.  I said my hip felt fine but I had pain in my lower thigh, just above me knee which kept me awake at night.  Stabbing and burning sensation - very unpleasant.  He suggested Gabapentin which is for nerve pain, amongst other things.  It worked, almost immediately, and I’ve now had 2 nights of unbroken sleep.  My first in months.  It might work for you, too?   Good luck

Sadly, yes.  I don’t know why but to be honest it wasn’t right from the start.  Firstly my hip ‘clicked’ all the time.  Initially I was told this was normal but it didn’t go away.  Then I started noticing my operated leg was considerably shorter than the other one.  I was sent to an orthotist who measured my legs and found I had over 4cm difference.  I was given heel raisers but the difference was too great for these to work.  Eventually (it seemed forever!) my consultant said it had to be done again, but it had to me a minimum of 12 months after the first surgery.  On operating he was ‘surprised’ to find it had not only subsided but was very loose.  Thankfully all seems to be fine this time.

I feel for you as three weeks post op and was doing really well and trying to reduce the pain killers now I feel I’m back to square one...using two sticks and I can’t weight bare on my operated leg without wincing!

I’m encouraged to know I’m not alone and think probably expecting too much of myself too soon ....as usual !