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derek54514
derek54514

Hi fellow hippies, it is 14 weeks since I had my THR, the scar is still tender to the touch and I still have occasional painful twinges in that area. I don't have pain anywhere else, just in the scar, Is this normal, if so when can I expect it to subside? I am 75 years old.

Derek

 

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  • veronica58657
    veronica58657 derek54514

    Posted

    I was told yesterday by my surgeon on my 6 week check that the internal disolvable stitches take at least 90 days to heal. He said that when my scar, (which is pink now) turns white, it's a sign that it has finally healed.

    Veronica

    • derek54514
      derek54514 veronica58657

      Posted

      Sorry I got it wrong and did not send you a message.

      Thank you Veronica, my scar is still a little pink, I just keep on hoping it will get better.

      Derek

       

  • derek54514
    derek54514

    Posted

    Thank you Veronica, my scar is still a little pink, I just keep on hoping it will get better.

    Derek

     

  • linnet2015
    linnet2015 derek54514

    Posted

    Hi derek

    have you been massaging your scar and are you sleeping on your side?

    Linnet x

     

    • derek54514
      derek54514 linnet2015

      Posted

      Hi Linnet, no I haven't been massaging the scar, will it help? It is too tender for me to sleep on that side.

      Derek

  • Barty51
    Barty51 derek54514

    Posted

    As soon as my dressings came off. I started massaging oil into my scar, it helped tremendously.
    • sue1957Geo
      sue1957Geo Barty51

      Posted

      I am 5 weeks in, and my scar is pink and feels really bumpy, i have tried to massage with e45 but it still feels tender, whats the best to massage it, have my 6 week check up next week what can i expect.
    • derek54514
      derek54514 Barty51

      Posted

      Thank you Barty, will try it, anything is worth a try.

      Derek

  • alice85142
    alice85142 derek54514

    Posted

    Dear Derek,  What a relief to read your post.  I am almost 15weeks and also have pain on the scar area..quite bad actually and now back on one crutch.  I am despondent as worried that something inside is going wrong as I am worse at the moment than I was at 6 weeks post op.  Will gratefully read your post replies as will help me too.

    Alice

    • derek54514
      derek54514 alice85142

      Posted

      Hi Alice

      In the main the replies I have received recommend massaging the area; don't know if it will help, but anything is worth a try.

      If there is no improvement the only other solution is to make an appointment with the surgeon; but I am reluctant to do this. Next time I see him is April 2016. I hope you see some improvement soon.

      Derek

    • alice85142
      alice85142 derek54514

      Posted

      Dear Derek,  Thank you I will give it a go.  My consultant said he wouldn't be seeing me again..after the 7 week check..I was surprised and concerned about that.  My GP has just referred me on for physio which I sort of feel I should have ahd before.  I went privately for the op but apart from the benefit of your on room and surgeon you seem to be better off on NHS.  Anyway  as I am back on one crutch the pain is subsiding!! Just want reassurance that what we, I, am experiencing at 14 weeks is normal.

      ​Good to read the posts.

      Alice

  • billiemaw
    billiemaw derek54514

    Posted

    I don't have pain in my scar, but it was very lumpy although that seems to be improving with time but I think I pulled mine. When I was about 6 weeks ish post op I sat down twisted and kind of pulled it, it did hurt at the time but since then the scar seems wider than before. It had looked like a very thin line that was healing well but now it very much wider and pink. I was quite pleased with the way it was healing, it looked as though it would soon have faded, now I think it will always be quite angry looking sad
    • derek54514
      derek54514 billiemaw

      Posted

      Sorry to hear that, At the top of the scar there is a red are but the line itself is only fine and not even pink. It didn't help when I fell on the floor about three weeks ago, I should not have gone outside in my slippers but I did. If the scar line is now wider maybe your GP would take a look and put your mind at ease.

      Derek

  • Kikeena
    Kikeena derek54514

    Posted

    I'm around 13 weeks I think. I get occasional twinges in my scar too and it's sensitive to touch. Sometimes it burns like it did at the beginning too. I have a thin fading line so I'm surprised.

    I still have a bit of pain on the hip especially when I first stand up. Nothing like pre op but it's there.

    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK Kikeena

      Posted

      Ow, it's not just me then that occasionally feels something in the scar area .... I assumed it was the internal disolvable stitches which I am told take a while to actually dissolve.  

      Also, the pain in hip (atually at the top of the leg where the stem goes into the bone) when standing.  Once I get going, it's much reduced.

      Graham

    • sue1957Geo
      sue1957Geo Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      My scar burns, then itches then goes away, every now and again.  I also feel  a tightnes in my muscle i guess it s because they have woken up after so many years. 
    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK sue1957Geo

      Posted

      Yes, mine was itchy last night ..... very odd how it comes and goes.

      Still trying to remember to rub in moisturiser.

       

    • derek54514
      derek54514 Kikeena

      Posted

      Hi Kikeena

      Maybe it is the way we heal, not everyone heals in the same way; or maybe we expect too much too soon. I too have a bit of pain when standing up and limp a bit, but after a few minutes it goes less.

      I hope you have improvements very soon.

      Hazel

    • Kikeena
      Kikeena Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      Ahh. I had internal dissolvable stitches. They certainly give a great scar but maybe also a little sensitivity as the stitches do their thing.

      And I agree with the pain, once I get going it's just not there. But as soon as I stand up o can't move

      Similar to before the op but obviously much less pain.

    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK Kikeena

      Posted

      Yep - stand, and limp for 2-3 paces, then ok.

      I just did a 3.5 mile country walk - all fine, except when I got up off the bar stool at the village pub after a small but very refreshing glass of 'black stuff'.

      I liked this advert ...

      Graham

       

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