THR - Doing so well and 15 days later unbearable pain!

How very disappointing for you. It does seem very odd to have been feeing great and now this for no apparent reason.

Sounds as if you will have to go on your bottom to your SUV unless you can get some assistance.

Please let us know how it goes.

Cheers Richard

Richard I think you need to go to A&E and if I was you I would consider an ambulance if you can not walk.

The pain you are describing does not sound remotely normal to me at this stage, I am sure you will be fine, but you do need an xray and for a doctor to check your hip is okay and if I were you I would get this done sooner rather than later.

Most of us were given lots of restrictions after surgery, not all, but most of us to avoid dislocation. Bending down and picking things up on week one or two is not something I could have done, did the pain start then?

Wishing you the very best Richard, please let us know how you get on. 

Hi Richard

Really surprised you were allowed to bed so early I still can't do it at 4 months and I'm not going to try it. I have some groin pain that came on a couple of weeks ago and think I may have aggravated it. Get a taxi to the hospital I wouldn't try and drive. Usually full restrictions are imposed for 6 weeks. Hope you get some answers and reassurance tomorrow

Good luck

Julie

Hello:   Right after surgery i had no pain at all in my thigh or groin.  I did the physical therapy and then after 2 mos. i was discharged.  I started with thigh and groin pain after doing the therapy.  My dr. said discontinue the leg lifts.  I was walking without a walker after 4 weeks and still dont use an aid. But i still get groin and thigh pain .   Not continually but when i sit and then get up, ill get a twinge in the groin.  i am 4 mos. post op.  Hope this helps you.   

If you can't get help to your vehicle then yea u will probably need those vans that take wheelchairs and get to your appointment. That's what I used when I had to go to my appointments. Are u in the United States? That's terrible what you are experiencing!! I know that twisting & bending were not allowed after my surgery. I know there's one other but I can't think of it. Can you think of anything that May of caused it while you were in kitchen?? I went at least a week on a dislocated hip. Kept walking and doing my exercises. Did notice pain and higher hip but never thought of dislocation. Neither did my home therapist!! Hope yours is not too serious. Let us know what they find out. Best of luck to you. Linda D

I cannot express how much I appreciate all the wisdom and advice. 

One way or the other I will be going to the doctor's tomorrow.  I live in Independence, Mo USA and we have a program called patient assist where the local fire department will send some of their men to come and assist someone who isn't able to make it to their transportation on their own if they are not busy.

I am a big, burly, healthy man of 61 and am in good health except for the arthritis in my hip.  I also need some knee work, but that is another topic.    I was a bit surprised when my surgeon told me that I was released from the hospital with no restrictions except not to do anything that "hurt".  I was very careful after coming home and really did stay mostly horizontal or seated except to wait on myself for anything I needed.  And I am just befuddled how I could have damaged my hip just walking from the kitchen assisted with a cane.  It's just a mystery.

I will make sure to update you all after my appointment tomorrow.  I am in hopes that he doesn't find something wrong with the artifical hip in his x-rays which I am sure they will take, but it might also be a relief if he does.  At least I will know where this level of pain is coming from.  I am a grown man and I cannot recall ever being brought to tears by anything physical.

As I stated previously, my surgery was anterior and the first time I called the surgeon's nurse she said that it may be that I damaged or tore some of the muscles that were streatched and strained during the surgery.  That I may have taken them to their breaking point.  I would agree if it were a day or two after the surgery, but not after a full two weeks of healing.  Regardless, I suppose my visit with my surgeon tomorrow will reveal the truth of what is happening.

Thank you all again for your great support and kindness and the very speedy responses to my questions.

Blessings to all!

Richard

Hopefully, by now, you have an answer, but the thing that jumps out at me is that you came home and "did nothing" -  stayed horizontal or seated almost all the time and never used the stairs. These being the things that both my surgeon and physiotherapist said NOT to do! Whilst elevating the foot was recommended for part of the time, so was exercise and walking and using stairs! 

Hopefully this is nothing more than a painful muscle - people often fail to realise that muscles can lock, and easily get pulled or damaged, by inactivity. It isn't just something that results from overactive use.

Hi again all!

It turns out that I have a stress fracture where the stem / shank of the prothesis goes into the femur.  I go back into the hospital for surgery Wednesday (today) to have the bone wrapped with wire and clamped, pulling the fracture back in place. The fracture is at the top of the femur and could have been so much worse,  however I am very fortunate that the hip replacement has not moved and is still in perfect position.

It is very good to know what the cause of all this pain is.  The surgeon said that I should have a good recovery and should be back on my feet between 90 and 120 days.  I guess these kinds of fractures take longer than the typical  6 weeks to heal.

Thank you all again for the excellent advice and well wishes.  I will post more information as I have it in hopes that this may be beneficial to others.

Many Blessings!

Richard