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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    @GeoffM Did you ever get the PRP? After 2 weeks of having my cortisone injection for trochanteric syndrome, the pain is back darn it! So I’m back on the web researching (I found my cure for recurrent cdiff this way). I’m reading from juried scientific journals, and although PRP is not covered by...
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    THR Ausman gets a new hip!

    Oh how interesting. Thank you for thinking of me. I had actually looked into PRP a year before THR (all these initials!), but it was too expensive and still considered aexperimental for my situation. It would not fix the bone issue only soft tissue. I knew that it COULD fix the soft tissue...
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    THR Ausman gets a new hip!

    Your stories are like mine. Had THR 12/19/18, for OA. But I had trochanteric bursitis on and off for a year or 2 before. Did all the research and put that surgery off. So now, I have that whole darn “ trochanteric syndrome” and had a cortisone injection after months of the NSAIDs, resting...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Thank you. That’s a relief. Must be just a virus or something.
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    So I have been terribly fatigued for 4 days, and started 3 days after steroid injection into gluteus medius peri tendinitis (sp?). Is this a reaction to the steroid? @Josephine ? Anyone else have this?
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Thank you. I actually have not walked yet. The doc told me to wait 3 days. He said many people feel good right away and exercise before the steroid has a chance to work, then overdo it and are back in pain. So I’m waiting! I mean I have walked UP TO 20 minutes at a time no more than 10 times...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Well an update: went to a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr (didn’t know there was such a thing) and he told me there’s no such thing as trochanteric bursitis (which I asked him if I had). He said it’s actually gluteus medius peri tendinitis (sp?). Rather it’s a whole syndrome. So I got an...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Hello all, I have several questions. I have been experiencing what I’m pretty sure is trochanteric bursitis for about a month now (I’m a little over 15 weeks post op). It’s so painful. I have been going to my PT who has massaged it (not directly on bursa) but around and even she finally said I...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Ok. TODAY (it’s like everything changes daily ),I went to my PT who is certified in osteopathic manipulation and some type of massage or something. Anywho, I went in and just told her I was certain operated leg longer and that’s why I have bursitis. She spends lots of time on me and after awhile...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Thank you!! This was helpful for me to gain perspective. As for activity level: HARDLY ANY due to the bursitis. In fact, since my surgery, I’ve hardly done much exercise due to ice and snow, having a hemorrhage in my eye 3 weeks after due to aspirin therapy and whatever, and then due to...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    It’s been about 13 weeks. Please tell me that apart from having bursitis the following are normal: Sore muscles at night still, taking Tylenol, still sleep with a pillow between my legs Still cannot bend down enough to tie my shoes (got elastic laces, use a long shoe horn to put shoes on, and...
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    THR When can I get back to the gym?<

    I didn’t use pain killers either after the first 24 hours (made me sick). I did ok on 1000 mg of acetaminophen taken as directed throughout the day. I think I just got used to pain from before hip surgery! My quad is still tight (I guess that is the upper front leg muscle) but it’s SLOWLY...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Thank you. Yes I do that. I appreciate you writing to me. Thank you
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Oh that’s interesting. Just FYI: I think we might have different issues. She straightened my hips out using resistant osteopathic manipulation because they were rotated in opposite directions causing my leg length discrepancy, which for me causes bursitis. I had gone to her for years with this...
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    THR Maryluibel's recovery thread<

    Hahaha. So true!! I have two friends, both older, one quite a bit older, who had both hips replaced by same surgeon. Either they lied or neglected to tell me some/most things, but by 6 weeks they were at it: biking, walking miles, etc. Me, I’m still suffering with the same darn bursitis that I...
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