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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    I went to the Cleveland Clinic for a 3rd opinion and this is what the surgeon wrote on the after visit summary: Pain due to internal prosthetic device, initial encounter (T85.848A) Painful left total hip arthroplasty with groin pain, clunking sensation, swelling, limp, and pain greater than...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    Thank you for the 5 month well wishes! I'm scheduled for an MRI on August 17th. The side of my thigh is still really swollen, still stiff and range of motion is trash. Trying not to give up but I'll at least hold on until the MRI before I call life quits.
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    These are the CT scan results but my 2nd opinion surgeon did say he doesn't care what the radiologist says, he wants to see the disc on his own. I see him on Monday. Its crazy that a CT scan shows no loosening but I can feel movement deep in my groin all the time throughout the day. Is there...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    Hell of a day today. They were finally able to get 2cc of joint fluid out. The color was a deep, dark red. I thought synovial fluid is supposed to be straw colored? This was an incredibly painful aspiration and I'm never doing this again. It was an ordeal getting the needle in the right place...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    I'm not dealing with the original surgeon ever again. All throughout this horrible recovery it's been the same song and dance with them. Rest, ice and elevate. I'm done being brushed off by these people. I have my CT scan next week and I was finally able to schedule a hip aspiration at a...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    I left a voicemail with their care team asking if there's a way to get a faster appointment for this aspiration. It's just getting harder and harder to use this joint, I'm also feeling the dual mobility part of this implant move around a lot more within my groin and pelvis. There's no other way...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    The 2nd opinion surgeon made me re-do blood work since I was on prednisone the first time I did the blood work for CRP and ESR. This time the results are: CRP is 1.3 mg/dL and ESR is 32 mm/hr. I'm having even more increased pain and weird low grade fevers that go up to 99.8. The hip aspiration...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    They couldn't get any fluid out at the surgeon's office so now they want me to schedule an aspiration at the hospital. I'm going to wait a few days on scheduling because that hurt so bad. The CT is scheduled for July 16th. Thank you all so much for the love and support!
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    Saw the 2nd opinion surgeon again today. CT scan was ordered to see if the implant is positioned correctly and check on this giant fluid mass that grew on my thigh this past week. Doing a hip aspiration tomorrow to check for infection. No good news really.
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    Hey there Layla! My C-reactive protein was <0.5 mg/dL, normal. The sedimentation rate was still high at 52 mm/hr but trending downwards compared to April, when it was at 67. Looks like there's still a lot of inflammation going on. I see the 2nd opinion surgeon again next week to try and get...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    I'm moving around better but got even more swollen because I'm doing more. It looks like a soccer ball strapped to my thigh. I just don't understand this swelling at all.
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    Thank you benne68! The original surgeon didn't explain anything and I'm thinking something is seriously wrong with the implant and that he's trying to hide that something is wrong because I'm not hitting the recovery timelines that most others are. That 2nd opinion surgeon really took the time...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    I went to the 2nd opinion surgeon today. He measured the implant angles and thinks it is well positioned and looks good. He ordered blood work for ESR and CRP just to make sure there isn't an infection possible. Ordered me 2 weeks of steroid pills and a prescription for Diclofenac. Continue PT...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    I feel like I've been sitting and icing for 3 months. Barely squeaking out 3000 steps a day. I balloon with swelling anytime I attempt to do anything. My groin is excruciating. I can feel the psoas tendon flicking and catching on what I assume is the cup. I'm on day 3 of meloxicam and its...
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    THR 12 weeks post op issues

    I called another surgeon from a different practice to get a 2nd opinion but he didn't want to see me. At what point will another surgeon see me for a 2nd opinion?
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