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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    Thank you.
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    I had a total hip replacement in June 2010. I’ve had problems with my hip ever since the operation. I’ve gone back to see the surgeon that performed the replacement five times and he has said everything has mended well. I have been getting sharp stabbing pain‘s in the front of my thigh and in...
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    I returned to my surgeon. He took xrays and said everything looked good. He said that it may be a back issue. I saw a spinal doctor today and he compared my pre replacement x-rays with my post replacement x-rays. He said I have Heterotopic Ossification. Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the...
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    Yes they are the two spots.
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    They used a DePuy Trilock component
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    I had my left hip replaced 6/2010. I have had issues with it since the replacement. For the last year I have pain in my front thigh when I lift something. I went to a specialist and was told that the replacement didn't mesh with my bone. He called it end of stem pain. My options were live with...
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    DL3F and FL5F. I have had the FL5F pain for about 5 months the DL3F pain started when I tried to carry something up the steps yesterday. Shooting pain down my leg. That is the same pain that I had before the replacement. I also have synovial chondromatosis. This condition contributed to the...
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    Hello all. I had my hip replaced May, 2010. I can't say it has ever been 100%. I had pain for a year after surgery and didn't get relief until I received a Methylprednisolone injection June 2011. For the last 5 months I have had pain in my upper front thigh. I have a limp when I walk. Today I...
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    After a second opion the doctor gave me an injection of methylprednisone acetate in June and my pain went away. He told me that my problem was associate with the tendon in my hip. I would get a second opion before I had another operation.
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    I have an appointment 6/22 at 2:00. I will post the results. Thank you for the information and the concern.
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    I went to another doctor for a second opinion. He wanted me to get a bone scan, MRI and a hip aspiration. The bone scan showed a contaminated artifact and the hip aspiration show the fluid removed cloudy and yellow. The doctor that did the aspiration said it looked like an infection and it would...
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    thank you for the feedback.
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    I was having groin pain and difficulty walking. I was seen by a hernia surgeon to examine me for hernia in 2007. Results were negative. After further tests I had two scopes to repair a torn labrum and remove bone chips. The pain continued and I had my hip replacement 6/2010. After the surgery...
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    Thank you all for your concern and advise. I am scheduled to see my surgeon on the 23rd.
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    THR I have had problems with my hip replacement since 2010<

    Hello to all, I had THR 6/2010. I returned to the doctor with groin pain 4 weeks after my surgery instead of the recommended 6 weeks. The pain has gotten to the point where my groin hurts when I walk or lift things and I am limping. The pain wraps around my hip area and concentrates in the...
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