United KingdomHi every one out there.
It’s great to hear a success story! However I’m presuming some are still suffering post- op like myself ?
So I’m adding my experience and possible help to any one in a similar circumstances?
Following THR 2019 October. I was unable to move my leg and still can’t to this day without sharp pain in groin and muscle spasm in upper thigh. Occasional locking , and unable to walk or weight bare and lasting up to 24 hours. I am also Still unable to do the slightest straight leg raise . I attended many “after care clinics”with surgeon and second opinion, to no avail to date.
During the three years I was attending repeat appointments with surgeon I had x-rays, bone scan and blood tests all negative.However surgeon repeatedly avoided referring me for mri stating that it was not cost affective in my interests!
During this time my surgeon displayed no real interest with ongoing disability and didn’t seem to want to examine me regarding hip score or leg raises . I also have found many anomalies in his notes sent to my GP which I shall be following up.
After a second opinion I finally had an mri MARS (metal artefact reduction sequence ) June 2023 ( and I might add at my absolute insistence ) this has revealed no obvious cause for my symptoms apart from damage to Quadratus femoris muscle , ( hip abductor which connects to the femur). Well actually oedema in the muscle belly.
My clinical presentation suggests to me from my research ,that I may have a psoas tendon problem catching over the new prosthesis, causing my pain, however mri not confirmed. I might add there was leg lengthening although surgeon refuted this.
I am soon to have a third opinion with a surgeon who specialises in hip arthroscopy and I’m hoping he will be able to help me. I do wonder if a contrast dye mri could shed more light on my issues .Any one on here had this? ….
If any one on here has a similar experience I should appreciate any comments.
One reason this has gone on so long is that I had my other hip joint replaced in 2019, and so was unable to ambulate much anyway on the first hip . So it was a double whammy for me for quite some time regarding mobility of either hip.
My experience has taught me that we all know our own bodies better than a surgeon and that when problems arise we need to be persistent and stand our ground for any relevant investigations.
Above all, regarding problems, do always follow up on consultant surgeons notes to your GP and make sure he has recorded your concerns in case of an element of subterfuge. I found many anomalies in my surgeons notes to my GP. You will have to ask for those notes as they are not routinely sent to you following your clinic appointment . I must stress this is important as recording problems at the time could be crucial if you take things to litigation .
So this is part one of my story, and clinical history to date of my first hip replacement (Hardinge)
Lateral. I also need to post the problem regarding my second THR! … another calamity ?
You may or may not, look forward to that one!
It’s great to hear a success story! However I’m presuming some are still suffering post- op like myself ?
So I’m adding my experience and possible help to any one in a similar circumstances?
Following THR 2019 October. I was unable to move my leg and still can’t to this day without sharp pain in groin and muscle spasm in upper thigh. Occasional locking , and unable to walk or weight bare and lasting up to 24 hours. I am also Still unable to do the slightest straight leg raise . I attended many “after care clinics”with surgeon and second opinion, to no avail to date.
During the three years I was attending repeat appointments with surgeon I had x-rays, bone scan and blood tests all negative.However surgeon repeatedly avoided referring me for mri stating that it was not cost affective in my interests!
During this time my surgeon displayed no real interest with ongoing disability and didn’t seem to want to examine me regarding hip score or leg raises . I also have found many anomalies in his notes sent to my GP which I shall be following up.
After a second opinion I finally had an mri MARS (metal artefact reduction sequence ) June 2023 ( and I might add at my absolute insistence ) this has revealed no obvious cause for my symptoms apart from damage to Quadratus femoris muscle , ( hip abductor which connects to the femur). Well actually oedema in the muscle belly.
My clinical presentation suggests to me from my research ,that I may have a psoas tendon problem catching over the new prosthesis, causing my pain, however mri not confirmed. I might add there was leg lengthening although surgeon refuted this.
I am soon to have a third opinion with a surgeon who specialises in hip arthroscopy and I’m hoping he will be able to help me. I do wonder if a contrast dye mri could shed more light on my issues .Any one on here had this? ….
If any one on here has a similar experience I should appreciate any comments.
One reason this has gone on so long is that I had my other hip joint replaced in 2019, and so was unable to ambulate much anyway on the first hip . So it was a double whammy for me for quite some time regarding mobility of either hip.
My experience has taught me that we all know our own bodies better than a surgeon and that when problems arise we need to be persistent and stand our ground for any relevant investigations.
Above all, regarding problems, do always follow up on consultant surgeons notes to your GP and make sure he has recorded your concerns in case of an element of subterfuge. I found many anomalies in my surgeons notes to my GP. You will have to ask for those notes as they are not routinely sent to you following your clinic appointment . I must stress this is important as recording problems at the time could be crucial if you take things to litigation .
So this is part one of my story, and clinical history to date of my first hip replacement (Hardinge)
Lateral. I also need to post the problem regarding my second THR! … another calamity ?
You may or may not, look forward to that one!
