Skydove
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Hi Jaycey
Thanks for your reply. Yes I have been iceing regularly which always seems to help. I just wondered if it was normal for it to take this long to heal and I guess as You say everyone heals differently, but it does seem to be taking a long time.
Hi Layla,
Thanks for your reply too. I guess again, I’m wondering how long for the numbness to go because it is actually not a small area, it is almost the entire thigh that is numb. It starts from above the incision and goes down the front and side of the thigh to the knee. It is quite painful near the knee. I did tell my surgeon this but he wasn’t concerned about it, so I thought it would be okay and improve with time. But here I am almost 8 weeks in recovery and no change from the date of operation to now in the level of numbness. I’ve been starting to think that this may be a permanent thing. I guess it’s a small thing compared to what it was like before the op!! Yikes!!!
The incision has a large bump at the end of it and looks like the skin was drawn inwards as if gathered upwards as in sewing. This is exactly how it looked immediately after surgery and hasn’t changed. I did see a friend’s scar who had an anterior hip replacement and his was dead straight with no lumps or bumps. This is a first for me. I’ve had heaps of operations prior to this, some of them more severe and this is the first scar I’ve had with a big bump or gathering up at the end of it. It is probably perfectly normal, but was wondering if it might smooth out in time?
Well thanks again for your replies. Much appreciated!!
Thanks for your reply. Yes I have been iceing regularly which always seems to help. I just wondered if it was normal for it to take this long to heal and I guess as You say everyone heals differently, but it does seem to be taking a long time.
Hi Layla,
Thanks for your reply too. I guess again, I’m wondering how long for the numbness to go because it is actually not a small area, it is almost the entire thigh that is numb. It starts from above the incision and goes down the front and side of the thigh to the knee. It is quite painful near the knee. I did tell my surgeon this but he wasn’t concerned about it, so I thought it would be okay and improve with time. But here I am almost 8 weeks in recovery and no change from the date of operation to now in the level of numbness. I’ve been starting to think that this may be a permanent thing. I guess it’s a small thing compared to what it was like before the op!! Yikes!!!
The incision has a large bump at the end of it and looks like the skin was drawn inwards as if gathered upwards as in sewing. This is exactly how it looked immediately after surgery and hasn’t changed. I did see a friend’s scar who had an anterior hip replacement and his was dead straight with no lumps or bumps. This is a first for me. I’ve had heaps of operations prior to this, some of them more severe and this is the first scar I’ve had with a big bump or gathering up at the end of it. It is probably perfectly normal, but was wondering if it might smooth out in time?
Well thanks again for your replies. Much appreciated!!