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Revision THR Continuing left hip pain

Hi there,
Josephine's great with x-rays if you care to get her opinion....
Sure hope there's no infection and that the CT scan provides answers as to the origin of your pain.
Keep us posted....we'll be here.
A great week to you :)
@ebair23
 
Best of luck as you are getting through this difficult time. It must be horribly frustrating to be suffering and not have an explanation. You have lots of folk rooting for you so keep your chin up!
 
Hi Ebair23, I’m joining late in the discussion and I feel your frustration and know that need for information. I’m about 4 1/2 weeks post THR anterior left hip and doing okay. At 3 weeks I went in for X-rays to check a femur fracture that occurred during surgery, and saw the whole replaced area. ANYWAY, I write to say my OS sent me home with strict orders to use either a walker or 2 crutches for the next 3 weeks until he checks again. The big. Auction was to call him immediately if I experienced pain in the groin area, whether short or long lived. That’s the location of the pin, or whatever, and means something is amiss. Oh, I’ve also been told no PT at all, yet.

I hope your newly consulted surgeon finds the source of your pain. You’ve been patient. This forum helps.
 
Ok, Here is where I am now.... New Dr says that it looks like the bone didn't adhere as good as he would like. This MAY be the problem and causing my pain. We are setting up a cortisone injection into my tendon or ligament to see if that helps also. He thinks it is one or the other. At least he is trying to help. Maybe one of these days I will be somewhat pain free?
 
@ebair23 - I stumbled upon your thread today while visiting the forum for the first time in quite a while. I’m so sorry to hear all you’ve been going through!! My back-story is similar - I’m also in my 40s, have always been active, and had THR in March - the day after you, on 3/15! My recovery has had its ups and downs, but nothing like what you’ve been dealing with. It must be so incredibly frustrating.

It’s good to hear you are seeing a new doctor. I hope he can get to the bottom of your issues. At my six month appointment, I asked my surgeon what a loose stem feels like (I still have some pain, and wanted to be sure)... his response actually sounds kind of like the pain you describe. Turns out, my pain is tendinitis - confirmed by my PT who was able to isolate the exact spot. Obviously, tendinitis can vary from person to person depending on what’s affected and the severity, but I can just say your issue sounds much different. Trust your instincts and keep pushing til you get an answer. They say healing takes a year, but my doc said 85% recovered by around 2 months, 95% by 6 months. Everyone is different, but don’t sound even close to 95%. At. All.

Best of luck to you. I hope you get answers so you can deal with whatever it is. Hang in there.
 
Hi @TinyMom - how did the surgeon describe a loose stem please? I've still to pain and twinges around the stem area, along with lingering groin pain. Bit fed up. How would you describe your tendonitis (or have you posted a thread I haven't found?)
@ebair23 just read all your posts - I'm so sorry you're having such a rough time.
 
Please let us know how the injection into the tendon goes. It looks like I may be headed that direction in a few weeks myself. Keeping my fingers crossed that it works for both of us!
 
Hey @ebair23 im so sorry to hear about your problems. The people on your thread indicate that hip flexor tendonitis seems to be common (@Josephine ?) but it looks like you have other stuff going on, so sorry for you. I’m with @SaraK, I want to know how this injection works out. I have been suffering from hip flexor tendonitis since late 2015, about 18 months post RTHR. I just had LTHR, I have better ROM in my recent THR then I do in the old one. The right THR was a total success, my hip feels great, it’s the tendon thing! I can’t do a straight leg lift, stairs hurt, it hurts getting in the car. My PT spent time working on the tendon issue today. I see the OS Thursday, I had some relief from the tendonitis for about 6 months from the PT dry needling, and massage. But it came back. Dry needling early this summer did no good this time. Good luck!!
 
FYI: sometimes it takes up to 2 weeks for cortisone to feel effective. Be patient.
 
Hello :wave:
Hopefully you find relief soon. I'm sure it's very frustrating.
Let us know how the need injection goes.
Wishing you comfort and resolution.
@ebair23
 
ebair23 said:
I feel completely awful and in constant pain. Some days I wake up and feel like I can walk, and I start off OK, but eventually the pain comes back and it's awful.
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@Sunnysept - This quote, in particular, from @ebair23 caught my attention. My surgeon said with a loose stem, it is common to wake up and feel fine for a few steps, but then with weight-bearing, the thigh pain kicks in and stays all day. He said if you have a loose stem, you’d know it. My tendinitis is different. It only hurts with certain movements. I have no pain with other activity and no pain at rest. My thread is here, but I haven’t posted much to it lately: https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads...with-robotic-assist.46633/page-9#post-1198103 Good luck to you - hope you get some resolution for your persistent pains!
 
Thanks everyone. I am waiting for the office to call me to set up my time of the injection. I will let you all know when I know! Thanks for the thoughts!:thankyou:
 
Hey there @ebair23. So now it's Thursday and I've been wondering if you had your injection yet? Did you get your doctor about the stem possibly being loose after reading @TinyMom's description? I do really think that most OS's underestimate the time of recovery, probably afraid it would scare everyone off. I do think it can really be disappointing to come out the other side still in pain.

I have been thinking about you, hoping you got some relief from the injection!!
 
Hey there @ebair23 - how's it going? Do you have an appointment for your injection or did you already have it? I hope this is the solution for you - even if they end up releasing the psoas, that seems much easier to recover friends on than a revision. I had a PT once tell me that psoas impingement was unusual and then trot out the old saying "if you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras." My quip? "Except when you're at th zoo." I've read that the larger implants and the smaller Incisions have led to an increase in psoas impingement after THR - perhaps more than 4% of THR patients. You'd think they'd be more inclined to consider the possibility.
 
:fingersx: all went well!
Have a restful weekend @ebair23 :ice:
 
Hello all. I had to get my Dr to set me up with an appt with a different Dr because the one he sent me to wasn't in my network for insurance. Just got my appt but it is just for a consultation. At that appt they will schedule my injection. I am really hoping things don't get drug out for a long time. I would love some relief. Anyway, still hanging in there. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
 
:oyvey:Insurance conundrums!
So frustrating...will be keeping fingers crossed also that they Hurry It Up.:xmark:
 
Grrr - insurance! Good to have but frustrating as well! I'm in a huge network and generally stick to docs at the same hospital and it helps avoid some of those issues but not all of them. So frustrating that you're still in a holding pattern! I can tell you it will be worth the wait if the injection works. I had my injection Wednesday and so far it has proven the diagnosis and provided substantial relief. Hang in there a little longer (I know, like you have a choice, right?) .try to enjoy the weekend!
 
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