Hi, March 8th I had surgery on Left hip for a labral tear.
During surgery they found ( which would of pretty much caused all my problems) a major partial tear of ligementum teres with after 3.5 yrs a huge amount of inflammed synovial fluid and Grade 1 and 2 anterior labral tears. Did biopsy of fluid which came back ok... Although 3 wks prior to surgery my hands on waking are very stiff and sore for about 2 minutes and really hoping RA hasn't spread or arthritis. My hands are not letting up . ANYONE else had this.. I am getting worried.
To cut a long story short - about 3 yrs ago I started at a gym. The PT overstretched me and a few days later after doing a lot of squats in a class started having thigh pain. A couple of days later I had a fall on rocks at the beach- it all began! For the next 3.5 yrs I struggled with pain in thigh, numbness in thigh, pain in hip, shaking in sacrum and pain in periformis area, lower back, later right at the end in groin, stiff and no movement laterally at all, just a whole lot of instability. Pain on standing walking and I pretty much thrashed myself until surgery. My body was in constant pain, I was self medicating with Celebrex on and off for 2 yrs. But I had to work to afford surgery as I had no private health care.
After numerous consults finally got a MRI with contrast showed a labral tear. I also got told the normal things its gluteal tendinopathy, hip abductors, sacrum issues etc. Tried a stint of physio who in the end told me it was psychological and to go back to the gym. And since physio started the other leg showed signs of what the first leg did. Got a scan on the good leg and it also had a labral tear.
Hoping this may help someone in recovery and also if anyone else has anything to help be much appreciated.
Anyway, post op 8wks - Felt a lot better in first wk then I thought. First 8wks -Sleep every day up and down walking round a little. Celebrex for 30 days with 4-6 panadol osteo. Very steady PT changing any flares with exercise as I go.. Nothing to strenuous at all. Off crutches in 3 days. Raised Toilet seat for 4 wks was a life saver.
Stopped Celebrex maintained panadol but as physio increased so did pain panadol dosage suffered for about a wk trying to medicate- I was very paranoid about tendonitis and rang surgeon said to take Naproxen for 30 days it will still be very inflammed. Felt better almost immediately and off panadol although have taken 1 at night occasionally.
Can do basic housework - but still no touching toes ,on feet for to long half hr long enough, no putting on shoes etc any kind of deep bending uncomfy. only walking about 50 m a day in the house or a small job outside to tend to. Still need a nap daily. Working hard on trying to walk properly.
I have since in last few days had nerve sensations in thigh to bottom of foot - anyone else had this wondering if sciatica or just things starting to fire up.
Thanks in advance
During surgery they found ( which would of pretty much caused all my problems) a major partial tear of ligementum teres with after 3.5 yrs a huge amount of inflammed synovial fluid and Grade 1 and 2 anterior labral tears. Did biopsy of fluid which came back ok... Although 3 wks prior to surgery my hands on waking are very stiff and sore for about 2 minutes and really hoping RA hasn't spread or arthritis. My hands are not letting up . ANYONE else had this.. I am getting worried.
To cut a long story short - about 3 yrs ago I started at a gym. The PT overstretched me and a few days later after doing a lot of squats in a class started having thigh pain. A couple of days later I had a fall on rocks at the beach- it all began! For the next 3.5 yrs I struggled with pain in thigh, numbness in thigh, pain in hip, shaking in sacrum and pain in periformis area, lower back, later right at the end in groin, stiff and no movement laterally at all, just a whole lot of instability. Pain on standing walking and I pretty much thrashed myself until surgery. My body was in constant pain, I was self medicating with Celebrex on and off for 2 yrs. But I had to work to afford surgery as I had no private health care.
After numerous consults finally got a MRI with contrast showed a labral tear. I also got told the normal things its gluteal tendinopathy, hip abductors, sacrum issues etc. Tried a stint of physio who in the end told me it was psychological and to go back to the gym. And since physio started the other leg showed signs of what the first leg did. Got a scan on the good leg and it also had a labral tear.
Hoping this may help someone in recovery and also if anyone else has anything to help be much appreciated.
Anyway, post op 8wks - Felt a lot better in first wk then I thought. First 8wks -Sleep every day up and down walking round a little. Celebrex for 30 days with 4-6 panadol osteo. Very steady PT changing any flares with exercise as I go.. Nothing to strenuous at all. Off crutches in 3 days. Raised Toilet seat for 4 wks was a life saver.
Stopped Celebrex maintained panadol but as physio increased so did pain panadol dosage suffered for about a wk trying to medicate- I was very paranoid about tendonitis and rang surgeon said to take Naproxen for 30 days it will still be very inflammed. Felt better almost immediately and off panadol although have taken 1 at night occasionally.
Can do basic housework - but still no touching toes ,on feet for to long half hr long enough, no putting on shoes etc any kind of deep bending uncomfy. only walking about 50 m a day in the house or a small job outside to tend to. Still need a nap daily. Working hard on trying to walk properly.
I have since in last few days had nerve sensations in thigh to bottom of foot - anyone else had this wondering if sciatica or just things starting to fire up.
Thanks in advance