daisyduck0801
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Ok. Well, let me start off by saying I slept on my back last night (not curled up on my side). I dozed off with ice pack on my leg. And again, when I woke this morning, screeching pain. Not all over the leg this time, but in the outer hip and outer thigh. I know I wasn't twisting around through the night. So what in the heck is this? Took Tylenol, Aleve. Same as usual. It subsided to a dull ache.
At the surgeon's office. Explained the pain/discomfort that didn't seem to be easing up. More X-rays taken. Everything perfect. Even showed me the first X-ray taken at 2 weeks compared to today's X-ray. Zero difference.
As an aside, something said to me that I found interesting. I am a small person. 5'3" 128 lbs.
Small boned. On the X-ray it was pointed out to me that there was no place for my implant to move around or slide down, etc because my femur is so slim. It's a very snug fit in there.
I do still have a lump under my incision. Not a hematoma. Not a seroma. But scar tissue that is likely inflamed, tightening, etc. No infection. Was ordered to start applying moist heat to the lump since the incision has already healed up nicely. Want to soften the scar tissue. Can continue with ice on other parts of the leg if that feels good. No more swelling anywhere - other than that lumpy scar tissue.
As regards these crazy moments of pain on the 10 scale...just garden variety stuff that you can expect when all the tissues, nerves (especially), etc start melding back together and mending. No way to predict who will have an easier time of it than others. Was prescribed a muscle relaxer to try. (Didn't want more opioids. Hate the side effects.)
Did a very gentle ROM with the leg. I was so scared. But shocked. Slowly, very slowly, lifted my leg up towards my chest, bit by bit. It actually got pretty high. Nothing. No pain. Gently moved it to the left, then the right. Again, no pain. Praying I won't be feeling the effects of that tonight.
But all in all, they were pleased with how everything was going. And just said the pain will come / go, get better / get worse at times. Yada yada yada. I go back in 2 weeks to see how things are.
At the surgeon's office. Explained the pain/discomfort that didn't seem to be easing up. More X-rays taken. Everything perfect. Even showed me the first X-ray taken at 2 weeks compared to today's X-ray. Zero difference.
As an aside, something said to me that I found interesting. I am a small person. 5'3" 128 lbs.
Small boned. On the X-ray it was pointed out to me that there was no place for my implant to move around or slide down, etc because my femur is so slim. It's a very snug fit in there.
I do still have a lump under my incision. Not a hematoma. Not a seroma. But scar tissue that is likely inflamed, tightening, etc. No infection. Was ordered to start applying moist heat to the lump since the incision has already healed up nicely. Want to soften the scar tissue. Can continue with ice on other parts of the leg if that feels good. No more swelling anywhere - other than that lumpy scar tissue.
As regards these crazy moments of pain on the 10 scale...just garden variety stuff that you can expect when all the tissues, nerves (especially), etc start melding back together and mending. No way to predict who will have an easier time of it than others. Was prescribed a muscle relaxer to try. (Didn't want more opioids. Hate the side effects.)
Did a very gentle ROM with the leg. I was so scared. But shocked. Slowly, very slowly, lifted my leg up towards my chest, bit by bit. It actually got pretty high. Nothing. No pain. Gently moved it to the left, then the right. Again, no pain. Praying I won't be feeling the effects of that tonight.
But all in all, they were pleased with how everything was going. And just said the pain will come / go, get better / get worse at times. Yada yada yada. I go back in 2 weeks to see how things are.