Hi everyone...I wish I had some good news to report as I feel I'm at the point in recovery where I did last year at this time...but instead I am filled w/ dread. I have been ignoring/denying a problem that is getting worse not better.
I have a new, sharp, acute pain in my rear end when I move a certain way - my hip pain has ALWAYS manifested itself in my rear end, not in my groin (until f.h. collapse anyway) - it does not hurt to walk or run only to turn suddenly or move an unusualy way and its getting worse.
I am praying its lack of PT related or muscular or nerve related tho it doesn't feel muscular at all - it feels like something is catching - my greatest fear is that is it the metal debris, or sharpnel as I like to call it, from my cut rod, getting up into my implant. My Dr. had to cut out the rod that was origninally placed by my first Dr. in OH during my CD and rod insert to prevent femoral head collapse (so instead it just cracked) - he had to cut it out in order to do the replacement - when he cut it out little flakes of metal embedded everywhere in my flesh. He spent over an hour cleaning it out during my surgery, but as I could clearly see on my 3 month xray it is all over my leg and hip area. He told me at that time he hoped gravity would pull the debris down and not up into my implant b/c I could have problems if it did not.
i have an appt. next fri. march 2. please pray for me. i have had so many problems at such a young age and have such young children to care for i don't know what i'm going to do it it is the metal b/c there is no fix for it.
any thoughts suggestions are welcome. and i'm going to tag Jo for her imput as well.
xoxoxo,
Linda.
@Josephine:
United States
