Thank you
@Josephine
1. posterior,
2. Pain level 7/8. I have a lot soreness, burning, stabbing, throbbing, aching, swelling and stiffness most of the time in my operated leg - especially side of my hip, back and front of my knee, down the back of my leg. My knees are very red even at this very moment, after a bath and standing drying myself, my toes and front of knees go bright red, the thread veins, that have appeared in the last month, get darker purple, behind my knee and shin only on my operated leg. I have shin splint pain in operated leg most of the time.
3. I am now taking paracetamol 2 x 500 mg tablets, 4 times throughout a 24 hr day. I try to take less but then the pain is worse.
4. icing: yes, it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference though, I sit on a ice pack, wrap one around my knee, I often soak a muslin in cold water and wrap around my affected leg shin
5. elevating: yes, 3 times a day for 10 mins. I have started to wear flight socks, both legs (not the strongest, and they do seem to give me support, I'm worried about all the thread veins and hoping they will help give support.
6. Not very much, my husband and I work from home, and he does so much. I have to sit at the computer a lot and it is very painful especially when I get up. The pain is having a real affect on my life, I hate this hip op .(sorry).
7. The exercises I was given on leaving hospital. 3 or 4 sessions of
ankle thrusts laying on back on bed x20
Pushing straight legs down on bed x10
knee bends laying flat on bed x10
lifting the affected leg, on bed x10
ankle pumps standing x10
swinging the affected leg to and fro x10
lifting leg behind straight legged x10
lifting leg to the outside x10
I only saw the PT at 3 weeks and 12 weeks, both times I think I was progressing ok, so she seemed pleased, told me to go down to one crutch and then none, didn't want to see me again, not everso thorough but busy I am sure.
It has really been in the last 6 to 8 weeks I have had more pain and stiffness than I ever imagined. I have stopped using a crutch 2 weeks ago but I limp and it is painful. A dull pain is always in the back of my leg and it is sharp pain deep in the butt and side of hip. no redness (apart from knees and toes as above).
PS. I try to walk at least ¾ hour daily but not last 3 days, have tried restarting, but not much better.