Six Month Report:
Went to visit the OS for what was my 4 month appointment but had been postponed as I’d had an acute appointment right around the time my 4 month appointment would have been scheduled.
Three x-ray views of my knee and two of my pelvis (without my hip joints…) were taken. The bony structures of my knee look fine no effusion or bone related issues and the “exam” by the fellow was normal . The fellow and the OS are not back doctors and the sacroiliac joint is difficult to image but, other than that, they didn’t seem to see anything remarkable there either. Some speculation that my knee pain is referred pain, which seems odd to me because that joint is definitely limited in range of motion and is now keeping me from any sort of exercise or activity.
I asked about my acetabulum and whether it was malformed because of the dyplasia; it was not, and did not require any special attention other than the reaming and placing of the cup. My only oddity was the shape of my femur and that is gone, so my x-ray reveals no evidence that I had any congenital issues at all now that the fake hip is there. My cup is not “proud” (sticking out beyond the socket) so any issues that I have in the groin tendon area are not related to cup placement and the “strumming” of that tendon. My OS does not deal with soft tissue related issues and had no other suggestions for my aches and pains other than to just stop all activity and let healing occur. It was stated that I was being “type A” in my desire for mobility and activity in the gym.
On the curved spine and tilted pelvis issue – OS doesn’t know if this will level out or correct at all in time and says “who cares, it’s really about how you feel.” I didn’t have much length added to my leg and no one seems to do measurements in that office. I had mentioned having some periodic pains in my quadriceps muscles and OS thought it was due to the bone in-growth occurring. This seemed implausible to me as the pain seems to be about midway down the front of my thigh and no where near the implant, especially the part of the implant at the top that he refers to as the area where the in-growth would be occurring.
Lastly, on the god-awful gluteus medius lurch that I now have – the fellow hadn’t read my history so was taken aback when I flashed him the scar on the side of my butt from my surgery as a baby! The OS wouldn’t speculated on whether any muscles were cut from that surgery (osteotomy) and if that was what is now making me walk so lopsidedly. He reassured me that he did not cut any muscles on my anterior approach surgery. I did get a PT script for abduction strengthening but I can work on that my own self!
I left feeling like an anomaly with 18 different sore places and type A behavior.:rolleyespink:
So, now I am working on my next plan of action as once again I am left to my own devices! I’m going back to doing my phase 2 exercises/stretches in the evening, chiropractor once a week and I’ll see someone for
rolfing towards the end of the month as it’s theorized that all my issues are related to soft tissues. I stopped going to the gym about a month ago. I guess I’ll have a plateau for a few months and see what happens in the spring.
Happy New Hip Year :skeptical:
Cardie
United States
