Yolandamamula
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I was scheduled for the first of 2 knee replacements on Sept 29, but I am not going through with the surgery.
I wonder if anyone else has experienced this, but I fear it will make things worse. All of this started with groin pain 4 years ago that morphed into intense pain which a PT told me was spinal stenosis, another told me was bursitis, a neurosurgeon told me was hip arthritis.
The initial hip xrays ordered by PT 1 were not done correctly and the arthritis didn't show up clearly. The x-ray ordered by the neurosurgeon did. I was told the hip surgery would improve any back issues, though nothing jumped off of a spinal MRI as a clear pain generator.
The hip surgery plus excellent PT did resolve most issues, until 2 falls finished off my knees. After the hip replacement, my non-op leg is 3/4 inches shorter. The knee on that side is a mess. The knee on the side with the hip replacement is also in bad shape, but now, when I lift thay leg with my knee flexed, I have what feels like nerve pain shooting from my knee to my ankle, along with the old bursitis pain and pain in my SI joint ( or is it my spine)
The PT I saw for knee prehab said my hip pain was spinal, but he did not examine me. The PT I see for my hip says my back seems good (he did a lot of motion testing) and that he thinks my sciatic nerve is being pinched at the tibia where it splits to form the peroneal nerve.
My entire lower body is in pain. I don't mean to whine, but I feel lost and hopeless and don't want to go through another irreversible change only to be worse off. I guess I am not sure what to do next.
Until the hip issues, I was extremely active and fit. I never had any spinal issues.
I wonder if anyone else has experienced this, but I fear it will make things worse. All of this started with groin pain 4 years ago that morphed into intense pain which a PT told me was spinal stenosis, another told me was bursitis, a neurosurgeon told me was hip arthritis.
The initial hip xrays ordered by PT 1 were not done correctly and the arthritis didn't show up clearly. The x-ray ordered by the neurosurgeon did. I was told the hip surgery would improve any back issues, though nothing jumped off of a spinal MRI as a clear pain generator.
The hip surgery plus excellent PT did resolve most issues, until 2 falls finished off my knees. After the hip replacement, my non-op leg is 3/4 inches shorter. The knee on that side is a mess. The knee on the side with the hip replacement is also in bad shape, but now, when I lift thay leg with my knee flexed, I have what feels like nerve pain shooting from my knee to my ankle, along with the old bursitis pain and pain in my SI joint ( or is it my spine)
The PT I saw for knee prehab said my hip pain was spinal, but he did not examine me. The PT I see for my hip says my back seems good (he did a lot of motion testing) and that he thinks my sciatic nerve is being pinched at the tibia where it splits to form the peroneal nerve.
My entire lower body is in pain. I don't mean to whine, but I feel lost and hopeless and don't want to go through another irreversible change only to be worse off. I guess I am not sure what to do next.
Until the hip issues, I was extremely active and fit. I never had any spinal issues.