Mollymax
graduate
Hi all. Well I have moved from the knee side to hip side. Sorry for this being a long post but it's taken me a while to brave coming back on. Now 18 months and 12 months after my knee replacements I am in great pain with my hip. I had what I thought was a pulled muscle in my groin. The pain was severe and walking up a hill agony. In July I went to doctor who, after examination, sent me for xrays. Two weeks later got called in for results - severe arthritis in left hip and minimal in right hip. To say I am gutted is an understatement. He advised I get physio and sent off a referral. However before that appointment came through we moved house so just 2 weeks ago I went to my new doctor. After examination he has referred me to physio but fears my hip is too far gone. He suggested injections but I said no because of my fear of needles. He then said pysio may refer me to orthopedic surgeon. Being in a new town, new doctors and new hospital is daunting.
Over the last couple of weeks the hip has got worse. At least I think it's the hip. The pain starts in the groin area, moves round to the bum. It also goes down the inside of my thigh down to my knee and I worry its my new knee causing the pain. Walking (which is why I was desperate to get knees done as I am a long distance walker) is proving hard. After two miles pain kicks in. By 4 miles it's agony. Today by 5 miles I was crying. When I got home after 6.5 miles I could barely lift my leg. Also getting in to my car is hard. Being in UK it's right hand drive and I have to put left leg in first. Its hard. My left leg just won't lift to get in. I have to help it by lifting it up. A huge part of me still wants to think it's muscular. Is this pain I am getting really arthritis. I cried so hard today thinking I got through the fear of two knee operations which for me wasn't easy, just for my hip to give out. Today I am so down. How can this have happened. Is doctor right when he said 20 years of running marathons has caused this.
Sorry folks for this long post. I am so unhappy. It certainly looks like in 2020 I may be looking at hip replacement. Thanks for reading.
Over the last couple of weeks the hip has got worse. At least I think it's the hip. The pain starts in the groin area, moves round to the bum. It also goes down the inside of my thigh down to my knee and I worry its my new knee causing the pain. Walking (which is why I was desperate to get knees done as I am a long distance walker) is proving hard. After two miles pain kicks in. By 4 miles it's agony. Today by 5 miles I was crying. When I got home after 6.5 miles I could barely lift my leg. Also getting in to my car is hard. Being in UK it's right hand drive and I have to put left leg in first. Its hard. My left leg just won't lift to get in. I have to help it by lifting it up. A huge part of me still wants to think it's muscular. Is this pain I am getting really arthritis. I cried so hard today thinking I got through the fear of two knee operations which for me wasn't easy, just for my hip to give out. Today I am so down. How can this have happened. Is doctor right when he said 20 years of running marathons has caused this.
Sorry folks for this long post. I am so unhappy. It certainly looks like in 2020 I may be looking at hip replacement. Thanks for reading.