Hi..quick(ish) background and a question if I may?
Now you have the highlights! Lol. After my 10/29 surgery, there was some misunderstanding between OS and pain management doctor, so I was in bed in excrutiating pain for the first twenty four hours with only my baseline meds. Once the misunderstanding was corrected, I was sent home on day three with outpatient PT and a handshake. I think the only person to miss me was the window washer I apparently flashed when they finally gave me significant pain relief. At any rate, once home, my OS wanted me to use the PT in the hospital where their offices are also located, but they couldn’t take me until Dec. 5. Home PT moved me around some, but not nearly enough I guess, because by the time I started outpatient, my ROM was around 60, ext. -12.
By my six week check (one week and three PT sessions after starting with PT) I hadn’t made any gains, or at best minimal, so I was scheduled for an MUA which took place two days ago on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Dr. snapped a pic of moving me to 125 (not the best viewing angle for photos), had anesthesiology put in an On-Q Pain Buster and sent me straight from recovery to PT, where the therapist pushed me to 75 and tears. PT yesterday took me to 80 (with fewer tears) and today was 85 (with just a dribble). I’m a little disappointed that I can’t get what the doctor did with my flex, but my knee swelling has added an addition 2.5“ to my already substantial tree trunk legs. I’m trying to be patient. CPM is getting to 105.
Last night my On-Q started to leak, so I woke my very “unhappy” OS’s PA at midnight in a panic. I was instructed to wait til morning and call the office. I did, and the OS said just to remove it. I closed my eyes and did. Now, 12 hours later, I’m miserable. Not only is the pain in my knee fairly substantial, but the pain at the On-Q entry site is GNARLY BAD. it feels like someone just continually threw connecting right hooks to my thigh.
So...pain in the thigh normal after an On-Q removal? I’ve scoured the web looking for that question to be answered, but all removal docs are unicorns and rainbows about how easy it is to DIY the removal. I hate to call the PA again—and I think he would rather I didn’t. Just looking I guess for some reassurance. And if anyone feels inclined to offer feedback about the frustration, ongoing pain and depression that has accompanied this journey, that would be greatly appreciated as well.
Glad to be here, and hope no one minds me crashing the party—though I kinda wish I wasn’t on the guest list to begin with! ;)
- 56 years old, F, RTKR 10/29/19
- osteoarthritis
- low pain tolerance
- high opioid threshold
- baseline before surgery 15 mg. morphine 3x per day
- current meds 30 mg. morphine 2x per day and oxy 10 mg. 3x per day (for one week)
Now you have the highlights! Lol. After my 10/29 surgery, there was some misunderstanding between OS and pain management doctor, so I was in bed in excrutiating pain for the first twenty four hours with only my baseline meds. Once the misunderstanding was corrected, I was sent home on day three with outpatient PT and a handshake. I think the only person to miss me was the window washer I apparently flashed when they finally gave me significant pain relief. At any rate, once home, my OS wanted me to use the PT in the hospital where their offices are also located, but they couldn’t take me until Dec. 5. Home PT moved me around some, but not nearly enough I guess, because by the time I started outpatient, my ROM was around 60, ext. -12.
By my six week check (one week and three PT sessions after starting with PT) I hadn’t made any gains, or at best minimal, so I was scheduled for an MUA which took place two days ago on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Dr. snapped a pic of moving me to 125 (not the best viewing angle for photos), had anesthesiology put in an On-Q Pain Buster and sent me straight from recovery to PT, where the therapist pushed me to 75 and tears. PT yesterday took me to 80 (with fewer tears) and today was 85 (with just a dribble). I’m a little disappointed that I can’t get what the doctor did with my flex, but my knee swelling has added an addition 2.5“ to my already substantial tree trunk legs. I’m trying to be patient. CPM is getting to 105.
Last night my On-Q started to leak, so I woke my very “unhappy” OS’s PA at midnight in a panic. I was instructed to wait til morning and call the office. I did, and the OS said just to remove it. I closed my eyes and did. Now, 12 hours later, I’m miserable. Not only is the pain in my knee fairly substantial, but the pain at the On-Q entry site is GNARLY BAD. it feels like someone just continually threw connecting right hooks to my thigh.
So...pain in the thigh normal after an On-Q removal? I’ve scoured the web looking for that question to be answered, but all removal docs are unicorns and rainbows about how easy it is to DIY the removal. I hate to call the PA again—and I think he would rather I didn’t. Just looking I guess for some reassurance. And if anyone feels inclined to offer feedback about the frustration, ongoing pain and depression that has accompanied this journey, that would be greatly appreciated as well.
Glad to be here, and hope no one minds me crashing the party—though I kinda wish I wasn’t on the guest list to begin with! ;)
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