Traceyleth
junior member
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2007
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United Kingdom
Hi everyone im 35 had LTHR 14 weeks ago apart from a blood clot 3 weeks post op in the superficial veins (i have varicose veins in that leg which were stripped 8 years ago but were worse after surgery than before and they give me grief sometimes) my recovery has been very good, no pain meds since the blood clot i have a swelling above the left knee which has been there since the surgery however this is not painful but sometimes it feels warm/goes red and is bigger than usual this coincides with me being on my feet all day so i asume that's the reason. I started swimming which has been great i only swim front crawl or backstroke and do some PT excersises don't spend too long in pool 30 or 40 minutes and i was going 3 times a week. My physio therapist was on holiday for 2 weeks and off sick for a week during that 3rd week the groin pain started, it occurs when i get up in the morning and is very painful when i put weight on the operated side after 20 minutes or so of hobbling around it wears off and i seem to be fine all day only the occasional twinge. Then i found when walking up stairs it was difficult to put weight through the operated leg i had pain behing the knee and up my shin. I stopped swimming that week and when i went to physio last wednesday she said my inner thigh muscle on the operated leg was very tight and she did some work on it she advised me i was doing too much and to plan my days better e.g don't swim/shop/do housework all in one day. Since she worked on my thigh the pain behind the knee and the shin pain when stair climbing has gone, however the groin pain when i get out of bed in the morning is still there. I have not swam for two weeks now as i have been quite busy and although i am on my feet most of the day i do try to sit for a bit and i wouldn't consider myself to have overdone it in the last couple of weeks. Has anyone else had a similar experience? My 6 week post op assesment was fine.
Thanks Tracey
Thanks Tracey