1grampa
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Hi Jo, not sure where this belongs so will let you decide. Am at 3 mo. and 3 days post op. for THR-rt. hip. Had the non-cemented implant so it took a while for the bone ache to leave. Also have a lot of spinal issues due to age (70) and yrs. of hard work and abuse. (my refusal to quit even when it hurt) Spinal stenosis, bone spurs and fractured discs. All common with age and years of truck driving. Am with an excellent Chiropractor now working on the spinal issues and getting the pelvis level again but am having a lot of continueing pain on the inner thigh and even into the calf. Am still walking with a cane as I will get severe muscle spasms at odd times when standing and/or walking. It seems to be from the adductor muscle region just behind the knee cap. There is a solid muscle right on top the thigh and also a big muscle below the thigh. Right in between at mid point inside the thigh close to the bone is where the spasms are. They also will radiate up into the groin and stiffen the upper muscle like a rock when they hit. I can ride one of the stationary horizonal bikes with no problem but when I get on a vertical bike---BIG problem and big pain. Moving the leg to the right or trying to lift it straight up while lying flat also triggers these spasms.Am doing squats to build up the "guads" and stretch the shrunken muscles from years of "waddling" but don't understand the spasms. And yes I'm eating bananas and taking potassium pills. Really thought I would be more pain free by now and walking without a cane. Any ideas folks?