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@Mojo333 Thank you for getting me here!!! I had both hips done four weeks apart..May 14 was my left and it has been healing wonderfully when I returned for my 2 week postop OS was impressed and scheduled the right two weeks later on June 10th unfortnately this hip has not been so nice to me lol. My hospital stay was extended out to four days with the left I was home after 2 days..I was catherized due to the left hip being 4 weeks out and the spinal fusion in my lower back for my comfort unfortunately I winded up with a UA and infection in my incinsion..I was not feeling well about 3 days after i got home. I went to my Primary and I ws running fever she measured my leg and it was 4 inches larger than left!!! I also gained 10 pounds in about 8 days...they weighed me prior to surgery...I told my doctor there is no way I had ate like a bird it was all swelling!!! I had a UA that evening my incision started to drain I tried not to excited but after the second day I became more lethargic and winded up in the ER. The doctor cultured the infection and one of the bacteria germs was also in the urine culture...which happened to be done that day.. it took a few days prior to my doctor visit...I ws loaded up on antiobiotics for 10 days....then last week I winded back up in the OS office!! I had a red streak in abdomen area heading right towards the infection site...it turned out that I was now having a fungal infection! I have been nursing it the past 6 days...I came across this site and it has helped me tremendously...I am not alone in this struggle to lead a mire active life!!! I have degentrive disc disease and a lumbar fusion was done in 2007 then in 2011 I had a cervical fusion...My gait wore down my hips and OA the MRI showed large bone cyst in middle of right femur and spurs and left had the spurs and cysts around ball area. I am experiencing alot of pain top of my thigh down to knee
the swelling on right has went down significantly the tightness when trying to march and my toes are numb.
I saw pain mgt today he ordered a lidocaine patch and also something to help me sleep
My left side I am experiencing soreness and throbbing but I am using this side a lot more but all my pain I had in groin area is gone!
Think I have said enough for my first posting..time to make some more coffee been up since 2 am ugh!
the swelling on right has went down significantly the tightness when trying to march and my toes are numb.
I saw pain mgt today he ordered a lidocaine patch and also something to help me sleep
My left side I am experiencing soreness and throbbing but I am using this side a lot more but all my pain I had in groin area is gone!
Think I have said enough for my first posting..time to make some more coffee been up since 2 am ugh!