Steelmanpa
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I had my hip start crashing late April. Saw Ortho doc, xray and 3+ weeks of PT which I feel injured my knee. Stopped PT, had leg buckle due to referred pain.
I am getting an MRI tomorrow on the affected leg knee due to this pain which was ignored by the first doc who I basically fired after 2 visits for the knee pain. Had an ultrasound guided hip cortisone injection from an arthritis doctor friend who was started guiding my care. Totally ineffective. Started on Meloxicam which was basically useless.
At this point I am 3 months in and in much worse shape with knee and referred pain in the shin, my life has shrunk 70%. Seeing a highly rated surgeon for anterior replacement this Wed, initial consult- he did my doc friend's hip. Protocols indicate a 3 month wait post injection for surgery to reduce infection risk.
This doc is pretty popular and I am presuming it will be 8 weeks to operation following the protocol and his schedule. I am in a cycle of constant hip/rear lower back, knee pain and don't sleep much, except when I am exhausted to the point of pain, not front and center in my brain, toss and turn, difficulty sitting.
So I guess I am going to need serious meds to sleep to get through the next 2 months, with care to use the least possible.
Love to hear from other folks about suggestions. And should this be on the surgeon or me going to my primary? We are all different, the human body is dynamic as well.
Thanks in advance
I am getting an MRI tomorrow on the affected leg knee due to this pain which was ignored by the first doc who I basically fired after 2 visits for the knee pain. Had an ultrasound guided hip cortisone injection from an arthritis doctor friend who was started guiding my care. Totally ineffective. Started on Meloxicam which was basically useless.
At this point I am 3 months in and in much worse shape with knee and referred pain in the shin, my life has shrunk 70%. Seeing a highly rated surgeon for anterior replacement this Wed, initial consult- he did my doc friend's hip. Protocols indicate a 3 month wait post injection for surgery to reduce infection risk.
This doc is pretty popular and I am presuming it will be 8 weeks to operation following the protocol and his schedule. I am in a cycle of constant hip/rear lower back, knee pain and don't sleep much, except when I am exhausted to the point of pain, not front and center in my brain, toss and turn, difficulty sitting.
So I guess I am going to need serious meds to sleep to get through the next 2 months, with care to use the least possible.
Love to hear from other folks about suggestions. And should this be on the surgeon or me going to my primary? We are all different, the human body is dynamic as well.
Thanks in advance