How do you know that it is this activity that is causing the problem? Or is it just that it becomes more evident when you do it?
When a surgeon undercuts - which is fairly normal practice, btw - the consequences aren't confined to the area of the incision. The surgeon can reach far into the joint and also either cut or stretch structures on the other side, as you can see here ...
So I take you back to my previous statement that you are only 6 weeks out and that this is common or garden post-op pain
So now I have some questions to ask you ....
1. what are your pain levels right now? (remember the 1-10 scale: 1 = no pain and 10 = the worst you can imagine. And don't compare this with the bone-on-bone pain you had before surgery!
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2. what pain medications have you been prescribed, how much are you taking (in mg please) and how often?
3. how often are you icing your hip and for how long?
4. are you elevating your leg, how often and for how long?
5. what is your activity level? What do you do in the way of housework, cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc., and
6. what kind of PT/exercises are you doing? How much and how often? (details would be appreciated!)
I just noticed this which I missed before and tells me a bit more. How to explain this, though ....The OS said he did the undercutting on the inside side of knee & that's where the drain tube came out, "that side is all fine." It's the opposite side which is so troubling
When a surgeon undercuts - which is fairly normal practice, btw - the consequences aren't confined to the area of the incision. The surgeon can reach far into the joint and also either cut or stretch structures on the other side, as you can see here ...
So I take you back to my previous statement that you are only 6 weeks out and that this is common or garden post-op pain
So now I have some questions to ask you ....
1. what are your pain levels right now? (remember the 1-10 scale: 1 = no pain and 10 = the worst you can imagine. And don't compare this with the bone-on-bone pain you had before surgery!
2. what pain medications have you been prescribed, how much are you taking (in mg please) and how often?
3. how often are you icing your hip and for how long?
4. are you elevating your leg, how often and for how long?
5. what is your activity level? What do you do in the way of housework, cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc., and
6. what kind of PT/exercises are you doing? How much and how often? (details would be appreciated!)