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Bursitis in left hip replacement
When I went to my follow-up with my surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in August. To see what was causing me to have pain in my left hip. He discovered that the reason why I was having the severe hip pain in my left hip replacement was due to bursitis. His resident injected me with a steroid right into the spot where it was hurting. But, now two months later. The bursitis is back. Which is strange. Thinking about going to one of the local orthopedic doctors at the clinic I go to here at home where I live to see if another steroid injection will help. The pain is leaving me fully dependent on my power wheelchair again because it hurts to walk.
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Hi @50surgeries - I am so sorry to hear about the pain you are having post hip replacement. I have not had hip replacement, but did have a knee replacement. Thankfully, it went well and I didn't experience the kind of pain you are describing. I know that my orthopedic surgeon would not do the surgery until 3 months had elapsed after the steroid injection, but I didn't get any information on how long AFTER the surgery one would need to wait for an injection.
If you don't mind sharing, how long has it been since your hip replacement? I'm sure that level of pain must be interfering with your post surgery PT - and must be downright depressing. I'm wishing you some relief. Please keep us posted.
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1 ReactionI haven’t had hip replacement but I do have bursitis in both hips. 3 years of steroid injections, sometimes I get long relief and sometimes not. Bursitis doesn’t go away, I’m thinking surgery might be the answer. I hope you get some relief!
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1 ReactionHi @debicopes Welcome to the Joint Replacement Group. Three years of steroid injections does sound daunting. Does your doctor offer you other options or is he/she recommending surgery as the best route? I'm sure there's a lot to consider when making that decision.
My Dr moved to a new location. I’d seen him for 4 years. I will see his replacement in Nov and I’ll take a list of my pain sources. There are many. Arthritis is the worst problem and more than likely the source of all. Thanks Debbra!
It’s been six years since my left hip replacement, and eighteen years today since my right hip was replaced.
It hasn’t affected my performance at my job as I am a teacher, and I also use a motorized wheelchair. So, I use it in the classroom when I feel that the pain is too unbearable.
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I had my hip replacement back in August 2023... horrific to say the least. I had this pain in the outer area of my thigh prior to my hip replacement but didn't know i had bursitis until my ultrasound last week. I am really interested to hear how long the injuection last's for. Some say it is worth it... some say not. My physio said unless there is alot of fluid then and only then is it worth getting. Those with not much fluid don't feel much of a difference with the injection. Given it has only been 20 weeks since surgery ( my gp reminds me this isn't very long compared to saying 6 months) puts it into perspective so i might hold off a little longer incase the hip is still agravating the bursitis. would love to know how other's have faired 6-12 months after surgery
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I had right hip replacement 5 years ago. The original pain in my pelvic area is gone but now I have bursitis in that hip. It's also in the outer area. I do have injections every 4 to 6 months and sometimes it helps and other times it doesn't. When it's bad I can't sleep on that side. The pain started about two years ago.
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1 ReactionThanks so so much for you message. I don't do well with pain from needles with Lupus nd Fibromylagia ... Sounds like it might be worth a shot. I fell In november and this is when all this started up again with this pain i had before surgery in side of hip. They say rest is ll that will help for the bursitis and it won't work if there is only a small amount of fluid in there... only if lots of fluid. Looks like i will give it a go and hope it's not too painful to get that needle. take care
You have autoimmune issues and I have the opposite. I have primary immunodeficiency. I have to give myself infusions of other peoples plasma to get their antibodies to fight viruses and bacteria. I have to be very careful about infections. So far the injections for bursitis have been no big deal. I point to exactly where the pain is. I can press on the spot and that's where they inject. The last time she sprayed it first and I didn't even feel the needle going in. Good luck if you decide to do it
I had bursitis and osteoarthritis before my left hip replacement. I was told it may or may not help the bursitis. The guided injections did help me prior to surgery. I also found that I was aggravating the bursitis by the way I slept. I am now careful to sleep so that I am not putting pressure on the area of my bursitis. I am getting along fairly pain free right now, but would not hesitate to get another guided injection. I emphasize “guided” because just estimating the exact spot of the pain and injecting there did not help me. I believe there is also a procedure called a bursectomy if all else fails.