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Complications from a total hip replacement
I had a total hip replacement in Aug of 22 it has hurt ever since my surgery have been to multiple Dr's had mri its x-rays bone test have gotten 2nd opion have been to pain management have done therapy my white blood count is sky high I'm sick of seeing Dr's and getting no where anyone else had these problems
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But remember, if the colonized bacteria is on the apparatus itself, it doesn’t have a blood supply - so antibiotics carried by the blood stream won’t work.
I wish you could get an infectious disease doc.
I have a new dr on Wednesday hopefully he can do something
It's now seven months to surgery. Now a days walk 45 minutes morning and evening. The pace is slow comparison to other walkers in park. An obvious limp is embarassment. Not sure additional issues like itching, indigestion, variation in sugar levels related to surgery. At moment ignoring stiffness and pain
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1 ReactionWelcome, @just3secondsfall. I moved your message about hip joint replacement to this specific discussion in the Joint Replacements support group so you can connect with other members recovering from hip replacement:
- Complications from a total hip replacement
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/complications-from-a-total-hip-replacement/
It's great that you are walking 45 minutes twice a day, albeit at a slower pace. Have you been continuing with physical therapy since your surgery 7 months ago as well?
I hear you - I had 2 hip replacments and 3 major revisionsover a 5 year period. Each recovery was different. After the last 2 surgeries I deveolped a persistent limp, which was also causing knee and back pain. My surgeon detrmined that I needed a more comprehensive PT regimen to learn to walk properly.
The rehabilitation therapist (highly trained PT) diagnosed a problem with my gait and an imbalance in strength on the side that had 3 operations. We did a lot of gait training, I was given exercises to do at home, in front of a mirror to be sure I was balanced. In addition I had a strengthening routine that I did daily for a couple months, then 3 times weekly until my legs were equal again. I also do back stretches daily to stay as flexible as possible.
She explained that I had limped for so long on bad hips that I had to completely relearn how to walk correctly. Now I know if my knee begins to hurt for no apparent reason to ask my husband if I am walking crookedly again.
Do you have access to PT to help you?
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