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Dull femur pain 15 months after hip replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (9)
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@dwyatt74

thanks for all your help! In follow up visits, the surgeon said the bone looked healthy and, if anything, perhaps the rod was too tight. Basically, it was a situation where my discomfort was just the bone getting use to the titanium rod. ughhh. Are there solutions to things like 'metal allergy'? would you recommend seeing an Ortho or some other type of specialist? thanks and take care, darin

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | 4 days ago

Our bodies all adjust in different ways - unless you are a person who tends to have a lot of allergies, I would not worry about that being the case.
One approach to regaining full use is to see a Rehabilitation Physical Therapist who can work with you to design a training program to meet your goals. Once we've been chopped up and put back together, it is quite usual to face challenges like yours - I had to do several months of weightbearing, light resistance leg work after my 4th and 5th hip surgeries to get everything back in balance.

One other suggestion - you may be favoring the leg, causing an imbalance in your gait - the same PT can do an evaluation of your walking.

Finally, the best advice I ever got was from my Mom - after a joint replacement or repair, get brand new athletic and everyday shoes that are not "worn in" to your previous way of walking.

Have you talked to a PT (not a trainer at the gym unless they are a registered PT) about the issue?

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