@bbrebozo Good morning - I'm sorry to hear you are having problems after your hip replacement. I'm sure you will find some suggestions from others here on Mayo Connect who have similar experiences.

Let me start by saying I have had 5 hip replacement and revisions. Aside from the fact that my first 2 THR implants eventually caused a big problem for me, my first recoveries were uneventful. The revisions (5 years later) was not so happy. I had tissue in my thigh that was badly damaged by metal poisoning in that leg from the failed first implant, with muscle damage. As I recovered, I had severe pain in that thigh, and had to have a lot of extra PT and gait training. It also took a long time for the muscle to rebuild. Also hip replacement surgery, while seemingly routine, is a big deal - bones are cut & pounded on, muscles & nerves are moved around, and may also be cut or damaged, the change in the hip changes your body mechanics, so your other joints may need to be retrained. Finally every body heals at a different rate, muscles heal faster than nerves; nerves repair and regenerate VERY slowly - and we need to be patient.

If you have not had comprehensive PT since surgery, I suggest you ask your doctor to order it. Ask for a full PT evaluation of your body alignment, posture and gait, not just a routine "after hip" cookie cutter process.
Do you think the doc will do this?
Sue

Hi @bbrebozo, I'd like to add my welcome along with @sueinmn. I moved your question to this existing discussion:
- What to do about thigh pain after hip replacement, anterior approach? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/constant-thigh-pain/

I did this so you can also connect with @rhuck513 @ezas123 and others.

Hi bbrebozo I do know how you feel …. I could not even sit in a car longer than five minutes without being in such pain after my tkr ….it took a few months of exercises and pt this was my first tkr…..I used heat and ice try see which works best for you … with my revision I had recently I was doing myofascial release from the first week out had no thigh issues thankfully….. I think because I was proactive this surgery made all the difference…I know our surgeries are different but same kind of pain and trauma our bodies go through…..a good chiropractor can help one that does cold and laser therapy ….I have found relief with this technique due to my hip giving me sharp pain down my leg …. It is temporary relief but was able to tolerate getting the knots worked out afterwards…..good luck hope you find some relief

I am having thigh pain and my foot on the side of the THR gets red when I stand or walk. I noticed you were having the same issue with your foot. Does your thigh hurt if you touch it?

I had anterior THR on left hip 5 weeks ago, all went well until the last 5 days, I experiencing tingling and burning deep sensation mostly at night or toward end of the day, as I read up this could be due to nerves repair itself, it hurt bad at time but icing does help some, incision leaked some clear fluid, I went in to see Doc. He prescribed keflex just to make sure but he said incision look fine, hopefully after 7 days all will be well. Now about nerves repair there is no telling how long will it take, this will be ours next discussion 7 days from now with my surgeon, another option for me is to see a neurologist for assessment, I will post up date after 7 days, thank you so much for sharing, this forum truly help .

I had a left THR seven weeks ago and I have been pain free from day one.

Be aware that sites such as this one are incredibly helpful BUT the postings are not statistically valid. People tend to go to a forum like this when they are having trouble and fewer do so when they are happy with their results.

My advice is to use what you read here as a stepping stone but don't assume it is always accurate nor common.