@katrine absolutely I'm going to be calling my surgeon's office tomorrow because I absolutely can't sleep and then I'm up all day because I'm uncomfortable and hurting. I paid out of pocket for my surgery and I feel like I should be given better treatment. But thanks for your reply I'm going to look into better pt I'm just doing it at home from a pamphlet I was given
@teemarie, pt is great when the pain is a normal part of the healing process. With me, I had complications and pain well above normal at 4 weeks. I had to stop pt all together, surgeons instructions. I'm 8 months post op posterior and have left my surgeon for another, still no pt, but I have taken my care very seriously and tried hard to learn what is best for my hip that just won't work properly. Walking I can do, hiking I can do, most things I can do if I do them slowly and with caution. There's something wrong inside my hip, pt is not going to fix it. Pain management is a challenge, sleep is a bigger one. I've been dealing with hip pain for so many years. My point, don't feel you have to do pt, listen to your body. There are many good articles you can google that preach against aggressive pt. At 12 weeks I was a depressed mess, no pt, pain, trouble doing everything. I've gotten better by staying as active as I can, my outlook is better now, still working thru it but with less pain. Keep moving.
@teemarie, pt is great when the pain is a normal part of the healing process. With me, I had complications and pain well above normal at 4 weeks. I had to stop pt all together, surgeons instructions. I'm 8 months post op posterior and have left my surgeon for another, still no pt, but I have taken my care very seriously and tried hard to learn what is best for my hip that just won't work properly. Walking I can do, hiking I can do, most things I can do if I do them slowly and with caution. There's something wrong inside my hip, pt is not going to fix it. Pain management is a challenge, sleep is a bigger one. I've been dealing with hip pain for so many years. My point, don't feel you have to do pt, listen to your body. There are many good articles you can google that preach against aggressive pt. At 12 weeks I was a depressed mess, no pt, pain, trouble doing everything. I've gotten better by staying as active as I can, my outlook is better now, still working thru it but with less pain. Keep moving.
I also can walk and that is the only thing that gives me relief. I cannot sit or lie in bed. I’m using a recliner. I’m one month from my last surgery for a posterior replacement. I had the surgery done 3x in 2 weeks due to infection. I find it difficult to be positive but I affirm that I’m going to get better several times a day. It is all I can do- that and prayer. In 1995 I was in an accident and didn’t walk for 2 years. I did get better eventually with a lot of help. If that miracle could happen, so can this. Thank you for sharing your stories, everyone. I find them very helpful.
@katrine absolutely I'm going to be calling my surgeon's office tomorrow because I absolutely can't sleep and then I'm up all day because I'm uncomfortable and hurting. I paid out of pocket for my surgery and I feel like I should be given better treatment. But thanks for your reply I'm going to look into better pt I'm just doing it at home from a pamphlet I was given
@teemarie @khalt I agree that aggressive PT is not always the right way, especially when you are having pain and difficulty above normal as I did and as both of you seem to have. However, I strongly believe everyone deserves adequate pain control post surgery. As for PT, a lot of people told me I should be going to PT at the local hospital, but my particular insurance plan that year allowed me to have a PT come to my home twice a week for the first six weeks. I was so grateful for that and I'm only 67. For me, I was going slowly since I definitely wasn't having an easy, straightforward time but she was there to encourage me and show me exactly how to do the basic, simple exercises with proper technique. I felt I wasn't ready to go for the full PT with equipment and all. I did that later. So to address khalt's point, I agree that aggressive PT isn't always appropriate, but some PT is needed. Good luck @teemarie, keep us posted on your journey. @khalt, I'm 1 1/2 years post op and I wish I could hike, but I really can't, I can only walk and even there only 30 minutes at a time, so that's great that you can already hike. Continued good luck to you too.
I am 6 weeks post op from total left hip replacement. From day one I've had a dull, annoying, burning pain in my left mid thigh. I have been doing PT religiously since I was in the hospital. First home PT then outpatient. This pain has never gone away. All the other pain has, but this persists. Pain meds don't really touch it. Unfortunately it affects my sleeping. I can only get comfortable sleeping upright on the couch with my left leg resting against the back of the couch with ice on my outer thigh and heat directly on my upper thigh. I call walk short distances on flat surfaces, but uphill and downhill are painful. I have my 8 week post op appointment coming up and I wanted to do some searching on this topic to have information to talk with my doctor. So, last night I went online and did a lot of reading. That's how I found this wonderful thread!! I also found a very interesting PDF research paper regarding mid thigh pain in incemented hip replacements. I'll try to attach it to this post, but if I can't, the name of the article and the authors are as follows:
"THE ANATOMY OF MIDTHIGH PAIN AFTER TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY" JAMES A. ST. VILLE, JOHN A. ECKER, JAMES M. WINGET, AND MERI H. BERGHAUER I think many of you may find this helpful. I'm very much looking forward to discussing this with my surgeon.
@twinsispa. Thanks very much for the article info. I'm reading it right now. I hope you get some relief and that you continue to improve. I have a 2002 article which is also very helpful to understand this thigh pain. It's called Thigh Pain After Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: Evaluation and Management by Thomas E. Brown, MD, Bryan Larson, MD, Frank Shen, MD, and Joseph T. Moskal, MD. It's somewhat technical but very helpful in understanding. Turns out I'm seeing an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow for follow up on my mid thigh pain. (Original surgeon lives in a different state.) I'm at the 1 1/2 year point and although it is a bit better, I still have pain and limited activity, which was the whole reason I had this surgery ! I have many questions for the surgeon tomorrow. I'm giving myself 2 years before I would even consider any further surgery, so I have 5 months left.
I am 6 weeks post op from total left hip replacement. From day one I've had a dull, annoying, burning pain in my left mid thigh. I have been doing PT religiously since I was in the hospital. First home PT then outpatient. This pain has never gone away. All the other pain has, but this persists. Pain meds don't really touch it. Unfortunately it affects my sleeping. I can only get comfortable sleeping upright on the couch with my left leg resting against the back of the couch with ice on my outer thigh and heat directly on my upper thigh. I call walk short distances on flat surfaces, but uphill and downhill are painful. I have my 8 week post op appointment coming up and I wanted to do some searching on this topic to have information to talk with my doctor. So, last night I went online and did a lot of reading. That's how I found this wonderful thread!! I also found a very interesting PDF research paper regarding mid thigh pain in incemented hip replacements. I'll try to attach it to this post, but if I can't, the name of the article and the authors are as follows:
"THE ANATOMY OF MIDTHIGH PAIN AFTER TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY" JAMES A. ST. VILLE, JOHN A. ECKER, JAMES M. WINGET, AND MERI H. BERGHAUER I think many of you may find this helpful. I'm very much looking forward to discussing this with my surgeon.
@twinsispa Welcome to Connect! So glad you found this group and joined. AND - especially glad you shared the interesting article you found. I'm 7 weeks post op from a total knee replacement and while I don't have that burning pain you describe, I can certainly relate to the challenges of the recovery period! I'm curious whether you are still taking pain meds? I got off the oxycodone at week 5 but I'm still taking Tramadol and it takes the edge off enough to allow for a decent nights sleep. Best of luck and please let me know how things go with your 8 week checkup.
@twinsispa. Thanks very much for the article info. I'm reading it right now. I hope you get some relief and that you continue to improve. I have a 2002 article which is also very helpful to understand this thigh pain. It's called Thigh Pain After Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: Evaluation and Management by Thomas E. Brown, MD, Bryan Larson, MD, Frank Shen, MD, and Joseph T. Moskal, MD. It's somewhat technical but very helpful in understanding. Turns out I'm seeing an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow for follow up on my mid thigh pain. (Original surgeon lives in a different state.) I'm at the 1 1/2 year point and although it is a bit better, I still have pain and limited activity, which was the whole reason I had this surgery ! I have many questions for the surgeon tomorrow. I'm giving myself 2 years before I would even consider any further surgery, so I have 5 months left.
@katrine - i've beeb on this board before as it's been 14 most since i had bi-lateral hip replacement. At about week 8 i began experiencing intermittent sharp mid thigh pain in one leg - around week 12 the other leg began with the same pain. I was doing PT 2-3 times a week and getting stronger and regaining r.o.m. but the thigh pain began to increase - meaning the frequency of pain not really the intensity. By June (5 mos) i could barely put any weight on my legs. My surgeon put me on crutches for 6 weeks the idea being to put only apt 40% of my weight on my legs. That helped get me back on my feet but the pain has not subsided and in fact has increased and now radiates to my hip joint and groin. I have had multiple X-rays, MRI, bone scans and metabolic tests looking for weird diseases, tumors etc and nothing appears to be wrong. I'm feeling desperate now I guess my greatest fear is falling and causing more issues.
All the time I spent on this board before never once did i see anyone return with info regarding resolution of issues only complaints which don't get me wrong is helpful to know others are experiencing the same issues. I so hope this leg thigh pain does resolve for people. It seems so much more common that i believed in the beginning.I will be getting a second opinion and seeing a bone specialist within the next month. I personally suspect it has something to do with osteopenia and will probably have to take some type of bone building hormones. I promise to post if/when i find an answer. fingers crossed!
@nancefinn Hi. I plan to respond to your post . Right now I am traveling overseas for a family bereavement so I’m completely swamped with responsibilities. I promise that I definitely will reply to your post. In the meantime I wish you the best.
Hi @paddledavid, welcome to Connect.
I moved your message to this thread started a little while ago by @Cjropes who was also experiencing sharp thigh pain after hip replacement surgery. I'm also tagging members @marysapp@marikat@stumpy@learningtolive2 who have had hip replacement surgery so that they can join the discussion.
Thank you for posting this information. The pain is excruciating and I couldn’t get anyone to tell me what might be happening. This pain started for me the week after my left hip was replaced. As I regained my mobility, the pain thankfully went away until last week. I was hospitalized after surgery and the dreaded pain returned. At least I now have a name to use in talking with my doctor.
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@katrine absolutely I'm going to be calling my surgeon's office tomorrow because I absolutely can't sleep and then I'm up all day because I'm uncomfortable and hurting. I paid out of pocket for my surgery and I feel like I should be given better treatment. But thanks for your reply I'm going to look into better pt I'm just doing it at home from a pamphlet I was given
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1 Reaction@teemarie, pt is great when the pain is a normal part of the healing process. With me, I had complications and pain well above normal at 4 weeks. I had to stop pt all together, surgeons instructions. I'm 8 months post op posterior and have left my surgeon for another, still no pt, but I have taken my care very seriously and tried hard to learn what is best for my hip that just won't work properly. Walking I can do, hiking I can do, most things I can do if I do them slowly and with caution. There's something wrong inside my hip, pt is not going to fix it. Pain management is a challenge, sleep is a bigger one. I've been dealing with hip pain for so many years. My point, don't feel you have to do pt, listen to your body. There are many good articles you can google that preach against aggressive pt. At 12 weeks I was a depressed mess, no pt, pain, trouble doing everything. I've gotten better by staying as active as I can, my outlook is better now, still working thru it but with less pain. Keep moving.
I also can walk and that is the only thing that gives me relief. I cannot sit or lie in bed. I’m using a recliner. I’m one month from my last surgery for a posterior replacement. I had the surgery done 3x in 2 weeks due to infection. I find it difficult to be positive but I affirm that I’m going to get better several times a day. It is all I can do- that and prayer. In 1995 I was in an accident and didn’t walk for 2 years. I did get better eventually with a lot of help. If that miracle could happen, so can this. Thank you for sharing your stories, everyone. I find them very helpful.
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1 Reaction@teemarie @khalt I agree that aggressive PT is not always the right way, especially when you are having pain and difficulty above normal as I did and as both of you seem to have. However, I strongly believe everyone deserves adequate pain control post surgery. As for PT, a lot of people told me I should be going to PT at the local hospital, but my particular insurance plan that year allowed me to have a PT come to my home twice a week for the first six weeks. I was so grateful for that and I'm only 67. For me, I was going slowly since I definitely wasn't having an easy, straightforward time but she was there to encourage me and show me exactly how to do the basic, simple exercises with proper technique. I felt I wasn't ready to go for the full PT with equipment and all. I did that later. So to address khalt's point, I agree that aggressive PT isn't always appropriate, but some PT is needed. Good luck @teemarie, keep us posted on your journey. @khalt, I'm 1 1/2 years post op and I wish I could hike, but I really can't, I can only walk and even there only 30 minutes at a time, so that's great that you can already hike. Continued good luck to you too.
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1 ReactionI am 6 weeks post op from total left hip replacement. From day one I've had a dull, annoying, burning pain in my left mid thigh. I have been doing PT religiously since I was in the hospital. First home PT then outpatient. This pain has never gone away. All the other pain has, but this persists. Pain meds don't really touch it. Unfortunately it affects my sleeping. I can only get comfortable sleeping upright on the couch with my left leg resting against the back of the couch with ice on my outer thigh and heat directly on my upper thigh. I call walk short distances on flat surfaces, but uphill and downhill are painful. I have my 8 week post op appointment coming up and I wanted to do some searching on this topic to have information to talk with my doctor. So, last night I went online and did a lot of reading. That's how I found this wonderful thread!! I also found a very interesting PDF research paper regarding mid thigh pain in incemented hip replacements. I'll try to attach it to this post, but if I can't, the name of the article and the authors are as follows:
"THE ANATOMY OF MIDTHIGH PAIN AFTER TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY" JAMES A. ST. VILLE, JOHN A. ECKER, JAMES M. WINGET, AND MERI H. BERGHAUER I think many of you may find this helpful. I'm very much looking forward to discussing this with my surgeon.
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2 Reactions@twinsispa. Thanks very much for the article info. I'm reading it right now. I hope you get some relief and that you continue to improve. I have a 2002 article which is also very helpful to understand this thigh pain. It's called Thigh Pain After Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: Evaluation and Management by Thomas E. Brown, MD, Bryan Larson, MD, Frank Shen, MD, and Joseph T. Moskal, MD. It's somewhat technical but very helpful in understanding. Turns out I'm seeing an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow for follow up on my mid thigh pain. (Original surgeon lives in a different state.) I'm at the 1 1/2 year point and although it is a bit better, I still have pain and limited activity, which was the whole reason I had this surgery ! I have many questions for the surgeon tomorrow. I'm giving myself 2 years before I would even consider any further surgery, so I have 5 months left.
@twinsispa Welcome to Connect! So glad you found this group and joined. AND - especially glad you shared the interesting article you found. I'm 7 weeks post op from a total knee replacement and while I don't have that burning pain you describe, I can certainly relate to the challenges of the recovery period! I'm curious whether you are still taking pain meds? I got off the oxycodone at week 5 but I'm still taking Tramadol and it takes the edge off enough to allow for a decent nights sleep. Best of luck and please let me know how things go with your 8 week checkup.
@katrine - i've beeb on this board before as it's been 14 most since i had bi-lateral hip replacement. At about week 8 i began experiencing intermittent sharp mid thigh pain in one leg - around week 12 the other leg began with the same pain. I was doing PT 2-3 times a week and getting stronger and regaining r.o.m. but the thigh pain began to increase - meaning the frequency of pain not really the intensity. By June (5 mos) i could barely put any weight on my legs. My surgeon put me on crutches for 6 weeks the idea being to put only apt 40% of my weight on my legs. That helped get me back on my feet but the pain has not subsided and in fact has increased and now radiates to my hip joint and groin. I have had multiple X-rays, MRI, bone scans and metabolic tests looking for weird diseases, tumors etc and nothing appears to be wrong. I'm feeling desperate now I guess my greatest fear is falling and causing more issues.
All the time I spent on this board before never once did i see anyone return with info regarding resolution of issues only complaints which don't get me wrong is helpful to know others are experiencing the same issues. I so hope this leg thigh pain does resolve for people. It seems so much more common that i believed in the beginning.I will be getting a second opinion and seeing a bone specialist within the next month. I personally suspect it has something to do with osteopenia and will probably have to take some type of bone building hormones. I promise to post if/when i find an answer. fingers crossed!
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1 Reaction@nancefinn Hi. I plan to respond to your post . Right now I am traveling overseas for a family bereavement so I’m completely swamped with responsibilities. I promise that I definitely will reply to your post. In the meantime I wish you the best.
Thank you for posting this information. The pain is excruciating and I couldn’t get anyone to tell me what might be happening. This pain started for me the week after my left hip was replaced. As I regained my mobility, the pain thankfully went away until last week. I was hospitalized after surgery and the dreaded pain returned. At least I now have a name to use in talking with my doctor.
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