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Has anyone had sharp thigh pain after hip replacement
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@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.
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@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!