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Has anyone had sharp thigh pain after hip replacement
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I had a total hip replacement 3.5 weeks ago on my left hip. I had right knee replacement 4 months ago on my right knee. I am an RN and I have very high pain tolerance. Ready you letter and the letter of others makes me scared. I too have horrible thigh pain on my operative side when I put weight on that leg. I only used a cane for 2 weeks with my knee replacement. It feels like deep thigh bone pain that is so severe I cry and cannot move. It lasts a whole day or more. Why can’t doctors find out the cause? We are not all drug seeking addicts that want to sit around in a drug induced haze. We want answers and pain relief. Nothing is more frustrating than not be listened to by your doctor. We need help!!
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Don’t despair yet. It’s early days for you and your thigh issues may resolve. My understanding is that many people can have this for six months , then it goes away and they are fine. A few people give it even as long as two years, as long as they are seeing improvements during that time period. So, you may still find your problem resolves itself on its own. I even took Fosamax hoping it might help, but alas it didn’t work for me. You can keep doing physical therapy because it will help you a lot. An upright bike is great for not stressing joints. Unfortunately, I was one of the unlucky ones and despite doing everything I was told, I still have the problem after three years. Surgery was done in the summer 2017 by a highly rated surgeon. Mine shows loosening and I’m never really pain free. They say one measure of success is after a year you forget you had a hip replacement as you go about your daily life. I literally am aware of mine 100% of the time and it is awful. Don’t give up, get pain relief while you are doing physical therapy, keep in touch with your surgeon and tell him your symptoms. Give this at least six months and you might be fine. I wish you the very best and hope you get better soon !
So sorry, I would like to clarify something I wrote about using an exercise bike. That wasn’t part of the rehab physical therapy after the hip replacement. I used the bike a year after surgery as a way to exercise without stressing my new hip replacement, since it was a problem. I assume you are having physical therapy so you PT will give you the appropriate exercises. I hope your pain goes away and you feel better soon.
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I am also living in pain,6years now. I take cannabis and some tramadol but I have to beg for it. Walking seems to help ,seems strange..I think I am rejecting the transplant,left hip. Doctors just tell me to do a bunch of stretches. They are of no help at all. I would like to go to a pain clinic but with this COVID that is not possible. I take zopiclone and gabapentin and sleep fairly well as a result. Morning is my best time. Hot and old packs help also. Hope you get some relief.