Thigh pain, groin pain and knee pain in a replaced knee started a few weeks after hip replacement. I also have lymphedema that started at the same time. Unidentified bumps , slightly painful, came and went, and a hematoma in the thigh was identified and drained during an ultrasound. Later, an MRI identified fat necrosis and chronic hamstring tendinosis. I never had pain in the back of my thigh, but the groin pain sometimes travels down the inside of my leg to the knee.
I have been doing PT for 18 months. I am seeing some relief in the thigh. The thigh and “knee “ pain have affected my ability to walk., which is limited to about 75 steps.
Now a pain doctor and neurosurgeon are recommending a fusion of L3 L4
Vertebrae, as this could be the cause of thigh pain and knee pain.
I had a lumbar spinal surgery 3 months before the hip replacement and do not have back pain.
I exercise to tolerance in the pool at a rec center, use small upper body weights at home, and have added weights to my PT routine which my therapist describes to be( All horizontal) at level 4.
I am a 73 year old female.
Any similarities or comments?