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Hi, just wondering if anyone has been able to resolve stem tip pain su

Posted by leghurts54 @leghurts54, 4 days ago

I had my right hip replaced in fall of 2022. While my hip feels quite good and subsequent xrays show it looking the way it should I have been plagued by pain in my middle thigh, what I'm told is stem tip pain. I'm able to do everything I need to do ie: work but not what I want to do, jog, play basketball with my grandkids etc. Are there any helpful ways to deal with this pain?

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fdiane | @fdiane | 3 days ago

Hi @leghurts54
I’m wondering when your mid thigh pain started after your hip replacement?
I’m almost 5 months post op and the last two weeks I have been feeling mid thigh pain and sometimes pain to my knee. I’ve had to get out my cane on occasion also. It feels like a setback but my Orthopedic didn’t seemed concerned. I think I overdid it gardening but not sure. I’ve read where the prosthetic stem is rigid and the femur flexes where the stem ends and can cause pain. Hoping that’s not what it is but interested in hearing other people’s experiences.

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mbk4690 | @mbk4690 | 3 days ago

I am 1.4 and have been experiencing pain in mid thigh that radiates to my knee. I believe it is coming from my stem but I have had multiple tests and nothing shows. It especially hurts when I lift anything. I also get groin pain on that side so they are injecting my SI joint next week

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mbk4690 | @mbk4690 | 3 days ago
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@mbk4690

I am 1.4 and have been experiencing pain in mid thigh that radiates to my knee. I believe it is coming from my stem but I have had multiple tests and nothing shows. It especially hurts when I lift anything. I also get groin pain on that side so they are injecting my SI joint next week

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I also use my cane on bad days and cannot walk far at all.

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linnie1948 | @linnie1948 | 2 days ago
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@fdiane

Hi @leghurts54
I’m wondering when your mid thigh pain started after your hip replacement?
I’m almost 5 months post op and the last two weeks I have been feeling mid thigh pain and sometimes pain to my knee. I’ve had to get out my cane on occasion also. It feels like a setback but my Orthopedic didn’t seemed concerned. I think I overdid it gardening but not sure. I’ve read where the prosthetic stem is rigid and the femur flexes where the stem ends and can cause pain. Hoping that’s not what it is but interested in hearing other people’s experiences.

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I am having the exact same issue. I started a discussion here a few hours ago. I started having pain in my thigh for a while and now I have pain in my hip. I thought maybe I was walking too much on the treadmill. I am 76 years old and have been trying to walk 4 miles a day either outdoors or on the treadmill. I was doing 2.3 MPH but had to reduce it to 1.2 due to the pain. If all of this continues I will have to ask for a consult with my orthopedic surgeon. I was terrifed of surgery 2 years ago and I am putting off the phone call to him hoping that if I slow down I will be able to manage the pain by myself. I also think that it might be a stem problem but that might not be the reason for the hip pain.

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