I was prescribed Mirtazapine for sleep, but got achy legs??

anel, my legs kept aching, really bad, so I went to my doctor and he thought I had bursitis in my hips. I ended up having xrays, and then an MRI, and it showed I had severe osteoarthritis in my left hip. Had steroid shots, but didn't help at all. Sports doctor prescribed me Meloxicam (which didn't help) and then prescribed me Diclofenac, which also didn't help my pain. I had to wait a couple of months to get in to see a orthopedic surgeon. So since nothing they prescribed me helped my pain, I started taking 3900mg of Arthritis strength Tylenol and 1800mg of Ibuprofen daily. Split up into 3 doses a day. It helped quite a bit....but I still had pain and pretty bad pain on some days. I was a daily walker and I got to the point that I couldn't do my walks anymore. I was limping pretty bad. Saw the surgeon in mid July and he suggested a total hip replacement of my left hip. My right hip was fine. It was only mildly arthritic. I knew I had to have the surgery. My surgeon assured me that I would be happy after having the surgery. It would give me my life back..... and he was RIGHT!! It's only been 8 weeks now since the surgery on Oct. 7, and I'm walking normal with NO PAIN AT ALL!! I was walking up stairs on day 1!! It's just such a amazing new way of doing this surgery. It's called Anterior hip replacement surgery. I am SO HAPPY!! It's just like there was nothing ever wrong. I feel like I got a new leg! What I got was a brand new Titanium hip!! And it's AMAZING!!

Sounds good that you found what to do…would you mind explaining the hip surgury…are you part awake or out cold/-about how long was surgury?…did you have to stay in the hospital a few nights…and was it strictly the arthritis that caused the pain? I wonder why your RA doc didn’t check your hip with an Xray and MRI? What kind of pain killer did they advise? Just saw a doc who said you have to have pain..severe pain in the groin before you jump to surgury….wondered if you heard that… I just did and have been wondering around
For info for a year…thks!

Hi, it's called Anterior hip replacement surgery. I was out cold but didn't have general anesthesia. I had spinal anesthesia and something called twilight anesthesia. I went home the same day....after hours in recovery. The surgery only lasted 1.5-2 hours. I did have xrays and an MRI showing the arthritis. (Osteoarthritis) And I did have alot of pain! Groin pain, hip pain, thigh pain and pain going down my whole leg. I also had nerve pain...keeping me awake at night. I used Tramadol after surgery... but pain was better after surgery than before! The pain after surgery was just from the incision. I did not have pain when walking. They wanted to prescribe me Oxycodone after surgery but I didn't want it. The surgery and recovery were a breeze! Highly recommended it!

Thanks cindisue, I’m glad you included the groin pain which the Dr explained can be really painful & is a good reason to have surgury. It’s great to hear your surgury was a success!