Re: Pre-Op Pain......

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Hi Lois,

Your pain is exactly what mine was and I found a TENS unit

(transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator) very helpful. I got me

through my work days and allowed my to relax at home. Mine was fully

covered by my insurance since I asked for a prescription for it from

my Ortho doc. (if not, you can buy them elsewhere on the internet)

The doctors office took care of everything. They would have delivered

it to my work or home, but I opted to pick it up so I could pick out

the kind of electro pads I wanted. I picked the largest ones they had

and placed one on my leg above my knee and one my groin. It took care

of all the muscular/nerve like pain and allowed me to walk with less

limpng. I also did the neuro-muscular deep tissue massage. It was

great at frist, increasing my range of motion in my leg like I hadn't

seen in years. However after 5 treatments, something went wrong and

I had such bad sciatic pain I had to get an epidural steriod

injection in my back to relieve my discomfort. My pain had moved

from the front of my thigh to the back and I was so miserable I

couldn't work. If you go for massage be sure who you pick is well

qualified and reputable. I also found laying on my back with pillows

under my knees very relieving as well. Have enough pillows so your

feet almost dangle and you get a pull in your hip. Your leg may spasm

a bit at first but it will go away in a few minutes. Post-op my

pain is completely gone. Good luck and hang in there.

Diane

-- In surfacehippy , " lois_gers <lgers@n...> "

<lgers@n...> wrote:

> I know that one has a lot of pain before surgery. Why else would

> we be driven to resurf then (insert grin)?? My question concerns

> types of pain. While I have a lot of hip pain and groin pain, I

am

> experiencing really awful knee and shin pain. Is this common?

> Is there anything I can do to relieve it besides pain killers

> (doesn't help much) and waiting for the surgery date (March

27th)?

> Any simple (I can't do much at this point) exercises? Words of

> wisdom? Is this even " normal " to have pain in the knee and shin?

>

> Thanks,

> Lois