Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Trudy, The pain was actually pretty severe. It reminded me of the pain I had experienced pre-op the resurfacing. I was still walking with a cane at the time and felt myself really having to rely on it as opposed to just using it for mild support as I had been. Also, my leg actually felt a little shorter than the other. This I had rationalized to be that the muscles were tight and " drawing " my hip more into my socket, if you know what I mean. I did actually endure a catastrophic failure. On the x-ray it didn't appear to me to be fractured. It was not real obvious. To my OS it was but not me. He showed me how it appeared to be a little shorter. Since the metal prosthesis is metal it couldn't really have gotten shorter. So, it's shorter appearence was due to it shifting. Imagine looking at a 2D x-ray and imagine the base of the prosthesis appearing closer to you, thus giving the appearance of being shorter. I am not sure if my explanation is clear. I am not exactly sure how else to articulate it. The bottom line is that prior to my 1st surgery, I was in constant pain pretty much all of the time for 3 years. After the surgery, it was sore from the surgery etc. but not like the pain pre-op. Each day got better and the pain was almost a distant memory. However, the pain that I experienced prior to my 2nd surgery was just as severe as the pain I experienced prior my resurfacing. The strange thing about it though is that its not like I was walking or exercising and all of a sudden had this excruciating pain. It sort of came on subtly but once it was there, it was constant and severe. Sorry for the long winded response. I hope I answered your question. If you have any further questions I would be happy to answer them as best I can. Regards, Andy > Andy, > In your post about the failure of your C2K you mentioned that it felt > like you had strained muscles from your carido routine. We all walk > around with sore muscles after hip replacement. I am wondering how > yours might have been different from the " normal " soreness. Was the > pain rather severe that it caused you to call your OS? Since you now > have successful replacement and probably have dealt with " normal " > soreness, how do you compare the feelings? It sounded like you > didn't have to endure a catastrophic failure. Is that correct? I > appreciate any enlightenment you may be able to provide. > Trudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Trudy, The pain was actually pretty severe. It reminded me of the pain I had experienced pre-op the resurfacing. I was still walking with a cane at the time and felt myself really having to rely on it as opposed to just using it for mild support as I had been. Also, my leg actually felt a little shorter than the other. This I had rationalized to be that the muscles were tight and " drawing " my hip more into my socket, if you know what I mean. I did actually endure a catastrophic failure. On the x-ray it didn't appear to me to be fractured. It was not real obvious. To my OS it was but not me. He showed me how it appeared to be a little shorter. Since the metal prosthesis is metal it couldn't really have gotten shorter. So, it's shorter appearence was due to it shifting. Imagine looking at a 2D x-ray and imagine the base of the prosthesis appearing closer to you, thus giving the appearance of being shorter. I am not sure if my explanation is clear. I am not exactly sure how else to articulate it. The bottom line is that prior to my 1st surgery, I was in constant pain pretty much all of the time for 3 years. After the surgery, it was sore from the surgery etc. but not like the pain pre-op. Each day got better and the pain was almost a distant memory. However, the pain that I experienced prior to my 2nd surgery was just as severe as the pain I experienced prior my resurfacing. The strange thing about it though is that its not like I was walking or exercising and all of a sudden had this excruciating pain. It sort of came on subtly but once it was there, it was constant and severe. Sorry for the long winded response. I hope I answered your question. If you have any further questions I would be happy to answer them as best I can. Regards, Andy > Andy, > In your post about the failure of your C2K you mentioned that it felt > like you had strained muscles from your carido routine. We all walk > around with sore muscles after hip replacement. I am wondering how > yours might have been different from the " normal " soreness. Was the > pain rather severe that it caused you to call your OS? Since you now > have successful replacement and probably have dealt with " normal " > soreness, how do you compare the feelings? It sounded like you > didn't have to endure a catastrophic failure. Is that correct? I > appreciate any enlightenment you may be able to provide. > Trudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Andy, Thanks for being so candid. Yes, your description is quite clear. Neck fracture was one of my big worries post op. That has gone away for now. But since I am a woman and getting older as we speak , down the road I wonder about osteoporosis which could result in failure. Forewarned is forearmed. I'll be following my bone density and doing all to avoid osteoporosis but if something should happen I'll know something about what I might expect. Thanks and have a great rehab with your new hip. You have most of the advantages of a surf. Big ball equals no dislocation and great ROM to me! Trudy > Trudy, > The pain was actually pretty severe. It reminded me of the pain I > had experienced pre-op the resurfacing. I was still walking with a > cane at the time and felt myself really having to rely on it as > opposed to just using it for mild support as I had been. Also, my > leg actually felt a little shorter than the other. This I had > rationalized to be that the muscles were tight and " drawing " my hip > more into my socket, if you know what I mean. > > I did actually endure a catastrophic failure. On the x-ray it didn't > appear to me to be fractured. It was not real obvious. To my OS it > was but not me. He showed me how it appeared to be a little shorter. > Since the metal prosthesis is metal it couldn't really have gotten > shorter. So, it's shorter appearence was due to it shifting. Imagine > looking at a 2D x-ray and imagine the base of the prosthesis > appearing closer to you, thus giving the appearance of being > shorter. I am not sure if my explanation is clear. I am not exactly > sure how else to articulate it. > > The bottom line is that prior to my 1st surgery, I was in constant > pain pretty much all of the time for 3 years. After the surgery, it > was sore from the surgery etc. but not like the pain pre-op. Each > day got better and the pain was almost a distant memory. However, > the pain that I experienced prior to my 2nd surgery was just as > severe as the pain I experienced prior my resurfacing. The strange > thing about it though is that its not like I was walking or > exercising and all of a sudden had this excruciating pain. It sort > of came on subtly but once it was there, it was constant and severe. > > Sorry for the long winded response. I hope I answered your question. > If you have any further questions I would be happy to answer them as > best I can. > > Regards, > Andy > > > > Andy, > > In your post about the failure of your C2K you mentioned that it > felt > > like you had strained muscles from your carido routine. We all > walk > > around with sore muscles after hip replacement. I am wondering > how > > yours might have been different from the " normal " soreness. Was > the > > pain rather severe that it caused you to call your OS? Since you > now > > have successful replacement and probably have dealt with " normal " > > soreness, how do you compare the feelings? It sounded like you > > didn't have to endure a catastrophic failure. Is that correct? I > > appreciate any enlightenment you may be able to provide. > > Trudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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