Re: In Dr Mont's defense- aching muscles

[Guest guest]

Hi

I was interested to read that you still get aches and pains after 2

years. I've found the same (18 months after) but it seems to relate

more to doing too little and to irregular excercise. Laid low by

viruses I've not been able to face the gym for about 2 months. I was

horrified to find my limp returning (at a fast walk) and also my knee

wanting to fall inwards as it did during early recovery. A bit of a

warning to me to keep up riding that excercise bike! Also I

discovered that my operated thigh is still a whole inch thinner than

my other leg. Sadly I didn't measure pre-op but I didn't really have

any quads. That's despite doing quite a bit of hiking in the

mountains this summer / autumn.

New years resolution to get my legs evened up.

Kathy

> > > Jim,

> > > Thanks for your concerns. Yes I did speak to Dr Mont last

> Tuesday.

> > I

> > > got off the phone very distraught. He said people from this site

> > > called him and told him about my post asking whether or not

other

> > > hippies have had the same pain I'm having. So he was upset with

me

> > and

> > > throughout the call he kept quoting phrases from the post. The

> > problem

> > > was he quoted people who had responded to my post. He said I had

> > > complained about " shin splints " , which I hadn't. That was from

> Tug's

> > > post in answer to mine. So I'm assuming someone gave Dr Mont a

> copy

> > of

> > > my surfacehippy post. He must have had it in front of him and

> > doesn't

> > > understand the format on the site so he thought all of the posts

> > after

> > > mine where by me. He wasn't real happy to hear from me. Bottom

> line

> > is

> > > he said he can't help unless he sees me so I may have to go

back

> to

> > > Baltimore for an office visit.

> > > I've been doing physio religiously. They're a great group at

> the

> > > place I go. Very helpful. The muscles have come back but the

deep

> > hip

> > > pain hasn't stopped, in fact it's gotten worse. This week I'm

> > starting

> > > warm water therapy in a pool.

> > > I live in San Francisco so in the meantime I'm going to see my

> > local

> > > OS and see if he has any ideas what's causing this pain. He only

> > does

> > > THR's but is very supportive. I'm also going to e-mail Dr

DeSmet.

> He

> > > was the only one who actually put a name to my arthritis

> (narrowing

> > of

> > > the medial wall). I contacted him when I thought I was going to

be

> > > denied by insurance. Something has to be done. The pain is

worse

> > and

> > > comes on quicker than before the surgery. It started at 6 weeks

> > when I

> > > started 50% weight bearing and hasn't improved in the 5 weeks

> since

> > > then. I just keep thinking why did I fight so hard for a year

to

> get

> > > the approval when the surgery turns out worse than before. I'm

at

> > > wit's end. Thank God for the support my family is giving me.

> > >

> > > Tom in San Francisco

> > > Mont C+ 10/29/03

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi

I was interested to read that you still get aches and pains after 2

years. I've found the same (18 months after) but it seems to relate

more to doing too little and to irregular excercise. Laid low by

viruses I've not been able to face the gym for about 2 months. I was

horrified to find my limp returning (at a fast walk) and also my knee

wanting to fall inwards as it did during early recovery. A bit of a

warning to me to keep up riding that excercise bike! Also I

discovered that my operated thigh is still a whole inch thinner than

my other leg. Sadly I didn't measure pre-op but I didn't really have

any quads. That's despite doing quite a bit of hiking in the

mountains this summer / autumn.

New years resolution to get my legs evened up.

Kathy

> > > Jim,

> > > Thanks for your concerns. Yes I did speak to Dr Mont last

> Tuesday.

> > I

> > > got off the phone very distraught. He said people from this site

> > > called him and told him about my post asking whether or not

other

> > > hippies have had the same pain I'm having. So he was upset with

me

> > and

> > > throughout the call he kept quoting phrases from the post. The

> > problem

> > > was he quoted people who had responded to my post. He said I had

> > > complained about " shin splints " , which I hadn't. That was from

> Tug's

> > > post in answer to mine. So I'm assuming someone gave Dr Mont a

> copy

> > of

> > > my surfacehippy post. He must have had it in front of him and

> > doesn't

> > > understand the format on the site so he thought all of the posts

> > after

> > > mine where by me. He wasn't real happy to hear from me. Bottom

> line

> > is

> > > he said he can't help unless he sees me so I may have to go

back

> to

> > > Baltimore for an office visit.

> > > I've been doing physio religiously. They're a great group at

> the

> > > place I go. Very helpful. The muscles have come back but the

deep

> > hip

> > > pain hasn't stopped, in fact it's gotten worse. This week I'm

> > starting

> > > warm water therapy in a pool.

> > > I live in San Francisco so in the meantime I'm going to see my

> > local

> > > OS and see if he has any ideas what's causing this pain. He only

> > does

> > > THR's but is very supportive. I'm also going to e-mail Dr

DeSmet.

> He

> > > was the only one who actually put a name to my arthritis

> (narrowing

> > of

> > > the medial wall). I contacted him when I thought I was going to

be

> > > denied by insurance. Something has to be done. The pain is

worse

> > and

> > > comes on quicker than before the surgery. It started at 6 weeks

> > when I

> > > started 50% weight bearing and hasn't improved in the 5 weeks

> since

> > > then. I just keep thinking why did I fight so hard for a year

to

> get

> > > the approval when the surgery turns out worse than before. I'm

at

> > > wit's end. Thank God for the support my family is giving me.

> > >

> > > Tom in San Francisco

> > > Mont C+ 10/29/03

> > >

> > >

> > >