Re: Re: 10 weeks /Pain

[Guest guest]

I read a lot about pain in many of the postings here and want to make a

comment. In most cases the pain experienced is muscle, tendon, ligament or

nerve pain which most will go away with gentle but consistent working. This is

particularly relevant if one is post op six months or less. If gradual pain

relief is experienced then progress is being made in building the muscles and or

other weakness. It is also advised to see a PT to make sure back, knee, walking

problems, etc., don't exist. Ten weeks post op and having pain is nothing

compared to years of improper walking causing weakness in some or all parts of

the muscular system. Enough said here.

My comment is on pain caused by failure. It is different. It does not get

better but gradually gets worse. My ball failed. I went for months with pain.

Pain that was not constant. It was pain that I got from sitting but I would

not feel until I stood up. It was a shape pain but it would go away after a few

steps because the ball would re-seat itself and I would be fine. I would come

home from work and sit in a hot tub and feel great. When I got out I would

sit and reach down to tie my shoes and have a shape pain when I stood up. I did

not understand it but when the OS check my x-rays and compared them to the

past ones I could see the gradual shift in the ball position. Slight at first

but

much more dramatic with time and a continually more pain.

I hope this post will relieve most fears that the majority of pain is

other than the resurfacing components. Press your OS into common sense and to

compare past x-rays. Remember in the US most OS are still learning resurfacing

and since there are not a lot of failures they do not have much experience with

them.

I also want to remind everyone that I am doing great now and love my new

hip.

Bob

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I am at 6+ weeks RBHR. I am amazed at the rehab process. I had muscles

spasms before surgery. Now the same muscles are complaining, as they are

now having to work, and work differently than they had been.

I'm working with a Rolfer. Shin pain from now being able to actually

articulate my foot from heal to toe. (Muscles not used for years) Also back

pain, have a little red ball to use to ease this pain.

From neck to feet, I had been using the wrong muscles to compensate for the

lack of hip mobility. As each new muscle group is made available again, pain

is involved.....but it is now pain that is progress! My Rolfer suggested I

write a journal of this current struggle, as in 6 months I will forget it

all!

Pain at this point for me, is definately gain. (*Ü*)

Carol in CA RBHR 10-22-03 DeSmet

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Subject: Re: 10 weeks /Pain

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I have had a very sore knee and shin

> spints that I believe are comming from my tight hams and gluts.

> I work very hard with stetching because I was bad at that before

> surgery. After one hour in the pool I am exhausted. The warm water

> really helps in the stretches I will say. I hope to get the green

> light to start in the gym on the 14th. Tug c+ Boyd 11/03

>

> -- In surfacehippy , t3man@a... wrote

>> As of today it's 10 weeks since my surgery. At 6 weeks I went

4th week of

>> physio. When I told him the pain started in the hip and moved down

> the leg to

>> tingling in my foot he said that sounds like a back problem. That

> seemed strange