Re: Pre-THR Pain Experience - is this normal??

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Hope you find out and maybe you should call your dr and see if they know.

Sharon LeVine

Pre-THR Pain Experience - is this normal??

I had a strange and painful experience yesterday, and wondered if

it's normal for people like me who have an arthritic joint/bone

spurs. I'm awaiting a LTHR on February 4.

Normally, I'm in some pain--I can't walk much without considerable

discomfort, but I have reasonable joint mobility and I'm not falling

down screaming in pain, either. My hip joint is bone-on-bone with

some bone spurs, but I've managed to gimp along ok. Although, I

admit, I take Vicodin once or twice a day, especially if I have to

stand or walk much distance (grocery shopping, cooking, airport,

etc.).

Well, yesterday my husband and I were walking down a slippery street

in Lake Placid, NY and I was hanging onto his arm, as usual--when

suddenly, my hip shot through with pain. Not a 5 or a 6; more like

an 8 or 9. I could take very small steps leaning forward--could not

straighen my leg, stand straight, rotate my leg at all or move it

behind me as I walked (hence, the very small steps leaning over from

the waist).

We could barely make it back to the hotel. When I first sat down, I

had almost no mobility in the joint without signinficant unbearable

pain. Slowly, after resting awhile (and popping more Vicodin) I

regained the amount of motion and ability to walk that is more

normal for me in this pre-operative state.

Does anyone have any idea what happened? It almost felt like

something was out of place, like a piece of moving cartilege caught

in my joint or something. It was awful.

Has it been like this for anyone else pre-THR?

Jane

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[Guest guest]

Before my resurfacing I was reduced to a walker all the time. Would

not have been able to walk down a street, let alone a slippery one.

My hip just wouldn't allow me to do it.

But if I did, I would probably had the same reaction since I was

bone on bone.

I could be as you said, if you had any cartilage left, or the bone

just got stuck on the other bone...with no cartilage stayed there.

I just couldn't do as much as you are doing and maybe you shouldn't

either.

But now, after having both hips resurfed, I'm as good as ever, no

more walkers and great mobility.

Thank God for technology.

Good luck,

Hollie

> I had a strange and painful experience yesterday, and wondered if

> it's normal for people like me who have an arthritic joint/bone

> spurs. I'm awaiting a LTHR on February 4.

>

> Normally, I'm in some pain--I can't walk much without considerable

> discomfort, but I have reasonable joint mobility and I'm not

falling

> down screaming in pain, either. My hip joint is bone-on-bone with

> some bone spurs, but I've managed to gimp along ok. Although, I

> admit, I take Vicodin once or twice a day, especially if I have to

> stand or walk much distance (grocery shopping, cooking, airport,

> etc.).

>

> Well, yesterday my husband and I were walking down a slippery

street

> in Lake Placid, NY and I was hanging onto his arm, as usual--when

> suddenly, my hip shot through with pain. Not a 5 or a 6; more

like

> an 8 or 9. I could take very small steps leaning forward--could

not

> straighen my leg, stand straight, rotate my leg at all or move it

> behind me as I walked (hence, the very small steps leaning over

from

> the waist).

>

> We could barely make it back to the hotel. When I first sat down,

I

> had almost no mobility in the joint without signinficant

unbearable

> pain. Slowly, after resting awhile (and popping more Vicodin) I

> regained the amount of motion and ability to walk that is more

> normal for me in this pre-operative state.

>

> Does anyone have any idea what happened? It almost felt like

> something was out of place, like a piece of moving cartilege

caught

> in my joint or something. It was awful.

>

> Has it been like this for anyone else pre-THR?

>

> Jane

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I've had a similar experience at my son's bus stop. It is

pretty sad when a 7 year old has to help his mom home.

>

> I had a strange and painful experience yesterday, and wondered if

> it's normal for people like me who have an arthritic joint/bone

> spurs. I'm awaiting a LTHR on February 4.

>

> Normally, I'm in some pain--I can't walk much without considerable

> discomfort, but I have reasonable joint mobility and I'm not

falling

> down screaming in pain, either. My hip joint is bone-on-bone with

> some bone spurs, but I've managed to gimp along ok. Although, I

> admit, I take Vicodin once or twice a day, especially if I have to

> stand or walk much distance (grocery shopping, cooking, airport,

> etc.).

>

> Well, yesterday my husband and I were walking down a slippery

street

> in Lake Placid, NY and I was hanging onto his arm, as usual--when

> suddenly, my hip shot through with pain. Not a 5 or a 6; more like

> an 8 or 9. I could take very small steps leaning forward--could

not

> straighen my leg, stand straight, rotate my leg at all or move it

> behind me as I walked (hence, the very small steps leaning over

from

> the waist).

>

> We could barely make it back to the hotel. When I first sat down,

I

> had almost no mobility in the joint without signinficant unbearable

> pain. Slowly, after resting awhile (and popping more Vicodin) I

> regained the amount of motion and ability to walk that is more

> normal for me in this pre-operative state.

>

> Does anyone have any idea what happened? It almost felt like

> something was out of place, like a piece of moving cartilege caught

> in my joint or something. It was awful.

>

> Has it been like this for anyone else pre-THR?

>

> Jane

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I've had a similar experience at my son's bus stop. It is

pretty sad when a 7 year old has to help his mom home.

>

> I had a strange and painful experience yesterday, and wondered if

> it's normal for people like me who have an arthritic joint/bone

> spurs. I'm awaiting a LTHR on February 4.

>

> Normally, I'm in some pain--I can't walk much without considerable

> discomfort, but I have reasonable joint mobility and I'm not

falling

> down screaming in pain, either. My hip joint is bone-on-bone with

> some bone spurs, but I've managed to gimp along ok. Although, I

> admit, I take Vicodin once or twice a day, especially if I have to

> stand or walk much distance (grocery shopping, cooking, airport,

> etc.).

>

> Well, yesterday my husband and I were walking down a slippery

street

> in Lake Placid, NY and I was hanging onto his arm, as usual--when

> suddenly, my hip shot through with pain. Not a 5 or a 6; more like

> an 8 or 9. I could take very small steps leaning forward--could

not

> straighen my leg, stand straight, rotate my leg at all or move it

> behind me as I walked (hence, the very small steps leaning over

from

> the waist).

>

> We could barely make it back to the hotel. When I first sat down,

I

> had almost no mobility in the joint without signinficant unbearable

> pain. Slowly, after resting awhile (and popping more Vicodin) I

> regained the amount of motion and ability to walk that is more

> normal for me in this pre-operative state.

>

> Does anyone have any idea what happened? It almost felt like

> something was out of place, like a piece of moving cartilege caught

> in my joint or something. It was awful.

>

> Has it been like this for anyone else pre-THR?

>

> Jane

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jane, sounds to me like it dislocated. (maybe partially.) The

symptoms you describe were exactly what I had when my hip prosthesis

dislocated last week (4 months after LTHR). Except I was lying in bed when

it happened.

Since you recovered somewhat and were able to put weight on it, I'd guess it

didn't come right out. Did you slip before it happened? - maybe a sudden

awkward movement?

Maybe others here have had experiences closer to yours.

Good luck with your surgery on 4 Feb!

Margaret

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Joint Replacement

Subject: Pre-THR Pain Experience - is this

normal??

I had a strange and painful experience yesterday, and wondered if

it's normal for people like me who have an arthritic joint/bone

spurs. I'm awaiting a LTHR on February 4.

Normally, I'm in some pain--I can't walk much without considerable

discomfort, but I have reasonable joint mobility and I'm not falling

down screaming in pain, either. My hip joint is bone-on-bone with

some bone spurs, but I've managed to gimp along ok. Although, I

admit, I take Vicodin once or twice a day, especially if I have to

stand or walk much distance (grocery shopping, cooking, airport,

etc.).

Well, yesterday my husband and I were walking down a slippery street

in Lake Placid, NY and I was hanging onto his arm, as usual--when

suddenly, my hip shot through with pain. Not a 5 or a 6; more like

an 8 or 9. I could take very small steps leaning forward--could not

straighen my leg, stand straight, rotate my leg at all or move it

behind me as I walked (hence, the very small steps leaning over from

the waist).

_,_._,___

[Guest guest]

Hi Jane,

When I bend at the hip I have the same problem. I am unable to stand

up straight and the leg wont extend behind me. So I am stuck walking

hunched over and only taking little steps forward with that leg while

the other leg plays catch up doing the steps from behind, if that

makes sense! Im not booked in for the THR just yet (although I

probably will soon) but my joint is really rough. The little

cartilage that is there is completely chewed up and riddled with

spurs, I always assumed it was bits of torn cartilage catching or

flapping back that caused the problem. I usually have to lean on

something and take the weight off and just

wiggle/dangle/rotate/persevere until the hip unlocks.

>

> I had a strange and painful experience yesterday, and wondered if

> it's normal for people like me who have an arthritic joint/bone

> spurs. I'm awaiting a LTHR on February 4.

>

> Normally, I'm in some pain--I can't walk much without considerable

> discomfort, but I have reasonable joint mobility and I'm not

falling

> down screaming in pain, either. My hip joint is bone-on-bone with

> some bone spurs, but I've managed to gimp along ok. Although, I

> admit, I take Vicodin once or twice a day, especially if I have to

> stand or walk much distance (grocery shopping, cooking, airport,

> etc.).

>

> Well, yesterday my husband and I were walking down a slippery

street

> in Lake Placid, NY and I was hanging onto his arm, as usual--when

> suddenly, my hip shot through with pain. Not a 5 or a 6; more like

> an 8 or 9. I could take very small steps leaning forward--could

not

> straighen my leg, stand straight, rotate my leg at all or move it

> behind me as I walked (hence, the very small steps leaning over

from

> the waist).

>

> We could barely make it back to the hotel. When I first sat down,

I

> had almost no mobility in the joint without signinficant unbearable

> pain. Slowly, after resting awhile (and popping more Vicodin) I

> regained the amount of motion and ability to walk that is more

> normal for me in this pre-operative state.

>

> Does anyone have any idea what happened? It almost felt like

> something was out of place, like a piece of moving cartilege caught

> in my joint or something. It was awful.

>

> Has it been like this for anyone else pre-THR?

>

> Jane

>